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April 18th 04, 03:50 AM

On 17 Apr 2004 21:30:46 EDT, am (Gary V.
Deutschmann, Sr.) wrote:

When I checked into the price of gold
plating, it was only a couple of bucks more than stainless silver or
stainless brass and I was just thinking perhaps the gold would last
longer and perhaps even work better.

Hi Gary,

Ships at sea, for millennia, have used bronze for durability. Talk
about an aggressive environment. One of my buddy's told about his
experience at the Naval Research Lab where a scientist offered a cube
of solid stainless steel for testing. They dumped it into sea water
and dissolved it.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC