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I am a graduate student at the Unviersity of Texas at Austin in
archaeology. I have a technical question about how and if alum (or
other astringent substances containing alum or ferrous sulphate) can be
used in bronze-smithing.

FYI, bronze is for the most part cast, not smithed. To attempt such will
cause it to break apart because it is hot-short.


There are many forgeable brasses and bronzes. The ASM
Metals Handbook lists at least a dozen, including Alloy
377...Forging Brass.

Ned Simmons