Predicting long-term service performance on the basis of short-term accelerated corrosion tests is a highly desirable objective. However, despite their popularity, accelerated salt-spray tests performed in cabinets often exhibit poor correlation with service experience. Fortunately, long-term (e.g. 20-50+ years) corrosion data have been developed in actual aggressive marine environments over the past several decades; such data can be used for cost-effective materials selection to improve reliability, longevity, and availability of outside telecommunication plant hardware in harsh marine atmospheres.
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