This paper will concern itself with the very basic fundamental cause of corrosion and its prevention. The fact is that metals corrode through sheer cussedness. They want to corrode. This perverse desire stems from the fact that it is more natural for a metal to exist in the form of a compound, since compounds such as oxides contain less energy than metals and therefore more stable.
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Why Snow Making Pipes Corrode
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