Effects of corrosion inhibiting lubricants on electronics reliability

Work has been in progress since about 1995 to examine the effects of lubricants/corrosion preventative compounds (CPCs) on avionics reliability. The work has involved the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) materials conforming to two military specifications (MIL-C-81309E and MIL-L-87177A). More specifically, the subject of this study was the application of these materials to electrical and electronic connectors to test the thesis that these components may be significant sources of system faults such as cannot duplicates (CND) and retest OKs (RETOK) and that the application of these materials may inhibit such effects produced by the subtle corrosion reactions on contact surfaces produced by the operating environments.