ARCHAEOMETALLURGICAL CHARACTERISATION OF COPPER-BASED ARTEFACTS
Radu-Claudiu Fierascu, Irina Dumitriu, Rodica-Mariana Ion, Mihaela-Lucia Ion, Adrian Catangiu
Pages: 387-393
Published: 1 Jan 2009
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Abstract: Since Romans generalized the use of brass, an copper and zinc alloy, it could replace bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, particularly in localities where bronze production was restricted due to tin shortage. According to the ternary copper–zinc–tin phase diagram, the addition of tin to brass lowers the liquidus temperature and considerably increases the freezing range. The ternary phase diagram also predicts the precipitation of the eutectoid at relatively lower tin contents in the presence of zinc.
Keywords: copper artefacts, archaeometallurgy
Cite this article: Radu-Claudiu Fierascu, Irina Dumitriu, Rodica-Mariana Ion, Mihaela-Lucia Ion, Adrian Catangiu. ARCHAEOMETALLURGICAL CHARACTERISATION OF COPPER-BASED ARTEFACTS. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Materials, Methods & Technologies 3, 387-393 (2009). https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1003495/
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