Non-destructive metallurgical analysis of astrolabes utilizing synchrotron radiation [electronic resource].
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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 2002. Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
From the experiments performed it is possible to determine a wide range of information about the metallurgy of the astrolabes studied. It was found that different brass alloys were used for components that were cast and those that were mechanically deformed. Chemical composition, forming history, and thickness measurements are all determined non-destructively, illustrating that this technique could be useful for many applications with metal artifact analysis where non-intrusive methods are required.
Published through SciTech Connect. 05/22/2002. "anl/xfd/cp-107739" 7th International Conference on Non-destructive Testing and Microanalysis for the Diagnostics and Conversation of the Cultural and Environmental Heritage (art 2002), Antwerp (BE), 06/02/2002--06/06/2002. Newbury, B.; Notis, M.; Haeffner, D. R.; Stephenson, B.; Almer, J. D.; Slade Cargill, G., III.