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Study of etchants for corrosion-resistant metals, space shuttle external tankAcceptable etchant concentrations and application and removal procedures for etching austenitic stainless steel, nickel base alloys, and titanium alloys (annealed) employed on the external tank were formulated. The etchant solutions were to be capable of removing a minimum of 0.4 mils of surface material in less than one hour.
Document ID
19800016918
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Simmons, J. R.
(Martin Marietta Aerospace New Orleans, LA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
January 11, 1980
Subject Category
Metallic Materials
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-161431
ETTR-52
Report Number: NASA-CR-161431
Report Number: ETTR-52
Accession Number
80N25414
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-30300
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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