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Project Successs
OUTLINE
Background Cost of
Corrosion/Impact
Naval Aviation Enterprise
Acquire
Retire
0.46
Aircraft
0.70
Ships
3.00
2.44
Ground
Vehicles
Facilities
1911-2011
11/15/2011
4
11/15/2011
30K
610
910
1200
16.8K
20K
Plasma Arc
15K
8.3K
Wire Arc
10K
5K
Powder
Flame
Wire Flame
High Velocity
Oxygen Fuel, DGun
2.7K
0.5K-1K
Cold Spray
1000
2000
Gas Temperature oC
Gas Temperature oF
25K
3000
4000
Heat
Mix
Feed Powder
Courtesy of ARL
7
Coat/Build
Particle/Substrate Interaction*
Dimensional Restoration
Note: this
part is
portable
10
Objective
Objective: The objective is to develop the low & high
pressure metallization process that can be used to
facilitate dimensional repairs of gearboxes, specifically
the F-18A AMAD Gearbox Cover Housing for metal that
has been lost due to corrosion or dynamic wear damage
Impact/Motivation
Spare F-18 E/F/G Model AMAD Gearboxes purchased
under original contract (not planned to be replaced)
3 Carrier Deployments
~ 33 Spares Procured
- 27 used to date
From
This
To
This
14
15
16
17
Approximately $75,000/part.
$10,000 repaired vs $85,000 new
1911-2011
18
11/15/2011
19
20
Driver: Environment
Non-Hexavalent Chrome
Pretreatment Touch-up Pens
Driver: Safety
Acrylic
Canopy/Windscreen
Restoration &
Maintenance products
SUMMARY
Corrosion is a significant cost to the Navy
NAVAIRs total annual budget is ~$40B; annual
corrosion cost is estimated at $3.0B