Metallurgical Analysis

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The study of metals. Metal artifacts and the tools or waste products of their manufacture are examined to reconstruct manufacturing processes, the source of raw materials, and the usage. This may be done by the various techniques of chemical analysis, or may involve metallographic examination under a microscope. In the case of copper, bronze, and other non-ferrous metals, such analysis may yield information about alloys, casting, cold-working, and annealing. For iron and steel, there may be information about forging, carburization, quenching, and tempering.

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The study of metals. Metal artefacts and the tools or waste products of their manufacture are examined to reconstruct working processes and the source of raw materials. This may be done by the various techniques of chemical analysis, or may involve metallographic examination under a microscope. In the case of copper, bronze and other non-ferrous metals, such alloys, iron steel,

The Macmillan dictionary of archaeology, Ruth D. Whitehouse, 1983Copied

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