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Neither rust. Only iron rusts.
However, copper and aluminium both oxidise.
Aluminium oxidises extremely quickly. It you cut a piece of aluminium in the air, it immediately oxidises. The surface that you see/feel for aluminium is actually aluminium oxide. (Al2O3). The surface of aluminium pots and pans in the kitchen is actually aluminium oxide. . Aluminium oxide is impervious to further oxidation and so the aluminium underneath remains as aluminium .
Copper on the other hand is a much slower oxidiser. The brown/red colour of copper metal will slowly tarnish (oxidise) over a period of days and weeks, to become a dull colour and if left for a longer time , may go black as copper oxide, or green as copper carbonate.
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What rusts faster aluminium or carbon steel?
Since aluminum cannot rust ('rust' is a specific term for the corrosion of iron), carbon steel will be faster. Althpough an oxide coat forms on both aluminum and steel, the oxides are of a different nature. The iron "rust" is a pervious coating which allows water to be held against the metal and oxygen to enter and react with the wet metal, aluminum oxide is an impervious layer which protects the metal from further decomposition,
What makes aluminum foil rust faster vinegar or water?
Actually, vinegar and saltwater makes it rust... it happened to me...
Which metal rust fastest copper bronze or steel?
iron will rust faster because the hydrogen molecules combine with metalic molecules in the iron faster which causes the chemical reaction process to speed up sincerly, Jake from AZ 7th grade student
How long does it take copper to rust?
Copper doesn't rust
What makes cans rust?
The inside of a soda can is made of aluminum that is why they do not rust they only rust if the aluminum is all scratched up.
What rusts faster aluminium or carbon steel?
Since aluminum cannot rust ('rust' is a specific term for the corrosion of iron), carbon steel will be faster. Althpough an oxide coat forms on both aluminum and steel, the oxides are of a different nature. The iron "rust" is a pervious coating which allows water to be held against the metal and oxygen to enter and react with the wet metal, aluminum oxide is an impervious layer which protects the metal from further decomposition,
Which will rust faster Cooper or silver?
copper and silver dont rust. but copper tarnishes and so does silver. but copper will tarnish faster than silver. also, learn to spell please.
What 6 metals do not rust?
copper, aluminum, tin, lead, gold, silver,
What makes aluminum foil rust faster vinegar or water?
Actually, vinegar and saltwater makes it rust... it happened to me...
Do copper pennies rust in soda or vinegar faster?
Pennies don't rust; they're copper. They corrode. The phosphoric acid, carbonation and salt in soda will corrode a penny faster than the other liquids.
Does aluminum heats up faster than copper?
no it does not
What metals silver aluminum copper zinc and steel would be the first to rust?
steel - due to the presence of iron in it. others will oxidise, not rust.
Hypothesis for which type of metal steelcopper bronze rust faster?
If steel rusts faster than copper or bronze, then which of copper or bronze rusts faster than the other one?
Does wood silver aluminum copper gold and steel rust?
(For the purposes of answering this question I am rephrasing it as: "Which, if any, of the following materials 'rust': wood, silver, aluminum, copper, gold, and steel") The word "rust" (a verb) usually refers to the oxidation of iron, or most kinds of steel, to form an oxide of that material (i.e., iron oxide) on the surface, also called "rust" (a noun). More generally, the oxidation of any metal could be called rusting, in which case silver, aluminum, and copper all "rust" to differing degrees. To the best of my knowledge, gold and stainless steel do not oxidize under ordinary atmospheric conditions. (Silver "rust" is usually called "tarnish", copper "rust" "verdigris", and aluminum "rust" "aluminum oxide".) Wood is not a metal (nor an element), and its oxidation is ordinarily a fire producing ash and smoke, complex compounds containing many oxides, but never considered "rust".
Why does a nail rust faster than a penny?
Nails are made of iron, but pennies are copper and zinc. Iron reacts with oxygen to form rust, but copper on the outside of a penny does not.
Which metal rust fastest copper bronze or steel?
iron will rust faster because the hydrogen molecules combine with metalic molecules in the iron faster which causes the chemical reaction process to speed up sincerly, Jake from AZ 7th grade student
Does copper or iron corrode faster and why?
Iron generally corrodes faster because the oxide layer (rust) does not seal the metal's surface from oxygen like the corrosion on copper does.
