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Galvanic corrosion (also called bimetallic corrosion or dissimilar metal corrosion) is an electrochemical process in which one metal corrodes preferentially when it is in electrical contact with another, in the presence of an electrolyte.
Galvanic corrosion is the electrochemical erosion of metals. Corrosion occurs when two dissimilar metals are in contact with each other in the presence of an electrolyte , such as salt water. This forms a galvanic cell, with hydrogen gas forming on the more noble (less active) metal.
The Volta potential (also called Volta effect, [1] Volta potential difference, contact potential difference, outer potential difference, Δψ, or "delta psi") in electrochemistry, is the electrostatic potential difference between two metals (or one metal and one electrolyte) that are in contact and are in thermodynamic equilibrium.
The unshaded bars indicate the location on the chart of those steels when in acidic/stagnant water ( like in the bilge ), where crevice-corrosion happens. Notice how the *same* steel has much different galvanic-series location, depending on the electrolyte it's in, making prevention of corrosion .. more difficult.
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Iron corrosion takes place in an acid medium; H + ions come from reaction between carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and water, forming carbonic acid. Fe 2+ ions oxidize further, following this equation: 4 Fe 2+ (aq) + O 2 (g) + (4+2 x) H 2 O(l) → 2 Fe 2 O 3 · x H 2 O + 8 H + (aq) Iron(III) oxide hydrate is known as rust.