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Table 1 Test results of brass standard sample (SEM–EDS analyses, reported in wt%) [40]

From: Early brass from the Foyemiaowan-Xindiantai cemetery, 265–439 ce: the origin and diffusion of brass in ancient China

Element	Cu	Sn	Pb	Zn	As	Sb	Bi	Ag	Cd	Fe	Mn
Reference value	55.84	0.11	0.58	40.63	0.35	0.17	0.31	0.21	0.5	0.18	0.45
Test value	54.2	0.1	1.1	40.3	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.6	0.2	0.5
Relative error	− 2.9	− 6.5	91	− 0.8	14.6	− 42.5	− 68.2	− 6.1	19.8	12.4	12.4

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