Thorough knowledge and proper design of products and product support help reduce costly long-term risks
by Dr. Roger D. Hamerlinck PREDICTING AND PREVENTING
Incorporating corrosion resistance in a product’s design, based on the established chemistry of various materials in given environments and in mathematical models and simulations, helps reduce life-cycle cost. Here, Corrosion Engineer Nancy Whitmire goes over the findings of a corrosion test with Steve Carr, Corrosion Program Manager for the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command at Redstone Arsenal, AL. The test involved coating metal coupons with different finishes and then placing them in an accelerated corrosion chamber to determine the amount of corrosion that would develop in a sand-and-salt environment. (U.S. Army photo by Kari Hawkins, U.S. Army Garrison Redstone Arsenal.)
