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Korea Iron & Steel Association Chapter 2●Take One: What is the origin of iron?
Pop quiz!
The key to steelmaking is the Which kingdom
heat inside the furnace. The occupied the largest
higher the temperature, the territory
better the quality of steel. in Korean history?
Goguryeo!
The Hittites did not share
their knowhow with other countries;
instead, they only traded the Oops, you beat
Because steel was so difficult to finished products. me to it.
make, it was sold at five times the
price of gold, and at about forty
times that of silver. It was very
valuable.
(Ta-da)
If you sell one spoon, Correct! Owing to their excellent (Ta-da)
you get five gold steelmaking knowhow, Goguryeo
was able to conquer the
…
nuggets ? Manchus who were invading
from the north.
The Goguryeo Gaema Like ‘Ir** Man’ from
Warriors were particularly the Goguryeo era ?
…
feared.
When the Empire collapsed, the Hittite Did it come to
people dispersed around the world, taking Korea, too?
with them the steelmaking knowhow to The metal structure and
the East and to the West. property of steel varies
widely depending on
its carbon content. The
baseline carbon
ratio is 1.7%. The carbon
Yes, it came content in Goguryeo
through China. arrows was 0.51%, which
is similar to modern day
ent 0
.
51
%
C
arbon cont
professional-grade steel! Carbon content 0.51%
Tidbit Before steelmaking technology was developed, steel was considered a ’divine gift,’ being traded at Tidbit Goguryeo’s Gaema Warriors were a cavalry corps whose horses and soldiers were equally dressed in
five times the price of gold in northern Mesopotamia and Syria. armor. They symbolized military might and fine steelmaking technology.
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