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Journal of Conservation Science Vol.32 No.3 pp.377-384

Nd : YAG 레이저를 이용한 철제 표면 옻칠 제거 실험 연구

박창수,조남철,황현성

Experimental Study for Removing Lacquer Layer on Iron Surface by Nd : YAG Laser System

Chang Su Park,Nam Chul Cho,Hyun Sung Hwang

Abstract

There are physical and chemical method for removement of a lacquered layer existing on the surface when gilding an iron Buddha, these caused environmental pollution by surface degradation and is very noxious for conservation scientist’s health. Thus, on this study, we conducted a lacquered layer removement experiments using Nd:YAG Laser which is contactless and eco-friendly. Specimens were made by polishing 5×5 size of iron(99.9%) specimens surfaces evenly and by differing of number of coating of unrefined lacquer, so there were thickness differences of 10 μm, 20 μm, and 30 μm. The laser machine used in this study was Nd:YAG Laser, and we used two wavelength modes; 1064 nm(160~180 mJ) for infrared light region and 532 nm(50~350 mJ) for ultraviolet light region. The experiment done by investigating the transition of specimens’ surfaces with laser wavelength, energy, and numbers of investigation. The remain amount of lacquered layer surfaces before/after laser irradiation was investigated by stereoscopic microscope, observation by SEM, Non-contact Surface Roughness Measurement Device, and FT-IR etc. As a result of each analysis, we could verify the thickness of 10 μm, 20 μm of lacquered layer removed without surface degradation when using 1064 nm wavelength with 1.0 J/cm2 density. We could find out that Nd:YAG Laser is effective for removing remained lacquered layers when gilding an iron Buddha. In the future, when not only the metal has made various studies also wood lacquered furniture or the like, it seems to be utilized to remove the lacquer without surface damage.

Vol. 40 No. 4 (2022.12)

Journal of Conservation Science Journal Abbreviation J. Conserv. Sci.
Frequency Quarterly
Doi Prefix 10.12654
Publisher The Korean Society of Conservation Science for Cultural Heritage
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