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Table 3 SEM–EDS analysis results of the three brass objects, in wt%, reporting the average and standard deviation of multiple analyses per sample

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

 

Cu

Zn

Sn

Pb

Fe

O

Cl

DFX09

81.1

14.8

0.5

–

0.6

2.0

0.8

RSD

1.5

0.8

0.8

0.0

0.1

1.5

0.0

DFX09 cor

70.9

5.8

0.4

1.2

–

14.4

6.5

DFX13

80.6

15.0

2.3

1.8

0.8

1.0

–

RSD

1.3

0.6

0.3

0.8

0.1

0.5

–

DFX16

73.2

22.3

0.4

1.3

1.5

1.7

–

RSD

1.2

1.9

0.1

1.8

0.2

0.9

–

  1. Some individual analyses showed minor amounts of sulfur, arsenic and phosphorous (the latter only in the highly corroded part); ‘–’ indicates not found by SEM–EDS. The reported values are the average from each sample’s analytical result; full details are given in Additional file 2: Table S2
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