Unless you live next to a saltwater spray you should be fine with anodized aluminuim casework etc. Untreated Aluminium will react as has been said but most of what you end up with is treated in some way or other.
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.
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