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No. Sterling Silver does not rust. Ferrous metals such as iron and steel do rust, but sterling silver and gold do not, nor does platinum or palladium. Aluminum will oxidize (such as the shower curtain rod in your bathroom…run your hand over it sometime and notice the greyish-black powder that your hand picks up…that’s aluminum oxide).
