Preventing and Treating the Dezincification of Brass – Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) Notes 9/13

This Note explains what dezincification is and where it can be encountered in conservation as well as how to prevent and treat it.

C2015-80 - Ferrule Leaks - Probable explanations. 2

C2015-80 - Ferrule Leaks - Probable explanations. 2

PREVENTION OF DEZINCIFICATION DEGRADATION AND SURFACE ENGINEERING

Durability of the non-dezincification resistant CuZn40Pb2 brass in Scandinavian waters - ScienceDirect

Tenor Sax red rot? Sax on the Web Forum

Dezincification assisted cracking of yellow brass tubes in a heat exchanger - ScienceDirect

A T-Rex made from brass instruments.

Alloying strategies to prevent dezincification

Dezincification assisted cracking of yellow brass tubes in a heat exchanger - ScienceDirect

Preventing and Treating the Dezincification of Brass – Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) Notes 9/13

A Svea 123r covered in burnt soot.