What Do We Mean by Wootz?

: a steel made anciently in India by crude methods in small crucibles according to the oldest known process for making fused steel.

How is Wootz made?

Wootz (steel), Steel produced by a method known in ancient India. The process involved preparation of porous iron, hammering it while hot to release slag, breaking it up and sealing it with wood chips in a clay container, and heating it until the pieces of iron absorbed carbon from the wood and melted.

What is Wootz Steel Class 8?

Wootz steel, when made into swords, produced a very sharp edge with a flowing water pattern which came from very small carbon crystals embedded in the iron. Wootz steel was produced in many hundreds of smelting furnaces in Mysore. In these furnaces, iron was mixed with charcoal and put inside small clay pots.