Innovative Tantalum Coatings Technology, (InTaCT)

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The application of Tantalum coatings is a solution to coating performance across numerous industries and highvalue markets. For example; in the chemical industry corrosion is a limiting factor with broad implications suchas safety, costs and material usage. The project includes Dow Corning as the IEU in need of a solution tocorrosion in chlorine based chemical plants; Cranfield University as an academic partner with expertise incorrosion testing and Archer Technicoat Ltd. as the coating developer based on over 30 years' experience invapour deposited coating solutions. The project aims to develop an integrated approach to coating andcomponent design for manufacture via an optimised deposition processes. The chemical vapour depositionprocess to be used is scale-up of a lab-scale process developed by ATL towards commercial geometries to bevalidated through application specific testing and analysis using innovative characterisation tools. The projectwill generate products with enhanced performance through a process that can enable coating of geometriesand internal surfaces other methods cannot, offering savings in both cost and usage of a limited resource.