Corrosion in the Australian Defence Scene. 1. The Army and Ancillary Equipment for the RAAf

摘要

Although Australia purchases much of its advanced military equipment from other TTCP countries, there are differences between Australia and these countries with respect to usage and expected life of that equipment. These differences carry with them considerable corrosion penalties. This paper describes case histories of some of the more recurrent types of corrosion problems. It is concluded that the choice of correct materials, techniques and design are essential to reduce the number of these problems. Further, the technology which would have prevented their occurrence was already in existence. Thus they mostly arose through lack of technology transfer from the corrosion scientist to the market place. (Author)