The proposed solution for overcoming this issue is a newly developed proprietary sol-gel formulation that can be applied as a single thin layer by dip-coating or spraying and cured at low temperature (below 80 ºC or even at room temperature). Moreover, the cured coating shows excellent adhesion to a wide range of metals (including metallised polymers): galvanised steel, stainless steel, copper, aluminium, magnesium, and others, and provides outstanding corrosion resistance, e. g. more than 2000 h neutral salt-spray testing in the case of nonanodised Al. Corrosion, defined as the deterioration of materials due to their interaction with the ...