[TowerTalk] Stainless/Aluminum Galvanic Corrosion

[n8de at thepoint.net]

Just put a coating of RTV Silicone seal (use the aquarium stuff) over  
all the hardware and it will be like new years later when you peel the  
silicone seal off.
73
Don
N8DE

Quoting Bill Harris <w7kxb at msn.com>:

>
> Grant:Thanks for the heads-up on the McMaster Antiseize   
> Lubricant.Your link took me to an ISD web site where I found the   
> product, in an 8 oz container, for about $22+.  Was hoping I could   
> find it at my local hardware store, but this particular product is   
> marketed in the Industrial sector and normally not carried by your   
> mass merchandising outlets such as ACE; Lowels etc.  However, never   
> say die, I found a Permatex product on a Sears web site.  It's less   
> than $22 and it comes in a 16 oz container. For our application it   
> will last more than a life time.  Maybe "we" can repackage it into a  
>  1 oz. tube and resell it??I understand that Stainless Steel, being   
> more noble than Aluminum,, contributes to the cause of corrosion.  I  
>  would think Cad plated hardware would be the way to go since  
> Cadmium  is Aluminum's neighbor on the Galvanic table.
> I'm not sure if a Nickel loaded anti seize compound would be the way  
>  to go since Nickel is way more nobel than Stainless Steel.   I'll   
> leave it up to the on line experts to bring us up to speed on this   
> subject,
> Carry-onBill-w7kxb
>> Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 07:58:50 -0700
>> From: grants2 at pacbell.net
>> To: fdavis at nfld.net
>> CC: towertalk at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Force 12 C3SS  Galvanic Corrosion 20M
>>
>> McMaster stocks Never-Seez in nickle only formulation, even "nuclear
>> grade".  See
>> http://www.mcmaster.com/#never-seez-antiseize-lubricants/=e3634g
>>
>> Grant KZ1W
>>
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