Inorganic Coating
Systems for Carbon Steel Exposed to the Space Transportation System
(STS) Launch Environment: 18-Month Exposure Results
February 1997
By:
Louis MacDowell
Abstract
This report is
to document the 18-month performance of several inorganic coating
systems for carbon steel exposed to the STS launch environment. This
evaluation program was initiated in 1994 to identify alternative
inorganic topcoat coating materials for use at KSC and to study the
performance of a new high-gloss polysiloxane topcoat for inorganic
zinc-rich primers. KSC-STD-C-0001 requires an evaluation at the
18-month exposure period for material evaluation for final approval of
products. This report provides information for the revision of
approved coating systems listed in KSC-STD-C-0001.
For additional information, a
complete copy of this study is available as NASA Report 96-1M0167.
Send requests for copies to corrosion@ksc.nasa.gov.
To download a
full copy of this report in pdf format for local printing, click 96-1m0167.pdf. (0.6MB)
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