Wayne L Elban Martha Goodway

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A sizeable number of inclusions in three wrought iron cable wires used in the Wheeling Suspension Bridge (circa 1849) were investigated by energy dispersive spectrometry X-ray analysis so as to profile their frequency and distribution as well as composition. Significant differences in the inclusion chemistry for the wires were obtained that indicate the ore may have come from different sources and/or was processed differently and possibly at more than one venue. The findings are consistent with the manufacturer’s handwritten agreement found in the Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company manuscript archives.

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Inclusions in 19th-century American wrought iron structural cable wires. (2021). Historical Metallurgy, 37(2), 106-120. https://hmsjournal.org/index.php/home/article/view/256
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Inclusions in 19th-century American wrought iron structural cable wires. (2021). Historical Metallurgy, 37(2), 106-120. https://hmsjournal.org/index.php/home/article/view/256