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A coating composition comprising an effective corrosion-inhibiting amount of a rare earth compound, a neutral to slightly acidic generating extender or an acidic generating extender, or combinations thereof is provided. In one embodiment, the corrosion-inhibiting components are combined with other c

A coating composition comprising an effective corrosion-inhibiting amount of a rare earth compound, a neutral to slightly acidic generating extender or an acidic generating extender, or combinations thereof is provided. In one embodiment, the corrosion-inhibiting components are combined with other components such as extenders, amino acids and amino acid derivatives, gelatin and gelatin derivatives, organic-based exchange resins, and combinations thereof, to enhance the corrosion resistance of the resultant coating film. The coating compositions have good adhesion to substrates such as metals, including aluminum and aluminum alloys.

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What is claimed is: 1. A non-chromate containing corrosion inhibiting coating composition comprising: one or more organic binders; and solid components comprising: a praseodymium oxide selected from the group consisting of oxides, mixed oxides, solid solution oxides, hydrated oxides, hydroxides, an

What is claimed is: 1. A non-chromate containing corrosion inhibiting coating composition comprising: one or more organic binders; and solid components comprising: a praseodymium oxide selected from the group consisting of oxides, mixed oxides, solid solution oxides, hydrated oxides, hydroxides, and combinations thereof; one or more substantially insoluble extenders selected from the group consisting of a neutral to slightly acidic generating extender, an acidic generating extender, and combinations thereof; wherein the solid components comprise about 1 wt % to about 40 wt % of the praseodymium oxide; wherein the non-chromate containing composition is capable of curing naturally and, upon curing, is capable of generating a pH between about 2 and about 8 at an interface between the composition and a substrate. 2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the solid components further comprise a rare earth compound selected from the group consisting of rare earth oxides, mixed oxides, solid solution oxides, hydroxides, hydrated oxides, salts, triflates, complexes and combinations thereof. 3. The composition of claim 2 wherein the rare earth compound is an anhydrous or hydrated oxide. 4. The composition of claim 2 wherein the rare earth compound comprises one or more metal cations selected from the group consisting of praseodymium, terbium, cerium, samarium, ytterbium, yttrium, neodymium and combinations thereof. 5. The composition of claim 2 wherein the rare earth compound is selected from the group consisting of cerium oxide, cerium hydroxide, cerium mixed oxide, cerium oxide mixture, cerium salt, neodymium oxide, neodymium hydroxide, neodymium oxide mixture, neodymium salt, praseodymium oxide, praseodymium hydroxide, praseodymium mixed oxide, praseodymium oxide mixture, praseodymium salt, ytterbium oxide, ytterbium hydroxide, ytterbium oxide mixture, ytterbium salt, yttrium oxide, yttrium hydroxide, yttrium mixed oxide, yttrium oxide mixture, yttrium salt, terbium oxide, terbium hydroxide, terbium mixed oxide, terbium oxide mixture, terbium salt, and combinations thereof. 6. The composition of claim 2 wherein the rare earth compound is a praseodymium compound. 7. The composition of claim 2 wherein the rare earth compound is a rare earth carbonate or a rare earth triflate. 8. The composition of claim 1 wherein the praseodymium oxide is selected from the group consisting of praseodymium(III), praseodymium(III/IV), praseodymium(IV) oxides and mixtures thereof. 9. The composition of claim 8 wherein the solid components further comprise one or more extenders selected from the group consisting of a neutral to slightly acidic generating extender. 10. The composition of claim 9 wherein at least one of the one or more extenders is calcium sulfate. 11. The composition of claim 10 wherein the calcium sulfate is selected from the group consisting of hydrous calcium sulfate, anhydrous calcium sulfate and combinations thereof. 12. The composition of claim 1 wherein the praseodymium oxide is a praseodymium(III) oxide. 13. The composition of claim 1 wherein the praseodymium oxide is a praseodymium(III/IV) oxide. 