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Modern metals in cultural heritage : understanding and characterization / Virginia Costa.

Modern metals in cultural heritage : understanding and characterization / Virginia Costa.
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ISBN 9781606066058
1606066056
Author Costa, Virginia (author)
Title Modern metals in cultural heritage : understanding and characterization / Virginia Costa.
Publisher and/or associated date/s Los Angeles : Getty Conservation Institute, [2019]
©2019.
Description 136 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 26 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Foreword -- Introduction -- PART II: Metals and alloys: nature, properties, and characterization -- Ch 1. The nature of metals -- Structure -- Evolution of microstructure -- Ch 2. Properties of metallic alloys -- Mechanical properties -- Deteriorative properties -- Ch 3. Characterization -- Visual inspection -- Analysis -- PART II: Metallic alloys -- Ch 4. Aluminum alloys -- Metallurgical background -- Designation, properties, and applications -- Deterioration -- Characterization -- Conservation-related literature -- Ch 5. Copper alloys -- Metallurgical background -- Designation, properties, and applications -- Deterioration -- Characterization -- Conservation-related literature -- Ch 6. Stainless steels -- Metallurgical background -- Designation, properties, and applications -- Deterioration -- Characterization -- Conservation-related literature -- Ch 7. Titanium alloys -- Metallurgical background -- Designation, properties, and applications -- Deterioration -- Characterization -- Conservation-related literature -- Ch 8. Weathering steels -- Metallurgical background -- Designation, properties, and applications -- Deterioration -- Characterization -- Conservation-related literature -- Ch 9. Zinc alloys -- Metallurgical background -- Designation, properties, and applications -- Deterioration -- Characterization -- Conservation-related literature -- PART III: Surface coatings -- Ch 10. Metallic coatings -- Coating processes -- Structure, properties, and applications of coatings -- Characterization -- Conservation-related literature -- Ch 11. Conversion coatings -- Anodizing -- Chromate conversion coatings -- Phosphate conversion coatings -- Conservation-related literature -- Glossary -- About the author.
Summary "This practical guide provides artists, conservators, curators, and heritage professionals with tools for understanding, evaluating, and approaching the care and treatment of modern metals"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects Metal-work -- Conservation and restoration
Alloys
Corrosion and anti-corrosives
Coatings
Other Corporate Bodies Getty Conservation Institute
Call number 2021.193
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