Did you know corrosion silently damages your heating system and often can be the reason for shutting down your entire system? Therefore, most business owners or industrialists pay special attention to it and ensure the system runs smoothly. What if an inexpensive and reliable product could protect the material so that you can get peace of mind and focus on your production process? That’s why sacrificial anodes come into the market. It acts as a guard so that a harsh environment may not damage the equipment’s surface.
The sacrificial anodes protect expensive equipment such as pipelines, boat metal parts, or water heaters. They prevent costly equipment structures from corrosion by sacrificing themselves. Due to having reactive metal corrosion, the protected equipment’s surface stays healthy and gets a long lifespan. This protection technique is called sacrificial anode cathodic protection.
In this way, you can protect your expensive equipment’s surface and save a lot of money that you need to spend on maintenance.
The following are the types of sacrificial anodes. Their categorization depends on the type of material which is used in sacrificial anodes. Each material has different specifications and uses for different equipment based on surface material.
The magnesium anodes are sacrificial anodes which are used in cathodic protection to prevent steel or other materials. They have a large negative electrolyte as compared to the protected material. That’s why they sacrifice themselves by getting corrosion and ensuring that the expensive metal structure stays healthy.
Aluminum anodes are one of the best sacrificial anodes that protect equipment’s structure from corrosion. These are made from an alloy material which has a high current capacity and lower weight. That’s why these are one of the best choices for pipelines and offshore structures.
The zinc anodes use the galvanic corrosion principle to protect the expensive metal structure. These sacrificial anodes are more reactive as compared to protected surface material. Zinc anodes are mostly used for metal boat parts or ships.
So, if you want to protect expensive metal parts from corrosion due to salty water or harsh weather, then sacrificial anodes are one of the best solutions. Due to various years of experience in heat tracing systems, we provide high-quality anodes so that your expensive equipment stays safe and gets a long lifespan. To get a reliable sacrificial anode, contact us today.
