19451
Accession Number
38193
Author
Scheerer, Stefanie;Abraham, Meg;Madden, Odile
Title Of Article Chaper
Study of the effects of laser radiation on epoxy resins and epoxy systems on stone, ceramic, and glass surfaces
Title Of Journal Book
Journal of Cultural Heritage
Volume
4
Pages
223s-229s
Collation
7 p. : ills.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
A systematic study of the effects of Nd:YAG laser energy, at three wavelengths (1064, 532, and 355 nm) and Er:YAG laser at 2940 nm, on different epoxy resins and epoxy systems was performed. The tests on the study of the effect of laser energy on epoxy resins had two major goals. One focused on the influence that lasers may have during a cleaning process of art objects that contain epoxy resins. The other aim was to investigate possibilities for using lasers to remove epoxy resins from art objects. Two epoxy resins, Hxtal NYL-1 (clear) and Araldite AY103 with hardener HY991 (slightly yellow), were prepared as pure films as well as in mixtures with chalk, titanium white, microballoons, and charcoal. These materials were applied to different stone, ceramic, and glass substrates. Evaluations of the results were made with a combination of surface science and visual examination. The tests have shown that at least at high laser energy all the tested wavelengths of laser light had visual effects on both epoxy resins, which were primarily visible as discolorations and etched surfaces. Different wavelengths initiated different material alterations, for example, variations in the color of the alteration products. Additional to the laser wavelength, the characteristic of each of the components of the material irradiated influenced the laser induced reaction.
Keywords
laser;discoloration;epoxy;resin;system;stone;ceramic;glass;analysis
pub_id
19451