MST Blog How to Prevent Rust With Coatings

Ferrous metals like iron and steel can oxidize to form rust. This weakens the metal and can cause failure of the part. To avoid rust and corrosion, a variety of different coatings can be applied to the metal. Coatings are designed to prevent oxidation by keeping the part from exposure to oxygen and water. Zinc coatings protect ferrous metals from rusting by a different means-zinc is oxidized before zinc-coated metal parts start to rust. The zinc coating will corrode instead of the protected ferrous metal part. Anodizing is a process for non-ferrous metals that reduces or eliminates corrosion. Clean the metal part or surface. It is important to remove any dirt or corrosion before applying any rust-preventative coating. Make sureThe post How to Prevent Rust With Coatings appeared first on MST Steel Corp.