Problems with coated silver: Whisker formation and possible filiform corrosion

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-10

  Sease, Catherine ^a   Selwyn, Lyndsie S ^b   Zubiate, Susana ^c   Bowers, David F ^d   Atkins, David R ^d  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b CANADIAN CONSERVATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Oakland Museum of California   (United States)

^d Packer Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 2442638039     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/sic.1997.42.1.1     Document Type: Article

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