Alternative Coatings for Fasteners on USMC USMC-Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle

Abstract

Purpose: Environmentally green program no hexavalent chrome, no cadmium, etc. Original set-up all bare fasteners contributing to severe galvanic corrosion. Preliminary screening of alternative fastener coatings. USMC-EFV: Self-deploying, high-water-speed, armored amphibious vehicle. Operated by a crew of 3 Marines. Transports up to 17 combat equipped Marines from Naval ships beyond the visual horizon to inland objectives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 26, 2006
Accession Number
ADA602086

Entities

People

  • Amy Hilgeman

Organizations

  • Naval Air Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acetic Acid
  • Alloys
  • Aluminum
  • Amphibious Vehicles
  • Carbon Steels
  • Chromium
  • Chromium Compounds
  • Corrosion
  • Fasteners
  • Galvanic Corrosion
  • Stainless Steel
  • Steel
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Titanium
  • Titanium Alloys
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.