Descriptive reports of historic metallic materials.
Chemical characterisation: characterisation of the chemical composition, detection and identification of minority components, identification of the material transformation processes.
Structural characterisation: preparation and metallographic studies (cut with diamond disk, metallographic polishing, inlaying in resin, chemical attack, observation and developing by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy.
Mechanical characterisation: analysis of hardness, microhardness, folding, shearing and traction.
Advice on the development and application of new techniques for the stabilising and conservation of historic materials: design of electrolytic treatments, study of consolidating substances, adjustment of analytical systems in the treatment of objects coming from underwater.
Development in situ of works controlling the corrosion and information of underwater archaeological sites. Reports on the state of conservation of the sites, and advice and introduction of corrective measurements.
Training courses on conservation, analysis, instruments, materials and corrosion processes.
