Journal
PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
Volume 74, Issue 1, Pages 92-99Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2011.11.020
Keywords
Waterborne coatings; Nano-Al2O3; Corrosion resistance; EIS
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A nano-composite coating was formed by dispersing nano-Al2O3 as pigments in different concentrations, to a specially developed alkyd based waterborne coating. The nano-Al2O3 based composite coatings were applied on mild steel substrate by dipping. The dispersion of particles in coating system was investigated by using SEM and AFM techniques. The effect of addition of these nano-pigments on the electrochemical behavior of the coating was investigated in 3.5% NaCl solution, using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). It was found that coating modified with higher concentration of nano-Al2O3 particles showed comparatively better performance as it was evident from pore resistance (R-p) and coating capacitance (C-c) values after 30 days of exposure. In general, the study showed an improvement in the corrosion resistance of the nano-particle modified coatings as compared to the neat coating, confirming the positive effect of nano-particle addition in coatings. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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