Preventing and treating the dezincification of brass.: NM95-57/9-13-2019E-PDF

"When brass corrodes, it can undergo dezincification, a process in which zinc is lost and copper is left behind. Mild dezincification may simply cause a cosmetic change, namely, the colour of the surface turning from yellow to pink, but severe dezincification can lead to the weakening of brass and even its perforation. This Note explains what dezincification is and where it can be encountered in conservation as well as how to prevent and treat it. The Note also describes a demonstration of mild dezincification"--Introduction.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Canada. Canadian Heritage.
Canadian Conservation Institute.
Title Preventing and treating the dezincification of brass.
Series title Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) notes, 1928-1455 ; 9/13
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Prévention et traitement de la dézincification du laiton.
Caption title.
"By Lyndsie Selwyn."
Issued also in HTML format.
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Canadian Conservation Institute = Institut canadien de conservation, [2019]
©2019
Author / Contributor Selwyn, Lyndsie, author.
Description 1 online resource (11 pages) : colour illustrations.
ISBN 9780660284330
Catalogue number
  • NM95-57/9-13-2019E-PDF
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