What is arsenic bronze?
Usually, we consider the bronze age, with mixing tin into copper.
Arsenic was most likely originally mixed with copper as a result of the ores already containing it.
Arsenic is found in nature, along side copper. In mining copper, you will inevitably mix it with copper. The result is a harder copper/bronze chisel.
The alloy is capable of greater work-hardening than is the case with pure copper, so that it performs better when used for cutting or chopping.
Arsenical bronze was used by many societies and cultures across the globe. Firstly, the Iranian plateau, followed by the adjacent Mesopotamian area. Mesopotamia is roughly 6000 to 8000 years ago. The ancient pyramids, if you believe so, were built 4000 years ago. More than likely, the AE possessed this technology,
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Usually, we consider the bronze age, with mixing tin into copper.
Arsenic was most likely originally mixed with copper as a result of the ores already containing it.
Arsenic is found in nature, along side copper. In mining copper, you will inevitably mix it with copper. The result is a harder copper/bronze chisel.
The alloy is capable of greater work-hardening than is the case with pure copper, so that it performs better when used for cutting or chopping.
Arsenical bronze was used by many societies and cultures across the globe. Firstly, the Iranian plateau, followed by the adjacent Mesopotamian area. Mesopotamia is roughly 6000 to 8000 years ago. The ancient pyramids, if you believe so, were built 4000 years ago. More than likely, the AE possessed this technology,
[en.wikipedia.org]