The importance of materials and surface enhancement processes within the aerospace industry is widely recognised. Aerospace companies have engaged experts in the disciplines of material science, surface engineering, and treatment selection within their design teams to provide in-house advice and support. IonBond has their own team of experts available to advise and collaborate on specific applications and give tailored innovative solutions to pressing problems facing aerospace supply chains in machining, forming and final component applications. Such collaborative approaches reduce time to market and enhance knowledge transfer.

Advanced coatings are playing a continuously increasing role in design evolution. For example, in engine design, manufacturers have seen their objectives changed in recent years in terms of higher service temperature, higher thrust levels and increasingly greater fuel efficiency on both cost and environmental grounds. Materials selection development and surface enhancement using such technologies as PVD and PA-CVD will have a significant impact in future aircraft and component design to meet these challenges.

Aerospace Materials Currently Coated
• Titanium and Titanium alloy e.g. Ti6Al4V
• Aluminium silicon alloys
• Inconels / Hastaloys
• Steels and stainless steels