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Which Metals Are Marine Grade?

Which Metals Are Marine Grade?
Underwater and wet environments are highly corrosive to metals. To prevent the material from failing in these conditions it may be necessary to rely on metals to which alloying elements have been added in order to defend against the corrosive effects. Below we look at...
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Fasteners to Use for Boat Building

Fasteners to Use for Boat Building
Plywood boat building used to be quite laborious and required lots of effort when it came to fastening - holes needed to be individually pre-drilled. Luckily, things have changed! Today the challenge probably lies in the large number of available choices when it comes to which fastener...
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Marine Construction
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How to Avoid and Prevent Galvanic Corrosion

How to Avoid and Prevent Galvanic Corrosion

Galvanic corrosion occurs when two dissimilar metals come into electrical contact with a conductive electrolyte that is usually rainwater or groundwater. If aluminum and carbon steel are connected and immersed in seawater, the aluminum is likely to corrode more quickly, whilst the steel will receive...

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