Corrosion / Aging Monitor
Long-Mission Corrosion + Material Aging Monitor
The Long-Mission Corrosion and Material Aging Monitor is a 5 kg diagnostic assembly that tracks physical degradation in lunar structures using fifty embedded corrosion coupons and a hardness tester probe. Operating at a continuous power draw of 2 W, the instrument periodically samples coupons to measure thickness loss and material hardness in compliance with ECSS-Q-ST-70-04C standards. Designed to support long-mission aging characterization across century-scale lunar deployments, the unit provides authenticated data archival, possesses a 100-year operational lifetime, and maintains a mean time between failures of 1,000,000 hours.
Long-mission corrosion + material aging monitoring via embedded corrosion coupons and material-property tracking.
Purpose
Long-mission corrosion + material aging monitoring via embedded corrosion coupons and material-property tracking.
Context
Child of L2-SSM-SHM within the Lunar Ark system
Principles
- ▸Embedded corrosion coupons sampled periodically
- ▸Material-property tracking (hardness, thickness)
- ▸Per ECSS-Q-ST-70-04C corrosion standards
- ▸Long-mission aging characterisation
- ▸L1-DVT aging archive
Typical implementations
- ▸Industrial corrosion monitoring
- ▸Aerospace material aging studies
- ▸Marine corrosion monitoring
Lunar considerations
- ▸100-year aging characterization
- ▸Authenticated data archival
- ▸Cross-coupled with L3-MNT-LIFE-AGING
Specifications
Functional
| primary function | Long-mission corrosion + material aging monitoring via embedded corrosion coupons and material-property tracking. |
| coupons | 50 |
Physical
| mass kg | 5 |
| materials | Corrosion coupons, Hardness tester probe |
| vacuum compatibility | True |
Operational
| power consumption w | 2 |
| thermal range c | -40, 70 |
| lifetime years | 100 |
| mtbf hours | 1000000 |
Interfaces
Provides
- Corrosion/aging data
- Material aging input
Requires
- Periodic coupon retrieval
Cite this entry
Lunar Ark Codex. "Corrosion / Aging Monitor" (L3-SSM-SHM-CORR). Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://lunarark.com/entry/L3-SSM-SHM-CORR
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