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- From: ian@eonsw.demon.co.uk (Ian Leonard)
- Subject: Re: uPVC doors and Windows
- Message-ID: <BxuvL9.3qH@eonsw.demon.co.uk>
- Organization: EON Software, Oxford, UK
- References: <1992Nov13.142514.721@axion.bt.co.uk> <1992Nov16.131457.2638@lsl.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 10:24:44 GMT
- Lines: 34
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- In article <1992Nov16.131457.2638@lsl.co.uk> snail@lsl.co.uk writes:
- >In article <1992Nov13.142514.721@axion.bt.co.uk>, saujla@flamingo.axion.bt.co.uk (Sukhvinder Aujla) writes:
- >> If a hole is made in the metal through the uPVC then:
- >> (1) the steel salesman says the aluminum will turn to powder over a
- >> period of time.
- >
- >One of the most useful properties of Aluminium is that once the surface is
- >oxidised, the oxidisation stops. The outer layer prevents any further
- >deterioration occuring. This is not true with steel.
- >
- >> (2) the aluminum salesman says the steel will rust.
- >
- >It probably will.
- >
- >Disclaimer. I'm not metal expert of Chemist. I remembered the Aluminium bit
- >from an O Level exam I sat a long time ago.
- I remember this one as well. I also remember a lot of little things that
- turned out to not be true.
-
- >
- >Apologies for the multiple group followup.
- >I just used the addresses that came with the message.
- >--
- >snail@lsl.co.uk
- >
- >You Have To Remember, You Need To Beleive,
- >The Time Has Past, Dust In The Leaves.
-
-
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- Ian
-
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