14. The composition of claim 1 wherein the praseodymium oxide is a praseodymium(IV) oxide. 15. The composition of claim 1 wherein the solid components comprise about 1 wt % to about 28 wt % of the praseodymium oxide. 16. The composition of claim 1 wherein the solid components comprise about 3 wt % to about 28 wt % of the praseodymium oxide. 17. The composition of claim 1 wherein at least one of the one or more substantially insoluble extenders is a sulfur, phosphorus or silicon oxyanion-containing salt. 18. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition is selected from the group consisting of aqueous, solvent-based, and powder coating compositions. 19. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition is an aqueous composition. 20. The composition of claim 1 wherein at least one of the one or more organic binders is selected from the group consisting of epoxy, urethane, urea, acrylate, alkyd, melamine, polyester, vinyl, vinyl ester, organo-silicone, organo-siloxane, organo-silicate, organo-sulfide, organo-sulfone, epoxy novolac, epoxy phenolic, amides, drying oils, and hydrocarbon polymers. 21. The composition of claim 1 wherein at least one of the one or more organic binders is an epoxy-based resin binder. 22. The composition of claim 1 wherein the solid components further comprise a material selected from the group consisting of linear and cyclic dextrins, triflic acid, triflates, acetates, talc, kaolin, organic-based ion exchange resins, and combinations thereof. 23. The composition of claim 22 comprising about 0.03 to about 5 wt % cyclodextrin, about 0.1 to about 0.5 wt % triflic acid, or about 0.1 to about 5 wt % ionic exchange resin. 24. The composition of claim 1 wherein the solid components further comprise material selected from the group consisting of gelatin and gelatin derivatives. 25. The composition of claim 24 comprising about 0.03 to about 5 wt % gelatin. 26. The composition of claim 1 wherein the solid components further comprise a material selected from the group consisting of amino acids, amino acid derivatives and combinations thereof. 27. The composition of claim 26 wherein the amino acid is selected from the group consisting of glycine, arginine, and methionine. 28. The composition of claim 26 wherein the amino acid derivative is methionine sulfoxide or methionine methyl sulfoxide. 29. The composition of claim 26 comprising about 0.1 to about 5 wt % amino acid. 30. The composition of claim 1 wherein the solid components further comprise a coloring pigment. 31. The composition of claim 30 wherein the coloring pigment is TiO2. 32. The composition of claim 1 wherein the praseodymium mixed oxide is Pr6O11. 33. The composition of claim 32 wherein the Pr6O11 is present in amounts of about 1 wt % to about 28 wt % of the solid components. 34. The composition of claim 32 wherein the Pr6O11 is present in amounts of about 3 wt % to about 28 wt % of the solid components. 35. A non-chromate containing corrosion inhibiting composition comprising: one or more binders; and solid components comprising: about 1 wt % to about 40 wt % one or more rare earth oxides; and one or more substantially insoluble extenders selected from the group consisting of calcium sulfate, strontium sulfate, and combinations thereof; wherein the non-chromate containing composition is capable of curing naturally and, upon curing, is capable of generating a pH between about 2 and about 8 at an interface between the composition and a substrate. 36. The composition of claim 35, wherein the calcium sulfate is hydrous calcium sulfate or anhydrous calcium sulfate. 37. The composition of claim 35, wherein the solid components comprise about up to about 99 wt % of at least one of the one or more substantially insoluble extenders. 38. The composition of claim 35, wherein the solid components comprise about up to about 75 wt % of at least one of the one or more substantially insoluble extenders. 39. The composition of claim 35 wherein at least one of the rare earth oxides comprises a metal cation selected from the group consisting of praseodymium, terbium, cerium, samarium, ytterbium, yttrium, neodymium and combinations thereof. 40. The composition of claim 35 wherein at least one of the one or more rare earth oxides is a praseodymium compound. 41. The composition of claim 40 wherein the praseodymium oxide is selected from the group consisting of praseodymium(III), praseodymium(III/IV), praseodymium(IV) oxides and combinations thereof. 