Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
qid=458182
Home » Forums » Aeronautics & Space Engineers » Activities » Aircraft engineering Forum
on our carbon spar with aluminium brackets attached, we tried to prevent galvanic corrosion by applying glass
separation plies between the aluminium and carbon parts. Where glue is not sufficient, the brackets are connected to
the spar by titanium bolts with titanium or stainless steel washers and stainless steel nuts, some of which are silver
plated. The bolt shanks contact the carbon in the spar hole, and contact the aluminium in the bracket hole, we did not
put any isolation between the holes and bolt shanks.
We put a test section of spar with a titanium bolt, stainless washer and stainless nut in a thin layer of salty water and
are seeing corrosion on the washer and nut. The test is too simple to draw any conclusions, but it does make us
wonder...
Is this in your opinion a sound enough way of preventing galvanic corrosion, or would you recommend different
material combinations, additional isolation (eg between shank and hole, how would that be done?), or some solution we
have overlooked altogether? We will be flying under an experimental certification, we expect to not have a lifespan of
ages, about 2 to 3 years. However, we will be flying near the sea, so salty water around plenty.
Also, what literature can you recommend on galvanic corrosion in composite metal hybrid structures?
Thanks!
The brits would spray wash the Nimrod after each mission (I believe) … I've seen pix of a Nimrod taxiing over a spray.
The USN (I believe) don't wash their P3s … and have lots of corrosion.
Draw your own conclusion !
1 of 3 21/09/2019 07:30
fasteners and galvanic corrosion - Aircraft engineering - Eng-Tips https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=458182
thanks, we will!
www.sparweb.ca
AFWAL-TR-86-3035 DESIGN GUIDE FOR BOLTED JOINTS IN COMPOSITE STRUCTURES [AD-B108 123]
Sample paragraph...
Join | Advertise
2 of 3 21/09/2019 07:30
fasteners and galvanic corrosion - Aircraft engineering - Eng-Tips https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=458182
3 of 3 21/09/2019 07:30