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While the article mentions stainless, it doesn’t really give it enough credit.

Lots of words describing the failures of the Statue of Liberty, but no words describing how the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and the top of the Chrysler building (both stainless) have persisted for decades with absolutely zero corrosion. My understanding is that this has vastly exceeded the expectations of the initial engineers.

Stainless steel artifacts made today will still be around in a million years if they aren’t intentionally destroyed.

parent in_vestor 3 years ago

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