What is excatly aluminum nails???
Is it corrosion resistant???
What does it have???
2006-11-24 04:55:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Aluminium is a chemical element and metal.
Aluminium nails would be nails made of this elements.
Corrosion/rust is the contact of metals with oxygen (another chemical element and part of the air around us), the process is alled oxidation.
The best example is the metal iron reacting with oxygen from the air and the result would be rust. (it works better with water as ths contains more of the element oxygen). The surface becomes reddish-brown and briddle, more oxygen can penetrate the metal and in the end the piece of metal breaks, "it rustes away".
Alumumium does react withs oxygen but only on the surfcae, in common language you could say its "rusts". The surface than looks greyish. But in comparison to iron this forms a protecting layer on the surface of the aluminum, no oxygen can get deeper and the aluminium stays stable.
That is one of the reason airplanes are made of a very pure aluminium. They should not rust.
2006-11-24 05:06:35 · answer #1 · answered by Robert K 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aluminum Nails
2016-10-07 07:00:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and No.
Aluminum will very readily react with Oxygen gas to form Aluminum Oxide (the "rust" of Aluminum). However, unlike Iron Oxide, Aluminum Oxide forms a protective layer on the Aluminum metal which prevents further oxidation. Bare Aluminum metal will develop this protective Al2O3 coating and stop oxidizing, unlike Iron which, when it rusts, will eventually corrode down to just Fe2O3 powder.
2006-11-24 04:59:06 · answer #3 · answered by mrjeffy321 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Electrolysis can happen to aluminum if it comes in contact with other metals. It gets an aluminum oxide caused by oxidation.An Electrolysis is the binding of two metals cause by oxidation. Most nails are made of galvanized metal or stainless steel. The galvanized stuff will resist corrosion but will corrode. The Stainless steel can rust but usually lasts longer. For out doors aluminum works best.
2006-11-24 05:03:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aluminum nails will not rust or corrode. They are primarily used when shingling a house for that exact reason. They are very light weight as well.
2006-11-24 04:59:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they do not rust. They are non-corrosive in nature due to the fact that pure aluminum does not contain any metals like iron that can rust.They are strong and resistant to weather not like other metals which are corrosive by nature. Not as strong as iron but not as heavy either.
2006-11-24 04:59:55 · answer #6 · answered by Ted 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Aluminium is purely a non-ferrous metal. The rust formation is due to the oxidation reaction of iron. in Aluminium there is no iron so it will not rust
2006-11-24 05:43:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They wouldn't rust because they have no traces of iron in them...but they would corrode if outside from the reaction to the acidity of the rain.
2006-11-24 04:58:25 · answer #8 · answered by mr_tasty_phlegm 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. The Al2O3 coating that forms protects them from further oxidation.
2006-11-24 04:58:55 · answer #9 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They would rust if kept in the "right" environment.
2006-11-24 05:31:28 · answer #10 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