"steel" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- As a result, steel reinforcing in the concrete has corroded, cracks have formed and water has penetrated the walls of the building.
- The mild steel will corrode in the presence of an electrolyte such as salt water.
- "But if you have to rebuild the decks every 15 years because the steel has corroded, maybe carbon is cheaper in the long run."
- Exposed, unprotected steel will corrode much more rapidly than steel covered with this protective layer.
- Stainless steel can corrode, however, particularly in oxygen-poor conditions where a flaw in the protective layer cannot heal by oxidizing anew.
- Knowing the process by which stainless steel corrodes, scientists can now try to determine how to prevent it.
- Mild steel corrodes more readily than wrought iron, but is cheaper and more widely available.
- As the steel in a bridge corrodes, rust expands the bars and places stress on the surrounding concrete, causing cracks and potholes.
- The steel has then corroded instead of oxidizing, resulting in severe damage to the works.
- Because steel corrodes in the salty sea air and concrete sinks in the sandy soil, builders say wood is the best Fire Island building material.
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