THE first view taken of the atmospheric corrosion or rusting of iron was that it was due to, a simple process of oxidation. In 1888 Prof. Crum Brown suggested, on the basis of experiments described by ...

IN the course of an X-ray examination on scales formed on steels, a structure phenomenon was observed which is believed to be of general interest. Magnesia is known to possess a considerably smaller ...

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