Rust

So we are all in this together, an all out war against rust, is the eternal enemy and finding effective ways to eradicate the evil annoyance is the Holy Grail of this crusade. So?.

What is Rust?

Rust, Corrosion, Metal Cancer, grot--rot or properly called iron oxide. It's the stable form of steel. Iron ore, the raw mineral we mine to make steel, is actually iron oxide. Rust! Yes, steel is made from rust. It spends the rest of its life trying to return to its natural state.

In order to have rusting take place, you need three things: Steel, Oxygen, and Heat. Rust is actually an electron exchange; Steel gives up an electron and becomes rust. It's a process related to electricity. In fact, anywhere two different metals touch, there is an electrical current generated.