Re:On Costliest U.S. Warship Ever, Navy Can’t Get Munitions ...
by scottlocklin on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @04:31AM
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Better hope nobody drops a zinc penny in the bilge.
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Re:On Costliest U.S. Warship Ever, Navy Can’t Get Munitions ...
by qtplatypus on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @10:41PM
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After a bit of research I was a little confused. According to my research you can use sink as a sacrificial anode for Al depending on the exact alloy you are using.
Re:On Costliest U.S. Warship Ever, Navy Can’t Get Munitions ...
by scottlocklin on Thursday August 01, 2019 @06:26AM
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Owners of aluminum boats make guests empty their pockets of loose change, because a penny in the bilge of an aluminum boat will punch a hole in the hull. I did make a mistake; has to be an old style copper penny for maximum galvanic corrosion.
It's a fairly lousy material for boats, though people use it anyway.