Project Description

Materials laboratory needed for NATO coatings testing of chemical agent resistant coating (CARC) to North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO AEP 64 standard fo Performance Requirements for Paint Systems Resistant to Chemical Agents and Decontaminants, for the Protection of Land Military Equipment and 65 coded Standard, described as Performance Requirements and Test Method for Paint Systems Resistant to Chemical Warfare Agents, for new new coating project to:

Screening Test (Resistance to Tri-n-Butyl Phosphate) onAluminium Alloys: 2024-T3 unclad, 5083 and 7020-T8

Optical Characteristics:
*Visual comparison of the colour of the paints
*Specular Gloss
*Colorimetry on Aluminium Alloy 5083 or 7020-T6 and Steel

Scratch Hardness on Aluminium Alloy 5083 or 7020-T6 and Steel

Flexibility (Cupping test) on Aluminium Alloy 5083 or 7020-T6 and Steel

Cross-Cut Resistance (Adhesion) on Aluminium Alloy 5083 or 7020-T6 and Steel

Continuous condensation on Aluminium Alloy 5083 or 7020-T6 and Steel

Hydrocarbons Resistance on Aluminium Alloy 5083 or 7020-T6 and Steel

Acids Resistance on Aluminium Alloy 5083 or 7020-T6 and Steel

Decontaminants Resistance on Aluminium Alloy 5083 or 7020-T6 and Steel

Falling Weight Test Aluminium Alloy 5083 or 7020-T6 and Steel

Chemical Agents Resistance on AEP 65 (Aluminium Alloy 5083 or 7020-T6 or Steel

Artificial Weathering Resistance on Aluminium Alloy 5083 or 7020-T6 and Steel

Corrosion Resistance (Neutral Salt Spray) on Steel

Corrosion Resistance (Cyclic corrosion) on Steel

Aluminium Alloys Corrosion Resistance by Alternate Immersion-Emersion on Burnished Aluminium Alloys: 2024-T3 unclad, 5083 and 7020-T6

Aluminium Alloys Corrosion (Filiform corrosion resistance) on Burnished Aluminium Alloys: 2024-T3 unclad, 5083 and 7020-T6

Hydraulic Fluids Resistance on Aluminium Alloy 5083 or 7020-T6 and Steel