SLAG—software for reconstruction of historical smelting processes based on slag properties
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8352830 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Krzysztof Kupczak (0000-0002-3395-9547, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Earth Sciences University of Silesia in Katowice Sosnowiec Poland, corresponding author), Rafał Warchulski (0000-0002-0508-347X, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Earth Sciences University of Silesia in Katowice Sosnowiec Poland) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 803-823 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeometry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/arcm.12940 |
| OpenAlex | W4391244132 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 43 |
The publication presents the functions of the SLAG software created to recreate historical metallurgical processes. SLAG allows for determining the smelting temperature, the viscosity of the metallurgical melt, and the oxygen and sulfur fugacities during smelting. With software, both liquidus temperature and melt viscosity can be calculated using different models, covering the range of chemical compositions of historical slags as wide as possible. Based on thermodynamic calculations, SLAG allows the performance of O 2 and S 2 fugacity calculations in the temperature range of 1000–2000 K (727–1727°C). The range of applicability of other properties (viscosity and liquidus temperature) depends only on the limitations of individual models. Using SLAG, it is also possible to create predominance area diagrams (PADs) and diagrams that consider the viscosity's dependence on temperature for slag of a given chemical composition. Based on glass transition temperature (Tg) and melt fragility, it is also possible to reconstruct the conditions that prevailed during the various stages of historical glass manufacturing processes
Alloy · Atmospheric temperature range · Composite material · Liquidus · Melting temperature · Metallurgy · Mineral redox buffer · Mineralogy · Oxygen · Physics · Range (aeronautics) · Slag (welding) · Smelting · Thermodynamics · Viscosity · Chemistry · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Geological and Geochemical Analysis · Geology · Materials Science · Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |