Cortec Corporation's internationally renowned VpCI corrosion inhibitors have been tested in a field study conducted by NASA at their atmospheric test station at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. This location is known as the most corrosive environment in the entire United States and one of the most corrosive in the world due to the warm climate, proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, winds containing salt, and falling propellant residue from rocket fuel which is highly corrosive.
The test was carried out under the theme "Behaviour of environmentally friendly anti-corrosion products in aggressive marine environments" and focused on the identification and evaluation of environmentally friendly anti-corrosion coatings for the protection of aerospace components and ground equipment against atmospheric corrosion.
Out of 15 products tested, 3 were from Cortec (VpCI 368, 3690, EcoLine HD Grease) and Cortec products showed outstanding results.
Kennedy Space Centre is located in the Merriot Island National Wildlife Refuge, therefore environmentally friendly solutions are highly sought after. The test was conducted in order to replace current petroleum-based and solvent-based rust inhibitors with safer alternatives in future space-related projects.
15 different 'soft' coatings were tested, both petroleum-based and newer environmentally friendly variants, on various steel and aluminium materials. The samples were then subjected to atmospheric exposure and accelerated corrosion testing.
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