50834
Accession Number
10531
Author
Smith, Cyril Stanley
Title Of Article Chaper
Some speculations on the corrosion of ancient metals
Title Of Journal Book
Archaeometry
Volume
18
Issue
1
Pages
114-116
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Corrosion of metal objects over long periods of time is more akin to mineral formation than to industrial corrosion even where passivity is favored electrochemically, physical factors will often enable corrosion to continue.
Keywords
Metal, corrosion; Metal, corrosion chloride; Bronze, corrosion; Copper, corrosion; Iron, corrosion ICCROM
pub_id
50834