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Re: [TowerTalk] STAINLESS STEEL BOLT AND ALUMINIUM ROTATOR CASINGPROBLEM

To: john@kk9a.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] STAINLESS STEEL BOLT AND ALUMINIUM ROTATOR CASINGPROBLEM
From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:43:47 -0800
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On 11/14/2011 1:49 PM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
> There is tremendous corrosion to aluminum when in contact with stainless
> steel and salt spray.  As much as I like stainless steel hardware, I would
> still avoid using it in aluminum threads if you're in a corrosive
> environment.
>
> John P40A
>

I had heard the same thing.  Stainless seems OK in aluminum under
ordinary conditions, but the Navy has a "salt spray" test that
this combination fails.

Rick N6RK
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