47217
Accession Number
32717
Title Of Article Chaper
Periodic corrosion phenomena in bronze antiquities
Title Of Journal Book
Studies in conservation
Volume
30
Issue
2
Pages
49-57
Collation
5 tables, 10 figs., 12 refs.
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
French;German
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Investigations into the structure of some ancient bronze artifacts revealed periodic corrosion product formation. Examination by reflected polarized light microscopy suggested that information concerning the banding observable in these objects could be used to support the hypothesis that Liesegang phenomena were responsible for the periodicity of corrosion product formation. Some analytical data for the bronze fragments were obtained by electron probe microanalysis, using both spot analyses and elemental line scan traverse across the polished sections of the fragments under study.
Keywords
Bronze corrosion;Microscopy polarization;Metal cross-section; Electron probe microanalysis AATA
pub_id
47217