Microstructure of Archaeological 17th Century Cast Copper Alloys

• Autorzy: Konieczny J. , Labisz K. , Głowik-Łazarczyk K. , Ćwiek J. , Wierzbicki Ł.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.1515/afe-2017-0073

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In Poland, researchers have a very strong interest in archaeometallurgy, which, as presented in classical works, focuses on dating artefacts from the prehistoric and early medieval periods in the form of cast iron and copper castings. This study, extending the current knowledge, presents the results of a microstructure investigation into the findings from the Modern era dating back to the late Middle Ages. The investigated material was an object in the form of a heavy solid copper block weighing several kilograms that was excavated by a team of Polish archaeologists working under the direction of Ms Iwona Młodkowska-Przepiórowska during works on the marketplace in the city of Czestochowa during the summer of 2009. Pre-dating of the material indicates the period of the seventeenth century AD. The solid copper block was delivered in the form of a part shaped like a bell, named later in this work as a “kettlebell”. To determine the microstructure, the structural components, chemical composition, and homogeneity, as well as additives and impurities, investigations were carried out using light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy including analysis of the chemical composition performed in micro-areas, and qualitative X-ray phase analysis in order to investigate the phase composition. Interpretation of the analytical results of the material’s microstructure will also help modify and/or develop new methodological assumptions to investigate further archaeometallurgical exhibits, throwing new light on and expanding the area of knowledge of the use and processing of seventeenth-century metallic materials.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

metallography; archaeometallurgy; microstructure; excavations; phase analysis

PL

metalografia; archaeometalurgia; mikrostruktura; wykopaliska

• Wydawca: Komisja Odlewnictwa Polskiej Akademii Nauk Oddział w Katowicach
• Czasopismo: Archives of Foundry Engineering
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 17, iss. 2
• Strony: 190--196
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 20 poz., il., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Konieczny J.

• Department of Railway Transport, Faculty of Transport, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego Street 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland
• Research and Educational Centre of Railway Transport Specialists, Krasińskiego Street 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

autor

Labisz K.

• Department of Railway Transport, Faculty of Transport, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego Street 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland
• Research and Educational Centre of Railway Transport Specialists, Krasińskiego Street 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

autor

Głowik-Łazarczyk K.

• Works of Chemical Equipment CHEMET S.A., Sienkiewicza 47 Street, 42-600 Tarnowskie Góry, Poland

autor

Ćwiek J.

• Department of Railway Transport, Faculty of Transport, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego Street 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland
• Research and Educational Centre of Railway Transport Specialists, Krasińskiego Street 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

autor

Wierzbicki Ł.

• Department of Railway Transport, Faculty of Transport, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego Street 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland
• Research and Educational Centre of Railway Transport Specialists, Krasińskiego Street 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland

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Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (zadania 2017)