I was watching a documentary on the samurai vs the European knight. It said that the when Japan was being invaded by the (cant remember) they needed a new weapon. The enemies armor made iron swords useless. While steel swords broke when in combat. So to combat this the Japanese made a hybrid sword. They used a special mold that made the swords back iron while the part that makes contact with the enemy was steel. Also the sword was curved so it increased its armor and cutting power. This revolutionary design made the the sword stronger. The iron back made it not break while the steel edge made it cut through the enemies armor. I want to know how iron is stronger than steel, and how steel can cut better than iron.
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Is Iron Stronger Than Steel
Firstly Iron is not stronger than Steel. You must understand that steel is made with iron. Steel is iron with carbon infused into the crystal lattice; thus making it stronger. Iron was used as the backing because it is more ductile and resilient than steel because steel is stronger and more brittle. So on this basis steel is stronger and better to hit the armor first with more cutting power because it wont yield to softer materials, and iron was suited for the backing because it would allow it to bend as pressure is being applied, but without braking.
Yes because metal alloys are comparatively more strong than pure metal.The worst thing is that iron gets rusted whereas steel does not.And the skyscrapers are made of steel buddy , iron is not used in them.
