Surface Engineering and Structural Materials

SERDP and ESTCP are developing and demonstrating the science, tools, and techniques needed to meet critical defense performance criteria for weapons systems while also reducing the impact on the environment and protecting the health of DoD workers and the troops.

Completed Projects List
Project Title Completed

Advanced Nontoxic Anti-Fouling Coatings

Project Information
Project ID: WP-199502
Principal Investigator: Dr. Joann Jones-Meehan, Naval Research Laboratory
ESTCP Jul 1999

Advanced Zinc Phosphate Metal Pre-Treatment

Project Information
Project ID: WP-659
SERDP Oct 1996

Aircraft Depainting Technology

Project Information
Project ID: WP-81
SERDP Oct 1997

Aircraft Maintenance Chromium Replacement

Project Information
Project ID: WP-66
Principal Investigator: Craig Matzdorf, NAVAIR
SERDP Mar 2000

Alternatives to Solvent-Based Ink and Paint Stenciling for Identification Markings

Project Information
Project ID: WP-199912
Principal Investigator: Ms. Debora Naguy, U.S. Air Force
ESTCP Mar 2003

Aluminum-Manganese Molten Salt Plating

Project Information
Project ID: WP-199903
Principal Investigator: Ms. Erin Beck, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
ESTCP Jun 2006

Appliqué Coatings Demonstration and Validation

Project Information
Project ID: WP-199911
Principal Investigator: Mr. Mike Spicer, Air Force Research Laboratory
ESTCP Oct 2000

Chromium Elimination in Medium Caliber Gun Barrels

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1426
Principal Investigator: Mr. Mark Miller, US Army Benet Laboratories
SERDP Jul 2010

Chromium Free Application System for DoD Applications

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1341
Principal Investigator: Dr. William van Ooij, ECOSIL Technologies LLC
SERDP May 2008

Clean Dry-Coating Technology for ID Chrome Replacement

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1151
Principal Investigator: Mr. Bruce Sartwell, SERDP/ESTCP Program Office
SERDP Jun 2006

Cleaning Verification Techniques Based on Infrared Optical Methods

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1138
Principal Investigator: Dr. Shane Sickafoose, Sandia National Labs
SERDP Oct 2004

Computational Design of Corrosion Resistant Steels for Structural Applications in Aircraft (SEED Project)

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1149
Principal Investigator: Dr. Charles Kuehmann, QuesTek Innovations LLC
SERDP Nov 2000

Corrosion Finishing/Coating Systems for DoD Metallic Substrates Based on Non-Chromate Inhibitors and UV Curable, Zero Valent Materials

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1519
Principal Investigator: Dr. Matt O'Keefe, Missouri University of Science and Technology
SERDP Oct 2010

Corrosion Protection Mechanisms of Rare-Earth Compounds Based on Cerium and Praseodymium

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1618
Principal Investigator: Dr. William Fahrenholtz, Missouri University of Science and Technology
SERDP Apr 2012

Corrosion Resistant Steels for Structural Applications in Aircraft

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1224
Principal Investigator: Dr. Gregory Olson, QuesTek Innovations LLC
SERDP Feb 2005

Critical Factors for the Transition from Chromate to Chromate-Free Corrosion Protection

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1119
Principal Investigator: Dr. Rudolph Buchheit, Ohio State University
SERDP Jun 2005

Cyanate Ester Composite Resins Derived from Renewable Polyphenol Sources

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1759
Principal Investigator: Dr. Benjamin Harvey, Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division
SERDP Mar 2011

Demonstration and Validation of Corrosion Resistant Steels for Structural Applications in Aircraft Using an Accelerated Insertion Methodology

Project Information
Project ID: WP-200304
Principal Investigator: Michael Schow, 417 SCMS/GUEB
ESTCP Jun 2009

Demonstration and Validation of Non-Chromate Aluminum Pretreatments

Project Information
Project ID: WP-200025
Principal Investigator: Bill Nickerson, ONR 351
ESTCP Mar 2012

Demonstration of Ultrahigh-Strength Nanocrystalline Copper Alloys for Military Applications

Project Information
Project ID: WP-2139
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kristopher Darling, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
SERDP Jan 2012

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FY 2013 New Start Project Selections

FY 2013 New Start Project Selections for the Environmental Solicitation

DoD’s Chemical and Material Risk Management Directorate
 

DoD Policy Memo:
Minimizing the Use of Hexavalent Chromium (Cr6+)
 

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