Materials selection is a process obviously suitable for computerization. The growing list of available materials makes a choice increasingly susceptible to the vagaries of human decision making, as evidenced by the continued incidence of high corrosion costs and unacceptable failures. A methodology for computerization of the materials selection process is described and evaluated by an example involving the choice of a polymeric paint coating for seawater service.
Keywords: Knowledge-Based System, Materials Selection, Failure Analysis, Corrosion, Materials Performance, Engineering Design, Coatings, Seawater.