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Composite Material Question

02/16/2013 4:06 AM

aluminium rivet will rust or not
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02/16/2013 4:21 AM

Not.
But it may corrode...
Depends if it's alluminium alloy or pure(ish) aluminium and what it's rivetting and environmental conditions.
Galvanic action between dissimilar metals will prob corrode aluminium faster than a pack of biscuits dissapears from the kitchen cupboard.

Rust is specific to iron/steel AFAIK.
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02/16/2013 10:36 AM

Aluminum is not, itself, a "composite" material.
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02/17/2013 1:07 AM

He means the question is composite.

He'll give it to us a little bit at a time. When we get to the tenth bit we'll have an idea what he's going to do with the rivet.

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02/17/2013 3:34 AM

Made I laugh
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02/17/2013 9:27 AM

Of course! Shall we suggest a new category? Composite questions?
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02/18/2013 1:29 PM

If you mean can it be made to corrode, then yes - just add mercury which disables aluminium's wonderful ability to produce its protective coating when exposed to oxygen.

Try an internet search for "aluminium mercury", and don't try this at home.

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