@darthskull@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca • 2 years agoWhat's the piece that's supposed to fail first (and prevent damage) called?message-square19fedilinkarrow-up143arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up143arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the piece that's supposed to fail first (and prevent damage) called?@darthskull@lemmy.ca to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca • 2 years agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink7•2 years 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@corsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilink1•2 years agoOld beetles had some zinc under the bonnet for that, I think.
minus-square@CADmonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•2 years agoI’ve seen it on residential gas lines too.
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.