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- Title
Archaeometallurgy of ferrous artefacts of the Patriótica Iron Factory (XIX century, Ouro Preto, Brazil).
- Authors
Gomes Landgraf, Fernando José; Quisbert Ribeiro, Matheus Yuri; Lima da Rosa, Guilherme Inácio; Germano Carvalho, Paulo Sérgio; Luiz Rodrigues, Daniel; Rocha Maia, Rafael; Beneduce Neto, Flávio; Farias Azeved, Cesar Roberto
- Abstract
The article reviews the metallurgical processes used in the first industrial ironworks operated in Brazil, the Patriótica Iron Factory, from 1812 to 1831. It discusses its impact on the ironmaking plants that spread in Minas Gerais's state during the XIX century. The remnants of this Factory in Ouro Preto were the first industrial site listed by the Brazilian Historic Heritage Authority (SPHAN) in 1938. Vale SA, owner of the site, and the National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute (IPHAN) authorised collecting samples from two ferrous artefacts found in the old Factory, a hammer and an eyebolt nailed to the remnants of one of the reduction furnaces. The eyebolt's microstructure suggests that this part was produced in the Patriótica Iron Factory, while the hammer's microstructure indicates that this component was not produced in the Patriótica Iron Factory.
- Subjects
METALLURGY in archaeology; INDUSTRIAL sites; INDUSTRIAL location; PLANT engineering; MICROSTRUCTURE
- Publication
REM - International Engineering Journal, 2021, Vol 74, Issue 4, p483
- ISSN
2448-167X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0370-44672021740019