Metallographic examination of an Iron Age knife from Limes Farm, Landbeach, Cambridgeshire (LANLF99)
Author(s): V Fell
An Iron Age ferrous knife was examined by metallography to determine the metal structure. A sample through the cutting edge of the blade revealed uniform low-carbon iron comprising mainly ferrite and grain-boundary cementite. Hardness was 236 HV. The blade had not been deliberately hardened.
- Report Number:
- 15/2006
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 10
- Keywords:
- Iron Iron Age Technology
