Prediction of coating degradation based on “Environmental Factors–Physical Property–Corrosion Failure” two-stage machine learning

Abstract The corrosion failure prediction of coating materials in diverse environments is of great significance for service performance evaluation. This work proposes a two-stage machine learning method that makes use of various data, including environmental factors, physical properties, and coating...

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Main Authors: Weiting Chen, Lingwei Ma, Yiran Li, Dequan Wu, Kun Zhou, Jinke Wang, Zhibin Chen, Xin Guo, Zongbao Li, Thee Chowwanonthapunya, Xiaogang Li, Dawei Zhang
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-06-01
Series:npj Materials Degradation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41529-025-00614-6
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Jinke Wang
Zhibin Chen
Xin Guo
Zongbao Li
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Xiaogang Li
Dawei Zhang
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description Abstract The corrosion failure prediction of coating materials in diverse environments is of great significance for service performance evaluation. This work proposes a two-stage machine learning method that makes use of various data, including environmental factors, physical properties, and coating barrier performance, to accurately evaluate the corrosion degradation of coatings. In the first stage, a 1-year outdoor exposure experiment of polyurethane coatings was conducted in nine representative climatic environments. A semi-supervised collaborative training regression model is established between key environmental data and physical properties of coatings (i.e., glossiness, adhesion, water contact angle, and yellowness). In the second stage, using the predicted physical property data as inputs, a machine learning model is constructed that links physical properties to the barrier performance of coatings and develops binary classification models that can distinguish between intact and damaged coatings. This two-stage modeling strategy provides enhanced prediction accuracy and scientific interpretability by incorporating intermediate physical property parameters.
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spelling doaj-art-30f66b6098d248f58c111ee305f2a4db2025-08-20T02:39:44ZengNature Portfolionpj Materials Degradation2397-21062025-06-019111310.1038/s41529-025-00614-6Prediction of coating degradation based on “Environmental Factors–Physical Property–Corrosion Failure” two-stage machine learningWeiting Chen0Lingwei Ma1Yiran Li2Dequan Wu3Kun Zhou4Jinke Wang5Zhibin Chen6Xin Guo7Zongbao Li8Thee Chowwanonthapunya9Xiaogang Li10Dawei Zhang11Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, School of Advanced Materials Innovation, University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, School of Advanced Materials Innovation, University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, School of Advanced Materials Innovation, University of Science and Technology BeijingSouthwest Institute of Technology and EngineeringSouthwest Institute of Technology and EngineeringBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, School of Advanced Materials Innovation, University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, School of Advanced Materials Innovation, University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, School of Advanced Materials Innovation, University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, School of Advanced Materials Innovation, University of Science and Technology BeijingFaculty of International Maritime Studies, Kasetsart University, Sriracha Campus, 199 Tungsukla, SrirachaBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, School of Advanced Materials Innovation, University of Science and Technology BeijingBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, School of Advanced Materials Innovation, University of Science and Technology BeijingAbstract The corrosion failure prediction of coating materials in diverse environments is of great significance for service performance evaluation. This work proposes a two-stage machine learning method that makes use of various data, including environmental factors, physical properties, and coating barrier performance, to accurately evaluate the corrosion degradation of coatings. In the first stage, a 1-year outdoor exposure experiment of polyurethane coatings was conducted in nine representative climatic environments. A semi-supervised collaborative training regression model is established between key environmental data and physical properties of coatings (i.e., glossiness, adhesion, water contact angle, and yellowness). In the second stage, using the predicted physical property data as inputs, a machine learning model is constructed that links physical properties to the barrier performance of coatings and develops binary classification models that can distinguish between intact and damaged coatings. This two-stage modeling strategy provides enhanced prediction accuracy and scientific interpretability by incorporating intermediate physical property parameters.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41529-025-00614-6
spellingShingle Weiting Chen
Lingwei Ma
Yiran Li
Dequan Wu
Kun Zhou
Jinke Wang
Zhibin Chen
Xin Guo
Zongbao Li
Thee Chowwanonthapunya
Xiaogang Li
Dawei Zhang
Prediction of coating degradation based on “Environmental Factors–Physical Property–Corrosion Failure” two-stage machine learning
npj Materials Degradation
title Prediction of coating degradation based on “Environmental Factors–Physical Property–Corrosion Failure” two-stage machine learning
title_full Prediction of coating degradation based on “Environmental Factors–Physical Property–Corrosion Failure” two-stage machine learning
title_fullStr Prediction of coating degradation based on “Environmental Factors–Physical Property–Corrosion Failure” two-stage machine learning
title_full_unstemmed Prediction of coating degradation based on “Environmental Factors–Physical Property–Corrosion Failure” two-stage machine learning
title_short Prediction of coating degradation based on “Environmental Factors–Physical Property–Corrosion Failure” two-stage machine learning
title_sort prediction of coating degradation based on environmental factors physical property corrosion failure two stage machine learning
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41529-025-00614-6
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