My corrosion test

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cjensen
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My corrosion test

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At lunch today, I snapped a few pics of the "test cell" I have set up in my back yard. It's perfect for capturing as much water as possible by sitting on my brick chimney and stacked bricks surrounding it.

Here's the environment which it sits to the west where it takes the full brunt of afternoon sun, and western arrival of thunderstorms.
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This shot shows that these have been sitting outside since February 1st, 2006.
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Here you can see where the water soaking brick was sitting against the Alclad. Severe discoloration, but no pitting. It has not protruded thru the Alclad layer. This does not wipe off, so it is corroding.
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This shot shows the other piece, but I sprayed Napa 7220 on the lower portions and set a brick on it. It is discolored where bare alclad is, but there is not even a hint of corrosion where it is sprayed.
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My experiment will conclude after I am done with the RV and flying. At that point, I'll MEK the primer and see what it looks like underneath. This is just over one year of exposure, but so far the primer is holding up very well.

Obviously, we don't place bricks on our airplanes, so this is happening much quicker than it would in reality. I will also drill the rivets out, and check the mating surfaces. Some are treated with 7220 or zinc chromate, and others are bare. We'll see...
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Post by RV7Factory »

Chad, great stuff, but you could make your experiments a bit more interesting and fun to watch. You could drill a hole in the ribs at the end and mount them on a pole in the back yard... instant weather-vanes! :mrgreen:

God's honest truth, I had the idea and started typing it BEFORE I realized the irony.
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RV7Factory wrote:Chad, great stuff, but you could make your experiments a bit more interesting and fun to watch. You could drill a hole in the ribs at the end and mount them on a pole in the back yard... instant weather-vanes! :mrgreen:

God's honest truth, I had the idea and started typing it BEFORE I realized the irony.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

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:lol:

Brad, glad to see you are getting enough sleep so as NOT to lose your sense of humour.

It will be interesting to see that sample when your plane is ready to fly Chad, don't let someone pitch it.
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