Shipboard Exposure Testing of Aircraft Materials. Tri-Service Committee on Corrosion Proceedings.

Abstract

A study was performed comparing the Corrosion resistance of various aluminum alloys in shipboard environments with an accelerated laboratory corrosion test environment. An Al-Li access panel for the F/A-18 was also tested. For comparison 7075 aluminum alloys were tested in the exfoliation susceptible T651 and the resistant T7351 temper. Sulfur dioxide salt fog (ASTM G 85 A4-85) tests were conducted. The shipboard exposures were performed aboard aircraft carriers deployed to the Pacific Ocean, Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean during the monsoon season. The Al-Li alloys exhibited pitting corrosion similar to 7075 T7351.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA330980

Entities

People

  • E. Lee
  • Edwin S. Tankins
  • J. Kozol

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Alloys
  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Coatings
  • Corrosion
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Environment
  • Flight Decks
  • Flue Gases
  • Indian Ocean
  • Jet Engines
  • Materials
  • Oceans
  • Test Methods
  • Uss Nimitz

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Oceanography.