镔铁
Mandarin
| simpl. | 镔铁 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 鑌鐵 | |
Noun
镔铁 (simplified, Pinyin bīntiě, traditional 鑌鐵)
- (archaic) A type of refined iron, which was known for its hardness. It was often used in the making of sword blades.
Usage notes
镔铁 was probably a type of carbon steel. Some have claimed that 镔铁 was actually Damascus steel (Wootz steel), however there is insufficient archaeological evidence to support this.
References
History of ferrous metallurgy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:History of ferrous metallurgy#Early Developments in China- (Can we date this quote?) Guanzhong Luo, Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 1 (in Mandarin/English):
- "New Research on Bin-tie" (in Mandarin/English), 自然科學史研究. URL accessed on 2009-05-09.
- "Polishing a 2000 year old Han sword..." (in English), China History Forum, Chinese History Forum. URL accessed on 2009-05-09.
- "镔铁" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2009-05-09.
