# canister damascus

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A composite steel made by placing solid and powdered steels in a metal can, and fusing it together by forge welding using heat and pressure

## Etymology
From canister + Damascus (“damascus steel”). From being made in a can, with the resultant steel having distinctive patterning originating from the separate steels used to make the billet.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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