Archeometallographic Study of Cast-Iron Products Produced at the Kamensk Plants in the First Quarter of the 18th Century

Abstract

In this paper we continued a metallographic study of a number of old products produced in the Urals in the early 18th century, i.e., in the period of transition from handicraft damp-blow technology to blast-furnace production of cast iron and two-stage process of iron and steel production. The results of the study of the microstructure and chemical composition of cast-iron products of the Kamensk cast-iron and iron-works plant, as well the features of their production have been presented and discussed. This paper is attributed to the field of archeometallography.