Journal of Conservation Science (보존과학회지)

The Korean Society Of Conservation Science For Cultural Heritage (한국문화재보존과학회)
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A Study on the Gold Film Coated on the Ancient Gilt Bronze

고대 금동유물의 금도금(金鍍金) 피막(被膜)에 관한 연구

  • Lim, S.K. (Laboratory of Conservation Science, National Research Institute of Cultural Properties) ;
  • Kang, S.G. (Dept. of Muterials Engineering, Hanyang University)
  • 임선기 (문화재연구소 보존과학연구실) ;
  • 강성군 (한양대학교 재료공학과)
  • Published : 1992.12.01
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Abstract

In relation to the scientific conservation treatment of ancient gilt bronze, the gold film coated on the bronze excavated from Hwangnam Great Tomb of Old Silla Kingdom(A. D. 5C) was studied in the view of coating technology and metallurgy of bronze. The uniform and dense gold film containing $2.44\sim12.40%$ of Hg with the thickness of $5.99\sim12.97{\mu}m$ was found to be coated on the bronze objects by amalgam coating method. On silver objects, the film with the thickness of $19.96{\mu}m$ was coated also continously and uniformly with gold by the same method. The bronze objects was fabricated by forging technique and contained almost $4.7\sim11.5%$ of Pb. Its microstructure was $\alpha-phase$ solid solution including Pb segregation in the matrix. The amount of $0.4\sim2.0%$ Zn was added in the bronze for the purpose of easy fabricating of Cu alloy. Based on the data studied, the gold film on bronze sample was reproduced by amalgam coating method and compared with the ancient gold film.

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