Title: An Experimental Study For The Evaluation Of
Materials And Methods Used In The Treatment Of Tin Amalgam Mirrors
Author(s): Dalia A. HASAN, S. DAWI, M. RIFAI
Journal: SHEDET(Annual Peer-Reviewed Journal Issued
By The Faculty Of Archaeology, Fayoum University)
Issue: 2 Date: 2015
Pages: 40-53
Cite as: Dalia A. HASAN, S. DAWI, M. RIFAI.
(2015).An Experimental Study For The Evaluation Of Materials And Methods Used In
The Treatment Of Tin Amalgam Mirrors. SHEDET(Annual Peer-Reviewed Journal Issued
By The Faculty Of Archaeology, Fayoum University), 2 (2015) pp. 40-53. https://doi.org/10.36816/shedet.002.12
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An Experimental Study For The Evaluation Of Materials And
Methods Used In The Treatment Of Tin Amalgam Mirrors
Dalia A. HASAN, S. DAWI, M. RIFAI
This study aims to evaluate some of the materials and methods proposed for the
restoration of amalgam mirrors. The amalgam mirror is the first glass mirrors,
where the reflective layer is represented in a layer of mercury and tin
amalgamation, formed on a flat glass surface. This layer may reach a severe
status of damage which makes it difficult to prevent the change taking place
therein, or prevent its continuation and spread. Three different methods of
partial and total replacement of corroded/missing areas were investigated to
treat and prevent the further destruction of these mirrors. Modern tin amalgam
mirror samples were prepared according to the historic manufacturing technique
then subjected to artificial aging. The suggested methods of partial replacement
were applied onto the samples then subjected again to artificial aging. The
performance of these innovative methods was evaluated using Scanning Electron
Microscopy (SEM) and the Reflectance spectroscopy (RS).