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• Re: another discussion point on coolant system corrosion

  David Beierl · Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:13:04 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

  ...I've seen aluminum castings (aluminum cleat on anodized aluminum mast, s/s fastenings) burst apart because the corrosion products from the aluminum could...

• Re: corrosion & anodes (long)

  Martin Jagersand · Sun, 17 Jan 1999 19:37:43 -0500 · Mailing-list archive

  ...Copper reacts withthe aluminum, sets up > a local corrosion cell, and perforates the = aluminum in sea water in > short order. So don't put...

• Re: metal / chemical reaction experts

  Horace K. Sawyer · Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:25:45 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

  ...to the aluminum. Stainless steel is preferred by me to avoid rust. There is also some nice zinc plated stuff. What corrosion issues arise...

• Re: [vanagon] Re: electrolysis

  Larry Alofs · Sat, 13 Oct 2001 08:46:40 -0500 · Mailing-list archive

  ...circuit with Aluminum and steel will > corrode. The rate could be negligible (higher probability of personal meteor > strike than damaging corrosion of Cu component...

• Engine Coolant Corrosion Inhibitor?

  · Wed, 9 Apr 1997 01:49:01 -0400 (EDT) · Mailing-list archive

  ...Dissolved oxygen is removed from the coolant to help prevent 'oxidation' type corrosion (rust). Corrosion Inhibitor also contains molybdenum, which helps protect aluminum from...

• Re: What is the scientific explanation?

  Chad Lyles · Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:37:39 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

  ...always wondered, why would there be extensive aluminum corrosion > built up under rubber hoses on aluminum parts or under the head gasket. I > don...

• Re: ZSticks and head corrosion

  Tom L. Neal · Fri, 6 Aug 1999 22:38:13 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  ...protect head STUD corrosion, which they feel then leads to head corrosion. A suggestion that magnesium (more active than aluminum) would be better than...

• Re: Corrosion of heads

  Keith Adams · Thu, 17 Feb 2000 16:41:38 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  ...Corrosion only will take place given 4 components 1) anode (metal that is corroding - in our case, the aluminum heads) 2) cathode (site where...

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• aluminum corrosion

  corrosion that occurs in aluminum parts, often accelerated by phosphates

• Silicates

  Compounds that inhibit corrosion on aluminum surfaces and protect against cavitation

• Cavitation erosion

  a type of corrosion that occurs when coolant bubbles collapse against aluminum surfaces

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• Corrosion of Aluminum: what and why?

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• Corrosion of Aluminum Alloys

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• How to Repair Corrosion and Paint an Aluminum Hood on a Ford Explorer (Police Interceptor Utility)

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• How to Stop Corrosion on Aluminum - Step by Step

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• A Crash Course in Corrosion: Aluminum

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• Galvanic Corrosion what causes it and how to prevent, have an issue on my aluminum car trailer

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