At 09:43 9/28/99 , Bulley wrote:
>  Salts,
>and brake fluid, which speed rust because they are hygroscopic, meaning: at
>a molecular level, they attract H20, and keep it in contact with the steel.

I don't know about brake fluid, but salt is not only hygroscopic but also
an active accelerator of rust.  Rusting is an electrochemical process, and
salt provides plenty of free ions to act as charge carriers.

david
David Beierl - Providence, RI
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