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exhibited a new highly corrosion-resistant trivalent
chromate conversion coating for aluminum that meets or exceeds MIL C 5541 requirements.
The US DoD (Defense Dept) continues its campaign to ban hexavalent chromium (electroplated and as
chromate conversion coating), and several talks centred on this theme.
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Source 2, on the other hand, passivated to a constant, lower corrosion rate indicated by the constant corrosion current i above +0.2 V versus standard calomel electrode (SCE) for the
chromate conversion coating and +0.7 V for a cerate conversion coating.
The corrosion numbers at 1000 hr were also close to values reported by Mol where a similar pretreatment, deoxidizer, and
chromate conversion coating were used.
These layers consist of a
chromate conversion coating to prevent corrosion and enhance adhesion, an epoxy primer containing chromated pigments to provide additional corrosion protection and enhanced chemical resistance, and a polyurethane topcoat that provides weatherability and fluid resistance.
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