[TowerTalk] STAINLESS STEEL BOLT AND ALUMINIUM ROTATOR CASINGPROBLEM

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

On 11/14/2011 1:49 PM, john at 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