4. Forms of Corrosion | |
4.3 Galvanic Corrosion: Galvanic Series [3/4] |
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Galvanic Series:
Galvanic series is a guide for engineers to enable them to select compatible materials to minimize galvanic corrosion. Such a series is given in the table below.
Table 4.1: Galvanic Series
Anodic
(Easily Corroded) |
Magnesium |
Magnesium alloys | |
Zinc | |
Beryllium | |
Aluminum 110, 3003, 3004, 5052, 6053 | |
Cadmium | |
Aluminum 2017, 2024, 2117 | |
Mild Steel 1018, Wrought Iron | |
HSLA Steel, Cast Iron | |
Chrome Iron (active) | |
430 Stainless (active) | |
302, 303, 321, 347, 410, 416 Stainless Steel (active) | |
Ni-Resist | |
316, 317 Stainless (active) | |
Carpenter 20Cb-3 Stainless (active) | |
Aluminum Bronze (CA687) | |
Hastelloy C (active) Inconel 625 (active Titanium (active) | |
Lead/Tin Solder | |
Lead | |
Tin | |
Inconel 600 (active) | |
Nickel (active) | |
60% Ni-15% Cr (active) | |
80% Ni-20% Cr (active) | |
Hastelloy B (active) | |
Cathodic (Not Corroded) |
Naval Brass (CA464), Yellow Brass (CA268) |
Red Brass (CA230), Admiralty Brass (CA443) | |
Copper (CA102) | |
Manganese Bronze (CA675), Tin Bronze (CA903, 905) | |
410, 416 Stainless (passive) Phosphor Bronze (CA521, 524) | |
Silicon Bronze (CA651, 655) | |
Nickel Silver (CA732, 735, 745, 752, 754, 757, 765, 770, 794) | |
Cupro Nickel 90-10 |
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Cupro Nickel 80-20 | |
430 Stainless (passive) | |
Cupro Nickel 70-30 | |
Nickel Aluminum Bronze (CA630, 632) | |
Monel 400, K500 | |
Silver Solder | |
Nickel (passive) | |
60% Ni-15% Cr (passive) | |
302, 303, 304, 321, 347 Stainless (passive) | |
316, 317 Stainless (passive) | |
Carpenter 20Cb-3 Stainless (passive), Incoloy 825 (passive) | |
Silver | |
Titanium (passive), Hastelloy C & C276 (passive) | |
Graphite | |
Ziconium | |
Gold | |
Platinum |
Galvanic series is a table showing the relative corrodability of different metals and alloys in seawater. The metals and alloys are listed from being more corrodable (anodic or active) to more noble (cathodic). The closer the metals, the lesser is the chance for galvanic corrosion.
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