The little metal pegs on a snow blower or a fuse in a circuit are examples I can think of.

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Another example would be a sacrificial piece of metal that will attract the corrosion over that of the metal of a boats prop under the waterline

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Sacrificial anode

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Usually zinc

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Old beetles had some zinc under the bonnet for that, I think.

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I’ve seen it on residential gas lines too.

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