When you hear it said that “Modern steel is disposable by design”, your ears perk up, as you just caught the unmistakable sound of faux romanticism along with ‘lost ancient technology‘ vibes. Although ...

The metallurgical processing of iron ore pellets is a critical element of modern steel production, serving as an essential intermediary between raw iron-bearing materials and the final steel product.

Copper smelters from 3,000 years ago may have experimented with materials just enough to launch the Iron Age. The Bronze Age gave way to the Iron Age as the refining process of iron was discovered.

"Dedicated to Professor Radomír Pleiner." "Within this volume, several authors from both western and eastern Europe introduces in eighteen contributions recent and/or summarizing results of ...

Research from Cranfield University sheds new light onto the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, showing how experimentation with iron-rich rocks by copper smelters may have sparked the ...

A bracelet and possible sword pommel found in a 3,000-year-old treasure hoard were forged from meteoritic iron, according to a team of researchers that recently studied the pieces. In other words, yes ...

THIS is the third volume of a valuable series of treatises on metallurgy, written by Associates of the Royal School of Mines, under the able editorship of Prof. Roberts-Austen. It occupies an ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Copper smelters from 3,000 years ago may have experimented with materials just enough to launch the Iron Age. The Bronze Age gave way to the Iron Age ...