Three copper wares of Han Dynasty, decorated with golden and silvery pattems in Chongqing Municipal, Three Gorges Region, were analyzed by SEM (scanning electron microscope) and EDAX (energy dispersive X-ray analy...Three copper wares of Han Dynasty, decorated with golden and silvery pattems in Chongqing Municipal, Three Gorges Region, were analyzed by SEM (scanning electron microscope) and EDAX (energy dispersive X-ray analysis). The results reveal that mercury was used to melt gold or silver to form amalgam as late as Chinese Han Dynasty. Ancient craftsmen sheared gold foils to attain tiny gold trips that make them easy to melt into liquid mercury. After gilded, artefacts were well polished to show the brilliance of gold. As an important discovery, the silver amalgam was also detected on one copper ware. It is worth noting that silver was mixed with gold in liquid mercury to form silver amalgam which is apt to form amalgam and make silver amalgam layer stick to bronze surface tightly. This successful technology is derived from a prolonged accumulation of Chinese craftsmen on mining and metallurgical handicraft,展开更多
As a solid lubricant, silver-palladium (Ag-Pd) alloy coating was investigated for the application to high temperature stud bolt. A glue layer nickel (Ni) film was deposited on the surface of the hex bolt sample and th...As a solid lubricant, silver-palladium (Ag-Pd) alloy coating was investigated for the application to high temperature stud bolt. A glue layer nickel (Ni) film was deposited on the surface of the hex bolt sample and then Ag-Pd alloy coating was performed on it using ion plating method. The friction coefficient of Ag-Pd alloy film coated bolt was lower than that of N-5000 oil coated bolt by the result of axial force measurement. The cyclic test of heat treatment was conducted to evaluate the durability of Ag-Pd alloy film coated bolt. In a cycle, sample was assembled into the block using torque wrench, followed by heating and disassembling. It was not successful to disassemble the N-5000 oil coated bolt from the block after only one cycle. However, the Ag-Pd alloy film coated bolt was able to be disassembled softly till 12 cycles.展开更多
文摘Three copper wares of Han Dynasty, decorated with golden and silvery pattems in Chongqing Municipal, Three Gorges Region, were analyzed by SEM (scanning electron microscope) and EDAX (energy dispersive X-ray analysis). The results reveal that mercury was used to melt gold or silver to form amalgam as late as Chinese Han Dynasty. Ancient craftsmen sheared gold foils to attain tiny gold trips that make them easy to melt into liquid mercury. After gilded, artefacts were well polished to show the brilliance of gold. As an important discovery, the silver amalgam was also detected on one copper ware. It is worth noting that silver was mixed with gold in liquid mercury to form silver amalgam which is apt to form amalgam and make silver amalgam layer stick to bronze surface tightly. This successful technology is derived from a prolonged accumulation of Chinese craftsmen on mining and metallurgical handicraft,
基金the research fund of the Korea Institute of Materials Science, a subsidiary branch of the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materialssupported by a grant from the Fundamental R&D Program for Core Technology of Materials funded by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Republic of Korea
文摘As a solid lubricant, silver-palladium (Ag-Pd) alloy coating was investigated for the application to high temperature stud bolt. A glue layer nickel (Ni) film was deposited on the surface of the hex bolt sample and then Ag-Pd alloy coating was performed on it using ion plating method. The friction coefficient of Ag-Pd alloy film coated bolt was lower than that of N-5000 oil coated bolt by the result of axial force measurement. The cyclic test of heat treatment was conducted to evaluate the durability of Ag-Pd alloy film coated bolt. In a cycle, sample was assembled into the block using torque wrench, followed by heating and disassembling. It was not successful to disassemble the N-5000 oil coated bolt from the block after only one cycle. However, the Ag-Pd alloy film coated bolt was able to be disassembled softly till 12 cycles.