corrosion protection – TechConnect Briefs

Zinc phosphate micro flakes as new corrosion inhibition additives in coatings and paints

Perre E., Albayrak S., Becker-Willinger C., INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials, DE

Corrosion protection is a constant concern to steel manufacturers and users. Various processes were developed in the past to provide corrosion protection for steel such as metallic layers like e.g. zinc, coating of the metal [...]

Environmentally Friendly Protective Coatings for Metals and Alloys

Ryabova E., Dawley J., Ryabov V., Ryabova E., Mah C., Advenira Enterprises, Inc., US

The operation and maintenance of machines and mechanisms, as well as outdoor structures, conducted by various industries across the board is a costly process due to corrosion of metals and/or alloys, from which the vast [...]

Durable Hydrophobic Coatings for Corrosion Protection of Metallic Materials

Koene B.E., Martin R., Goff A., Hay J., Luna Innovations, US

Luna has developed an exceptionally durable, transparent, fluid resistant coating for corrosion mitigation on selected metals and alloys. There have been many recent research and commercial efforts in the area of superhydrophobic or water repellent [...]

Fine textured composite low friction coatings with combined corrosion protection ability

Becker-Willinger C., Kalmes P., Bentz D., INM - Leibniz Institute for New Materials, DE

A new class of multifunctional low friction coatings combining a low coefficient of friction of µ 1000 h in the neutral salt spray test on mild steel have been developed. The coatings possess a fine [...]