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That's hilarious, never thought about rust being another reason we are here today.
by ngold 7y ago
That's hilarious, never thought about rust being another reason we are here today.
- Gibbon1 7y agoI've forgotten the reference but read an engineer mention they tried stainless steel tanks for some application. And they all developed pin hole leaks from pit corrosion in less time than it took a plain steel tank to rust through. Also a suspended concrete ceiling above a swimming pool that fell into the pool, thankfully at night when it was closed. The designer thought stainless tiebars wouldn't rust in the humid environment above the pool. They didn't. They developed chlorine mediated stress crack corrosion. Me every time I've seen someone naive deal with a materials problem it's been sadness and tears.
- microtherion 7y agoNot sure if there were several such swimming pool incidents, but the one I recall in Uster, Switzerland, happened during business hours and 12 people were killed: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-05-10-mn-18105-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-05-10-mn-18105-...
- Stratoscope 7y agoOxides are your friend, my friend. Without them, everything would be stuck together!