Patent ID: 6610394
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: B05D,C22F,Y10T

Abstract:
An aluminum-alloy component prepared according to a method comprising the steps of:providing an aluminum-alloy component precursor selected from the group consisting of wing and fusilage skin panels, stiffeners, frames, and hinges, said precursor curable to a final state, said precursor having a faying surface; providing a curable encapsulated organic coating material made from a material selected from the group consisting of phenolics, epoxies, melamines, polyurethanes, and polyureas, said coating curable at about a heat-treatment temperature of the aluminum-alloy component; coating the component precursor with the encapsulated organic coating material to a thickness of from about 0.9050 to about 0.010 inch; and treating the coated aluminum-alloy component precursor to bath treat the aluminum to the final state and cure the organic coating.