PREVENTING VEHICLE CORROSION

DETERIORATION OF VEHICLES DUE TO METAL CORROSION IS COSTLY. THE ONTARIO HYDRO HAS A FLEET OF 1600 VEHICLES AND HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING WAYS OF PROLONGING THEIR SERVICE LIFE AND PREVENT A GREAT AMOUNT OF DEPRECIATION. A DIFFICULTY IN PROTECTION IS THAT METALS CORRODE NOT ONLY SURFICIALLY BUT INTERIORALLY. FOUR TYPES OF PROTECTIVE COATINGS WERE EVALUATED BY ONTARIO HYDRO' OIL-BASED, WAX- BASED, ASPHALTIC, RUBBER-BASED. IT WAS FOUND THAT A BLENDED WAX WAS BEST. IN ADDITION, FREQUENT WASHING OF VEHICLES AIDED CORROSION PREVENTION. /CGRA/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 78, No 4, PP 64-68, 1 TAB, 3 PHOT, 4 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Ontario Hydro-electric Power Comm /Can

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• Authors:
  • Finucan, E J
  • Suggitt, J W
• Publication Date: 1965-4

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Engineering and Contract Record
  • Publisher: Southam Business Publications

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abrasion resistant coatings; Corrosion protection; Corrosion resistance; Deterioration; Field tests; Laboratory tests; Maintenance management; Oil seals; Sealing (Technology); Undersealing; Vehicles; Washing; Zinc
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Old TRIS Terms: Test results
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218122
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Ontario Hydro, Research Division
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 28 1994 12:00AM