You might’ve noticed that your car came with something called a corrosion warranty in addition to your bumper-to-bumper and powertrain coverage. Corrosion warranties protect you against rust, which ...

New research reveals how corrosion happens on the atomic level. When water vapor meets metal, the resulting corrosion can lead to mechanical problems that harm a machine's performance. Through a ...

If you’re in charge of a boiler, you likely know that boiler corrosion is the enemy. Exposure of iron in the system to water and oxygen creates corrosion. The metal reacts chemically and disintegrates ...

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Guangwen Zhou, a professor of mechanical engineering at Binghamton University State University of New York, is studying how corrosion happens on the atomic level. BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- When water vapor ...