| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Bladesmithing 2025
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| Presentation Title |
Material Characterization and Analysis of a Seax Blade |
| Author(s) |
Joseph R. Kallal, Kylie Broderick, River Chen |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Joseph R. Kallal |
| Abstract Scope |
We will use a propane furnace to forge a seax style blade, creating a blade with characteristics consistent with those of traditional seax blades from the Middle Ages. The dagger will be made of 1060 steel due to its simple heat-treating requirements. Heat treating will either be done with a propane furnace or a kiln. Hardness testing and optical microscopy will be used between each heat-treating step to characterize how the hardness and microstructure changes. Further analysis using tensile testing and scanning electron microscopy will possibly be performed. Finally, X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy techniques may be used to analyze the crystallographic structure, phase composition, residual stresses, and microstructure of our steel. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: None Selected |
| Keywords |
Iron and Steel, High-Temperature Materials, |