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Galvanic Protection of Metals

01/29/2010 11:51 AM

What is the critical potential difference to initiate galvanic corrosion in sea water?

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Re: Galvanic Protection of Metals

01/29/2010 11:58 AM

All non-zero potentials.

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01/29/2010 12:00 PM

It depends upon the wetted metals only.

Platinum electrodes, for example, won't corrode in seawater, whetever the potential difference applied to them.

Don't expect the magnesium in the magnesium/steel system to last very long. Magnesium is often used as a sacrificial anode to protect steels (marine outboard engine propeller-shafts, for example) that are immersed in seawater.

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01/29/2010 1:22 PM

Galvanic corrosion chart. Search for it on the web.

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01/29/2010 1:54 PM

I could see the potential values in the galvanic corrosion chart. It is obvious that, the closer the values, the better the galvanic corrosion protection. The question is:

how big the potential difference is that could be critical or maximum in deciding material combination?

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01/29/2010 3:43 PM

Any potential is too much.

Perhaps a look at the electromotive series will help.

Standard electrode potential (data page) - Wikipedia, the free

You will have to decide how much material loss over time you can tolerate.

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Re: Galvanic Protection of Metals

01/29/2010 5:49 PM

Thank you all for the comments!

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