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Oh, yeah! Just ask any sailor! Salt water, because of the ions that salt gives to the mix makes it even more corrosive to most metals.

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because they are made of metal. And they are in water, which can speed up the oxidation of iron. rust is iron oxide.

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it gets rusted due to the salt present in the salt water

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The steel is coated by epoxy and several layers of epoxy paint, to prevent corrosion.

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cause they ir !

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steel will rust from a chemical reaction

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Sodium explodes upon contact with water.

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