CHROMATE FREE: Hexavalent chromium has long been recognized as a carcinogen. Not only is there potential exposure to hexavalent chromium during the coating application process, but there is a high probability of releasing chromate ions into the environment. As a result, the permissible exposure to chromates has been drastically limited in general industries. This has created an opportunity for Corrosion Technologies’ chromate-free corrosion inhibiting pretreatments and coating-additives for use on aluminum and magnesium alloys, as well as on steel. 

NANOTECHNOLOGY BREAKTHROUGH: The excellent corrosion resistance properties of Corrosion Technologies’ pretreatment and primer coatings is a result of the use of nanoscale materials in the formulations, which allow corrosion inhibiting ions to diffuse rapidly to the defect sites as soon as a flaw or a crack develops in the coating. The uniquely designed nanoscale particles in the coating make them vastly more effective than conventionally used micron-size, non-chromate pigment particles.