Re:My Pixel has a manufacturing defect
by kps on Saturday December 10, 2016 @10:36AM
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To be pedantic, aluminum corrodes very rapidly in air, but the surface rust (aluminum oxide) is stable and shields the underlying metal. Aluminum oxide mixed with whatever dye Apple used, on the other hand…
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Re:My Pixel has a manufacturing defect
by blackguardx on Saturday December 10, 2016 @10:40AM
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Forming an oxide layer isn't corrosion. Corrosion results in loss of material like the pitting you see in that photo. You are correct that the oxide layer prevents corrosion, though.