when you coat a metal in another metal you are protecting the inside metal. The metal metal that is being used as a coat must be more corrosive than the 1st metal. For example iron can be coated in...
The reason for preventing corrosion of metals is that they will react with substances in the air, such as oxygen, to form nonmetallic compounds that will eventually destroy the integrity of the...
Copper is very corrosion resistant - it does produce a very attractive green patina e.g on the roofs of mosques. To eliminate it entirely - constantly paint it - or use Impressed Current Cathodic...