← Back to context Comment by fragmede 2 days ago there's also a plastic liner on them that I'm sure helps. 13 comments fragmede Reply echoangle 2 days ago It also helps that they are made from aluminum which doesn’t rust like iron does. hdrz 2 days ago It rusts just like iron, but the rust (AlOx, or alumina) stays bonded to the metal and actually protects it. lloeki 2 days ago Rust being literal Fe2O3 makes a convincing argument that aluminium sure oxidises but doesn't rust pretty much by definition ;) wongarsu 2 days ago In other words: it rusts, but it doesn't rust like iron. It rusts in a much less destructive way because the aluminum oxide protects the rest of the aluminum from oxygen 1 reply → euroderf 2 days ago And epoxy binds to aluminum just fine ? Epoxy is weird. What solid material does it NOT bond to ? AlotOfReading 2 days ago Polyethylene, like they use in food containers. Virtually nothing sticks to it unless specifically designed. mjanx123 2 days ago It does not bond to polypropylene and other low surface energy plastics 1 reply → ridgeguy 2 days ago Teflon. 3 replies →
echoangle 2 days ago It also helps that they are made from aluminum which doesn’t rust like iron does. hdrz 2 days ago It rusts just like iron, but the rust (AlOx, or alumina) stays bonded to the metal and actually protects it. lloeki 2 days ago Rust being literal Fe2O3 makes a convincing argument that aluminium sure oxidises but doesn't rust pretty much by definition ;) wongarsu 2 days ago In other words: it rusts, but it doesn't rust like iron. It rusts in a much less destructive way because the aluminum oxide protects the rest of the aluminum from oxygen 1 reply → euroderf 2 days ago And epoxy binds to aluminum just fine ? Epoxy is weird. What solid material does it NOT bond to ? AlotOfReading 2 days ago Polyethylene, like they use in food containers. Virtually nothing sticks to it unless specifically designed. mjanx123 2 days ago It does not bond to polypropylene and other low surface energy plastics 1 reply → ridgeguy 2 days ago Teflon. 3 replies →
hdrz 2 days ago It rusts just like iron, but the rust (AlOx, or alumina) stays bonded to the metal and actually protects it. lloeki 2 days ago Rust being literal Fe2O3 makes a convincing argument that aluminium sure oxidises but doesn't rust pretty much by definition ;) wongarsu 2 days ago In other words: it rusts, but it doesn't rust like iron. It rusts in a much less destructive way because the aluminum oxide protects the rest of the aluminum from oxygen 1 reply →
lloeki 2 days ago Rust being literal Fe2O3 makes a convincing argument that aluminium sure oxidises but doesn't rust pretty much by definition ;)
wongarsu 2 days ago In other words: it rusts, but it doesn't rust like iron. It rusts in a much less destructive way because the aluminum oxide protects the rest of the aluminum from oxygen 1 reply →
euroderf 2 days ago And epoxy binds to aluminum just fine ? Epoxy is weird. What solid material does it NOT bond to ? AlotOfReading 2 days ago Polyethylene, like they use in food containers. Virtually nothing sticks to it unless specifically designed. mjanx123 2 days ago It does not bond to polypropylene and other low surface energy plastics 1 reply → ridgeguy 2 days ago Teflon. 3 replies →
AlotOfReading 2 days ago Polyethylene, like they use in food containers. Virtually nothing sticks to it unless specifically designed.
mjanx123 2 days ago It does not bond to polypropylene and other low surface energy plastics 1 reply →
It also helps that they are made from aluminum which doesn’t rust like iron does.
It rusts just like iron, but the rust (AlOx, or alumina) stays bonded to the metal and actually protects it.
Rust being literal Fe2O3 makes a convincing argument that aluminium sure oxidises but doesn't rust pretty much by definition ;)
In other words: it rusts, but it doesn't rust like iron. It rusts in a much less destructive way because the aluminum oxide protects the rest of the aluminum from oxygen
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And epoxy binds to aluminum just fine ? Epoxy is weird. What solid material does it NOT bond to ?
Polyethylene, like they use in food containers. Virtually nothing sticks to it unless specifically designed.
It does not bond to polypropylene and other low surface energy plastics
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Teflon.
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