Re: The Auto Industy's 2nd Biggest Fear

"V-for-Vendicar" <Justice@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
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> 
>>>  And which will rot away in a few years.   SMART has an aluminum
>>>  frame 
>>> that will not corrode.
> 
> 
> "Mike Marlow" <mmarlowREMOVE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
>> Do you know about some new miracle aluminum that does not oxidize?
> 
>   As all intelligent people know, Aluminum is like Copper  in that
>   it's 
> oxide is insoluable in water. So any thin layer of oxide that builds
> up on a piece of Copper or Aluminum metal protects the metal from
> further oxidation. 
> 
>   This is why copper is used for roofs and Aluminum is used for siding
>   and 
> ladders.
> 
>   Aluminum ladders don't corrode through when left outside or exposed
>   to 
> water, like a steel ladder would.
> 
>   Aluminum car frames are imperviouis to corrosion in exactly the same
> manner.
> 
>   Consider yourself Educated Mike.
> 
> 

I am sorry you are a *****ing idiot. Alum. will corode quite easy, unless 
it has a very good protective coating on it. salt will destroy it almost 
as fast as other metals. I have seen much alum. corroded. Try looking at 
alum trucks and trailers. They last longer than straight steel but not a 
miricle.   KB

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