The importance of copper content in copper figurines _ figurine skills

Core tip: when we buy gold jewelry, will have a look at is 24 K gold, 18 K gold or is actually see the gold content of high and low, and the K is the purity of gold. There is an idiom called at the time of we buy gold jewelry, will have a look at is 24 K gold, 18 K gold or is actually see the gold content of high and low, and the K is the purity of gold. There is an idiom called 'gold no pure gold, no one is perfect', 100% of the actual meaning of pure gold is does not exist. So is a small copper sculpture, small sculptures of high and low levels of copper have to copper material quality plays a big role. Tripod handicraft is widespread around the world, and the manufacture craft is different, the copper content of the standard is not the same, of course make effects are also different. If the tripod handicraft copper content is too high and even reaches one hundred percent is also not too realistic, instead of copper content is too low, also can appear all sorts of problems, such as the impact the colour and lustre of the finished product or more prone to corrosion phenomena. At present, China and the United States, Thailand and other countries produced archways of arts and crafts level is different, which mainly embodies in copper content and technology. In the production of copper products in the United States, the minimum standard of 90% copper content, the top a few small sculpture even reached 98%. For us these Asian countries, tripod handicraft in the copper content is about 55%. Those copper of high purity copper handicrafts, oxidation resistance is strong, has good thermal conductivity, the ductility and corrosion resistance, has the superior performance makes the whole arts and crafts will not appear for a long time in the outdoor corrosion phenomenon, will generate some verdigris, of course, but not too serious rust. Followed by the discretion of the copper content will produce certain effect on the colour and lustre of small copper sculpture. Pure copper is also known as copper in our country, as the name suggests is the whole copper showing a purple, visible small copper sculpture, copper content, the higher the brighter the color. But because copper and other alloy or chemical combination, can make the color of the surface of the bronze sculptures crafts changes, although this achieved satisfactory results, but this is not a long way, in the long run it is easy to fade, and so on and so forth. Si muwu ding believe everyone knows that 'it's thick and elegant, imposing manner, decorative beauty, casting process, is also the biggest shang dynasty bronze ritual vessels have been found', after a subsequent measurement, the tripod copper content as high as 84. 77%, it is because of this, that will be after so many years is still beautiful. At the time of making handicraft, cutting corners is not a long-term solution, only genuine materials to create a more perfect work.