Chemical Agent Resistant Coating Topcoat Usage: Drivers and Trends

Abstract

This report describes the factors that affect the chemical agent resistant coating (CARC) production batches used by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps. CARC is used on exterior surfaces of all joint services equipment as mandated by the U.S. Army Regulation 750-1 doctrine. The U.S. Army Research Laboratory evaluates and validates all CARC batches from the manufacturers of CARC products listed in the qualified product database. The batch approval data analysis points out many significant findings. These findings show a drop in the overall volatile organic compounds per gallon of paint over the past four fiscal years. A gradual decline in the number of batch approvals has resulted from the drawdown of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Certain camouflage colors that are widely used in the current battlefield environment are on the rise, along with the increase in using polymeric flattening agents over siliceous materials. The failure rate of batches is low and generally declining over time.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA568229

Entities

People

  • Daniel Pope
  • John Escarsega
  • William Lum

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Camouflage
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Databases
  • Environment
  • Governments
  • Materials
  • Military Operations
  • Military Research
  • Organic Compounds
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Standards
  • Test Methods
  • Volatile Organic Compounds
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Economics
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Surface Coatings Technology.