Dissimilar Metals Corrosion Reference

Study setup

Inputs

Pick a preset, then adjust exposure and protection.

1Material Pair

Common assembly preset

Seeds typical materials and assumptions.

Primary component metal

Connected hardware metal

Metal role note

The tool identifies the anodic member automatically from galvanic potential. The metal lists include tray metals, base metals, lug platings, terminal platings, and hardware alloys.

2Environment & Geometry

Exposure environment

Electrolyte exposure duty cycle

Estimated anodic exposed area (cm²)

Estimated cathodic exposed area (cm²)

Role is auto-detected from the selected pair.

Operating temperature (°C)

3Protection Inputs

Electrical isolation quality

Available corrosion allowance (mm)

Initial component thickness (mm, optional)

Minimum acceptable thickness (mm, optional)

Optional: adds remaining-thickness projection.