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Stainless steel is pretty expensive, but I suppose it would be no big deal for the US Navy. I thought they used sacrificial anodes to stop rust.
by incompatible 4y ago
Stainless steel is pretty expensive, but I suppose it would be no big deal for the US Navy. I thought they used sacrificial anodes to stop rust.
- GekkePrutser 4y agoI don't think those anodes are 100% effective though? I've seen many ships that have them and still have signs of rusting.
- wiredfool 4y agoI think that the sacrificial anodes work for places where it’s a hull in electrolyte, it wouldn’t necessarily work for salt spray in the superstructure.
- jhgb 4y agoIs it mechanically a 100% replacement for traditional steel used in naval construction? I recall specialty alloys like Wotan steel being used in WW2 warships. Perhaps such kinds of armor are not in vogue anymore, but corrosion resistance surely isn't the only requirement for naval construction, even if it's an important one. I'm not a metallurgist though, so I have no idea of all the implications of using stainless steel pervasively in naval construction.