Measuring the Rate and Impact of Corrosion on DoD Equipment and Facilities

Abstract

This report documents a corrosion rate study performed for the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) under the Corrosion Prevention and Control Program (CPC) in which standardized coupon test racks were set up in numerous marine locations at military and other government installations in the United States and overseas, including test sites on Navy and Coast Guard ships. The test sites encompass a large variety of locations, both in open exposure and sheltered environments. The principal objective of the study was to collect a large, standardized sample of data to be used in subsequent development of a computer-based model and corrosion-rate prediction tool. An analysis of the collected data indicate that corrosion rates decrease significantly when an installation's distance from an ocean exceeds 2 miles. The data analysis also shows that corrosion rates for military equipment can be reduced even by providing a simple shelter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA541796

Entities

People

  • Jana L. Jackson
  • Susan A. Drozdz
  • William H. Abbott

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheric Corrosion
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Coast Guard
  • Coast Guard Ships
  • Corrosion
  • Corrosion Inhibition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Geographic Regions
  • Materials
  • Military Equipment
  • Ships
  • United States
  • Uss Nimitz

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense
  • Regression Analysis.