Metallography in Archaeology and Art

• Main Authors: Scott, David A. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Schwab, Roland (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Cultural Heritage Science,
• Subjects: Metals.; Cultural heritage.; Archaeology.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Physical chemistry.; Materials science.; Metallic Materials.; Cultural Heritage.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.; Physical Chemistry.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the metallographic study of ancient metals. Metallography is important both conceptually as a microstructural science and in terms of its application to the study of ancient and historic metals.   Metallography is a well-established methodology for...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Principles and Practice of Metallography
• Metallurgy of pre-industrial metals and alloys
• Structures of Metals and Alloys
• Metal plating
• Authenticity Issues and Ancient Metals
• Appendix
• Bibliography
• Index.