Atmospheric Corrosivity of Defence Bases in Northern and Eastern Australia.

Abstract

A series of exposure trials has been conducted to characterise the corrosivity of the atmosphere at 16 Defence bases in Eastern and Northern Australia. Atmospheric corrosivity was assessed by measuring the corrosion rates of specimens of steel, zinc and two high strength aluminum alloys when exposed on racks in the open air for periods of one to four years during the period 1988 to 1993. The results are presented in summary in Tables 12 and 13 which list the bases in increasing order of severity of atmospheric corrosion, and group them into atmospheric corrosivity categories (low to very high) according to the International Standard, ISO 9223:1992(E), to enable a direct comparison with world standards.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA324134

Entities

People

  • B. S. Smith
  • B. T. Moore
  • E. J. Duxbury

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aircrafts
  • Alloys
  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Atmospheres
  • Body Weight
  • Chemistry
  • Climate
  • Corrosion
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Information Exchange
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Climatology
  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.