Corroding metal cans

Catherine Akeroyd <icssyd [at] magna__com__au> writes

>Recently we have been asked to conserve 17 metal cans taken from
>Evans Hut (Antarctica).  The cans are in poor condition and are
>corroding quite badly.

How about low Low temp. low RH%,  O2 and trying minimum intervention?
/dlh.

David Hallam
Senior Scientist
Materials Conservation
Queensland Museum
PO Box 3300 South Brisbane Qld. 4101
Australia

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                  Conservation DistList Instance 10:7
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