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NACE International
Protecting People, Assets, and the Environment from the Effects of Corrosion
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NACE International is a professional organization for the corrosion control industry established in 1943. As of 2006, there are approximately 16,003 NACE members world wide. The main areas of activities are cathodic protection, coatings for industry and material selection for specific chemical resistance.

NACE was formerly known as the National Association of Corrosion Engineers.
NACE publishes the journals, Materials Performance (MP) and Corrosion. NACE also publishes recommended standard practice and testing articles for use by industry and other Corrosion societies. Standing committees periodically review and update the standards as required. An annual conference is held in the United States for the entire organization and several regional meeting and conferences around the world.

Awards Sponsored
The Willis Rodney Whitney Award is given annually for significant contributions to corrosion science, such as the development or improvement of a theory that provides a more fundamental understanding of corrosion phenomena and/or the prevention of corrosion.

External links
NACE International Website
W. R. Whitney Award webpage.

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Introduction
The cost of corrosion to the U.S.A. is $276 billion/year. This cost includes direct and indirect expenses associated with corrosion. This corrosion web site was developed to inform and educate the public on issues involving environmental deterioration of materials. Information and pictures of the corrosion engineering, research, and testing capabilities at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) are presented. This virtual tour includes visits to the Corrosion Laboratory, Beachside Atmospheric Test Facility, Coating Application Laboratory, Accelerated Corrosion Laboratory, and Photo documentation Facilities. An educational look at the various forms of corrosion, with accompanying photography is provided. Technical and scientific publications are made available. Access is provided to a printable brochure about our KSC Beach Corrosion Test Site. For those parties interested in doing business with our laboratories, contact information is supplied.

Kennedy Space Center’s launch facilities are located within 1000 feet of the Atlantic Ocean. Salt from the ocean combined with the launch vehicles’ acidic rocket exhaust make corrosion protection a high priority. For these reasons, KSC maintains state-of-the-art corrosion research and testing capabilities. Our Beach Corrosion Test Site has been documented as having higher atmospheric corrosion rates than any other test site in the United States.
The Corrosion Technology Laboratory is part of the Applied Technology Division and any project involving corrosion may utilize this fully staffed and equipped corrosion laboratory as a resource.
NASA Corrosion Technology Laboratory Presentation (Adobe pdf format)

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