Aerosud - Facility Profile - Special Processes
Special Processes

Aerosud holds a number of Special Process approvals from various OEM’s. Approvals include surface treatment, painting, heat treatment, welding and composites manufacture.

Aerosud also hold NADCAP approvals on some of these special processes.


Heat Treatment Chemical Treatment Painting Fusion Welding
Processes
  • Solution Treatment of Aluminium Alloys
  • Precipitation Treatment of Aluminium Alloys
  • Precipitation Treatment of Cu/Be Alloys
  • Cold Storage of Aluminium Alloys
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  • Chromic Acid Anodising (sealed & unsealed)
  • Sulphuric Acid Anodising (sealed & unsealed)
  • Chromate Conversion Coat
  • Pickle as pre-treatment
  • De oxidising as pre-treatment
  • Alkaline cleaning
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  • Primer Application
  • Final Coat Application
  • (Spray & Brush Application)
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  • Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG)
  • Manual & Automated Welding Robot
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    Approvals
  • NADCAP
  • Airbus France
  • Airbus UK
  • Boeing
  • BAE Systems
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  • NADCAP
  • Airbus France
  • Airbus UK
  • Airbus Germany
  • Boeing
  • BAE Systems
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  • NADCAP
  • Airbus France
  • Airbus UK
  • Airbus Germany
  • Boeing
  • BAE Systems
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  • Airbus France
  • Airbus UK
  • BAE Systems
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    Laboratory Testing and Support
    Mechanical Testing Metallographic Chemical Other
  • Hardness Testing
  • Tensile Testing
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  • Metallographic Preparation
  • Metallographic Evaluation
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  • Chemical Analyses
  • Salt Spray
  • Coat thickness/weight
  • Paint Adhesion
  • Water Quality
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  • Temperature supervision (Temperature uniformity Survey, System Accuracy Checks est.)
  • Electrical Conductivity (for Temper verification of heat treated Al alloys)
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