Thread: Does Rust Breed Rust?
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Default Does Rust Breed Rust?
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The only rust that actually protects the metal is rust on CorTen
steel, a special alloy

Not so...it will tend to slow down the rate of further oxidation on
ordinary iron simply by providing barrier against oxygen to fresh
surface. It's not perfect, granted, but it does have an effect.

It's relatively easy to demonstrate.

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