Traditions and transitions in Korean bronze technology |
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Authors: | Jang-Sik Park Robert B. Gordon |
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Affiliation: | aDepartment of Metallurgical Engineering, Hongik University, Chochiwon, Choongnam 339-701, Republic of Korea;bDepartment of Geology and Geophysics, 207 KGL, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, USA |
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Abstract: | Metallurgical examination of Korean bronze artifacts shows that a technical tradition based on casting and use of leaded high-tin alloys was established in Korea at the early stages of bronze use. After the subsequent discovery of quenching methods that suppress formation of the brittle δ phase, new thermo-mechanical techniques were introduced between the 7th and 10th centuries AD. Lead-free alloys were used, and tin contents near that of the peritectic point in the Cu–Sn phase diagram were chosen. Leaded high tin alloys continued in use, but only in cast objects, and with significant composition variation. The unique conditions during the time of innovation suggest that the transition to new metallurgical techniques was gradually achieved through domestic technical innovation inspired by external influences. |
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Keywords: | Korea Bronze technology Alloy composition Casting Hot forging Quenching |
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