Accession Number:

ADA142386

Title:

Shipboard Corrosion Engineering

Descriptive Note:

Conference paper

Corporate Author:

ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS OF THE NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Bleile, Henry R.
• Rodgers, Stephen D.

Report Date:

1984-03-30

Pagination or Media Count:

23.0

Abstract:

The Navy has increased its emphasis on the prevention and control of shipboard corrosion as a means of reducing the life-cycle costs of ships. This emphasis is required due to the increased technical sophistication of modern warship, and the reduction in the numbers of sailors available to perform chip- and-paint maintenance. Designing and building ships to prevent corrosion problems, and the use of modern corrosion control techniques has been demonstrated to be an effective method for reducing ship-force maintenance man-hours, thereby supporting the low-manning concept inherent in the design of many warships. The use of improved coatings including epoxy paints, metal spray coatings, water-borne coatings, ceramic-metal coatings for fasteners, and powder coatings technologies has been shown to reduce ship maintenance costs and to improve the performance of shipboard equipment.

Descriptors:

• *CORROSION
• *CORROSION INHIBITION
• *SHIPBOARD
• MAINTENANCE
• NAVAL PERSONNEL
• LIFE CYCLE COSTS
• LABOR
• SPRAYS
• WATERBORNE
• EPOXY COATINGS
• PREVENTION
• PAINTS
• COATINGS
• COSTS
• POWDERS
• SHIPS

Subject Categories:

• Properties of Metals and Alloys

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE