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Corrosion Management – Corrosion Policy

2023 DoD Corrosion Prevention Technology and Innovation Symposium “Corrosion Prevention as a Readiness Enabler”

Tucson, Arizona, August 14–17, 2023

Impact of Materials Deterioration

and Corrosion on the U.S. Naval Aviation’s
Readiness

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Sergei A. Shipilov

www.firstmconsulting.com

The first-ever fact-based assessment of the impact of materials deterioration and corrosion on the readiness of U.S. naval aviation was presented at the largest U.S. Department of Defense forum on corrosion. Photo: Ignacio D. Perez/U.S. Navy. READ MORE

October 22, 2024:

Shipilov has been chosen as the 2025 recipient of the TMS Morris Cohen Award

August 15, 2023:

Shipilov spoke at the U.S. Department of Defense Symposium on Corrosion

March 22, 2023:

Shipilov received an AMPP Award “for achievements in applying engineering and scientific principles to protecting and preserving the U.S. Army’s double V-hull Stryker combat vehicles.”

January 16, 2023:

Shipilov is the 2023 MP Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award Finalist

January 7, 2022:

Shipilov’s study is the key reference for the 2021 IMPACT Canada Study

January 22, 2021:

Shipilov is the 2021 MP Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award Finalist

Materials and Corrosion Control Science and Technology on a Mission

In today’s world crowded with deteriorating infrastructure and unreliable technical advice—which often causes nothing but even more material and financial losses—industries and governments require relevant, validated, and timely engineering solutions, unbiased but based exclusively on solid science and engineering. It is where FIRST-M Consulting Ltd. comes to the front with a multi-award-winning track record and dozens of successfully solved engineering problems in various industries and applications. Included are nuclear power systems, oil and gas pipelines, aerospace technology, medical devices, naval technology, military equipment, and critical infrastructure, including water mains, water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, and highway and railway bridges.

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Our experience and expertise in metallurgy and materials science, corrosion control science and technology, engineering mechanics, and metallurgical failure analysis—as well as at the crossroads of and beyond these disciplines—enable us to provide the private sector and government with world-class technical recommendations to make the best decisions for (i) preventing materials degradation and corrosion under the action of in-service settings, (ii) avoiding premature and unexpected failures of engineering systems and components, and (iii) increasing the service life of vital and costly infrastructure and assets.


Our Vision

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ADVANCES IN CORROSION AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT OF MATERIALS

By controlling corrosion, DoD could save enough funds to build one Ford-class aircraft carrier every two years.

“A new approach is necessary to change the status quo and effectively combat corrosion to reduce related costs and decrease the impact of corrosion on the readiness of the Navy and Marine Corps aircraft while increasing their safety. Instead of discussing year after year minor issues—and relying on the knowledge of the graduates of short (typically five-day) corrosion courses hoping they are qualified enough to prevent the corrosion of military equipment, including the world’s most advanced multi-role fighters—it is time to shift the focus and start addressing real-world existing and most critical problems caused by corrosion. This can only be achieved if the expertise and experience of renowned corrosion and materials scientists are used. After 20 years of effort—without any specific plan for what to do and achieve year by year—and spending hundreds of millions of dollars on numerous (R&D and educational) programs with little to no outcomes, the DoD (through its Corrosion Policy and Oversight Office) should seek real help to develop and implement science-based corrosion prevention and control strategies. Failing to do so will result in further mounting expenses (beyond the $400 billion lost since 2003), as seen in the past few decades.”

Source: S.A. Shipilov, “Impact of Materials Deterioration and Corrosion on the U.S. Naval Aviation’s Readiness,” Proceedings of the 2023 DoD Corrosion Prevention Technology and Innovation Symposium [held August 14-17, 2023, Tucson, Arizona], paper no. DOD-AUG22-19858 (Washington, DC: Department of Defense, 2023).

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