Madeleine Durand-Charre 
Damascus and pattern-welded steels [PDF ebook] 
Forging blades since the iron age

Durand-Charre Madeleine :

Madeleine Durand-Charre est Docteur es Sciences de l’Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble où elle a enseigné la metallurgie. Ce chercheur/enseignant s’est spécialisé en metallurgie structurale, avec une approche à la fois fondamentale et industrielle. (au moment de la parution)
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Madeleine Durand-Charre has taught structural metallurgy at the Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble and at the University Joseph Fourier of Grenoble. Her research work concerned microstructure formation and determination of phase equilibria. She investigated complex alloys such as superalloys and steels. Her work on vanadium cast irons was awarded the Vanadium Shield in 1989 from the Institute of Metals. She is author of several books and articles in metallurgy.