INCH-POUND
MIL-DTL-53039E
16 May 2013
SUPERSEDING
MIL-DTL-53039D
24 January 2011
DETAIL SPECIFICATION
COATING, ALIPHATIC POLYURETHANE, SINGLE COMPONENT,
CHEMICAL AGENT RESISTANT
This specification is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Scope. This specification covers single component, polymeric flattened, chemical agent
resistant, aliphatic polyurethane coating for use as a finish coat on military tactical equipment,
which includes ground, aviation and related support assets. Other than where noted, the
materials are free of volatile organic hazardous air pollutants (VOHAP-free), free of inorganic
hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) other than cobalt and non-hexavalent chromium. The coating is
lead, cadmium, cadmium compounds and hexavalent chromium free.
1.2 Classification. Coating type and color will be as specified below.
1.2.1 Types. The coatings will be furnished in the following types as specified (see 6.2). Whenever
one of the following coating types is not cited in a relevant contractual document, select type III,
type IV, type V, type VI, or type IX for general painting or type VIII when field touch-up is
required. Other than type VIII aerosols, which may contain VOHAPs for application, these coating
types are VOHAP-free, contain polymeric flattening agents and have low volatile organic compound
(VOC) content.
Type III - A maximum VOC content of 180 grams/liter (g/l) (1.5 pounds/gallon (lbs/gal)) as
packaged and VOHAP-free.
Type IV - A maximum VOC content of 120 g/l (1.0 lbs/gal) as packaged and VOHAP-free.
Type V - A maximum VOC content of 60 g/l (0.50 lbs/gal) as packaged and VOHAP-free.
Type VI - A maximum VOC content of 0 g/l (0 lbs/gal) as packaged and VOHAP-free.
Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to: Director, U.S. Army
Research Laboratory, Weapons and Materials Research Directorate, Materials Manufacturing
Technology Branch, Specifications and Standards Office, ATTN: RDRL-WMM-D, Aberdeen Proving
Ground, MD 21005-5069 or emailed to richard.j.squillacioti.civ@mail.mil. Since contact information
can change, you may want to verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST Online
AdatSCaN/At https://assist.dla.mil/ .
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