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Table 1 Comparison of copper corrosion depths cited in the safety assessment H12 (JNC 2000) with existing and new archaeological analogue data for copper/bronze artefacts

From: Complementary considerations in the safety case for the deep repository at Olkiluoto, Finland: support from natural analogues

Form of data

Corrosion depth (per 1000a)

References

Comments

Short-term lab

13 mm

JNC (2000)

Uniform corrosion of copper

Archaeological analogue

<3 mm

Range of studies cited in JNC (2000)

Uniform corrosion of copper and bronze

Archaeological analogue

0.26–39 mm

Bresle et al. (1983)

Pitting corrosion of copper

Archaeological analogue

0.025–1.27 mm

Tylecote (1979), Johnson and Francis (1980)

Uniform corrosion of mixed artefacts

Archaeological analogue

0.15 mm

Hallberg et al. (1987)

Kronan cannon

Archaeological analogue

0.13–1.13 mm

Appendix A in IAEA (2005)

Bronze artefacts from a river

Archaeological analogue

<0.27 mm

Appendix B in IAEA (2005)

Bronze artefacts in soils

Archaeological analogue

0.4–1.2 mm

Appendix D in IAEA (2005)

Copper artefacts in flood plain soil

Archaeological analogue

0.01–1.91 mm

Appendix D in IAEA (2005)

Bronze artefacts in flood plain soil