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Wootz Steel was very tough and sharp.

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The above statement is true.
When made into a sword, Wootz steel produces a sharp edge with a flowing water pattern from tiny carbon crystals embedded in the iron. Wootz steel is produced in hundreds of furnaces in Mysore. Iron is mixed with coal in these furnaces and placed in small earthenware jars. Wootz steel is special steel with a characteristic pattern created by the formation of microscopic carbides. Wootz steel is an ancient Indian creation. Scrap steel is formed when the ore, carbon, and lime materials react, the ore is reduced, and the end product is spongy iron and slag. This iron sponge is forged, or cold worked and further heated in the presence of lime to reduce the amount of carbon in it.

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