Iron and steel in art
Subtitle: corrosion, colorants, conservation
By: David A. Scott and Gerhard Eggert
Contributors: Eggert, Gerhard
Publisher: Archetype; Archetype Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9781904982050
Subjects: Ironwork; Conservation and restoration
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-188) and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1; title: Iron and steel: an introduction -- 1; title: Extraction of iron -- 1; title: Alloying elements -- 2; title: Constituents of iron and steels -- 3; title: Constituents of cast iron -- 10; title: Iron and iron alloys -- 12; title: Early steel -- 19; title: Damascening and pattern welding -- 21; title: Making cast iron -- 25; title: Iron dowels in structures and buildings -- 25; title: Making iron plate -- 26; title: Patination, coloration and surface finish of iron -- 26 -- Chapter 2; title: Iron oxides and hydroxides -- 35; title: Goethite -- 35; title: Lepidocrocite -- 37; title: Akaganéite and schwertmannite -- 37; title: Feroxyhyte -- 39; title: Ferrihydrite -- 39; title: Bernalite -- 39; title: Haematite -- 40; title: Oxide-coated pottery -- 46; title: Magnetite -- 47; title: Maghemite -- 49; title: W & uumlet;stite -- 49; title: Use of ilmenite -- 50; title: Use of iron zinc oxide -- 50; title: Occurrence of iron oxides in blackened stone crusts -- 50; title: An introduction to Potential-pH diagrams -- 51 -- Chapter 3; title: Iron carbonates -- 53 -- Chapter 4; title: Iron chlorides; title: 57; title: Ferrous and ferric chloride -- 57; title: Iron oxychloride -- 58; title: Green rusts -- 59; title: Green rust on cast iron -- 61; title: Ferrous hydroxychloride -- 61 -- Chapter 5; title: Iron sulphides and sulphates -- 63; title: Origin of the iron sulphides -- 65; title: Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) -- 66; title: Pyrite disease -- 67; title: Iron sulphates -- 69; title: Jarosites -- 70; title: Iron arsenates -- 71 -- Chapter 6; title: Iron phosphates -- 73; title: Vivianite -- 73; title: Phosphates as corrosion inhibitors -- 79 -- Chapter 7; title: Iron silicates -- 81; title: Green earths -- 81; title: Aerinite -- 82; title: Iron slag constituents -- 83 -- Chapter 8; title: Iron carboxylates and cyanides -- 87; title: Iron gall inks -- 88; title: Prussian blue -- 92; title: Iron salts in historic photographic processes: cyanotypes -- 93 -- Chapter 9; title: Iron corrosion in the soil -- 95; title: Deterioration in the soil -- 96; title: Corrosion product determination in burial environments -- 96; title: Understanding the corrosion process -- 98; title: Sulphate-reducing bacteria-- 102; title: Degradation of wood and other organic materials -- 104; title: Petrification and replacement of organic material in burial environments -- 104 -- Chapter 10; title: Iron corrosion in the atmosphere -- 107; title: Rate of atmospheric rusting -- 109; title: Modelling atmospheric corrosion -- 109; title: Atmospheric corrosion and sulphates -- 116; title: Atmospheric corrosion and chlorides -- 116; title: Other atmospheric corrosion factors -- 117; title: Effects of copper and other alloying elements -- 117; title: Corrosion of weathering steels -- 117; title: Deterioration of historic iron structures -- 120; title: The iron pillar of New Delhi -- 120; title: Iron corrosion in cement and concrete structures -- 121 -- Chapter 11; title: Iron corrosion in freshwater and marine environments -- 123 -- Chapter 12; title: Introduction to the conservation of iron objects -- 127; title: Morphological states -- 128; title: Surface appearance -- 128; title: Methods of protection -- 130 -- Chapter 13; title: Conservation of iron from the soil-- 131; title: Historical and early conservation treatments -- 131; title: Early impregnation techniques -- 132; title: Examination techniques -- 132; title: Mechanical and chemical cleaning -- 134; title: Techniques based on reduction and heating -- 135; title: Techniques based on aqueous extraction -- 138; title: Measuring chloride ion concentration -- 141; title: Composite iron objects -- 141; title: Storage strategies -- 142 -- Chapter 14; title: Conservation of exposed ironwork -- 145; title: Inorganic coatings for iron -- 145; title: Organic coatings for iron -- 146; title: Comparative studies of modern organic coatings -- 147; title: Restoration of the Statue of Liberty -- 148; title: Preservation of the SS Great Britain -- 149; title: Historic iron railings, fences and building components -- 149; title: Conservation of painted iron surfaces -- 151; title: Corrosion inhibitors -- 151; title: The behaviour of cast iron during a fire -- 153; title: Iron staining and associated deterioration -- 153 -- Chapter 15; title: Conservation of iron from marine sites-- 155; title: Electrochemistry and electrolytic reduction -- 155; title: Iron and polyethylene glycol (PEG) -- 157; title: Reconstruction of the form of totally corroded iron objects -- 158; title: Submarines -- 158; title: On-site packing -- 159; title: In-situ monitoring -- 159 -- Chapter 16; title: Conservation and decision-making -- 161; title: Assessing the efficacy of treatment-- 161.