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I don't think steel rusts.

iron rusts but steel will not rust. copper also does not rust.

Steel rust

steel also rust in some conditions

All steels and low-alloy steels rust in moist atmospheres. In some circumstances, the addition of 0.3% copper to carbon steel can reduce the rate of rusting by one quarter or even by one half.

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