âSpoons come in many different sizes and are not precise enough to measure a childâs medication,â said pediatrician Ian Paul, MD, FAAP, lead author of the policy statement. âFor infants and toddlers, a small error â especially if repeated for multiple doses â can quickly become toxic.â.
Copper and bronze do not contain any iron, and only iron can rust (because rust is defined as iron oxide, a compound of iron and oxygen); so the answer is that steel will rust the fastest and copper and bronze will never 'rust'. But, yes, copper and bronze do tarnish, they do corrode.
Metallurgical engineer Michael L. Free of the University of Utah offers this explanation: Stainless steel remains stainless, or does not rust, because of the interaction between its alloying elements and the environment. Stainless steel contains iron, chromium, manganese, silicon, carbon and, in many cases, significant amounts of nickel and molybdenum. These elements react with oxygen from water and air to form a very thin, stable film that consists of such corrosion products as metal oxides and hydroxides.