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FIGHTING CORROSION & DELIVERING APPEAL

ARTICLE - ISSUE 17 - by Stefano Rossi, University of Trento

FIGHTING CORROSION & DELIVERING APPEAL If we divide the rail transport world into infrastructure and rolling stock, it is immediately obvious that in both cases interaction with external elements occurs. And this contact with aggressive elements from surrounding environment results in wear and tear. The corrosive process is natural and unstoppable.

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