Characterization of protective rust on ancient Indian iron using microprobe analyses

Corrosion Science

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2231-2242

  Dillmann, P ^a   Balasubramaniam, R ^b   Beranger, G ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

PIXE; Ancient Indian iron; Atmospheric corrosion; Microdiffraction; Phosphorous concentration profiling; Rust characterization

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; DIFFRACTION; IRON; SLAGS;

PROTECTIVE RUST;

CORROSION;

ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION; IRON; PHOSPHORUS; RUST; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036778766     PISSN: 0010938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-938X(02)00028-8     Document Type: Article

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