1. Corrosion Resistance of Epoxy Coatings Modified by Bis-Silane Prepolymer on Aluminum Alloy
- Author
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Lihua Zou, Haijiang Wu, Diping Zeng, and Zhiyi Liu
- Subjects
Materials science ,bis-silane prepolymer ,Alloy ,Double-layer capacitance ,02 engineering and technology ,engineering.material ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Corrosion ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Coating ,Materials Chemistry ,silane-epoxy coatings ,Composite material ,Prepolymer ,EIS ,Silanes ,Surfaces and Interfaces ,Epoxy ,Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Silane ,0104 chemical sciences ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,chemistry ,visual_art ,engineering ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,TA1-2040 ,aluminum alloy ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
In this communication, a bis-silane prepolymer was used to modify epoxy resin, aiming to enhance the corrosion resistance of epoxy coatings on aluminum alloy substrates. The bis-silane prepolymer was prepared by tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and γ-glycidoxypropyl trimethoxysilane (GPTMS). The corrosion behavior of silane-epoxy coatings was studied. Compared with silane monomer-modified epoxy coatings, bis-silane-modified epoxy coatings have lower coating capacitance (Cc), higher charge transfer resistances (Rdl), and lower double layer capacitance (Cdl) during long-time immersion. It indicates that bis-silane-modified epoxy coating has stronger waterproof permeability and substrate corrosion protection ability. In addition, due to the leaching of the silane component and cross-linking reaction between different silanes during the immersion process, the bis-silane-modified epoxy coatings exhibit much stronger “self-healing” ability.
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- 2021