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Corrosion is the chemical or electrochemical reaction between a material and its environment. The material is usually a metal. The reactions produces a deterioration of the material.Rust is the oxide that is formed by open-air oxidation of iron. Rusting is caused by the action of oxygen and moisture not by chemicals.

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