In a message dated 2002/10/19 10:06:03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>Similarly, what about the steels (I don't recall the type >name) used for sculptural works, that quickly develop a dark brown >"rust" layer, which supposedly protects the underlying steel (just as >aluminum, titanium, and stainless steels do) from further progression? Possibly COR-TEN? (Sometimes spelled corten or cor ten.) It was used in WWII to make amphibious vehicles. We had tons of it left over from WWII in a factory at which I once worked. It sat in the weather but never seemed to acquire deep pitting. John Bercovitz Rust never sleeps. -
