A Special Ancient Bronze Sword and Its Possible Manufacturing Technique from Materials Science Analysis

In this study, it was found that an ancient bronze sword had special microstructures, i.e., a tin (Sn)-rich layer (Sn: 38.51 wt.%), that was around 0.1–0.3 mm in thickness in the bronze substrate (Sn: 18.57 wt.%). This sword was unearthed from the same <i>Chu</i> tombs of the “Sword of G...

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Main Authors: Chi Xie, Chunlin Fu, Sishi Li, Lingmin Liao, Guantao Chen, Chunxu Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/7/2491