The Ominous Lord of the Skaven

Chapter 102 Made it!

Everything was not as expected, and Ickert and Hammerhead's steel frying work failed many times.

In fact, it can't be called a failure completely, at least they have successfully produced wrought iron and low carbon steel.

It's a pity that if carbon steel is used to make springs, high carbon steel that can withstand quenching and tempering is needed.

This is a bit difficult to grasp for the steel frying technology that requires subtraction to make steel.

Especially when the carbon content of the raw material pig iron is uneven.

Facing numerous failures, Hammerhead was already a little discouraged. He didn't know the meaning of repeating the experiment.

"My lord, I don't understand. It's not a solution to keep stirring like this. How can we get the high-carbon steel you mentioned?"

In fact, the most incomprehensible thing for Hammerhead is that since this so-called steel frying method has been "failing", why do they insist on using this method to make steel?

Even in the last few failures, all the fried iron has been fried.

Ickert didn't want to answer the question, and he couldn't give Hammerhead a convincing answer right now.

But he is very fortunate that, as a traveler, he has a complete, scientific way of understanding the world.

Eckert believes that under this set of ideas of "scientific cognition of the world", the world cannot hide secrets.

He just needs to be persistent and discover all these secrets.

"Get on with your job, Hammerhead!"

Ickert ordered that at this critical moment, he would not accept any doubts, because the truth was right in front of his eyes.

"Do it again, this time refer to the eighth pot's blowing time to further extend, do it immediately!"

"Yes, Lord!"

The hammer quickly started a new round of stirring, the pig iron in the wrought iron pot gradually melted, and Ickert also started a new round of blasting.

Time passed in the heat like this. Due to the lack of timing tools, Ickert could only count his own breath in silence to record the specific time of the steel frying.

The parchment used to record the steel frying process has been covered with dense writing and data.

According to the total time for the first frying of steel to produce wrought iron, Ickert divided the first frying time into 0.02 sections according to the carbon content of 4.3% in wrought iron and about 10% in pig iron.

Assume that every time a period of time is completed, the carbon content will drop by 0.4%.

Of course, the reduction rate of carbon content in specific problems must be a curve, but this research method is still convenient for Ickert to quickly find the best time to fry high-carbon steel.

This time, Ickert started to get nervous when the time passed the fifth segment, and it was not until the time was close to the sixth segment that he shouted loudly:
"stop!"

In an instant, the airflow created by Ickert stopped instantly, and the hammer gradually stopped frying steel.

The two poured the semi-molten steel into the mold to cool, and took the steel sword to test after it was formed.

High carbon steel is also called tool steel. This type of steel is generally used in the blades of weapons. The so-called good steel is used in the blades.

The way to distinguish between high-carbon steel and medium-low carbon steel is to stab directly with swords of varying quality in the territory.

High-hardness materials will leave scratches on low-hardness materials, and the uneven quality of swords in the territory just provided him with three materials: high-carbon steel swords, medium-carbon steel swords, and low-carbon steel swords.

When the medium carbon steel sword could not leave a scratch on the newly tempered steel, Ickert knew that half of the success had been achieved.

Picking up the high-carbon steel sword, Ickert, who was nervous in his heart, made up his mind and stabbed hard on the steel.

There are scratches.

"It's a really good sword."

Ickert appreciated that although the carbon content of the new steel is not as good as the steel blade in his hand, as long as it surpasses the medium carbon steel, it has undoubtedly entered the field of high carbon steel.

And the steel sword can leave scratches on it, at least it shows that this is not pig iron.

This time it really worked.

"It's worked out!"

Eckert was overjoyed.

"How did it come out?"

Blacksmith Hammer muttered inwardly, a method that has been failing all the time, but in the end it really succeeded.

What is the principle?
If someone had been so persistent in doing a failed thing in the past, he would only be regarded as a fool by the whole village.

What kind of magic did the lord use?Can you turn a doomed failure into a success?
Hammerhead couldn't figure it out, and he didn't dare to ask, so he could only congratulate.

"Congratulations, my lord, under your correct guidance, we have refined high-carbon steel."

"It's not over yet Hammerhead, this is just the beginning, the protagonist we're going to deal with hasn't even appeared yet!"

Eckert's expression turned serious again.

From this experience of frying steel, Ickert was able to thoroughly reflect on himself and the current production method in the territory.

He found a major factor hindering the development of productive forces.

He lacked instruments of measure, gauges, clocks, and all units of measure.

Without these things, standardized industrial production is a joke, and his experience in frying steel can only be used as a summary of personal experience.

At most it makes him a decent craftsman personally.

If another person were to keep the time, it might not be high-carbon steel.

Moreover, he has no way of knowing the frying temperature, the carbon content of the raw materials, and the impurity content of the refined steel.

This unknown feeling is really annoying. As a modern person, Ickert cannot accept this messy and disorderly production method without any aesthetic feeling.

meter!unit!As long as the time is right, Ickert vows to make more hard work!
But for now, I still have to put aside my grand plans and honestly come up with spring steel.

Ever since, Ickert started a new round of experiments with the hammer head.

The first is Hammerhead's blacksmith's forge, which is an adobe to say the least.

The furnace temperature of this thing is quite touching. Although the territory does not have time to build a good furnace for Hammerhead, and there is not much high-quality fuel, the furnace temperature is everything. If you want to treat the steel well, you have to burn vigorously!
It just so happens that Ickert's advantages as a dual-element mage of wind and fire are reflected in this.

Use magic runes to help burn coal, and use wind magic to pump a lot of oxygen into the furnace.

He Eckert is a super stove peripheral!
Hmm. A feeling of a tool man came over my face.

In the future, if there is a chance, he must abduct more magic apprentices to help him work.

In the hot atmosphere again, Ickert and Hammer tried to heat the newly made high-carbon steel.

There is still no way to know the specific furnace temperature, and Ickert has no other materials to indicate the furnace temperature he needs.

Sure enough, the first production of spring steel failed unexpectedly.

(End of this chapter)