Online veröffentlicht: 30 Dec 2021 Seitenbereich: 1 - 6
Zusammenfassung
Abstract
Lead corrosion products can undergo certain changes over the time in terms of composition. How these changes affect the corrosion of the underlying lead is an important question for protection of historical lead artefacts. In this work, we focus on characterization of changes in composition of lead corrosion products and how the composition affects corrosion of the lead substrate. Prepared model corrosion products on lead coupons were exposed to air at different relative humidity and concertation of acetic acid vapours. Composition of the corrosion products was analysed by XRD and corrosion rate was calculated from gravimetric data. Measurement of polarization resistance was implemented to get more insight into the protective ability of formate corrosion products. With lead formate covering the surface, the corrosion rate of lead coupons was minimal even in humid air with 400 ppb of acetic acid vapours. Acetic acid was however able to alter lead carbonate corrosion products resulting in increased corrosion rate.
Online veröffentlicht: 30 Dec 2021 Seitenbereich: 7 - 12
Zusammenfassung
Abstract
Air pollution in museums, libraries, churches, and other indoor environments of cultural heritage objects was studied since 1980s. For classification of corrosivity for such type of indoor environments the ISO 11844 series was developed in 2006. In 2020 the revision of this ISO 11844 series had been finished, where lead was included as standard specimen with high sensitivity to vapour organic acids. This paper gives results of exposure of lead standard coupons in museums and other similar indoor environments together with measurement of climatic parameters and air pollution to verify the new approach.
Lead corrosion products can undergo certain changes over the time in terms of composition. How these changes affect the corrosion of the underlying lead is an important question for protection of historical lead artefacts. In this work, we focus on characterization of changes in composition of lead corrosion products and how the composition affects corrosion of the lead substrate. Prepared model corrosion products on lead coupons were exposed to air at different relative humidity and concertation of acetic acid vapours. Composition of the corrosion products was analysed by XRD and corrosion rate was calculated from gravimetric data. Measurement of polarization resistance was implemented to get more insight into the protective ability of formate corrosion products. With lead formate covering the surface, the corrosion rate of lead coupons was minimal even in humid air with 400 ppb of acetic acid vapours. Acetic acid was however able to alter lead carbonate corrosion products resulting in increased corrosion rate.
Air pollution in museums, libraries, churches, and other indoor environments of cultural heritage objects was studied since 1980s. For classification of corrosivity for such type of indoor environments the ISO 11844 series was developed in 2006. In 2020 the revision of this ISO 11844 series had been finished, where lead was included as standard specimen with high sensitivity to vapour organic acids. This paper gives results of exposure of lead standard coupons in museums and other similar indoor environments together with measurement of climatic parameters and air pollution to verify the new approach.