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By definition, brass alloys include zinc as one constituent element.

When that zinc


selectively corrodes, in a process known as dezincification, it is easily identifiable by
the pinkish hue of the copper left behind.

Dezincification

Propellers of nickel aluminum bronze

Propellers of manganese bronze

Propellor crack found after Liqiud Penetrant test

131 ton propeller in Emma Maersk

Brass Propellor

Titanium in ships

Friction Stir Welding in Titanium

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