Over a prolonged period of time, certain materials off-gas a significant amount of chemicals that can damage artifacts. The Oddy test, also known as the Accelerated Corrosion test, shows the potential damage of materials used around museum objects. Oddy Test procedures have been modified from the original, and vary from museum to museum because at this time there is no single, standard protocol used by all conservators making it subjective from museum to museum. The test is also subjective because the viability of the tested material is determined by visual corrosion of metals exposed to the material rather than by quantitative measurement of chemicals given off by these materials. Our project goal is to minimize the subjectivity of the test by investigating and incorporating quantitative techniques into the Oddy test. The ultimate goal is to create a standard procedure for all conservators and to assign numerical values to suggested use of a material.
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| posted | June 23, 2016 |
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