article_snippet.sent: By studying the composition of modern steel, welding techniques and assessing all the characteristics of Valyrian steel, a scientist concludes  it isn't a steel at all, but instead is a metal matrix composite.
article_snippet.sent: The characteristics of Valyrian steel can give us a lot of clues as to its composition,' continued Mr Consell. '
article_snippet.sent: As an alternative, Mr Consell suggests Valyrian steel isn’t steel at all.
article_snippet.sent: This is a modern super material with a metallic framework embedded with ceramics, and one of these could provide all of the extreme characteristics needed for Valyrian steel .
article_snippet.sent: But Valyrian’s colour, pattern and weight make this option unlikely.
article_snippet.sent: For example, steel can always be polished to a grey, but Valyrian is supposed to be nearly black.
article_snippet.sent: Additionally, Mr Consell said the patterns of Vlayrian steel suggest Vlayrian steel has been pattern welded, and folded. '
article_snippet.sent: This isn’t a sign of superb quality and strength, Vlayrian steel’s actually a way of compensating for poor materials and trying to make a good steel out of two bad ones,' Mr Consell said. '
article_snippet.sent: As an alternative, Mr Consell suggests Valyrian steel isn’t steel at all.
article_snippet.sent: This is a modern super material that has a metallic framework embedded with ceramics and one of these could provide all of the extreme characteristics needed for Valyrian steel,' Valyrian continued. '
article_snippet.sent: There is also the opinion that Valyrian is similar to Damascus steel.