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⚙️ Galvanic Corrosion & Sacrificial Anode Simulator

Interactive galvanic corrosion simulator: pick a metal pair, watch electrochemical corrosion eat the less noble anode while the cathode stays protected, or switch to sacrificial-anode mode and see a zinc rod protect a steel hull.

Materials Science3DModerate60 FPS⚡ Plasma

Details

CategoryMaterials Science

RenderingThree.js · WebGL

DifficultyModerate

Target FPS60

ControlsMode buttons switch between Galvanic pair and Sacrificial anode scenes; metal-pair dropdown (galvanic mode) selects one of six electrode-potential-differentiated presets; Anode connected/disconnected toggle (sacrificial mode) wires or removes the zinc anode from the steel hull; Salinity/humidity slider (5-100%) sets electrolyte conductivity and corrosion speed; Reset button restores both electrodes and elapsed time to zero.

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⚙ Under the hood

3D electrochemistry sandbox: pick a metal pair (Zn-Fe, Fe-Cu, Zn-Cu, Al-Cu, Mg-Fe, Ni-Cu) submerged in an electrolyte tank and watch the less noble metal act as the anode, losing ions and turning rust-brown while electrons flow through the external wire to the protected cathode. Corrosion rate scales with the electrode-potential gap (from the on-screen activity series) and an adjustable salinity slider. A second mode swaps in a sacrificial zinc anode wired to a steel hull, showing cathodic protection in action and what happens to the hull if the anode is disconnected.

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3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install