article_snippet.sent: He began by looking at standard steel.
article_snippet.sent: Strength and sharpness is going to require a bit of a balancing act.
article_snippet.sent: In order to hold an edge, a blade has to be really hard which is no problem for a high-carbon steel. '
article_snippet.sent: no problem for a high-carbon steel is the harder something is, the easier the will shatter, which is no good for a king slayer.'
article_snippet.sent: Mr Consell first looked into whether spring steel could be a contender for a modern, real-life version of Valyrian steel.
article_snippet.sent: This would provide a balance of properties including a sharp edge, but a spring steel sword couldn't handle high temperatures .
article_snippet.sent: a spring steel sword then moved onto the option of using air hardened steel.
article_snippet.sent: a spring steel sword first looks into whether spring steel could be a contender for a modern, real-life version of Valyrian steel.
article_snippet.sent: spring steel could be a contender for a modern, real-life version of Valyrian steel has 0.6 per cent carbon, with silicon and manganese.
article_snippet.sent: This would provide a balance of properties including a sharp edge, spring steel could be a contender for a modern, real-life version of Valyrian steel would bend without breaking and be really hard to shatter.
article_snippet.sent: But a spring steel sword couldn't handle the high temperatures alluded to in the books.
article_snippet.sent: a spring steel sword then moved onto the option of using air hardened steel.