Degree of mineralization: its significance for the stability and treatment of excavated ironwork
Degree of mineralization: its significance for the stability and treatment of excavated ironwork
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矿化度:对出土铁制品的稳定性和处理的意义
DOI:
10.1179/sic.1983.28.2.85
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发表时间:
1983
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0.8
通讯作者:
D. Watkinson
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作者:
D. Watkinson
Abstract The ratio weight:volume has been determined for ironwork from four archaeological sites. It is shown how this ratio can be used to determine the presence or absence of metallic iron in a corroded artifact. Experiments show that totally mineralized ironwork generally contains much less chloride than does ironwork retaining a metallic core. Accelerated corrosion experiments show that totally mineralized ironwork is not subject to a physical deterioration seen on objects retaining a metallic core. Therefore it is suggested that the ratio weight:volume can be used to predict the stability of ironwork following excavation. Costs of storage can be reduced since fewer environmental controls are necessary. Some aqueous chloride extraction methods were examined to determine if the weight:volume ratio influenced their efficiency but results were inconclusive.