Bronze tank and galvanized carbon steel in seawater
Bronze tank and galvanized carbon steel in seawater
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Do you see any big issues having a big bronze tank and threading galvanized carbon steel on it?
Room temperatures and the environment is sea water.
Thanks,
Herc.
Room temperatures and the environment is sea water.
Thanks,
Herc.





RE: Bronze tank and galvanized carbon steel in seawater
RE: Bronze tank and galvanized carbon steel in seawater
Dealloying of the bronze is probably going to happen.
There is also the risk of galvanic corrosion of the steel adjacent to the bronze.
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RE: Bronze tank and galvanized carbon steel in seawater
RE: Bronze tank and galvanized carbon steel in seawater
RE: Bronze tank and galvanized carbon steel in seawater
As to service life: that depends on lots of stuff. It might last a while, but it's still bad practice. It would be bad practice in fresh water services without corrosion inhibitors, and it certainly is bad practice in seawater.
RE: Bronze tank and galvanized carbon steel in seawater
RE: Bronze tank and galvanized carbon steel in seawater
You might be able to get 3 years out of this type of arrangement, if a number of things are optimized (coating, preload/stress in threads, etc). The technical points that everyone else noted are the relevant items of concern. I wouldn't even consider using this type of arrangement, and strongly encourage you to find another solution that doesn't have such inherent corrosion issues.