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ARI Spotlight

Each month at ARI, we highlight a different project our researchers are working on and share the article on our website and social media accounts. Check out the latest story below and go to our News or Events tabs to see past stories.

December Spotlight

Corrosion Resistant Silica-Based Conversion Coatings

An ARI-NPRE team leveraged atmospheric-pressure plasma to clean and deposit silica-based conversion coatings to aluminum surfaces to improve the corrosion protection for naval air applications in this Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)-funded project.

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