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Nondestructive method for the calculation of bulk material composition by X‐ray fluorescence, using surface analysis on corroded bronze objects
Author(s) -
Niculescu Gheorghe,
Georgescu Migdonia,
Sârghie Ioan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
x‐ray spectrometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.447
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1097-4539
pISSN - 0049-8246
DOI - 10.1002/xrs.2373
Subject(s) - bronze , alloy , composition (language) , materials science , surface (topology) , x ray fluorescence , metallurgy , fluorescence spectrometry , fluorescence , optics , art , geometry , physics , mathematics , literature
The formation of patina on the surface of archeological bronze objects is a complex phenomenon, being influenced by various parameters induced by the environment and the alloy composition. Over several years, many attempts have been made to analyze the bulk composition of the alloys by nondestructive surface measurements. In this paper, we propose an analytical approach to evaluate the composition of bronze alloys using neural network analysis and X‐ray fluorescence spectrometry. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.