The Symposium is an annual event showcasing technologies to meet environmental regulations such as REACH and OSHA.
Dr. Keith Legg, CTO of Corrdesa, ran the “REACH Short Course – Practical Effects and Approaches” and discussed “ Accelerated Test and Evaluation for Materials Qualification“, a rapid approach for qualifying non-chromate alternatives, etc. In addition, Dr. Legg ran an informal side meeting on the deposition of LHE ZnNi, which is displacing Cd for corrosion protection of aircraft landing gear, actuators, etc.
Dr. Alan Rose, CEO of Corrdesa, presented ” ZnNi and Tagnite Performance on Complex Parts -Corrosion Risk Mapping “, a briefing on modeling of LHE ZnNi deposition. Dr. Rose demonstrated the importance of computationally designed tooling for electroplating, and the effect of current density variations on the properties of the coating. In particular, Dr. Rose showed that ZnNi is not a sacrificial coating in low current density areas – often exactly those areas where sacrificial corrosion protection is most needed.