Advanced Nonskid Coating System for Mobile Airfield Landing Mats

Marine Corps AM2 mats are formed from Aluminum alloy 6061-T6 and are currently coated with an epoxy-based nonskid coating. Due to the wear and breakdown by the environments such as high temperature aircraft engine exhaust and aircraft landing impacts, this coating requires frequent replacement. The thermal spray technology is environmentally friendly process and Demeton successfully replaced the environmentally unfriendly Hard Chrome Plating in previous SBIR project. Demeton¡_s patented technologies, Demeton Detonation Spray Process(DDSP) and Twin-Chamber HVOF, can provide the premium nonskid coating properties including high bonding strength, high wear and corrosion resistance, and high heat resistance. DDSP keeps the substrate temperature very low with the unique characteristics of the detonation wave and can provide the very dense coating with highest bonding strength onto the aluminum surface of AM2 mats. TC-HVOF can provide the nonskid coating with high productivity. Demeton combines both technologies to provide the nonskid coatings, which meet the every requirement by Marine Corps AM2 mats, with the high productivity for the lowest cost.