Chemical coloring of metals
See also: Patina
Chemical coloring of metals is the process of changing the color of metalsurfaces with different chemical solutions.
Further reading
- Hiorns,A. Metal Colouring and Bronzing,London 1907.
- Field,S.;Bonney,S.R The chemical coloring of metals and allied processes,New York 1925.
- Angier, R.H. : Firearm Blueing and Browning, Onslow County 1936.
- Fishlock, David : Metal Colouring,Teddington 1962.
- Hughes,R.;Rowe,M. : The Colouring, Bronzing and Patination of Metals, London 1992.
- LaNiece, Susan; Craddock, Paul : Metal Plating and Patination: Cultural,Technical and Historical Developments,Boston 1993.
- Sugimori,E. : Japanese patinas,Brunswick 2004.
External links
- W.A.Franke,M.Mircea Plutarch report on the blue patina of bronze statues at Delphi: A scientific explanation
- Cockrell, B. Colourful Corrosion:Black Bronze and its Enigmatic Patina
- Patina on Bronze Sculpture From the Historical-Artistic Point of View
- Budija,G.Collection of formulas for the chemical,electrochemical and heat colouring of metals,the cyanide free immersion plating and electroplating,Zagreb 2011.
- Hiorns,A. Metal Colouring and Bronzing(1907.)
- Kaup,W.J. Metal Coloring and Finishing(1914.)
- Scott,D.A. An examination of the patina and corrosion morphology of some roman bronzes
- Scott,D.A. Bronze disease:A Review of some chemical problems and the role of relative humidity