An unexpected passion I knew I would like the paper. It’s title signaled to me, answers to questions I have long asked myself and others. My fascination with corrosion and metals stem from a desire to see industrial parts and machinery be a sound investment for islands like my own. When you are surrounded by the sea, the salt in the atmosphere clings and leaves its presence on metal surfaces, causing deterioration, rusting and compromised metal integrity. This can cause accidents and losses in equity when equipment purchased, does not ‘stand up’ to the ‘island test’. The atmosphere in the Caribbean islands will have a higher salt content as our size is not significant when compared to the huge land masses in countries such as the United States of America or Europe and Australia to name a few. It is a familiar sight to see welded joints or machine fabricated points of contact rusting in industrial equipment. Though many motors may come sealed with a protective ...
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