Papers by Keyword: Polymer Coating

Abstract: Aniline tetramer decorated fluoroacrylate polymers (PF-TA) were synthesized via a free radical bulk polymerization process, utilizing 2-(perfluorohexyl) ethyl methacrylate and aniline tetramer (TA) as the primary reactants. The PF-TA coatings were characterized by various techniques, sush as FT-IR, SEM, etc. The results indicated that TA was incorporated into the fluoroacrylate polymer backbone. Tafel polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were performed to evaluate the corrosion resistance of the PF-TA coatings. The results indicated that compared to polyfluoroacrylate (PF), the PF-TA coatings with optimized TA content exhibited a significant decrease in corrosion current density, from 0.25 μA cm^-2 to 0.0067 μA cm^-2, and an increase in impedance, from 1.17 × 10⁵ Ω cm² to 214.15 × 10⁵ Ω cm². Additionally, the PF-TA coated Q235 carbon steel surpassed the 120 hour salt spray corrosion test, further demonstrating its exceptional anti-corrosion performance. The improvement in anti-corrosion performance was attributed to the incorpration of the electroactive TA on the fluoropolymer.

Abstract: Polymer coatings are increasingly used in mechanical engineering. In particular, sheet composite elements are created on their basis. But the question of the influence of vibration loads on the bearing capacity of composite structures remains relevant. This work presents the results of an experimental study of the operation of composite structures when exposed to vibration loads. The choice of the parameters of the test bench is due to the frequencies of natural vibrations of the specimens under study. The frequencies were determined using generally accepted approximations. A test bench was developed for carrying out measurements. A vibration-absorbing foundation was used, a support frame with the element was attached on elastic suspensions to the outer frame. A scheme for cutting sheet elements for tensile testing was developed. Nine sheet elements made of reinforced polymer material were tested. The influence of the number of loading cycles on the material ultimate strength is investigated. It was established that the presence of a reinforced polymer coating leads to a decrease in the vibration amplitude when approaching the resonance frequencies. This is due to the internal deformation of the polymer coating. After removing the vibration load, no cracks were found on the specimens.

Abstract: Reinforced plastics are widely used in various fields of technology for a wide variety of structures. They provide high strength at low density, resistance to aggressive media, low material intensity of production, high manufacturability, the ability to regulate heat and electrical conductivity over a wide range, the ability to repair without the use of special equipment, they perform in a broad range of temperatures and stresses. Reinforced polymer composites with the use of fiberglass-based textile materials as reinforcement are the most used due to their availability, low cost and high strength properties. This scientific paper presents the results of specimen tests with a substrate of various types of steel, adhesive compositions as bonding material, and fiberglass as reinforcing material. The influence of the properties of the substrate and coating materials, and the ratio of their thicknesses on the theoretical strength of the composite element was investigated. The results obtained will make it possible to clarify the design schemes and dependencies in the design and repair of structural elements with reinforced polymer coatings.

Abstract: The paper is dedicated to the results of research on composite polymer material used for concrete casings repair. Field approbation of new material was carried out on the irrigation channel test site during the repair of concrete coating deformation joints and cracks. The paper provides the obtained theoretical formulae and results of water permeability calculation in concrete casing cracks with smooth and rough walls. A design chart for determining water permeability of damages in the form of cracks of various coating width on channel concrete coatings was obtained. A universal nomogram was obtained for determining the water permeability of damage in the form of cracks of various opening widths on the concrete coverings of channels.

Abstract: Polymer coatings are widely used for effective vibration damping of sheet or hull structures of different engineering systems. The article presents a calculation and experimental technique that enables improved accuracy and validity of damping properties determination of polymer coatings. Mathematical models to determine the parameters of the experimental specimen having a homogenous strain state of the polymer coating are obtained. Experimentally confirmed that the use of coatings based on adhesive compositions such as "Sprut" increases by 18...28 times the damping capability in metal structures. An addition of fillers in adhesive compositions "Sprut" type in a proportion of 30...50% of its weight reduces by 2.4 times the damping properties of metal structures.

Abstract: The paper deals with crack bridging modelling in Bioglass® based scaffolds due the presence of a special polymer coating. This includes a careful identification of bridging mechanism by polymer ligaments, selection of a suitable bridging model and its implementation into the gradient elasticity model of crack.

Abstract: The contact of a rigid rough surface and an elastic layered half-space which consists of coating with thickness δ₁ and the substrate. To determine the dependence of the relative contact area on dimensionless the force elastic geometrical parameter , the discrete roughness model presented by microasperities in the form of equal spherical segments with the height distribution corresponding to the bearing profile curve of the real surface is used. By using the stiffness model of layered half-space, the elastic characteristics for every each contacting asperity are determined. The system of transcendental equations which allow to determine the dependence of the relative contact areaη₁ in case of contact through coating layer on the roughness parameters, material properties, coating thickness and applied load is given. The mutual influence of the microasperities is taken into account.

Abstract: An alternative to the traditional can manufacturing process is to use plastic laminated rolled steels as base stocks. This material consist of pre-heated steel coils that are sandwiched between one or two sheets of polymer. The heated sheets are then immediately quenched, which yields a strong bond between the layers. Such polymer-coated steels were investigated by Jaworski [1, and Sellés [, and found to be suitable for ironing with carefully controlled conditions. A novel multi-layer polymer coated steel has been developed for container applications. This material presents an interesting extension to previous research on polymer laminated steel in ironing, and offers several advantages over the previous material (Sellés [). This document shows a modelization for the ironing process (the most crucial step in can manufacturing) done by using a neural network.

Abstract: The influence of polymer coating on the shrinkage of cement-based materials is comparatively analyzed in this paper. First of all, the relationship between cement-based materials shrinkage and water loss is discussed. Furthermore, some surface topography differences and pore structure changes of cement-based materials causing by polymer coating are investigated. At last, the affecting mechanism of polymer coating on reducing cement-based materials shrinkage is investigated. The results show that polymer coating can significantly reduce the shrinkage of cement-based materials. A more thick coating gets a higher shrinkage reducing ratio. There is a close relationship between cement-based materials water loss ratio and shrinkage ratio. Polymer coating can make the micro-crack on cement-based materials surface disappear. The cement-based materials coated with polymer have a lower surface layer cumulative average porosity than blank control group. The evaporation of capillary water and the development of negative capillary pressure in cement-based materials are controlled by polymer coating, thus the shrinkage becomes small.

Abstract: With toluene 2, 4-diisocyanate (TDI), polyethylene glycol (PEG) and 2,3-Epoxy-1-prop -anol (glycidol) used as the raw materials, two epoxy terminated polyurethanes (EPU) was synthesized by prepolymerization and closed end. Moreover, EPU with high toughhess is chosen as a coating agent for carbon fiber with three ethylene tetramine (TETA) as curing agen. The influence of the content of crosslinking agent in the coating layer on properties of composites and the mechanism of interface toughness are investigated. The chemical structure and thermal property of the EPU were studied with FTIR, 1HNMR and TGA, respectively. It proves that the thermal stability of EPU is more stable than epoxy coating. The interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) of the sized high modulus carbon fiber/epoxy composites is improved to 71MPa, which increased by 19.4% compared with the composites reinforced by unsized high modulus carbon fiber, and DMTA show that using EPU as a new kind of polymer coating for carbon fiber is a feasible method to improve the interfacial performance of high modulus carbon fiber/epoxy composites.