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Bolts Designed to be Rapidly Corrode in Seawater
I actually had looked into exploding bolts as a possibility for releasing my underwater mooring system. Another possibility I investigated was 90% Magnesium 10% Iron alloy bolts. These seemed to work well and you could size the magnesium in such a way to get the corrosion down to a release in...- Ping6809
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- Forum: Corrosion engineering
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Bolts Designed to be Rapidly Corrode in Seawater
I'm working on a project where we have an instance where we want some bolts to quickly distinegrate to nothing in seawater over the course of a few hours. I've heard of bolts like this that immediatly start to seem to boil the seawater upon contact. What type of bolt should I use for this job?- Ping6809
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- Forum: Corrosion engineering
