Kenneth A. Krienke has been granted a patent for a temperature resistant and erosion resistant surface treatment for use in coating metal surfaces. The treatment is comprised of titanium ethoxide; 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane; an organic acid; and one or more additives that impart erosion resistance, heat resistance, or a combination thereof to the surface treatment, and wherein the one or more additives are present in the surface treatment in an amount from approximately 20 to 40 volume percent, based on the total volume of the titanium ethoxide and 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane in the surface treatment, and wherein the amount of 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane is from 25 to 35 volume percent and the amount of titanium ethoxide is from 15 to 35 volume percent, based on the total volume of the surface treatment.
