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Fwiw bronze does oxidise quite readily, but the copper oxide is not porous, and becomes a resilient copper carbonate. Which is why bronze and other copper-allo
by masklinn 3y ago
Fwiw bronze does oxidise quite readily, but the copper oxide is not porous, and becomes a resilient copper carbonate.
Which is why bronze and other copper-alloy artefacts are extremely resilient, unless they come in contact with chlorides and get bronze disease.
- Paul-Craft 3y agoI can tell you have some experience with old bronze/copper. Most people do not even know what "bronze disease" is.
- brohee 3y agoA lot of people learned about it when tutorials on inducing it on statues of questionable personnalities sprouted up.