Seifert, Jerrod H.  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6550-570X, Watkinson, David E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5696-9780 and Emmerson, Nicola J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5277-0865
2025.
Hydrogen reduction of archeological iron: a reappraisal.
Neff, Delphine, Grassini, Sabrina, Emmerson, Nicola and Watkinson, David, eds.
Bridging the Gap: Corrosion Science For Heritage Contexts,
European Federation of Corosion Publications,
Elsevier,
pp. 33-52.
(10.1016/B978-0-443-18690-5.00018-5)
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Abstract
The use of hydrogen reduction to stabilize archeological iron by transforming its corrosion products was first recorded at the end of the 19th century. During the 1960s and 70s, it was used in the UK, Australia, and Northern Europe, predominantly to treat marine cast iron, spawning considerable research into its mechanism and posttreatment outcomes. Safety concerns, expense, and impacts on the metallurgy of treated iron alloys led to it being largely discontinued by the mid-1980s. Recent research at Cardiff University quantitatively recorded the stability of treated cast iron from the Mary Rose Museum. This assessment compared the effectiveness of hydrogen reduction to reduce corrosion rates relative to cast iron treated by alkaline sulfite desalination used at the museum. The effectiveness of this method to treat marine cast iron is discussed while considering its physical, ethical, and esthetic impact on the objects treated.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > History, Archaeology and Religion |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISBN: | 9780443186905 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2025 10:36 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/179534 |
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