InterestingUsername@lemmy.ml to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoGoldlemmy.mlimagemessage-square190fedilinkarrow-up11.47Karrow-down18
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minus-squareEheran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoIf you coat steel with gold and there is even the tiniest scratch/void/… it will extremely accelerate the rusting. Galvanic corrosion is no joke. That’s why you use zinc for the job.
minus-square🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoThe chemistry behind that is magic to me. Although I hope my assumption that there are so many applications for cheap gold is likely true, I’m assuming you’ll be able to come up with more uses
If you coat steel with gold and there is even the tiniest scratch/void/… it will extremely accelerate the rusting. Galvanic corrosion is no joke. That’s why you use zinc for the job.
The chemistry behind that is magic to me.
Although I hope my assumption that there are so many applications for cheap gold is likely true, I’m assuming you’ll be able to come up with more uses