ANTI-CORROSION PROTECTION OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT

Abstract

Corrosion of metals is a key problem for military equipment, weapons and ammunition. Its pernicious impact leads to losses of both the metal itself and the fact that corrosion wear of parts of mechanisms, assemblies reduce the accuracy and reliability of their action, as a result, and the readiness of the equipment. Therefore, protection against corrosive destruction of military equipment, weapons and ammunition is an urgent aim of today.
 To prevent corrosion processes, a rational method of protection is the use of inhibitors, which, at low capital costs, prevent the destruction of equipment, structures and mechanisms. Therefore, inhibitors are added to some lubricating oils that have long-term contact with metals and alloys, and wear of parts as a result, corrosion is reduced. Such lubricants can be used as corrosion protection by applying them on a metal surface. Inhibitors based on mustard oil are designed to protect the surfaces of steel equipment and communications operated in acidic and neutral working environments and have a high protective effect – 95-99.5%.
 The article considers the issues of anticorrosion protection increase of steel surfaces by introducing an effective environmentally-safe corrosion inhibitor into the composition of anti-friction lubricant used in the operation and storage of military equipment, weapons and ammunition. The introduction of the inhibitor increases the anti- corrosion properties of the lubricant by forming a protective adsorption film on the steel surface that prevents the corrosion activators from accessing the metal, which is confirmed by the results of the electronic spectrometry.