Re:How to Grip Bronze Age Swords
by pfdietz on Friday October 25, 2024 @06:48AM
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The issue with bronze is the scarcity of tin (or the toxicity of arsenic, if one is making arsenical bronze).
But yeah, one can just cast bronze much more easily than one can cast iron. The melting point of bronze is about 200 to 300 C lower (and 500 C lower than cast steel.)
But yeah, one can just cast bronze much more easily than one can cast iron. The melting point of bronze is about 200 to 300 C lower (and 500 C lower than cast steel.)