Anode Material

Effective impressed current anodes should possess the following qualities:

• Good electrical properties
• Mechanically tough
• Economical
• Easily formed into useable shapes
• Low consumption rates through wide range of environments

Any material possessing these properties could be used as an impressed current anode. Materials that have been utilized in commercial applications are:

• Steel
• Graphite
• Cast Iron
• Platinum
• Mixed Metal Oxide
• Conductive Polymer
• Lead
• Magnetite