Enhanced corrosion protection by powder coatings on hot rolled steel (HRS) for high-temperature applications

摘要

Hot rolled steel (HRS) has long been a major product to the motor industry for bodywork, as galvanised steel (zinc coatings), and it is widely used in building and as tinplate (including tin and chrome oxide coatings) for food, etc. can-making. Among more specialist uses its moderate production costs makes it suitable for the manufacturing process. In this study, newly developed corrosion protection enhanced silicone based powder coating was evaluated on hot rolled steel (HRS). The powder coating in this study was developed to withstand high temperatures up to 550 degrees C without any degradation. In the study silicone resin was incorporated with fillers, corrosion inhibitors and fibres at various compositions to achieve maximum heat resistance and improved corrosion resistance. Protective behaviours of the differently formulated powder paints were investigated before and after heat exposure. The developed paint system was evaluated using various test methods such as heat resistance, salt spray, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), adhesion test and microstructure study using SEM. The evaluation of test results revealed that powder coating combining zinc dust particles and mineral fibres have better performance due to better corrosion and adhesion stability in the corrosive environment before and after heat exposure up to 550 degrees C.