Metal is the preferred material for many different applications where strength and durability are of the utmost concern. Some materials, natural and synthetic, have replaced most metals in certain applications. It’s not common to find metal as the primary material for electronics or furniture anymore. However, it is common in industrial settings and automobile settings. Metal has one serious drawback though: corrosion. Metal can corrode in the presence of chemicals that harm it, or in the presence of moisture in the air. Ferrous metals, those containing iron, oxidize in the presence of oxygen, typically, this occurs if they get wet
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