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> didn’t have the metallurgy I wonder if in theory they could've made in bronze. It was still generally the superior metal compared to iron/steel in most ways
by qwytw 3y ago
> didn’t have the metallurgy
I wonder if in theory they could've made in bronze. It was still generally the superior metal compared to iron/steel in most ways till the middle ages (IIRC) and much easier to work. It's only downside was cost.
- tlb 3y agoIf you make both piston and cylinder out of bronze, they stick together and wear quickly. It's better to make one from bronze and one from iron.