@[email protected] to No Stupid [email protected] • 1 year agoWhat's the piece that's supposed to fail first (and prevent damage) called?message-square18fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up139arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the piece that's supposed to fail first (and prevent damage) called?@[email protected] to No Stupid [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@BowtiesAreCoollink10•1 year agoAnother example would be a sacrificial piece of metal that will attract the corrosion over that of the metal of a boats prop under the waterline
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoOld beetles had some zinc under the bonnet for that, I think.
Sacrificial Part is the general term.
Another example would be a sacrificial piece of metal that will attract the corrosion over that of the metal of a boats prop under the waterline
Sacrificial anode
Usually zinc
Old beetles had some zinc under the bonnet for that, I think.
I’ve seen it on residential gas lines too.
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