Simulation Regarding the Damascus Steel Behavior on Mechanical Stress

Abstract

The study of Damascus steel provided an opportunity to examine historical and specialized manufacturing techniques and to produce laboratory samples through the labour-intensive process of creating this material. It involves the freeforging of plates made from two types of high-carbon steel arranged in an interleaved structure, resulting in the "welding together" of these layers to produce a knife that is particularly resistant to stress and exhibits high hardness. The processing of the  specimens and laboratory tests were carried out on Damascus steel samples produced in the laboratory, strictly following the procedure described in the specialized literature. The aim was to evaluate their mechanical properties and to process the results using Autodesk Inventor Professional 2023.