Corrosion Facts & Figures
Total Cost of Corrosion
The total cost of corrosion to Department of Defense (DoD)
Cost of Corrosion
by Service
Corrosion costs each of our armed services an average of 5B dollars a year.
Corrosion is responsible for 1,150,110 non-available days (NADs) across DoD
Corrosion-Related NADS by Service
Corrosion costs each of our armed services an average of 287,500 non-available days a year.
Corrosion Impact by Segment
(Source: LMI: Estimated Impact of Corrosion on Cost and Availability of DoD Weapon Systems; March 2018)
