steel wire ropes, both stressed and unstressed, were umimpaired by 

 exposure to deep ocean environments for periods of time as long as 

 1,064 days. However, based on visual observations zinc coatings 

 corroded at faster rates than aluminum coatings on the wire ropes. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



The author wishes to acknowledge the generosity of Dr. T. P. May, 

 Manager, Harbor Island (Kure Beach) Corrosion Laboratory, International 

 Nickel Company, Inc. for granting permission to include his deep ocean 

 corrosion data in this report. 



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