Legend has it that a sword made of damask steel could cut the rock, be rolled up around a man and back straight, without ever losing the cutting edge. A material that reconcile flexibility and toughness due to the different absorption of carbon, mainly concentrated at the edge of the sword, keeping its central core relatively soft.
Legend on see, etmõõk on valmistatud damast terasest võiks lõigata rock, rullitud ümbermees ja selg sirge, ilma kunagi kaotada tipptasemel. Materjal, mis ühendada paindlikkus ja sitkus tõttu erinevate imendumist süsinik, peamiselt koondunudmõõgateraga, hoides selle keskne tuum suhteliselt pehme.