The effect of additive particle size on the anti-corrosion behavior of PU coating

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of additive particle size on the anti-corrosion behaviors of polyurethane (PU) coating.

Design/methodology/approach

The graphite (Gr) and poly-graphite (PGr) were used as large size additive and small size additive, respectively. The immersion test and electrochemical test were used to study the corrosion behaviors.

Findings

In the immersion test, the surface of the bare steel sample was corroded uniformly. However, for the steel samples with coatings, the surfaces were corroded locally. This phenomenon showed that the coating can isolate artificial sea-water and samples and then decreased the corrosion rate. Furthermore, the most severe corrosion was observed on the sample with the Gr/PU coating compared with other anti-corrosion coatings. The results of the electrochemical measurements indicated that the corrosion rate of the sample with PGr/PU coating was approximately two times lower than that of the sample with the Gr/PU coating and the sample with PGr/PU coating was hardest to be corroded.

Originality/value

To have a more objective and direct recognition of the particle size effect on the coating quality.

Citation

Tan, H., Guo, Y., Wang, J., Wang, D. and Cui, Y. (2021), "The effect of additive particle size on the anti-corrosion behavior of PU coating", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 68 No. 1, pp. 36-43. https://doi.org/10.1108/ACMM-08-2020-2359