Prevention and Control in Corrosion
Abstract
Aircraft corrosion is a never-ending challenge where prevention and control play the fundamental role of ensuring the airworthiness requested. Corrosion prevention moves from design optimization and proper material selection, but it includes much more following phases like a correct finish specification and plans for effective maintenance inspection and repair. Corrosion control in this meaning including prediction and diagnostics is complementary to prevention and it is actually the field where more efforts are provided because early corrosion detection is the easiest way to avoid costly aircraft damage or failures. In effect considering that corrosion can account for 60% of all maintenance and repair costs economic factors must be considered as the most important constraint affecting both prevention and control. In this lecture the attention will be focused on the different corrosion prevention and control strategies adopted and their actual modifications in accordance with the exacerbation of the aging aircraft issues.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADP010773
Entities
People
- M. Colavita