Caring for Cultural Material 1

Caring for Cultural Material 2

Damage and Decay

Managing Collections

Managing People

Handling, Transportation, Storage and Display

Glossary

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Caring for Cultural Material 2
In this volume:
– Textiles
– Leather
– Wood
– Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Material
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– Outdoor Collections
– Acknowledgments
Metals
In this chapter:
arrow Objectives
– Introduction
– Metal objects in collections
– Common metals
– The nature of metals
– What are the most common types of damage?
– Common causes of damage
– Handling, storage and display guidelines
– Metals in Australia’s climatic zones
– Care of particular metals
– Silver
– Nickel silver
– Copper and copper alloys
– Iron and its alloys
– Plated iron
– Lead and pewter
– Tin and its alloys
– Aluminium
– Gold
  MORE ABOUT METALS
– Alloys
– Corrosion of metals
– Electroplate
– Zinc carbonate blotter
– Brasses
– Bronzes
– Iron and steel
– Bentonite paste
– Chloride ions and aluminium and its alloys
– Spot-tests
– For further reading
– Self-evaluation quiz
– Answers to self-evaluation quiz

 

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Metals

Objectives

At the end of this chapter you should:

  • have a basic knowledge of the nature of metals;

  • have a basic understanding of what causes metals to corrode;

  • be able to take steps to minimise the corrosion of metals in your collections;

  • be able to determine whether corrosion is active or passive;

  • be aware of when and where not to apply chemical treatments to metals;

  • know the correct treatments for particular types of metal; and

  • be able to determine when it is necessary to seek professional assistance.

 

 

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