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Bluing (eg firearms), galvanizing (Zinc coating), electroplating with cadmium, brass or other protective metals, and paint are coatings used to prevent rust.

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How does coating iron prevent rusting?

Coating prevent the iron from contacting air and moisture. So it prevents iron from rusting.


Which metal prevent the rusting of iron?

zinc prevents rusting of iron by the process galvanisation


Is galvanization a color?

Galvanization is a process of applying a protective zinc coating to steel of iron to prevent it from rusting


How tin cans coating prevent the iron from rusting when the coating is ruptured the rusting process usually occurs even faster than it would on uncoated iron why?

The iron used in production of tins are "low" quality. Usually when tinboxes are rusting, this mean that they are stored in a moist environment. Moisture drastically speeds up the oxidationprocess of Iron. Tinned boxes will not rust from inside and out as such because there is no free oxygen in there. Regards.


What method could be use to prevent iron from rusting?

Prevent iron from making contact with oxygen. This can be done with paint, a coating such as zinc or use of an oil/grease layer.


What is galvanised protection?

In current use, the term refers to the coating of steel or iron with zinc. This is done to prevent rusting of the ferrous item.


Is chemical property involved when iron is coated with zinc to prevent if from rusting?

It is a chemical process.


Can zinc prevent rusting of iron?

It decreases rusting but doesn't totally prevent it.


Is iron rusting in a charge of chemical?

No, iron rusting is oxidation process


Is zinc is plated on iron?

to prevent rusting of the iron


How do you prevent rusting of iron in bus?

By preventing rusting of iron in bus not being sarcastic at all


What kind of change of rusting of iron?

Iron rusting is a chemical change in which iron reacts with moist air to form fe2o3 commonly known as rust, a brown coloured coating.