EVALUATION OF TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF POWDER PAINT COATINGS USING THE BALL-CRATERING METHOD

摘要

The basic method for protecting industrial products against the destructive impact of the environment is to protect them with paint coatings. One of the important characteristics of paint coatings is their resistance to abrasive wear. The study tested three coatings with different granulations obtained by the electrostatic spraying method and then polymerised. The tests were carried out in two ways. Some of them were conducted in accordance with the standards in place at the paint manufacturer's laboratory, while the testing for abrasive wear resistance was conducted at a laboratory of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn. The study involved measurements of thickness, gloss, scratching resistance, and wear using a rotational abrasion susceptibility tester and the ball-cratering method. Based on the obtained results, a different resistance to wear of particular coatings was found depending on the test stand. The study found the suitability of the ball-cratering method for the assessment of wear resistance of thin paint coatings. The proposed methodology omits the problem of measuring very small changes in weight, while the obtained wear results are linked to other characteristics of the surface layer.