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Table 3 pXRF analysis of thirteen spots on the corroded surface

From: Characterization of the microstructural features and the rust layers of an archaeological iron sword in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo (380–500 A.D.)

No.

Fe

Si

Ca

Ti

K

Mn

Cu

Cl

S

1

33

63

1.5

0.9

0.6

0.2

0.7

  

2

34

61

1.7

1.3

1.6

 

0.1

  

3

21

74

1.2

0.9

1.3

 

0.3

  

4

23

73

0.7

0.9

1.2

 

0.1

  

5

30

68

0.4

1. 1

     

7

96

 

0.3

1.7

1.1

 

0.8

  

8

74

 

0.6

0.4

   

24

 

9

79

 

0.9

 

1.9

  

17

 

10

72

 

1.7

0.4

   

18

 

11

81

 

1.2

0.4

  

0.7

16

 

12

56

 

0.7

0.4

  

0.4

24

18

13

18

46

1.9

    

17

12