AkzoNobel For Aerospace Structures

Metal Structure

AkzoNobel provides high-performance coatings for metal structures worldwide, protecting them from corrosion and weathering. Pretreatments play a critical role in protecting aeronautical alloys, as their quality significantly affects the performance of the primer applied afterward. Factors such as the sealing of anodization, the timing between the end of pretreatment and primer application, the pH levels in galvanic baths, and other process variables can drastically influence the paint’s performance in terms of adhesion and corrosion prevention.

Composite Structure

AkzoNobel supplies a number of products, coatings, and systems that are used on composite structures. The amount of composite in structures has increased over time, from 12% on the A320 Aircraft and now over 50% on the newer generation A350 Airbus Aircraft. Composites have the benefit of being lighter weight, therefore savings fuel costs, however have to be maintained in a different way, so they have a slightly different product range vs metal structures.

Benefits of the AkzoNobel range:

• A large portfolio of different technologies including solvent-based, high-solid, water-based, and water-reducible, offers adaptable options to meet the diverse process needs of a wide range of customers.
• Each product holds multiple qualifications, making it ideal for the typical OEM structural market, where a single customer may supply several OEMs.
• Low-VOC solutions, along with options free of chromates and other hazardous substances, align with sustainability goals and comply with the strictest European and local regulations.