@ Asker 10:52 Mar 3, 2017
'weathering' refers to ALL the deterioration that may be experienced due to exposure to the elements, e.g. corrosion, fading, colour change, embrittlement, peeling, etc. The source text seems to suggest that these effects take place merely on exposure to air, i.e. without the other factors usually involved such as rain, sunlight, UV, sea-spray, etc. Without knowing which particular aspects of 'weathering' are involved, nor which substance, nor indeed what the wider context and purpose of this remark are, it is hard to give a better-targeted answer. |