Galvanic corrosion behaviour of copper and copper alloys in chloride solution (0.6 M NaCl) under different temperature conditions (35°C, 55°C and 80°C) was investigated by the wire beam electrode (WBE) method. It was found that the average galvanic current of the Cu and Cu–Sn alloy, which shifted from the cathode at 35°C to the anode at 80°C, increased as temperature increased during the immersion time. In contrast, the average galvanic current of Cu–Zn alloy can be ranked as 35°C > 55°C > 80°C. A sudden conversion was that the anode average current of Cu–Zn alloy at 35, 55°C changed into the cathode when the immersion time lasted untill 3 h at 80°C. The results indicate that it is feasible to study the corrosion behaviour under the different temperature environment with the WBE method.
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