DoD Metal Finishing Workshop - Chromate Alternatives for Metal Treatment and Sealing
May 15-17, 2007
Layton, Utah
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Agenda
| Wednesday, May 16, 2007 | ||
| Subject | Name | Organization |
| Welcome and logistics | Bruce Sartwell | ESTCP, SERDP |
| Workshop introduction and aim | Keith Legg | Rowan Technology |
| OSD and Emerging Contaminants | Carole LeBlanc | MERIT team, DoD OEC |
| Global Chromate Requirements & Trends | Mike Wyrostek | MacDermid |
| Pretreatments for Al on aircraft | Bill Nickerson | NAVAIR |
| Cr6+ and COTS options for vehicles | John Beatty | ARL |
| Hex Chrome Conversion Coatings at Hill AFB | Nate Hughes | Hill AFB |
| Application of PreKote at Robins AFB/C-130 | Todd Lavender | WR ALC |
| Current Status of Trivalent Passivates | Mike Kelly | Taskem |
| Available Non Hexavalent Chromate Products | Craig Bishop | Atotech |
| Hex-Cr Free Zn & Zn Alloy Technology | Jim Kloeckener | Enthone |
| Chromate Alternatives for Metal Protection | Bill Wittke | Henkel |
| Managing the Transition to Hexavalent Chromium Free Anti-Corrosion Coatings | Rob Berry, Mike Wyrostek | MacDermid |
| Other COTS alternatives: specialist vendors | Joe Ciejka (Luster-On), Joe Radzvilowicz (Metalast), Richard Buchi (Pantheon Chemical), Ray Lindeman Sur-Tec International, Mike Kelly (Taskem) | |
| Sol-gel Conversion coatings, and anodizing | Joe Osborne | Boeing |
| Coatings for Fasteners | Rick Delawder | SWD |
| Ce-based Conversion Coatings | Matt O'Keefe | Univ MO/Rolla |
| Issues with use of Chromate Alternatives | Steve Gaydos | Boeing |
| Panel Discussion #1 - COTS Cr6+alternatives: | Chair: Steve Brown | |
| Available products and experience with commercial Cr6+ alternatives (for Al, steels, coatings) | Steve Brown (NAVAIR, PAX), Craig Bishop (Atotech), Jim Kloeckener (Enthone), Todd Lavender (WR ALC), Bill Wittke (Henkel), Mike Wyrostek (MacDermid), Mary Traficante (Atotech) | |
| Advanced Aluminum Anodizing Technology | Ruben Prado | FRC Southeast |
| Modern Facilities Design for Surface Finishing | Peter Gallerani | Integrated Tech |
| Panel discussion #2 - Running a non-Cr6+line | Chair: Bill Emery | |
| What does it take to put a non-Cr system into practice? | Bill Emery (SW United), Peter Gallerani (Integrated Technologies), Nate Hughes (Hill AFB), John Lindstedt (Artistic Plating) | |
| Thursday, May 17, 2007 | ||
| Subject | Name | Organization |
| Corrosion Protection of Structural Mg Alloys in Automotives | Wenyue Zheng (K. Legg) | CANMET-MTL |
| Cr-free conversion Coatings for Aerospace - the European Perspective | Nieves Lapena-Rey (Steve Gaydos) | Boeing Europe/Spain |
| Electroplated AlumiPlate Al & TCP | Gus Vallejo | Alumiplate |
| ESTCP Hydrogen Embrittlement testing study | Steve Gaydos | Boeing St Louis |
| Breakout Sessions: | ||
| 1. Pretreatment (conversion coating) of Al and Mg alloys – structural and electronic | Chair: Joe Osborne | |
| 2. Chromate treatment of steels (e.g. chromate wash primer) | Chair: John Beatty | |
| 3. Chromate treatment of coatings (IVD Al, electroplated Al, Zn, ZnNi) | Chair: Steve Gaydos | |
| Outbriefs from Breakouts | ||
| Introducing Products to DoD Utilizing OSD’s New Specs & Standards On-line Tool | Robert Herron | Redstone Arsenal |
| Panel discussion #3 - Getting alternatives into production | Chair: Robert Herron | |
| Qualification, Authorization, Implementation Paths & Drivers (who authorizes for different services and applications) | Robert Herron (Redstone), Steve Battle(WR-ALC), John Beatty (ARL), Elizabeth Berman (AFRL), Mike Hanson (Coast Guard), Nate Hughes (OO-ALC), Ruben Prado (FRC SE), Steve Brown (NAVAIR PAX) | |
| Open Discussion – Action Items | ||