An Experimental Study of Corrosion Characteristics and Compounds by Corrosion Factors in Iron Artifacts

철제유물 부식인자에 대한 부식양상 및 부식화합물 실험 연구

The corrosion phenomena of the iron artifacts was studied by morphology observation and instrumental analysis(EDS, XRD, Raman) with various corrosion factors in oder to verify to confirm the danger of corrosion factors. Corrosion compounds were collected by depositing pure Fe powder(99%) into a HCl, $HNO_3$, $H_2SO_4$, and $H_2O$ solution which contained the corrosion factors. Stereoscopic-microscope observations were then conducted determine the colors and shapes of the collected corrosion compounds, and SEM-EDS analysis was conducted to confirm the corrosion factors and the growth of these compounds. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman analyses were conducted to examine the crystal structure and compositions of the created corrosion compounds. The results of the experiment revealed that corrosion speed was faster in an acidic environment and corrosion of HCl and $H_2SO_4$ was greater than that of $HNO_3$. The corrosion compounds of HCl grew into a needle or chestnut-like shape after being affected by Cl- ion, and XRD and Raman analyses detected goethite and lepidocrocite. The corrosion compounds of $H_2SO_4$ was affected by S ion and grew into a slender-needle-like or cylindrical shape, and the XRD and Raman analyses detected goethite and lepidocrocite. The corrosion compounds of $HNO_3$ grew into a spherical or plate-like shape after being affected by O ion and the XRD and Raman analyses detected magnetite and lepidocrocite. Although the corrosion compounds of $H_2O$ grew into a spherical or plate-like shape after being affected by O ion, most of them were observed to have had spherical shapes, and the XRD and Raman analyses failed to detect corrosion compounds in them. It was found in the study that corrosion characteristics and compounds are diversely displayed according to the corrosion factor.

본 연구는 부식인자에 따른 부식현상을 관찰하고 구성성분과 결정구조 분석을 통하여 철제유물에 영향을 미치는 부식위험인자를 확인하고자 하였다. 부식인자가 녹아있는 HCl, $HNO_3$, $H_2SO_4$, $H_2O$ 용액에 순수한 Fe powder(99%)를 침적시켜 부식화합물을 채취하였다. 채취된 부식화합물의 색상과 형태를 파악하기 위하여 실체 현미경 관찰을 실시하였으며 부식인자와 성장성을 확인하기 위하여 SEM-EDS분석을 실시하였다. 생성된 부식화합물의 결정구조와 조성을 알아보기 위하여 XRD, Raman 분석을 실시하였다. 실험결과 산성환경에서의 부식 속도가 빠르며 HCl, $H_2SO_4$의 부식이 $HNO_3$보다 크게 나타났다. HCl의 부식화합물은 $Cl^-$이온의 영향을 받아 침상형, 밤송이형태로 성장하였으며 X-선 회절분석과 Raman 분석결과 Goethite와 Lepidocrocite가 검출되었다. $H_2SO_4$의 부식화합물은 S이온의 영향을 받아 가느다란 침상형, 원기둥형태로 성장하였으며 X-선 회절분석과 Raman 분석결과 Goethite와 Lepidocrocite가 검출되었다. $HNO_3$의 부식화합물은 O이온의 영향을 받아 구상형, 판상형태로 성장하였으며 X-선 회절분석과 Raman 분석결과 Magnetite와 Lepidocrocite가 검출되었다. $H_2O$의 부식화합물은 O이온의 영향을 받아 구상형, 판상형태로 성장하였지만 대부분 구상형으로 관찰되며 X-선 회절분석과 Raman 분석결과 부식화합물이 검출되지 않았다. 부식인자에 따른 부식양상과 부식화합물이 다양하게 나타난다는 사실을 알게 되었다.