Seeking Software for comparison of corrosion resistance

A. Try corrosionsource.com website! Good luck!

A. Have you tried contacting Oak Ridge National Lab?

A. Hi Harshan. You would largely put this site out of business if there really was a practical way to pick a finish with software. Someday with AI probably, not yet though.

I'd suggest a "systems" approach if you want to try developing such though, by which I mean starting at the top: whether a cathodic protection coating vs. a barrier layer coating would be better, then whether an organic vs. inorganic coating would be better for that, then which method of applying such a class of coatings to an article of that material, size, shape, and required production would be better.

Coming from the opposite direction might also be possible. Start with a list of ten thousand finishes and their limitations rather than their strengths. For example, rather than focus on what hot-dip galvanizing is good for, eliminate it from the list of potential finishes if the substrate is not steel; eliminate mechanical galvanizing if the size and shape is such that it can't be tumbled.

Still, a major complication will be that so many finishes are multi-layer: copper-nickel-chrome plating, CED coating followed by powder coating, hot-dip galvanizing followed by paint, nickel plating followed by PVD application of ZrN. In brief, I think finishing consultants will be able to earn a living for a long time to come, and the best software will remain a web browser allowing you to post your questions here :-)

Luck & Regards,