Which structural consequence arose from early 18th-century replacement of iron nails with copper sheathing on wooden ship hulls?

💡 Explanation

When ships had copper sheathing attached with iron nails, galvanic corrosion occurred because copper and iron formed an electrolytic cell in seawater, accelerating the iron's oxidation near the junction. Therefore, accelerated decay from galvanic corrosion resulted, rather than weight, flexibility/stability or borer vulnerability changes, as these would rely on different properties of the materials involved.

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