home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
The Epic Interactive Encyclopedia 1998
/
Epic Interactive Encyclopedia, The - 1998 Edition (1998)(Epic Marketing).iso
/
C
/
Corrosion
/
INFOTEXT
< prev
Wrap
Text File
|
1992-09-04
|
318b
|
10 lines
Corrosion is the eating away and eventual
destruction of metals and alloys by chemical
attack. The rusting of ordinary iron and
steel is the most common form of corrosion.
Rusting takes place in moist air, when the
iron combines with oxygen and water to form a
brown-orange deposit of rust.
Subject by: Mervin Dykes