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Preventing Corrosion - Part II: Avoid Galvanic Corrosion

Galvanic corrosion is a corrosion attack that occurs when two chemically different metals are in electrical contact within a corrosive environment. Preventing these costly and dangerous attacks is a matter of applying principles of chemistry to asset design.
By Michael Harkin
July 31, 2017
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by Michael Harkin
Michael Harkin is a NACE and SSPC coating inspector and current President of FeO – a QP5-certified coating inspection and consulting company. Prior to FeO, Michael served as an Army soldier and a Marine Corps officer. To learn more about FeO, go to www.FeOinc.com.

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