I live and work near the Pacific Ocean. Aluminum even NEAR the ocean will turn to a powdery dust if left untreated. I remember as a child we would have to replaice our aluminum patio furniture every year as it would weaken and become unsafe. I worked for the Telephone company and in coastal zones we used copper or stainless steel in lieu of aluminum to stop the disinitegration of our outside plant infrastructure.
Chemistry question on aluminum
Hi,
I am not sure if I am getting paranoia about this...
Nowadays, there are many equipment (amps, speakers, etc) that are made from aluminum; from a slab, ingot, extruded and other processes. And I am a sucker for the raw industrial silvery color Aluminum looks. I just dig them. (Think YG acoustics, Audiomachina, Modwright, Jeff Rowland, Acoustic Signature TT, et al)
But I live in the hot and humid tropics. A friend, knowing that I failed Chemistry in school, put a scary thought in me that white powdery substance will form and corrode them in the long run.
Anyone care to give me a Chemistry 101 lesson on this with respect to Audio equipment?
Thanks.
I am not sure if I am getting paranoia about this...
Nowadays, there are many equipment (amps, speakers, etc) that are made from aluminum; from a slab, ingot, extruded and other processes. And I am a sucker for the raw industrial silvery color Aluminum looks. I just dig them. (Think YG acoustics, Audiomachina, Modwright, Jeff Rowland, Acoustic Signature TT, et al)
But I live in the hot and humid tropics. A friend, knowing that I failed Chemistry in school, put a scary thought in me that white powdery substance will form and corrode them in the long run.
Anyone care to give me a Chemistry 101 lesson on this with respect to Audio equipment?
Thanks.