Table 2 Elemental composition in atomic-% obtained by EDS analysis on Samples 5 and 6 in various positions
From: Studying a 2 millennia old bronze kettle using easily accessible characterization techniques
Element | Sample 5 | Sample 6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position 1 | Position 2 | Position 1 | Position 2 | Position 3 | |
C | 22.0 | 23.7 | 47.9 | 52.8 | 66.1 |
O | 58.5 | 55.5 | 42.8 | 39.3 | 29.7 |
Cu | 14.7 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
Fe | 1.3 | 9.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Sn | – | 0.6 | – | 4.1 | – |
Ca | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Si | 1.9 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Al | 0.8 | – | 2.3 | – | 0.2 |
Mg | 0.4 | – | 0.6 | – | – |
S | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
P | – | 0.6 | – | 0.2 | – |