Question

explain crucible process used to make wootz steel.

Answer 1

a. Wootz steel was produced in smelting furnaces.

b. In these furnaces, iron was mixed with charcoal and finely chopped pieces of wood and put inside small clay pots.

c, The top portion of the pots were coated with wet clay which was then sun dried to hardness.

c. Through temperature control, smelters produced steel ingots which were used for sword making.