Hot-tinning of low tin bronzes

Manti, Panagiota and Watkinson, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5696-9780 2011. Hot-tinning of low tin bronzes. Presented at: Metal 2010 : Proceedings of the Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Metal Working Group, Charleston, SC, USA, 11-15 October 2010. Published in: Mardikian, P., Chemello, C., Watters, C. and Hull, P. eds. Metal 2010 : Proceedings of the Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Metal Working Group, October 11-15, 2010, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Metal 2010. Proceedings of the Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Metal Working Group, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, 11-15 October 2010. Charleston, SC, USA: ICOM-CC, Clemson University, pp. 92-98.

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Abstract

Identification of hot-tinning on corroded bronze is often a challenging task due to the various mechanisms by which shiny or grey surface finishes can be formed. The nature of intermetallic compounds formed during hot-tinning changes during use because of solid state diffusion of copper, or due to application of heat at temperatures above the melting point of tin. To identify their presence, a clear understanding of tinning microstructures must be combined with knowledge of their forms relative to corrosion structures developed from general corrosion of the underlying bronze. This study reports on the examination and identification of the intermetallic phases associated with tinning. Reported experimental work is designed to examine aspects of the formation and detection of intermetallic compounds that can be used to discuss the challenges associated with definitive identification of tinning on low-tin bronzes.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion
Subjects:	C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology Q Science > QD Chemistry
Publisher:	ICOM-CC, Clemson University
ISBN:	9780983039921
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	18 Oct 2022 14:28
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/17616

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