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Corrosion

The term corrosion refers to environmental alteration caused to a manufactured object, excluding purely mechanical effects (such as wear and tear due to friction, and damage from impacts). The most well-known examples are chemical alterations to metals due to the air, including rusting of iron and steel and the formation of a green patina on copper and its alloys (bronze, brass).