42. The composition of claim 40 wherein the praseodymium oxide is a praseodymium(III) oxide. 43. The composition of claim 40 wherein the praseodymium oxide is a praseodymium(III) oxide, a praseodymium(III/IV) oxide or a praseodymium (IV) oxide. 44. The composition of claim 40 wherein the praseodymium oxide is a praseodymium(III/IV) oxide. 45. The composition of claim 40 wherein the praseodymium compound is a praseodymium(IV) compound. 46. The composition of claim 35 wherein the composition is selected from the group consisting of aqueous, solvent-based, and powder coating compositions. 47. The composition of claim 35 wherein at least one of the one or more binders is an organic polymer selected from the group consisting of epoxy, urethane, urea, acrylate, alkyd, melamine, polyester, vinyl, vinyl ester, organo-silicone, organo-siloxane, organo-silicate, organo-sulfide, organo-sulfone, polysulfide, epoxy novolac, epoxy phenolic, amides, drying oils, and hydrocarbon polymers. 48. The composition of claim 35 wherein at least one of the one or more binders is an epoxy-based resin binder. 49. The composition of claim 35 wherein at least one of the one or more binders is an inorganic polymer selected from the group consisting of silicone, siloxane and silicate polymers. 50. The composition of claim 35 wherein the solid components further comprise a coloring pigment. 51. The composition of claim 50 wherein the coloring pigment is TiO2. 52. The composition of claim 35 wherein at least one of the rare earth oxides is an oxide, mixed oxide or combination thereof. 53. The composition of claim 52 wherein the solid components further comprise a second rare earth compound selected from the group consisting of rare earth oxides, mixed oxides, solid solution oxides, hydroxides, hydrated oxides, salts, triflates, complexes and combinations thereof. 54. A non-chromate containing corrosion inhibiting primer composition comprising: one or more organic binders; and solid components comprising: a praseodymium (III/IV) mixed oxide; one or more substantially insoluble extenders selected from the group consisting of a neutral to slightly acidic generating extender, an acidic generating extender, and combinations thereof; wherein the solid components comprise about 1 wt % to about 40 wt % of the praseodymium (III/IV) mixed oxide; wherein the non-chromate containing composition is capable of curing naturally and, upon curing, is capable of generating a pH between about 2 and about 8 at an interface between the composition and a substrate. 55. The composition of claim 54 wherein the composition is selected from the group consisting of aqueous, solvent-based, and powder coating compositions. 56. The composition of claim 54 wherein at least one of the one or more organic binders is selected from the group consisting of epoxy, urethane, urea, acrylate, alkyd, melamine, polyester, vinyl, vinyl ester, organo-silicone, organo-siloxane, organo-silicate, organo-sulfide, organo-sulfone, polysulfide, epoxy novolac, epoxy phenolic, amides, drying oils, and hydrocarbon polymers. 57. The composition of claim 54 wherein at least one of the one or more organic binders is an epoxy-based resin binder. 58. The composition of claim 54 wherein the solid components further comprise a coloring pigment. 59. The composition of claim 58 wherein the coloring pigment is TiO2. 60. The composition of claim 54 wherein the solid components further comprise an additional rare earth compound selected from the group consisting of rare earth oxides, mixed oxides, solid solution oxides, hydroxides, hydrated oxides, salts, triflates, complexes and combinations thereof. 61. A non-chromate containing corrosion inhibiting coating composition comprising: one or more binders; and solid components comprising: one or more rare earth element oxides selected from the group consisting of oxides, mixed oxides, solid solution oxides, hydrated oxides and hydroxides; and a praseodymium oxide selected from the group consisting of oxides, mixed oxides, solid solution oxides, hydrated oxides, hydroxides, and combinations thereof; one or more substantially insoluble extenders selected from the group consisting of a neutral to slightly acidic generating extender, an acidic generating extender, and combinations thereof; wherein the praseodymium oxide is present in an amount of about 1 wt % to about 40 wt % of the solid components; wherein the non-chromate containing composition is capable of curing naturally and, upon curing, is capable of generating a pH between about 2 and about 8 at an interface between the composition and a substrate. 