I am not an expert on this topic. However, I was told the key was corrosion 
mainly occurs when water flows on a regular basis.  With water flowing on a 
regular basis, corrosion becomes a larger concern. 

John August Denhardt, P.E.
Vice-President Engineering and Technical Services
American Fire Sprinkler Association 
301-343-1457

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> From: Ken Wagoner via Sprinklerforum <[email protected]>
> Date: February 28, 2022 at 1:59:28 PM EST
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: Ken Wagoner <[email protected]>, "Prahl, Craig/GVL" 
> <[email protected]>, "Hinson, Ryan" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: Joining black carbon steel with stainless steel piping
> Reply-To: [email protected]
> 
> Craig,
> 
> I would ask the question of the engineering staff over at Ames. The number of 
> their stainless steel in-building risers I've seen has been astounding, and 
> they primarily connect to a black steel riser.
> 
> I would wager there's been some investigation on their part of that issue.
> 
> sincerely,
> *Ken Wagoner, SET*
> *Parsley Consulting
> 500 West Mechanic Street
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>  
>> On 2/28/2022 10:21 AM, Hinson, Ryan via Sprinklerforum wrote:
>> Craig,
>> >From literature I have, SS has an anodic index of approximately 0.60 V 
>> >while plain CS has that of 0.85 V.  
>> If the environment in which the joint is located is 'normal' or 
>> 'controlled', you shouldn't have a galvanic compatibility issue.  If the 
>> environment is considered 'harsh', the anodic index delta must be smaller 
>> (approximately 0.15 V) in which case, some sort of dielectric 
>> fitting/sacrificial anode would be needed for joint longevity.
>> 
>> As I am not an expert, I suggest reaching out to someone such 
>> aswww.corrosion-doctors.org  for more assistance.
>> 
>> Hope this helps,
>> 
>> Ryan L. Hinson, PE*, SET**  \  Burns & McDonnell
>> Senior Fire Protection Engineer
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Sprinklerforum<[email protected]>  On 
>> Behalf Of Prahl, Craig/GVL via Sprinklerforum
>> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2022 10:06 AM
>> To:[email protected]
>> Cc: Prahl, Craig/GVL<[email protected]>
>> Subject: Joining black carbon steel with stainless steel piping
>> 
>> I've got a engineer asking about the joining of grooved stainless to grooved 
>> black carbon steel and if there needs to be a special dielectric or similar 
>> type of assembly used to join the two?
>> 
>> I've been hunting on the interwebs and haven't found any type of special 
>> coupling or should the connection be flanged?
>> 
>> In all my years this is the first time this subject has ever come up.
>> 
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