This paper presents the results from an investigation undertaken to compare the relative effectiveness of four Chemical Rinse Agents (CRAs) used for rinsing aircraft. The products were applied on a weekly basis to a series of flat alloy panels exposed to an oceanfront, marine atmospheric environment for two years. The results are presented and compared to those obtained from exposures of the same alloys that were not washed, were washed with ocean water, or washed with demineralized water. This report is a part of an ongoing study. Only the results of the exposures of aluminum alloys are presented in this report.

Subject
Pits, Water, Corrosion resistant alloys, Aircraft, Aluminum, Metal coupons, Rinsing, Washing, Defense, Maritime, Pitting, Aluminum alloys, Delamination
Keywords:
Corrosion, rinsing aircraft, washing aircraft, aircraft birdbath, aluminum, titanium, steel, magnesium, aerospace, atmospheric corrosion
Government work published by the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) with permission of the author(s). Positions and opinions advanced in this work are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of AMPP. Responsibility for the content of the work lies solely with the author(s).
2003
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