The search for new alternatives to replace chromate-based coatings is a matter of great
importance. Since their official ban due to the raised concerns of hexavalent chromium to the …

Rare earths are among the most promising options for replacing chromate conversion
coatings on aluminium. In nearly three decades of research, several hundred papers have …

Novel chromium-free conversion coatings based on Zr/Ti/Mn/Mo compounds were
developed at a pilot scale to improve the corrosion resistance of the AA2024-T3 and …

In the present investigation, a zirconium–cerium conversion coating (ZrCeCC) was
developed on aerospace aluminum alloy (AA2024) by simple immersion technique …

The steel samples were pre-treated by cerium conversion layer. Then, zinc phosphate
conversion coating was used as sealing agent for the cerium conversion layer to enhance its …

This encyclopedia, written by authoritative experts under the guidance of an international
panel of key researchers from academia, national laboratories, and industry, is a …

Cerium oxide (CeO2) nanoparticles have emerged as a significant nanomaterial in a wide
range of applications, including photocataly sis, corrosion inhibitors, and biological …

Zirconium oxide based conversion coatings are nickel-free alternatives to trication
phosphate coatings. Here, the role of intermetallic inclusions in aluminum alloy AA6014 on …

Cerium-based conversion coatings were deposited on Rheo-High Pressure Die Cast
(HPDC) Al-Si alloys by immersion in cerium nitrate aqueous solutions. Rheocast Al-Si alloys …

This paper describes the deep analysis of cerium conversion coatings developed with
thermal activation on AA5083 under optimum processing conditions. Scanning electron …