Accession Number:

ADA188767

Title:

Rust Converters

Descriptive Note:

Final technical rept. 1 Oct 1985-30 Sep 1987

Corporate Author:

ARMY BELVOIR RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER FORT BELVOIR VA

Personal Author(s):

• Emeric, Dario A.
• Westich, Bryan
• McNeil, Richard C.

Report Date:

1987-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

27.0

Abstract:

To supplement the war against corrosion, the Chemistry Research Group, Materials, Fuels and Lubricants, Belvoir Research, Development and Engineering Center, is currently developing a rust converter suitable for military applications. After an initial screening process, the best commercially available rust converters were evaluated over field and laboratory pre-corroded cold rolled steel and galvanized panels. Following thorough laboratory and field examination, it was determined that currently available rust converters actually accelerated corrosion after a period of time, rather than retarding it. Keywords Rust converters Inhibitors Corrosion.

Descriptors:

• *CORROSION
• *CONVERTERS
• *RUST(OXIDATION)
• WARFARE
• PANELS
• STEEL
• TIME
• ZINC COATINGS
• CHEMISTRY
• ENGINEERING
• MILITARY APPLICATIONS
• ACCELERATED TESTING

Subject Categories:

• Properties of Metals and Alloys

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE