Waveguides are subject to the expected corrosion problems such as galvanic corrosion, crevice corrosion, stress cracking, etc. Waveguides are hollow metallic tubing which serve as conductors of rf energy. The waveguide, because it is a transmission medium of high frequency r-f energy to and from radar antenna systems, it is also subject to an unusual type of corrosion within the bellows of flexible waveguide sections which is the result of corona or arcing within the bellows.
Subject
Water,
Plating,
Aluminum,
Bellows,
Flanges,
Grout,
Corrosion products,
Nitric acid,
Nitrates,
Metals,
Copper,
Brass,
Stress corrosion cracking
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