Wootz steel

Japanese: ウーツ鋼 - うーつこう
Wootz steel

...However, it is possible that a salt solution has a greater hardening effect than pure water. Damascus swords as practical weapons lost their significance with the advent of firearms, but as the Industrial Revolution unfolded in the late 18th century, Europe, which needed large quantities of cheap, strong steel, actively sought to discover the secrets of Indian Wootz steel, the raw material of the legendary Damascus sword. The key to this research was the Damascus pattern, and research was carried out to reproduce this pattern. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Wootz steel" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…もっとも塩の水溶液のほうが純水よりも焼入れ効果が大きいといったことは起こりうることである。実用の武器としてのダマスクス刀は鉄砲の出現で意義を失うが,18世紀後半の産業革命の展開に伴って,安価で強靱(きようじん)な鋼を大量に必要とするようになったヨーロッパでは伝説のダマスクス刀の原材料であるインドのウーツ鋼の秘密を探る研究が盛んになった。この研究の手がかりとなったのがダマスクス模様であり,この模様の再現を求めて研究が行われた。…

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