Structural studies of the brass ingots from the Shcherbet historical complex of the Lower Kama region: neutron diffraction and tomography studies
Abstract
The structural characteristics and phase composition of several ancient brass ingots obtained in the archeological Shcherbet complex has been studied using neutron diffraction and tomography methods. The XRF analysis and neutron diffraction provide high zinc content up to 30 wt.%. The neutron tomography yielded 3D data of the spatial distribution of chemical elements in the brass alloy of the studied ingots, as well as inner voids and cavities as a possible result of the gas output during casting process. The patina, as a cuprite phase, occupy volumes to 8 % of the volumes of the ingots.
About the Authors
A. Zh. Zhomartova
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research; L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University; Institute of Nuclear Physics Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dubna
E. F. Shaykhutdinova
Institute of Archaeology named after A.Kh. Khalikov of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences; Kazan Federal University; Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kazan
B. A. Bakirov
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research; Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dubna
S. E. Kichanov
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dubna
D. P. Kozlenko
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dubna
A. G. Sitdikov
Institute of Archaeology named after A.Kh. Khalikov of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences; Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kazan
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Zhomartova A.Z., Shaykhutdinova E.F., Bakirov B.A., Kichanov S.E., Kozlenko D.P., Sitdikov A.G. Structural studies of the brass ingots from the Shcherbet historical complex of the Lower Kama region: neutron diffraction and tomography studies. Eurasian Journal of Physics and Functional Materials. 2022;6(3):180-189. https://doi.org/10.32523/ejpfm.2022060303
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