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Old 31 August 2017, 08:50 AM   #56
Buellrider
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Originally Posted by Colin10101 View Post
I think that's what's tripping me up... if it has to do with bronze being noble, then stainless steel (being more noble) should be even worse for this, and yet we don't see it happening. Just a bit confused is all.
Yeah, I honestly don't get it either.

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Originally Posted by EDL7 View Post
Depending on the alloy...bronze has about 80% copper in there mixed w/tin 20%..
Copper rusts like nobody's business...
Tudor uses an aluminum bronze alloy. Not sure how much copper content there is though. Regardless, it's not that the mid case is rusting...the aluminum insert is pitting from the corrosion.
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