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Technical divergence observed in the microstructure of bronze artifacts from the Great Hwangnam Tomb in Kyongju, Korea

Authors
Park, Jang-SikJung, Young-Dong
Issue Date
Jun-2007
Publisher
KOREAN INST METALS MATERIALS
Keywords
Korea; Great Hwangnam Tomb; bronze; technical divergence; forging; unleaded low tin alloys
Citation
METALS AND MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL, v.13, no.3, pp.261 - 267
Journal Title
METALS AND MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL
Volume
13
Number
3
Start Page
261
End Page
267
URI
https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hongik/handle/2020.sw.hongik/23575
DOI
10.1007/BF03027815
ISSN
1598-9623
Abstract
Metallurgical examination of bronze artifacts from the Great Hwangnam Tomb in Kyongju, Korea, shows that they were either cast or forged from unleaded alloys containing relatively low or negligible Sri. This clearly deviates from the early Korean bronze tradition based on casting and leaded high Sn alloys, and is also distinguished from the later tradition characterized by the use of high Sn alloys and various thereto-mechanical treatments after casting. This divergence was a transient episode leading to the nucleation of a new bronze tradition in Korea. It is suggested that the spread of iron use and the resulting demand for new bronze items served as major factors driving the search for new metallurgical techniques.
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