Track: Coating Materials
This symposium spotlights cutting-edge advancements in protective coatings, focusing on predicting and extending service life across diverse applications. Emphasizing the integration of accelerated testing, field validation, and computational modeling, this section invites technical contributions addressing emerging strategies in high-performance coating systems' life prediction. Topics include bridging laboratory testing with real-world performance, degradation kinetics, environmental exposure modeling, and failure analysis. Special attention will be given to innovations that support sustainability by extending coating durability, reducing maintenance cycles, improving worker safety, and incorporating environmentally conscious materials. The symposium also explores how predictive analytics and digital tools transform the development and qualification of next-generation protective coatings, ensuring long-term reliability and environmental stewardship.
