OK, I turn to you metallurgist wizards for this one.
I have been pondering corrosion issues with high carbon razors, and came across info on sacrificial anodes being used for corrosion prevention on such things as ship hulls and water heater tanks.
Sounds good to me.
So I take a vintage Tuckmar that didn't shave too well;), screwed a piece of aluminum to it (didn'thave any zinc or magnesium handy..), and put it in a high humidity environment (i.e.-bucket o' water) to see what would happen...
pic one is the Tuckmar initial state.
Pic two, is the blade in the drink
Pic three is the day after...
Pic four is a close up of rusty side of the razor...not too surprising, eh?
But surprise, surprise...check out the other side! Pic 5
Is the one side rusty, as it was the side with the aluminum screwed to it? That also happened to be the side that was "up" in the bucket--coincedence?
Any other thoughts on possible implementation of sacrificial anodes in straight razor use?