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State of the art hexavalent chromium free surface pretreatments for aluminium alloys
conference contribution
posted on 2012-04-05, 14:09 authored by Gary Critchlow, Keith YendallKeith Yendall, R.H. DahmAt the present time, the phosphoric acid anodising (PAA) process [1] is widely used in America
for the pretreatment of aluminium alloys used in adhesively bonded structures. With the
replacement of the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) etch in the anodising line with a
hexavalent chromium free alternative [2], this has solved many of the environmental problems
associated with the ever increasing regulations enforced by both national and local authorities.
However, this route has never been favoured in the European aircraft industry due to the
superior bond durability offered by chromic acid anodising (CAA) relative to PAA in corrosive
environments. Furthermore, CAA has been shown to have twice the anodising throwing power
and generally higher peel strengths to that of PAA [3].
History
School
- Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
Department
- Materials
Citation
CRITCHLOW, G.W., YENDALL, K.A. and DAHM, R.H., 2007. State of the art hexavalent chromium free surface pretreatments for aluminium alloys. IN: Schindel-Bedinelli, E. (ed.). International Proceedings of Swissbonding 2007, 14th-16th May 2007, HSR Rapperswil-Jona by the Lake of Zurich. Darmstadt: Hoppenstedt Technik Tabellen Verlag, pp. 223 - 32Publisher
Hoppenstedt Technik Tabellen VerlagVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publication date
2007Notes
This is a conference paper.Language
- en