Heavy rust on the links of a chain near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco; it was continuously exposed to moisture and salt spray, causing surface breakdown, cracking, and flaking of the metal. The chain was replaced in 2023.
Rust scale forming and flaking off from a steel bar heated to its forging temperature of 1200C. Rapid oxidation occurs when heated steel is exposed to air
Cor-Ten is a group of steel alloys which were developed to eliminate the need for painting, and form a stable rust-like appearance after several years' exposure to weather.
Cor-Ten sheet with rust coating
Interior rust in old galvanized iron water pipes can result in brown and black water
Flaking paint, exposing a patch of surface rust on sheet metal
Outdoor Rust Wedge at the Exploratorium showing the expansion of rusting iron
