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Chapter 58-Aerospace and Aircraft Coatings
Hegedus, CR
Lead Applications Chemist, Air Products and Chemicals, PA

Spadafora, SJ
Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, PA

Pulley, DF
Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, PA

Eng, AT
Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, PA

Hirst, DJ
Naval Air Warfare Center, Aircraft Division, PA

Pages: 13    Published: Jun 1995

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ORGANIC COATINGS ARE PRIMARILY applied to aircraft for environmental protection and appearance. Reference 1 concludes, “The rate controlling parameter for the corrosion of aircraft alloys, excluding the mechanical damage factor, is the degradation time of the protective coating system.” This clearly indicates the importance of the coating system's durability and its ability to control corrosion and erosion. Relative to appearance, commercial aircraft benefit from the aesthetic characteristics of the coating system, while military aircraft rely on camouflage properties to minimize enemy detection and tracking during mission operations.

Paper ID: MNL10237M
Committee/Subcommittee: D01.23
DOI: 10.1520/MNL10237M
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ISBN10: 0-8031-2060-5
ISBN13: 978-0-8031-2060-0