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- Title
ABOUT THE PREHISPANIC Au-Pt "SINTERING" TECHNIQUE FOR MAKING ALLOYS.
- Authors
Noguez, María
- Abstract
The "sintering" technique to produce Au-Pt alloys in pre-Hispanic times in the South American region Tumaco-La Tolita (North Ecuador, South Colombia) is reviewed in this paper. Two Au-Pt alloys were made using small pieces of pure gold and platinum in an attempt to simulate some pre-Hispanic artisan alloys. A "sintering" process (950°C, cold and hot hammering) was done with metallurgical considerations. The results were analyzed with optical and scanning-electron microscopy and compared to the available microstructures of some similar pre-Hispanic composition alloys.
- Subjects
COLOMBIA; ECUADOR; SINTERING; GOLD-platinum alloys; ALLOY testing; SCANNING electron microscopy; MICROSTRUCTURE; TUMACO La Tolita Sites (Colombia &; Ecuador)
- Publication
International Journal of Powder Metallurgy, 2007, Vol 43, Issue 1, p27
- ISSN
0888-7462
- Publication type
Article