DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14852801
title: Raw Data: Corrosion of Steel Strings of Historical Musical Instruments Triggered by the Emissions of Degrading Cellulose Nitrate

description: Raw Data of SPME-GS-MS, Headspace GC-MS, XRD, XPS, Raman, IR-spectroscopy and SEM-EDS  

Three historic musical instruments from the collection of the Norwegian Museum of Music, Ringve and Rockheim (The Museums of Southern Trøndelag) in Trondheim, Norway were investigated. Corrosion on steel strings mounted close to parts of degrading cellulose nitrate (CN) was observed. Samples from the strings, the corrosion products, the CN and the CN's emissions were analysed. 

The following musical instruments were involved:1. Banjo mandolin (RMT 721), produced in Germany around 19502. Bass-sitar (RMT 66/23), produced in India around 19503. Guitar (ROCK2725), produced in Italy in 1967

The raw-data published in this repository were generated by analysis of the CN's emissions (Em) by solid phase micro extraction (SPME) gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), the CN samples (CN) by Headspace GC-MS, the corrosion product on strings (Corr) by  X-ray diffraction (XRD) and  X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), IR-spectroscopy (IR) and Raman spectroscopy (Raman).

Repository data overview 






Sample name



Note about sample



method



File name



File



Date of measurement





Em1



Chromatogram/mass of main peaks (Nist)

Cellulose nitrate, RMT721.P6



GC-MS SPME



20240123_Gas.24.02_RMT721_SPME



pdf



23.01.2024





Em2



Chromatogram/mass of main peaks (Nist)

Cellulose nitrate, RMT66-23



GC-MS SPME



20240212_Gas.24.07_RMT66_23_SPME_Report



pdf



12.02.2024





Em3



Chromatogram/mass of main peaks (Nist)

Cellulose nitrate, ROCK2725



GC-MS SPME



20240207_Gas.24.06_ROCK2725_SPME



pdf



07.02.2024





AirBox



Chromatogram/mass of main peaks (Nist)

Air empty storage box of RMT721



GC-MS SPME



20240130_Gas.24.03_emptyBoxRMT721_SPME



pdf



30.01.2024





AirLab



Chromatogram/mass of main peaks (Nist)

Air conservation lab



GC-MS SPME



20240203_Gas.24.04_airConsLab_SPME



pdf



02.02.2024





CN1



Chromatogram/mass of main peaks (Nist)

Cellulose nitrate, RMT721



GC-MS headspace



20241211_Gas.24.10_RMT721.P3_P4_Headspace



pdf



11.12.2024





CN2



Chromatogram/mass of main peaks (Nist)

Cellulose nitrate, RMT66-23



GC-MS headspace



20240405_RMT66_23.P5_Gas.24_Headspace_Report



pdf



05.04.2024





CN3



Chromatogram/mass of main peaks (Nist)

Cellulose nitrate, ROCK2725



GC-MS headspace



20241211_ROCK2725.P8_Gas.24.11_Headspace_Report



pdf



11.12.2024





AirLab



Chromatogram/mass of main peaks (Nist)

