ProcessSpecificationforPassivationandPicklingof.docVIP

Process Specification for Passivation and Pickling of Metallic Materials Engineering Directorate Structural Engineering Division September 2006 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas  Process Specification for Passivation and Pickling of Metallic Materials Prepared by: Signature on file 9/8/6 Jay Bennett Materials and Processes Branch/ES4 Date Approved by: Signature on file 9/8/6 Bradley S. Files, Chief Materials and Processes Branch/ES4 Date REVISIONS VERSION CHANGES DATE Baseline Original version 5/96 A Formatting, modified callout, replacement of canceled QQ-P-35C with AMS-QQ-P-35, addition of pickling of Monel 11/16/98 B Moved requirement from section 5 to section 6, allowed Type VI passivation for precipitation hardened stainless steels, added alternate embedded iron verification test, modified other periodic testing. 5/17/01 C Allowed a shop option for choosing the passivation type in section 3.0; wording changes in section 6.2; wording changes in section 9.0, and added requirement that personnel certification be written; and modified the definition of “Passivation” in section 10. 1/25/02 D Moved paragraph 3.1 to paragraph 6.1 and updated, renumbered and renamed remaining paragraphs in section 6. 10/19/05 E Removed alternate embedded iron verification test. Reworded first paragraph of section 8. Added Custom 465 and 21-6-9 to list of alloys. 09/08/06 1.0 SCOPE This process specification establishes technical requirements for the passivation of corrosion-resistant steel in the manufacture of JSC flight hardware. In addition, it covers specialized pickling treatments for the removal of foreign particles from nickel-copper alloys. Note: All references in this document to passivation refer to corrosion-resistant steel and all references in this document to pickling refer to specialized pickling for the removal of foreign metal from the surface of nic