Aluminum plates are fastened together with brass rivets the


Repeat Sample Problem 9.2, except use a rotating disk made of wrought-aluminum alloy 2014-T6 having a 135 Brinell hardness.

Problem 9.2

Aluminum plates are fastened together with brass rivets. The aluminum plates have a total exposed area of 1.5 ft.2 and the rivets have a total exposed area of 2.5 in.2. The environment involves moisture and some salt.

(a) Which metal will corrode?

(b) If twice as many rivets are used, what effect would this have on the total rate of corrosion?

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