SwRI: Experienced corrosion engineers and scientists perform technical assistance and research for corrosion risk assessment and mitigation. Multidisciplinary teams provide timely and cost-effective solutions to any corrosion problem.

Experienced corrosion engineers and scientists at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) perform technical assistance and research related to corrosion risk assessment and mitigation. Multidisciplinary teams provide timely and cost-effective solutions to any corrosion problem.

State-of-the-Art Facilities

The technical expertise of our staff is complemented by extensive state-of-the-art test facilities and instrumentation, such as:

• DC and AC polarization systems

• Raman spectroscopes and microscopes

• Capillary electrophoresis and other microanalytical equipment

• Microbial test facilities

• High-pressure and temperature autoclave systems

• A variety of mechanical test systems

• Atmospheric corrosion, salt fog, cyclic wet-dry test chambers

• Electron microscopes, scanning Auger spectroscope, and X-ray diffraction

• Atomic force microscope

SwRI Corrosion Expertise

In addition, SwRI has built many customized test facilities to study complex systems and environments. Specific areas of corrosion expertise at SwRI include:

• Life prediction of systems undergoing corrosion and stress corrosion cracking

• Risk assessment and maintenance optimization calculations

• Corrosion sensor development

• Coating and inhibitor evaluation

• Microencapsulation of corrosion inhibitors and biocides

• Development of instrumented coupons for disbonded coating studies

• Failure analysis and on-site assistance related to corrosion control technologies

The Department of Defense (DoD) Corrosion Exchange e-portal is life-cycle oriented and serves as a leader in corrosion research, industry coordination, and information dissemination to all individuals and organizations in the DoD, academia, and industry who have an interest in corrosion?particularly as it relates to DoD weapon systems, equipment, related commercial assets, and infrastructure. The DoD Corrosion Exchange (DoDCE) provides collaboration and information sharing services and tools allowing members to collect, analyze, synthesize, and distribute scientific and technical corrosion-related information throughout the Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPC) community. Membership to the Department of Defense Corrosion Exchange is free of charge.

For more information about corrosion science & engineering capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Keith Axler, Ph.D., at kaxler@swri.org or (210_ 522-2951.