En-Garde! A Review of Fencing Blade Material Development

Using two fencing swords manufactured in Europe and China, we investigated the typical materials used for fencing blades and compared the experimental results with the nominal compositions of a variety of steels. We found that spring steels and maraging steels were the primary metals used in fencing...

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Main Authors: Haocheng Jiang, Jingfang Shen, Xingyu Yao, Constance Van Horne, Xianhui Lu, Yong Xiong, Limei Cha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Metals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/12/2/236