Paint Integrity and Corrosion Sensor

2002-01-0205

03/04/2002

Event
SAE 2002 World Congress & Exhibition
Authors Abstract
Content
Atmospheric corrosion of steels, aluminum alloys, and Al-clad aluminum alloys is a problem for many civil engineering structures, commercial and military vehicles, and aircraft. Paint is usually the primary means to prevent the corrosion of steel bridge components, automobiles, trucks, and aircraft. Under ideal conditions, the coating provides a continuous layer that is impervious to moisture. At present, maintenance cycles for commercial and military aircraft and ground vehicles, as well as engineered structures, is based on experience and appearance rather than a quantitative determination of coating integrity. To improve the maintenance process and reduce costs, sensors are often used to monitor corrosion. The present suite of sensors designed to detect corrosion and marketed to predict the lifetime of the engineered components, however, are not useful for determining the condition of the protective paint coatings. Results from a newly developed sensor to monitor coating condition will be presented and discussed.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-0205
Pages
6
Citation
Brossia, C., and Dunn, D., "Paint Integrity and Corrosion Sensor," SAE Technical Paper 2002-01-0205, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-0205.
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Publisher
Published
Mar 4, 2002
Product Code
2002-01-0205
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English