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Calculating pourbaix diagram of Fe-H2O system at different temperatures
I have been trying to calculate the pourbaix diagram for Fe-H2O at different temperature for my high school research but I am facing a lot of problems. I have several question regarding the ...
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Should I be concerned about a galvanic reaction between silver solder and stainless steel?
I would like to solder a drain fitting onto my ultrasonic cleaner's tank. The fitting and the tank are both stainless steel. During its operation, the tank is filled with a cleaning solution and heat ...
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Is "stainless" a bulk or a surface property of stainless steel?
In particular, if I cut a block of stainless steel in half, would the newly formed faces be stainless as well?
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What happens to the carbon in carbon steel when it rusts?
Carbon steel is iron containing some carbon in various forms of iron carbide.
When it rusts (oxidises), the iron becomes part of all kinds of crystalline and amorphous iron oxides and hydroxides, ...
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Brass - is this corrosion or oxidation and why did it happen?
I have bought a new brass Y-split water valve which is plain brass but inside is a more polished one, it was packed nicely and I opened it 2 days ago, washed it off with water for some reason, then ...
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Can gold cause tin or other metals to corrode?
I stumbled upon the following article while trying to identify some old RAM modules:
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/quickly-identify-ram-chips-with-these-tips/
In the article, it mentions the ...
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