Scientists both in India and abroad began studying the iron pillar in Delhi in 1912 to try to figure out why it hadn’t corroded. It wasn’t until 2003 that experts at the Indian Institute of ...

The Iron Pillar of Delhi, India : Pillar is 7.21m high with ... is the “deciding factor” in the pillar’s resistance to corrosion. Normally, Balasubramaniam notes, modern-day iron workers ...

“The corrosion resistant property of the sample of Iron Pillar in Delhi was mainly due to the mode of its fabrication resulting in high slag inclusions dispersed in three dimensions around the ...

An iron pillar placed in the UNESCO-listed Qutub Minar complex in New Delhi has long fascinated scientists for surviving over 1,600 years without rust. Standing tall at 7.2 metres and weighing six ...

The Iron Pillar of Delhi, erected over a millennium ago during ... Despite centuries of exposure, it remains remarkably rust-free, defying corrosion with its unique composition.

The corrosion resistant Delhi iron pillar. Source: Applied Surface Science Advances “In the center of the mosque is the awe-inspiring column of which nobody knows of what metal it is constructed ...