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Corrosion of Copper Pipes

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THE presence of a metal tends to inhibit the corrosion of a more electro-positive metal. On the other hand, when a metal is coated with a material to which it is electro-negative, it is well known that intense local corrosion is apt to ensue if defects arise in the coating.

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    A. F. DUFTON & F. L. BRADY

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DUFTON, A., BRADY, F. Corrosion of Copper Pipes. Nature 120, 367 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/120367d0

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