Coatings

SERDP and ESTCP projects are developing and demonstrating alternative coatings that do not require toxic materials to provide corrosion protection. Investments are targeted to conversion coatings, primers, sacrificial coatings, hard chrome plating, and top coats.

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 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

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

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

Demonstration and Validation of Non-Chromate Aluminum Pretreatments

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

Demonstration/Validation of Low Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC)

Project Information
Project ID: WP-200024
Principal Investigator: Mr. Jeffrey Duncan, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
ESTCP Jun 2004

Demonstration/Validation of Low-VOC Barrier Coating for Industrial Maintenance

Project Information
Project ID: WP-200301
Principal Investigator: Mr. Daniel Zarate, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
ESTCP Nov 2007

Demonstration/Validation of Zero VOC, Coal Tar Free Splash Zone Coating

Project Information
Project ID: WP-200528
Principal Investigator: Mr. Daniel Zarate, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
ESTCP Dec 2010

Demonstration/Validation of a Zero-VOC Waterborne, Polyurethane Topcoat

Project Information
Project ID: WP-199802
Principal Investigator: Mr. Kevin Kovaleski, NAWCAD
ESTCP Oct 2003

Directed Vapor Deposition of a Cadmium Replacement Coating for High Strength Fasteners

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1615
Principal Investigator: Adam Goff, Luna Innovations Incorporated
SERDP Mar 2009

Electro-Spark Deposited Coatings for Replacement of Chrome Electroplating

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1147
Principal Investigator: Mr. Andrew Goetz, Industrial Ecology Center
SERDP Jun 2005

Electroactive Polymers as Environmentally Benign Coating Replacements for Cadmium Plating on High Strength Steels

Project Information
Project ID: WP-1411
Principal Investigator: Dr. Peter Zarras, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
SERDP Jun 2008