Only if you are talking about iron corrosion. If you own an aluminum Macbook, for instance, it was oxidized (or corroded) during manufacturing, on purpose. This

Only if you are talking about iron corrosion. If you own an aluminum Macbook, for instance, it was oxidized (or corroded) during manufacturing, on purpose. This protects the metal from further corrosion. You could say it's what this project does.