KARAKTERISTIK METALURGI PADA ZAMAN ZULKARNAIN DALAM KAJIAN SAINS: BESI DAN TEMBAGA

Abstract

Zulkarnain's story is found along the line of Al-Kahfi's letters. One of the most popular was when Zulkarnain was asked by the creatures living between the two mountains to stop the exit of yakjuj and makjuj the destroyer. Zulkarnain was asked to make fortifications or high walls as a barrier to the destroyer. By Iskandar Zulkarnain made a fort with pieces of hot iron doused with melted copper. The characteristics of the mixture of steel and copper when combined will produce a sturdy and strong steel iron. Some elements are combined with steel in order to improve the tensile ability of steel iron. In some studies, it is combining steel with copper. Copper alloy steel is expected to increase the attractiveness of the steel iron. This will be seen by obtaining existing data on the mixture between steel and copper. The purpose of this study is to find out the relationship between science and Zulkarnain's story and to know how the characteristics of the mixture of iron with copper in the manufacture of barrier walls. In the manufacture of barrier fortifications using casting techniques. For data collection through the study of literature. In collecting data, the author collects data and information related to the Quranic interpretation of iron and copper,  characteristics of steel, characteristics of copper, foundry techniques, and quranic interpretation of the  story  of Zulkarnain through supporting data sourced from research journals. . The method used uses a qualitative method that contains descriptive explanations with existing data. The results of the research obtained that from several studies it is known that the alloy between copper metal and steel iron produces a strong steel attraction and has a high ultimate stress compare.d to without an alloy. The alloy also prevents from the effects of corrosion on iron