Sustainable sealing and optimization of anodized aluminium using tailored nanomaterial systems

Project time: 2017 – 2018

Budget: 715 000 kr

Funding: SIP Produktion2030

Purpose and goal

The aim of the project is to develop and optimize a sustainable process for anodization of aluminium follow ed by impregnation of the anodic coatings using nanomaterials to produce innovative, multifunctional surfaces. The initial approach is to develop corrosion inhibitory nanomaterials to enable corrosion protection w ith added values and additional material related functionalities, such as ice-resistance.

Results and expected effects

A positive outcome of the project can result in a new , sustainable surface treatment of aluminum reducing the use of chromates in the process and the environmental impact of the products. A tailored impregnation w ith a resulting enhancement in corrosion protection and multifunctionality w ould also reduce the need of several time-consuming steps in production and can improve the personnel safety by influencing companies globally to reduce chromates in their production.

Approach and implementation

Optimized porosity of a coating produced via an environmental friendly anodization w ill be studied in order to achieve ice-phobic surfaces. Nanomaterials impregnation of the pores enables further improvement in corrosion protection as w ell as ice-phobicity while introducing novel, nanomaterial dependent functionalities. Impregnation w ill be performed using dip-coating and nFOG technique. Efficient, sustainable and low cost nanomaterial coatings w ill be used.

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