Journal of Conservation Science Vol.27 No.1 pp.1-11
강화도 능내리출토 은제유물의 과학적 분석 및 재현실험을 통한 제작기법 연구
A Study of the Manufacturing Technique by Scientific Analysis and Reproduction Experiment of Ancient Silver Objects from Neungnae-ri, Ganghwa Island
Abstract
For the silver artifacts in the Koryo Dynasty excavated from Neungnae-ri Ganghwa island, the metallographic section analysis and hardness and chemical analysis were conducted. After making samples in the similar ratio of the composition concentration, the changes of the microstructure were checked according to the working method and temperature. The results show that those silver artifacts are Au-Cu alloys with 2 to 6 % of Cu. From the results it is judged that Cu was artificially alloyed with them to keep the proper hardness and identified that they were gilded by the amalgamation process seeing that mercury was included at the guilt layer. Also the porous texture on the surface of them could be formed at over 400℃, therefore, it is assumed the hot working or heat treatment at over 400℃ were performed. In silver artifacts made by the relief and repousse, they have the similar composition analysis to other 7 artifacts but the hardness is lower than pure silver. Consequently from differences in the hardness, it can be inferred that the low hardness of silver artifacts is concerned with manufacturing techniques.