When gold stops glittering: corrosion mechanisms of René Lalique's Art Nouveau jewellery

ABSTRACT: Art Nouveau jewellery created by René Lalique is presently corroded. To identify the corrosion processes, Au-Ag-Cu alloys with compositions comparable to those used in the René Lalique’s jewellery were fabricated to be exposed to sulphide-containing environments. Using SEM-EDS, XRD, UV-Vis...

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Main Author: Tissot, I. (author)
Other Authors: Correia, Jorge (author), Monteiro, Olinda C. (author), Barreiros, M. Alexandra (author), Guerra, M. F. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.9/3188
Country:Portugal
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