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How tin cans coating prevent the iron from rusting when the coating is ruptured the rusting process usually occurs even faster than it would on uncoated iron why?

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The iron used in production of tins are "low" quality.
Usually when tinboxes are rusting, this mean that they are stored in a moist environment.
Moisture drastically speeds up the oxidationprocess of Iron.

Tinned boxes will not rust from inside and out as such because there is no free oxygen in there.

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