Do I need/use anything for brass pipe threads (both pipe and fitting)
that'll be in salt water a lot?

On Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 10:14:31 AM UTC-4, unk wrote:
Do I need/use anything for brass pipe threads (both pipe and fitting)
that'll be in salt water a lot?

Brass in sal****er will have the zinc leached out. Stainless will have pitting if the salt water is stagnate, but is okay in salt water that has oxygen in the salt water.

Dan

On 2017-07-05, unk wrote:
Do I need/use anything for brass pipe threads (both pipe and fitting)
that'll be in salt water a lot?

Never use brass in sal****er, period, it will fall apart.

On Wed, 05 Jul 2017 13:17:36 -0500, Ignoramus12559
wrote:

On 2017-07-05, unk wrote:
Do I need/use anything for brass pipe threads (both pipe and fitting)
that'll be in salt water a lot?

Never use brass in sal****er, period, it will fall apart.

Yeah, if you leave it in salt water for long. If it's on a trailered
boat, say, or a piece of fishing gear, and it's never exposed for more
than a day at a time, it will be all right. Just rinse it off with
fresh water when it comes out of the salt.

Brass-to-brass threads are a bad deal in any environment except a dry
interior. I think the trick there is just to exclude water, like with
a Teflon-based liquid pipe sealer.

If the OP wants to know what happens to brass if it's left in salt
water, I have a few examples in my junk pile. g It turns pinkish-red
as the zinc leaches out, and the remaining metal is like a very
fragile copper sponge.

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Ed Huntress

"unk" wrote in message
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Do I need/use anything for brass pipe threads (both pipe and
fitting)
that'll be in salt water a lot?

Bronze, stainless, plastic:
https://www.westmarine.com/plumbing-fittings

On Wed, 5 Jul 2017 08:16:34 -0700 (PDT), "
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On Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 10:14:31 AM UTC-4, unk wrote:
Do I need/use anything for brass pipe threads (both pipe and fitting)
that'll be in salt water a lot?

Brass in sal****er will have the zinc leached out. Stainless will have pitting if the salt water is stagnate, but is okay in salt water that has oxygen in the salt water.

Dan

Bronze is what he needs for salt water..or 416 stainless


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On Wed, 05 Jul 2017 14:21:32 -0700, Gunner Asch
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On Wed, 5 Jul 2017 08:16:34 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

On Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 10:14:31 AM UTC-4, unk wrote:
Do I need/use anything for brass pipe threads (both pipe and fitting)
that'll be in salt water a lot?

Brass in sal****er will have the zinc leached out. Stainless will have pitting if the salt water is stagnate, but is okay in salt water that has oxygen in the salt water.

Dan

Bronze is what he needs for salt water..or 416 stainless

316 stainless.

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On Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 7:14:31 AM UTC-7, unk wrote:
Do I need/use anything for brass pipe threads (both pipe and fitting)
that'll be in salt water a lot?

I don't like brass in salt water, but if I had to do this I'd use Duralac Paste as jointing compound.

It can be a little difficult to find, I suspect it's chock full of carcinogans

Jack Wills

Navel Bronze. No tin. I have some Navel that has been under active
salt water for over 50 years. Beautiful brown color.

If it is pipe - my hardware store sells bronze pipe.

Martin

On 7/5/2017 4:21 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Wed, 5 Jul 2017 08:16:34 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

On Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 10:14:31 AM UTC-4, unk wrote:
Do I need/use anything for brass pipe threads (both pipe and fitting)
that'll be in salt water a lot?

Brass in sal****er will have the zinc leached out. Stainless will have pitting if the salt water is stagnate, but is okay in salt water that has oxygen in the salt water.

Dan

Bronze is what he needs for salt water..or 416 stainless


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