Daytona Beach, FL
What We Do
Battelle Florida Materials Research Facility conducts natural weathering studies at our marine atmospheric testing site located beach-front on the Atlantic Ocean. We also conduct corrosion studies, marine biofouling and dynamic testing at our laboratory located on the estuarine Halifax River adjacent to Ponce de Leon Inlet.
The Battelle Florida Materials Research Facility is located on the Ponce de Leon Peninsula, 10 miles south of the city of Daytona Beach, Florida, and is used primarily for the testing and evaluation of materials in a subtropical marine environment.
How We Do It
The oceanfront atmospheric testing site can accommodate a wide range of samples, including paint, HVAC products, pad-mounted equipment and vehicles. We also offer power and data connections to meet your needs. Our Halifax River site offers a marine immersion dock equipped for fixed, waterline or splash-zone exposures of paints and materials. In addition, a natural seawater recirculation system feeds three 50' long concrete tanks which are used primarily for corrosion pools and dynamic testing of ship hull coatings and materials.
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Our Specialized Equipment
Test Rack for Galvalume Certification
Outdoor Testing of Automotive Components at Battelle's Marine Atmospheric Site
Marine Immersion Dock for antifouling, fouling release and splash-zone tests
"Paint-Wheel" rotating at 16 knots during dynamic test of hull coatings for ASTM D4939 "Subjecting Marine Antifouling Coating to Biofouling and Fluid Shear Forces in Natural Seawater"
Atmospheric Test Rack and HVAC Equipment