Keyword: «strength characteristics»

SOME FEATURES OF PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURE OF MAMMOTH TUKS

Authors:

Evgeniya Petyhova,

Tatyana Isakova,

Gleb Botvin,

Tyskyl Solovev,

Aleksandr Chirikov,

Valeriya Pavlova,

Vyacheslav Petrov,

Maksim Tatarinov

The article presents general information about mammoth tusks as a raw material, the features of its structure, structure and properties. It is shown that mammoth tusk is a composite material consisting of hydroxyapatite, the composition of which is somewhat different from modern analogues, collagen and water. It is shown that the characteristics of mineralization can indirectly judge the conditions of their burial. It has been established that the strength and nature of destruction depend on the moisture content of the samples under study.

Keywords: mammoth tusk, x-ray phase analysis, strength characteristics, schreger lines