{"id":2551,"date":"2026-01-25T13:03:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T13:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/?post_type=knowledge-base&#038;p=2551"},"modified":"2026-01-25T13:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T13:03:25","slug":"why-use-marine-bronze-aluminum-bronze-for-some-connectors","status":"publish","type":"knowledge-base","link":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/de\/knowledge-base\/why-use-marine-bronze-aluminum-bronze-for-some-connectors\/","title":{"rendered":"Why use Marine Bronze (Aluminum Bronze) for some connectors?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Biofouling is a major issue for sensors deployed in the &#8220;Photic Zone&#8221; (sunlight zone).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Natural Biocide:<\/strong> The copper ions in the bronze are toxic to marine larvae, preventing hard growth (barnacles) from establishing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Durability:<\/strong> Aluminum Bronze is exceptionally tough and resistant to erosion-corrosion, making it suitable for sand-laden currents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Application:<\/strong> Widely used in coastal environmental monitoring buoys and port security sonar systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"faq_category":[79],"class_list":["post-2551","knowledge-base","type-knowledge-base","status-publish","hentry","faq_category-materials-environmental-durability"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge-base\/2551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge-base"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/knowledge-base"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge-base\/2551\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hysfsubsea.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_category?post=2551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}