Sacrificial anode and apparatus employing same for treating hot sea water

摘要

A sacrificial anode for use in preventing corrosion of copper alloy parts and hydrogen absorption in titanium or titanium alloy parts of an apparatus useful for treating hot sea water, comprising a metal or metal alloy which maintains the potential of said copper alloy parts and titanium or titanium alloy parts serving as cathodes in said apparatus in the range of -0.5 to -0.65 V, relative to the potential of a saturated calomel electrode.