Cov khoom siv tseem ceeb ntawm Damascus riam yog Wootz hlau ints. Thaum cov hlau no pov rau hauv rab ntaj, yuav muaj cov qauv tshwj xeeb rau saum npoo av, hu ua tus qauv mohammed, uas belongs kom nrum txawv steel. Niaj hnub niaj hnub Damascus riam feem ntau yog riam uas tau quav thiab forged los ntawm ntau txheej ntawm cov qauv hlau. Feem ntau lub Damascus riam yog cov qhaub cij riam, uas yog, txheej txheej ntawm cov pob zeb steel yog cov qhaub cij hauv nruab nrab, thiab cov hlau me me nrog rau ob sab.
Cov hlau tseem ceeb cov khoom ntawm Damascus riam yog feem ntau yog 10cr lossis cov hlau 8cr. Qee cov tuam txhab tsim khoom yuav siv cov hlau txo qis kom dhau mus ua kom zoo, ua rau muaj nqi loj. Tsis tas li ntawd, cov hlau nyuaj ntawm lub nroog Damaxes feem ntau yog tshaj 4cr. Qee cov Hoobkas yuav siv cov hlau muag qis dua, ua rau muaj teeb meem xws li ntxhib thiab tsis sib xws steel hlau.
Kev tsim qauv ntawm Damascus riam nrog cov txheej txheem xws li smelting thiab forging. Nws yog tsim los ntawm kev ntxiv cov ntaub ntawv tshwj xeeb hmoov thiab ua kom cov txheej txheem forgoing. Cov qauv tshwj xeeb thiab zoo ntawm cov hlau no ua rau nws dav siv nyob rau hauv riam phom tsim hauv lub sijhawm puag thaum ub.
