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Corrosion Resources

Guidance on how to solve corrosion problems is contained in NASA-KSC TM-584C, “Corrosion Control and Treatment Manual”.  

Additional information on corrosion can be obtained by contacting the following organizations:

NACE International

ASM International

American Society for Testing of Materials

Society for Protective Coatings

Textbooks and references on corrosion include:

-H. Uhlig and W. Revie, Corrosion and Corrosion Control, Wiley, New York, 2008, 4th Edition.
-R. S. Treseder, NACE Corrosion Engineer’s Reference Book, NACE, Houston, 2002, 3rd Edition.
Corrosion, Vol. 13, Metals Handbook, American Society for Metals, Metals Park, Ohio, 1987.
-Landrum, Fundamentals of Designing for Corrosion Control: A Corrosion Aid for the Designer, NACE, Houston, 1990.
-M. Fontana, Corrosion Engineering, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1986.
-S. Chawla and R. Gupta, Materials Selection for Corrosion Control, ASM International, Materials Park, Ohio, 1993.