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Swivel Storage Solutions are Powder Coated. Here is why Steel rusts.

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Steel rusts primarily due to a process called oxidation, where iron in the steel reacts with oxygen and water to form iron oxide, commonly known as rust. This reaction occurs more rapidly in the presence of moisture and air. The chemical reaction can be represented as follows: Iron (in steel) + Oxygen + Water → … Read more