REACH - Applications for authorisation AFA059-01 Multiple Cr(VI)

Overview

Public consultation on alternatives

Reference: AFA059-01

Applicant:

Boeing Distribution (UK) Inc
Wesco Aircraft EMEA Ltd

Application type: Initial

Substance name:

• Pentazinc chromate octahydroxide (PCO)
  • EC Number: 256-418-0
  • CAS Number: 49663-84-5
• Potassium hydroxyoctaoxodizincate dichromate (PHD)
  • EC Number: 234-329-8
  • CAS Number: 11103-86-9

Proposed use: Use of wash primers containing pentazinc chromate octahydroxide or potassium hydroxyoctaoxodizincate dichromate in aerospace and defence industry and its supply chains.

Broad information on use applied for (conditions of use and function):

Pentazinc chromate octahydroxide or potassium hydroxyoctaoxodizincate dichromate are used in wash primers in the aerospace and defence industries (comprising of the civil aviation, defence/security, and space industries, along with aeroderivative products). Wash primers are corrosion inhibiting coatings of liquid consistency which passivate the surface of the substrate by neutralising metal (hydr)oxides and/or etching the surface. This gives key functions including corrosion resistance (including ‘active corrosion inhibition’), adhesion promotion, chemical resistance, temperature resistance, layer thickness, compatibility with substrate/other coatings, and compatibility with processing temperatures.

The applicants have identified a shortlist of potentially suitable alternatives. Due to the complexity of design challenges, performance requirements, safety requirements and regulatory controls that must be tested for each listed alternative, and the need for industrial implementation in the whole supply chain, the applicants are seeking a review period of 12 years.

This “applied for use” involves the continued use of pentazinc chromate octahydroxide or potassium hydroxyoctaoxodizincate dichromate across approximately 25 sites across Great Britain (GB).

List of descriptors: 

• Sector of end use (SU): 0 - Other: Aerospace and defence industry and its supply chains
• Environmental release category (ERC): 5 
• Process category (PROC): PROC 0, PROC 5, PROC 7, PROC 8b, PROC 9, PROC 10, PROC 21, PROC 24, PROC 28
• Product category (PC): 9a: Coatings and paints, thinners, paint removers
• Article category related to subsequent service life (AC): N/A
• Technical Function: Other: Corrosion resistance (including ‘active corrosion inhibition’); Adhesion promotion; Chemical resistance; Temperature resistance; Layer thickness; Compatibility with substrate/other coatings; and Compatibility with processing temperatures.

Annual tonnage used:

• <0.02 tonnes/year PHD
• <2.35 tonnes/year PCO

Review period requested: 12 years 

How to submit comments

Provide some basic information on possible alternative(s) in the online survey below but more detailed information should be provided in document(s) prepared using the commenting templates in the related section below. A “public version” should always be completed and will be published after the consultation has closed. If you want to include confidential information in your submission, please additionally complete a “confidential version” and submit both versions as attachments.

The consultation lasts for 8 weeks (unless otherwise specified) and closes at 23:59 London time (BST).