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 ...

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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 ...

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.

The age of metals in the ancient Near East -- A Bronze Age without bronze -- Metals and society -- Trade and religion in the Mediterranean -- The coming of the Iron Age and Classical civilisation -- ...

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IN the year 1608 the British East India Company purchased seventeen tons of pig-iron — subsequently declared by Sir Thomas Gates to be “as good as any in Europe ” — for four pounds sterling per ton.

TSU archaeologists have obtained radiocarbon dating of Kosh-Agach type iron-smelting furnaces found in the Altai Mountains. It used to be thought that these furnaces appeared in the ancient Turkic era ...

Researchers at Nagoya University have created a more efficient iron-based photocatalyst that could reduce the need for rare and expensive metals in advanced chemistry. Unlike earlier designs, the new ...