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Artifact ID BCES 0616/2097
Negative Number 1278
Magnification 100x
Etchant
Photo Date


Alloy

leaded bronze

Structure

Post-casting treatment possible.

Metallographic Description

Cored dendritic structure with very heavy interdendritic corrosion. Lumps of twinned redeposited copper occupy some of the numerous gas voids. There are copious quantities of blue-gray nonmetallic inclusions, along with globules of lead. Corroded strain lines are found along the edges.


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