62. The composition of claim 61 wherein the praseodymium oxide is selected from the group consisting of PrO2, Pr2O3, Pr6Oii and combinations thereof. 63. The composition of claim 61 wherein at least one of the one or more rare earth element oxides is a rare earth praseodymium oxide or a rare earth terbium oxide. 64. The composition of claim 61 wherein at least one of the one or more rare earth element oxides is selected from the group consisting of Y2O3; La2O3, CeO2, Pr(OH)3, PrO2, Pr2O3, Pr6O11, Nd2O3, Sm2O3, Tb4O7, and Yb2O3. 65. A non-chromate containing corrosion inhibiting coating composition comprising: one or more binders; and solid components comprising: about 1 wt % to about 40 wt % one or more rare earth element oxides selected from the group consisting of oxides, mixed oxides, solid solution oxides, hydrated oxides, and hydroxides; and one or more extenders selected from the group consisting of calcium sulfate, strontium sulfate, and combinations thereof; wherein the non-chromate containing composition is capable of curing naturally and, upon curing, is capable of generating a pH between about 2 and about 8 at an interface between the composition and a substrate. 66. The composition of claim 65 wherein at least one of the one or more rare earth element oxides is an anhydrous praseodymium oxide. 67. A method for preparing a non-chromate containing coating composition comprising: preparing a paint formulation; and adding an effective corrosion-inhibiting amount of a rare earth oxide and one or more extenders selected from the group consisting of calcium sulfate, strontium sulfate, and combinations thereof to the paint formulation to produce a non-chromate containing coating composition; wherein the rare earth oxide is present in an amount between about 1 wt % to about 40 wt % of solid components comprising the rare earth oxide and one or more extenders wherein the non-chromate containing composition is capable of curing naturally and, upon curing, is capable of generating a pH between about 2 and about 8 at an interface between the composition and a substrate. 68. The method of claim 67 further comprising pre-dispersing the rare earth compound with a dispersant. 69. The method of claim 67 wherein the rare earth oxide is a praseodymium(III/IV) oxide. 70. The method of claim 67 wherein the one or more extenders are substantially insoluble. 71. The method of claim 67 wherein the rare earth oxide is a praseodymium oxide or praseodymium mixed oxide. 72. The method of claim 71 wherein the praseodymium mixed oxide is Pr6O11. 73. The method of claim 67 further comprising adding a material selected from the group consisting of amino acids, derivates of amino acids, and combinations thereof to the paint formulation. 74. The method of claim 67 further comprising adding a material selected from the group consisting of gelatin, gelatin derivatives, and combinations thereof to the paint formulation. 75. A method for preparing a non-chromate containing coating composition comprising: preparing a paint formulation comprised of an organic binder; and adding an effective corrosion-inhibiting amount of a solid component comprising: a praseodymium compound selected from the group consisting of oxides, mixed oxides, solid solution oxides, hydrated oxides, hydroxides, and combinations thereof to the paint formulation to produce a coating composition one or more substantially insoluble extenders selected from the group consisting of a neutral to slightly acidic generating extender, an acidic generating extender, and combinations thereof; wherein the praseodymium compound comprises about 1 wt % to about 40 wt % of the solid components; wherein the non-chromate containing composition is capable of curing naturally and, upon curing, is capable of generating a pH between about 2 and about 8 at an interface between the composition and a substrate. 76. The method of claim 75 wherein the praseodymium compound is Pr6O11. 77. The method of claim 75 wherein the solid components further comprise an additional rare earth compound selected from the group consisting of rare earth oxides, mixed oxides, solid solution oxides, hydroxides, hydrated oxides, salts, triflates, complexes and combinations thereof to the paint formulation. 78. The method of claim 75 further comprising the step of pre-dispersing the praseodymium compound with a dispersant.