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Default White dust corrosion on steel?

Aaron Fude wrote:
Hi,

A few hours ago I posted a question about removing rust from a 1986
Craftsman table saw.

Well, I also got a band saw and a jointer... sorry.

The body of the band saw (I'm guessing it's made of steel, but maybe
something else) is covered with a substance that has has the
consistency of rust except it's completely white. It comes of
completely with the help of a wire brush. What is this stuff?


Aluminum oxide?