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Regarding climbing anchors: Anybody expecting to use steel near the ocean and having it last, is in for a really bad time. Ti glue-ins are really the best way t
by wcarron 5y ago
Regarding climbing anchors: Anybody expecting to use steel near the ocean and having it last, is in for a really bad time. Ti glue-ins are really the best way to go near water. Plus, I'm sure you're aware of how many variables there are.
Even 316 rusts and corrodes, and that should be fairly obvious to most users if they actually look at the bolts before trusting them.
- lazide 5y agoAgreed, what got people for awhile is that while there is sometimes visible rust - sometimes there isn’t - and even then nothing like normal steel or iron. Then it fails. Or doesn’t. Not what you want in rebar (or climbing anchors!)
- BoxOfRain 5y agoIt's shocking just how much seawater will corrode steel. If you look at pictures of shipwrecks like the Lusitania and Titanic they've degraded a lot since they were first dived to in the '60s and '80s respectively. The former barely even resembles a ship now.