Difference between revisions of "Iron stain"

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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A reddish [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=iron%20oxide iron oxide] stain caused by rusted [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=iron iron] or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=steel steel]. Weak acids, such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=citric%20acid citric acid] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=oxalic%20acid oxalic acid], have been used to dissolve rust.
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A reddish [[iron oxide red|iron oxide]] stain caused by rusted [[iron]] or [[steel]]. Weak acids, such as [[citric acid]] and [[oxalic acid]], have been used to dissolve rust.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Revision as of 08:45, 21 January 2014

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Description

A reddish iron oxide stain caused by rusted Iron or Steel. Weak acids, such as Citric acid and Oxalic acid, have been used to dissolve rust.

Synonyms and Related Terms

iron oxide; rust stain; iron mold

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Authority

  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

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