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I do not have a electronic microscope, mine is just optical but has a magnification up to 1280x. However the effects of stropping on the edge are quite visible with a lower magnification as well....

To me, stropping before each of the three passes I usually do makes a big difference. It is not essential, but in case I do not strop before any pass I can tell the difference.

I am not an expert in metallurgy, what I can say is just the result of my observations on a microscope. The fact the edge looks shinier and clean after stropping it can certainly be the sign of rust...

I completely agree on this and thank you, Carl, for this very useful post.
However, by watching the edge of the bevel on a microscope after stropping, it looks shinier and clean, but also more...

You are right of course, but it is also a matter of fact not all strops work the same. The result you get from a loom strop is different from the one you get from a hanging strop. This is something...

By reading all of your comment, which I respect and I believe to be correct, it calls to my mind a simple question: what is stropping for?
And why there are so many different strops around? Stripe,...

I do believe this is the perfect way to get a convex bevel. The strop is too loose. By stropping like that, razors need frequent honing.