by Ron Joseph
November, 2004
Preventing Galvanic Corrosion at Dissimilar Metal Surfaces
Q. Our contractor will be attaching aluminum tract to steel plates with welded
stainless steel studs. He wants to paint the steel with an aluminum oxide paint.
Will this paint assist in corrosion resistance that may be caused by "dissimilar
metals"? I am not familiar with the aluminum oxide paint. However we do agree that a
corrosion resistant primer such as an inorganic, or organic zinc rich, or zinc
chromate primer or other corrosion resistant primer should be applied to the
masting surfaces of the dissimilar metals.
Regards,
Jim Burke
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