Cu-As-(Sb, Ni) systems: Determination of phase diagrams

Project description

Building phase diagrams for Cu-As-(Ni, Sb) alloys

Sulfosalt minerals, from which copper (Cu) is mined, are characterised by high concentrations of arsenic (As), nickel (Ni) and antimony (Sb). However, the properties of Cu-As-(Ni, Sb)-based alloys are poorly understood. As no phase diagrams of such ternary alloys exist, their material characteristics remain widely unknown. Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the ASCUNISB project will focus on the physico-chemical properties of Cu mined from sulfosalt minerals. The project will build phase diagrams for Cu-As-(Ni, Sb) alloys by investigating each alloy phase and identifying unknown phases. ASCUNISB will also create a base for new applications, reduce economic and environmental costs, and deliver a database to address urgent research questions by assessing the earliest metal technologies c. 2300 BCE.

Fields of science

• humanities › history and archaeology › history › prehistory
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › transition metals
• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › microscopy
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › analytical chemistry › calorimetry
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › environmental sciences › pollution

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2020 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2020

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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-CAR - CAR – Career Restart panel

Coordinator

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA

Net EU contribution

€ 275 209,92

Address

Via Balbi 5
16126 Genova
Italy

Region

Nord-Ovest › Liguria › Genova

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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Other funding

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