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Re: [sween345] Polishing bolts to increase their corrosion resistance in marine environments?:
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USnavy
Dec 23, 2011, 7:59 PM
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Thanks for the link. I have seen my fair share of SSC and pitting, its scary stuff. Fortunately our environment is a fair bit less harsh than Thailand so we do not see the same level of problems that they do.
j_ung wrote: Just curious, but why stray from what you know works?
There are conditions in which titanium is not necessary required. I am trying to figure out if we need to use Ti bolts on routes that are well inland. If we did not have to use Ti on inland routes we could halve our bolting costs for those routes. That is part of what my research is about. Currently it costs well over $100 to bolt a single route. So if we can safely use a less expensive alloy further inland, than that helps everyone.
So ultimately these bolts are just another in a long series of tests. I just want to make sure I prep them correctly to maximize their potential. These bolts seem promising which is why I am giving them special attention and taking the extra time to polish them and all the like.
But ultimately, Ti or 2205SS is the way to go for serious environments.
(This post was edited by USnavy on Dec 23, 2011, 8:18 PM)
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