Air conservation lab



GC-MS headspace



20241211_Gas.24.09_ConsLab_Headspace



pdf



11.02.2024





Em1



Cellulose nitrate, RMT721



GC-MS SPME



20240123_SPME_Gas_24_02



csv



23.01.2024





Em2



Cellulose nitrate, RMT66-23



GC-MS SPME



20240212_SPME_Gas_24_07



csv



12.02.2024





Em3



Cellulose nitrate, ROCK2725



GC-MS SPME



20240207_SPME_Gas_24_06



csv



07.02.2024





AirBox



Air empty storage box of RMT721



GC-MS SPME



20240130_SPME_Gas_24_03_002



csv



30.01.2024





AirLab



Air conservation lab



GC-MS SPME



20240203_SPME_Gas_24_04



csv



03.02.2023





CN1



Cellulose nitrate, RMT721



GC-MS headspace



20241211_Headspace_RMT721_P3_P4_Gas_24_10



csv



11.12.2024





CN2



Cellulose nitrate, RMT66-23



GC-MS headspace



20240405_Headspace_Sitar_RMT_66-23_P5_003



csv



05.04.2024





CN3



Cellulose nitrate, ROCK2725



GC-MS headspace



20241211_Headspace_Rock2725_P8_Gas_24_11.d



csv



11.12.2024





AirLab



Air conservation lab



GC-MS headspace



20241211_Headspace_Air_ConsLab_Gas_24_09



csv



11.12.2024





Corr1



Elongated brown structureRMT721



XRD



Pow_4227_HF_RMT721_P2_powder_highscore



asc



6.5.2024





Corr1



Brown lump of corrosion product powderRMT721



XRD



Pow_4231_HF_RMT721_P2_lump_powder_highscore



asc



6.5.2024





Corr1



Black, glossy lump of corrosion product

RMT721



XRD



Pow_4232_HF_RMT721_P2_Black_powder_highscore



asc



6.5.2024





Corr2



Elongated, long, curly structureRMT66-23



XRD



Pow_4228_HF_RMT66_23_P1_powder_highscore



asc



6.5.2024





Corr2



Elongated structures of the corrosion product smashed to powder

RMT66-23



XRD



Pow_4229_HF_RMT66_23_P1_powder_highscore



asc



6.5.2024





Corr2



Black corrosion product powder

RMT66-23



XRD



Pow_4230_HF_RMT66_23_P1_black_powder_highscore



asc



6.5.2024





Corr1



Elongated brown structureRMT721



XRD



Pow_4227_HF_RMT721_P2_powder1



asc



6.5.2024





Corr1



Brown lump of corrosion product powderRMT721



XRD



Pow_4231_HF_RMT721_P2_lump_powder1



raw



6.5.2024





Corr1



Black, glossy lump of corrosion product

RMT721



XRD



Pow_4232_HF_RMT721_P2_Black_powder1_1



raw



6.5.2024





Corr2



Elongated, long, curly structureRMT66-23



XRD



Pow_4228_HF_RMT66_23_P1_powder1



raw



6.5.2024





Corr2



Elongated structures of the corrosion product smashed to powder

RMT66-23



XRD



Pow_4229_HF_RMT66_23_P1_powder1



raw



6.5.2024





Corr2



Black corrosion product powder

RMT66-23



XRD



Pow_4230_HF_RMT66_23_P1_black_powder1



raw



6.5.2024





Corr3



Corrosion productROCK2725, C 1s



XPS



C 1s



ASCII



januar 2025





Corr3



Corrosion productROCK2725, Fe2p



XPS



Fe2p



ASCII



januar 2025





Corr3



Corrosion productROCK2725, N1s



XPS



N1s



ASCII



januar 2025





Corr3



Corrosion productROCK2725, O1s



XPS



O1s



ASCII



januar 2025





Corr3



Corrosion productROCK2725, Sn3d



XPS



Sn3d



ASCII



januar 2025





Corr3



Corrosion productROCK2725, survey



XPS



survey



ASCII



januar 2025



Corr1
Corrosion product RMT721
IR
RMT 721-P6_ATR_KHM_Oslo
csv
27.6.2023


Corr2
Corrosion product RMT66-23
IR
2023-03-13_48_ATR_RMT66-23.P2.0_NTNU
csv
13.2.2023


Corr3
Corrosion product RMT2725
IR
2023-03-13_42_ATR_Rock2725.P7.0_NTNU
csv
13.2.2023


Corr1
Corrosion product RMT721
Raman
270623_5_785_5%_45sc_8sec_50x_KHM_Oslo
csv
27.6.2023


Corr1
Corrosion product RMT721
SEM-EDS
RMT721.P6_SEM-EDS_KHM_Oslo
xlsx
26.6.2023