Purpose

The purpose of this Standard is to establish requirements for the application of protective coatings to mitigate corrosion of exposed carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.

This Standard provides a design standard for experienced corrosion control engineers for the development of specifications including requirements for materials, equipment, safety, procedures, and quality assurance inspections.

Refer to section 1.2 for the intended use of this Standard and surfaces to be coated according to this Standard. Refer to Appendices A, B, and C for listings of approved coating materials.

Applicability

This Standard is applicable to facilities, launch structures, ground support equipment (GSE), test facilities, and structures that are intended for use at all NASA locations world-wide.

This Standard is approved for use by NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers, and may be cited in contract, program, and other Agency documents as a technical requirement. This Standard may also apply to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory or to other contractors, grant recipients, or parties to agreements only to the extent specified or referenced in their contracts, grants, or agreements.

Requirements are numbered and indicated by the word "shall." Explanatory or guidance text is indicated in italics beginning in section 4.

This Standard shall be used in the preparation of written, individual coating specifications for specific projects for the prevention of corrosion through the use of protective coatings on space vehicle launch structures, facilities, GSE, and test facilities and structures in the specific environments identified in section 1.4.

Due to the changing environmental considerations and different site conditions, new advances in corrosion technology, and a wide array of possible applications, this Standard shall not be used as a stand-alone specification that meets every contingency.

The appendices are considered to be an integral part of this Standard. Appendices A, B, C, and D shall be used for the preparation of all coating specifications.