A significant portion of military equipment needs to be stored for twenty or more years. The storage environment is often hostile. Existing corrosion protection methods using volatile corrosion inhibitors (VCI) generally have effective service life of approximately five years. The effectiveness of existing VCI in a variety of industrial applications encountered in 27 countries over the last 20 years is discussed. New methods, which allow the range of VCI applications to be reliably extended, are described. These new technologies increase the efficiency and service life and decrease the total cost of corrosion protection of military, automotive and railway equipment, electronic systems and devices, etc.

Subject
Films, Vapor pressure, Protection practices, Materials, Moisture, Packaging, Metal surfaces, Volatile corrosion inhibitors, Engines, Metals, Corrosion inhibitors, Equipment, Corrosion protection
Keywords:
corrosion, inhibitor, desiccant, gas, industries, vehicle, electronics, military, equipment, efficiency
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2002
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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