There are 15 items tagged with ‘materials’
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1. A Heavily restored Corinthian helmet
An analytical project to determine the extent of earlier repairs to a 5th century BC “Corinthian” Greek helmet.
2. Optical Microscopy
Optical Microscopy is technique which uses allows the Royal Armouries Science officer the opportunity to examine the metallurgy of an object.
3. Cast iron Tudor firearms
An analytical project to determine how a previously unknown firearm found on board the wreck of the Mary Rose was made.
4. Armour-piercing arrowheads
An analytical project to determine whether hardened metal was used in the production of arrow heads.
5. Japanese sword technology
An analytical project to determine the methods of manufacture of Japanese sword blades.
6. The metallurgy of Japanese plate armour
An analytical project to determine the metallurgical quality and effectiveness of Japanese armour.
7. Duplex bulletproof armour
An analytical project to discover the makers mark on the inner plate of a duplex breastplate.
8. The metallurgy of plate armour
An analytical project to examine the metallurgy of plate armour and changes in it through time and place.
9. Gilding on plate armour
An analytical project to determine the presence of gold plating on steel armour.
10. Zinc coatings of Indian plate and mail armour
An analytical project to determine the presence of zinc on Indian mail armour.
11. Investigating a sixteenth century Welsh buckler
An analytical project to determine the original appearance of a 16th century Welsh buckler shield.
12. The jack of plates: Evidence of re-cycling
An analytical project to discover more about the iron plates in a Tudor jack of plates.
13. X-radiography
The purpose of an x-ray is to look beneath the surface at the underlying structure. A major advantage of this technique for use on objects is that it is entirely non-destructive.
14. XRF Analysis
X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis provides a means of finding the chemical composition of artefacts (or parts of artefacts) without removing samples. Which means it is non-destructive.
15. Art and Design and Technology
Get hands-on with a range of resources to make links to the study of materials, form, movement and shape as well as nature and the body.