Shakudo Ingot

ja:赤銅の鋳塊Category:Special Items
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===Dropped From===
Name 	Level	Zone
Fomor Samurai	41-48	Phomiuna Aqueducts
Fomor Samurai	54-58	Sacrarium
Fomor Ninja 	41-48	Phomiuna Aqueducts
Fomor Ninja 	54-58	Sacrarium
== Historical Background ==
Shakudo (赤銅) is an alloy composed of Copper (Cu) (93~98%) and Gold (Au) (2~7%) (Shakudo can have other metals in it, though their content is usually <1%). Its melting point is 1900°F. Shakudo is a durable metal most noted for purplish-black patina (coloration, tarnish). The color comes from the metallurgical properties, not from any use of a coloring solution (as is common in European colored metals). This property is used aesthetically for creating a contrast with inlays (most notably pure gold), primarily to decorate katanas. Shakudo was primarily made in Japan. The alloy was generally unknown to the West until the 19th century CE, though similar alloys have been found in ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, and Rome.