Predicting Coating Life Cycles for Ground Vehicles

Using Corrosion Assessment Data to Predict Coating Life Cycles for Ground Vehicles

In-service coating performance data is often collected in an effort to predict coating life expectancy and time to failure.  Having a general knowledge of coating life expectancy has many benefits such as being able to project future maintenance requirements, prioritize repairs, estimate the impact of application parameters on the coating life, and quantifying the risk of deferred maintenance.  The DoD maintenance communities benefit from knowing which assets are a priority for repair as well as the performance factors influencing coating life. 

The following paper addresses how to integrate asset inspection data, engineering data and statistical methods to illustrate ground vehicle coating life cycle and subsequent materiel degradation.