THE ABILITY TO PREDICT MATERIAL ALTERATION KINETICS AND TIME SPANS ARE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST IN THE ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT OF EACH INDUSTRIAL SECTOR. THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN ORDER TO DEVELOP SUITABLE TOOLS TO CHECK THAT THE AREAS OF VARIOUS MATERIALS HAVE GRADUALLY ALTERED WITH A VIEW TO CREATING REFERENCE MODELS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING PREDICTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ADVANCEMENT KINETICS OF THE ONGOING PROCESSES. THIS INFORMATION WOULD ENABLE MAINTENANCE OR REPLACEMENT PROCESSES TO BE CARRIED OUT BEFORE IT CAN BECOME INELIGIBLE FOR IT TO PERFORM ITS FUNCTIONS AND, AS A RESULT, BE A PROBLEM FOR PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES OR A SAFETY RISK.