High Potential Magnesium Anode

INTRODUCTION

High potential magnesium anodes are cast from high-purity magnesium, these anodes produce an open circuit potential of 1.75-1.77 volts, which is 20-30 percent greater than conventional magnesium anodes. This high driving voltage means greater protection can be delivered from fewer anodes. Efficiency of the anode is enhanced further when installed in a backfill of 75% gypsum, 20% bentonite, and 5% sodium sulfate. This special mixture lowers anode-to-earth resistance and allows electrical current to flow more easily to the targeted structures.

The anodes are packed standard with 3 meters of 8 sq. mm (AWG#8) HMWPE wire.  Different length, sizes, or types of  cable such as XLPE, PVC, HALAR is available upon request.

APPLICATION

High potential magnesium anodes are used to protect buried metallic structures found in a range of soil resistivities. Because they produce a higher driving voltage than conventional magnesium anodes, they are ideally suited for structures buried in soils with resistivities in excess of 2,000 ohm/cm or containing numerous corrosion" hot spot¡¨.

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    CHEMISTRY

Element

Content (%)

Aluminum (Al)

0.01 max.

Manganese (Mn)

0.50 to 1.30

Copper (Cu)

0.02 max.

Nickel (Ni)

0.001 max.

Iron (Fe)

0.03 max.

Other

0.05 max.

Magnesium (Mg)

Balance

STANDARD DIMENSION & WEIGHT

Anode Type

Bare Weight

Packaged Weight

Bare Anode Size

A B C D E
3H 3 lbs 9 lbs 3" 3" 4.5" 6.5" 6"

5H

5 lbs

14 lbs

3" 3" 7.5" 13.5" 6"

9H

9 lbs

24 lbs

3" 3" 13.5" 17" 6"

17H

17 lbs

42 lbs

3" 3" 25.5" 30" 6"

20H

20 lbs

70 lbs

2" 2" 60" 62.5" 5"

32H

32 lbs

70 lbs

5" 5" 21" 30" 8"

48H

48 lbs

96 lbs

5" 5" 31" 34" 8"