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01-31-2011, 08:30 PM #1This is not my actual head.
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Using the method Mike mentioned, 64 folds would result in 36,893,488,147,419,103,232 layers of steel.
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02-01-2011, 04:34 AM #2"My words are of iron..."
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It could have just as easily been the Beatles "When I'm 64..." It's amazing how quickly the numbers add up.
That's a good story about the tamahagane. One I've witnessed several times in slightly different circumstances. A picture can be worth a lot. Here's a good link: YouTube - Making Steel from Dirt
Since then, there have been a lot of folks making their own attempts at this. There are no real secrets if you know where to look.
Ahem, for some reason the rest of Scandinavia readily forgets that the Original Vikings were Danes. Credit where due.
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02-01-2011, 04:41 AM
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Yeah who needs LHC when you can layer the elementary particles that make up the matter by just pounding the steelOriginally Posted by HNSB
Using the method Mike mentioned, 64 folds would result in 36,893,488,147,419,103,232 layers of steel.
With 1cm thick billet (or 1" if you prefer) 25 folds give you a homogenous steel - the power of the exponent
