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- From: snail@lsl.co.uk
- Newsgroups: uk.misc
- Subject: Re: uPVC doors and Windows
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.131457.2638@lsl.co.uk>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 12:14:57 GMT
- References: <1992Nov13.142514.721@axion.bt.co.uk>
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- In article <1992Nov13.142514.721@axion.bt.co.uk>, saujla@flamingo.axion.bt.co.uk (Sukhvinder Aujla) writes:
- > If a hole is made in the metal through the uPVC then:
- > (1) the steel salesman says the aluminum will turn to powder over a
- > period of time.
-
- One of the most useful properties of Aluminium is that once the surface is
- oxidised, the oxidisation stops. The outer layer prevents any further
- deterioration occuring. This is not true with steel.
-
- > (2) the aluminum salesman says the steel will rust.
-
- It probably will.
-
- Disclaimer. I'm not metal expert of Chemist. I remembered the Aluminium bit
- from an O Level exam I sat a long time ago.
-
- Apologies for the multiple group followup.
- I just used the addresses that came with the message.
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