Author Topic: Galvanic corrosion in firearms, is it a concern?  (Read 5718 times)

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Offline Pubb

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Re: Galvanic corrosion in firearms, is it a concern?
« Reply #30 on: May 03, 2020, 02:12:16 PM »
Anodic is the opposite of cathodic. The series is the same - just phrasing.

To follow up, I would qualify my previous statement: it will depend on the exact alloy of each. Some stainlesses will be sacrificed to some bronzes and vice versa.

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Pubb, how do you determine which of two metals is more cathodic? I thought it might have to do with their relative positions on the anodic scale, but on the scale I found, stainless steel and aluminum are both higher voltage than brass.

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Re: Galvanic corrosion in firearms, is it a concern?
« Reply #31 on: May 07, 2020, 09:20:06 PM »
Risk of Galvanic Corrosion on Firearms explained

https://youtu.be/_5QQmkbeWo8
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