Graduation Year
Spring 2012
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Art Conservation
Reader 1
Tyler Moersch
Reader 2
Anna G. Wenzel
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© 2012 McKenzie Allison Floyd
Abstract
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to examine a series of six revolver barrels manufactured by the Colt Patent Arms Manufacturing Company between 1853 and 1863. SEM micrographs revealed a vast range of surface morphologies among the corroded samples. XRD diffraction patterns showed varying levels of magnetite on the blackened samples, but hematite could not be identified. EDS was used to map elemental distribution and quantify elemental abundances on the gun surfaces; further investigation using this technique may reveal more definitive information on whether some elements present were deposited during patination.
Recommended Citation
Floyd, McKenzie Allison, "An Examination of Oxidative Passivated Surfaces on 19th Century Colt Revolver Barrels" (2012). Scripps Senior Theses. 120.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/120
