Epoxy coatings containing different volume fractions of ultra-short glass fibers were prepared successfully. Ultra-short glass fiber not only can improve the hardness, adhesion of the coating, and glass transition tem-perature (Tg), but also can decrease the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of the coating. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was used to evaluate the barrier properties of the coatings containing different volume fractions of ultra-short glass fibers. The EIS results showed that the coating had the best barrier property when it contained 20% (volume fraction) ultra-short glass fibers. The functions of the ultra-short glass fibers in epoxy coating are two fold: first, they can improve the coating mechanical properties as reinforcement materials; second, they parallel to the substrate and inhibit the corrosive medium to pass through the coating.
Self-assembled nano-phase silane-based particle coating was prepared through sol-gel technique.Tetramethoxysilane and 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane were used as precursors for the self-assembled sol-gel coatings.The silane colloidal particle size was analyzed by laser particle size measurement.The results indicate that the particle size is in nano-scale and the diameter of particles deceases with increasing dilution times.Gel permeation chromatography proves that the relative molecular mass of macromolecule in a referenced sol solution is 1220-1240 amu.A simulation model was proposed to study the siloxane structure.Fourier transform infrared spectra of solution and film prove the disappearing of epoxy bond.The results of solid-state 13C and 29Si nuclear magnetic resonance experiments indicate the formation of Si-O-Si network.Potentiodynamic analysis shows that the self-assembled coating has excellent corrosion resistance.Salt fog tests prove that 2-methyl piperidine as inhibitor significantly improves the corrosion resistance of the self-assembled coating.
