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Does Aluminum Rust And What To Do?

Well, almost…

Aluminum corrodes but it does not rust. When you are talking rust, this only refers to iron and steel corrosion.

Aluminum is actually very prone to corrosion. However, aluminum corrosion is aluminum oxide, a very hard material that actually protects the aluminum from further corrosion. Aluminum oxide corrosion also looks a lot more like aluminum, so it isn’t as easy to notice as rusted iron.

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