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Cabinets, Ducting, Insulation and Structural Steel, Concrete
and Other Commmercial Applications |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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The Atmospheric Exposure Site (Kennedy Space Center, FL.) was established in the 1960s and has been cited as the most corrosive atmospheric corrosion test site in the United States. It is located at latitude 28.7ÿN, longitude 80.6ÿW, and approximately 100 feet from the high tide line. Over the years thousands of coated test panels, stress corrosion cracking specimens, and commercially produced components have been evaluated in the high salt, high humidity, high UV Florida seacoast environment. | | | |
Corrosion Rates of Carbon Steel Calibrating Specimens at Various Locations* | | | Location or Region | Type of Environment | um/year | Corrosion Rate (a) Mils/Year | | Esquimalt, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada | Rural Marine | 13 | 0.5 | | Pittsburg, Pa | Industrial | 30 | 1.2 | | Cleveland, OH | Industrial | 38 | 1.5 | | Limon bay, Panama, CZ | Tropical Marine | 61 | 2.4 | | East Chicago,IL | Industrial | 84 | 3.3 | | Brazos River, TX | Industrial Marine | 94 | 3.7 | | Daytona Beach, Fl | Marine | 295 | 11.6 | | Pont Reyes,CA | Marine | 500 | 19.7 | | Kure Beach, NC | Marine | 533 | 21.0 | | Galeta Point Beach,Panama, CZ | Marine | 686 | 27.0 | | Kennedy Space Center, Fl | Marine | 1070 | 42.0 |
| | | (a) Two-year average * Data extracted from: S. Coburn, Atmospheric Corrosion, in Metals Handbook, 9th ed, Vol. 1, Properties and Selection, Carbon Steels, American Society for Metals, Metals Park, Ohio, 1978, p. 720.
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| The site has approximately 600 feet of front row exposure for atmospheric corrosion specimens. Many types of test samples can be accommodated, including standard size test coupons (4Ó x 6Ó), stress corrosion cracking specimens, and full-scale test articles. These experiments can be performed in either a boldly exposed or sheltered configuration. Both power and data connections are available within the site to power tests articles and record on board data instrumentation outputs.
Complete Corrosion Test Detail Can Be Received By Contacting The Numbers At The Left Of This Page. |
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