How saltwater is enemy of metals
Saltwater or called saline water is a kind of water that contains dissolved salts in a high concentration. It contains ions which work as a good conductor of electricity. The salinity of seawater is roughly around 35,000 ppm, which is equivalent to 35 grams of salt per one litter. This saltwater has become an enemy of metals, as the combination of moisture, oxygen, and salt, especially sodium chloride, damages metal, and this combination either corrode the metal or eats away further making the metal weak. Saline water makes metal weak five times faster than freshwater does. Even though Bacteria present in oceanic water consume metal like iron and their excretions turn into rust. According to our online science tutoring methods there are two types of corrosion that saltwater does like electrochemical corrosion, and anaerobic corrosion 1. Electrochemical Corrosion Here saltwater directly attacks metal and corrodes the metal, as the metal ions get dissolved in wat...