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Don't forget the oxygen N/T
Posted by Cees Broere on Fri Jan 10, 2003 06:24:19 AM
In reply top Re: Fresh water effects... posted by Per Bjorkqvist on Thu Jan 09, 2003 03:55:55 PM
N/T
: : There have been a number of questions posed about the ef
: fe
: : cts of Salt water on aircraft, as far as I can interpret
: t
: : he result seems to be take each one as it comes as no tw
: o
: : will be the same, but what are the effects of fresh wate
: r
: : on aircraft? What precautions have to be taken when one
: i
: : s recovered (if any)?
:
: Well,here i the middle part of Sweden is the Great Lake (S
: torsj?n in swedish)known for another great lake monster!
: I have recovered some Swedish P-51 items and other types o
: ut of this lake and they is often damaged with the wellkno
: wn patina of light-blue and powder.....as in salt water.
: Especially in shallow water when the parts lay fully expo
: sed above a solid sea bottom.
: I believe that it is a combination of sunlight,salt,and ot
: her minerals that breaks the metal down...
: Stopping the process i believe the only thing you can do i
: s to rinse with fresh water as soon as possible after reco
: very and remove areas of detoriated metal,just like iron r
: ust on your car....
: It also depends of how much Magnesium there is in the allo
: y.
: The more of Mg the worse corrosion.
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