Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c19.s5.t3.12
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c19.s5.t3.12
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v1.c19.s5.t3.12
Some of the iron objects as well as slags, excavated at Atrañjikhera were examined to gain some knowledge about the metallurgy of iron in that remote period. The aims of the metallurgical analysis were to know the nature of iron used; whether it is meteoric, wrought iron, cast iron, carbon steel, alloy steel; details of metallurgical operations, nature of the ore and if possible, its location, the use of flux, metallurgical refinement, whether any slag was present in the metal or it was completely removed, working temperatures, etc.