A major cause of failures in metal fasteners is electrochemical corrosion (rust), or so-called galvanic action. Engineers and designers alike can greatly reduce this type of corrosion by specifying ...

This corroding galvanized steel pole exhibits red corrosion products due to corrosivity of soil, chloride ions and galvanic action. When Dawson Public Power District in Lexington, Nebraska, U.S., ...

LONDON—Automotive coolant hose failure may be traced to electro-chemical degradation caused by galvanic action—the reaction of engine coolant with metallic components of the cooling system. Rubber ...

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