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It has become common practice for specification writers to require minimum tensile pull-off adhesion strength values as part of the acceptance criteria for protective coating work for concrete substrates. These values are convenient for specifiers because a minimum number provides a black and white basis upon which to define success versus failure. But there is much more to performing and evaluating adhesion testing than a hard and fast number.
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Pull-off adhesion testing of coatings is commonly used for product testing and qualification as well as quality control / quality assurance. However, initial adhesion values do not necessarily correlate with service life of coatings or their corrosion protection performance. Adhesion of several product chemistries to steel is examined in this study before and after immersion exposure. Results are presented within the context of laboratory corrosion testing in an effort to investigate the significance of adhesion testing in modern lining systems.
In this paper, I will discuss such an example of when the predicted service of the coating determines that a more dynamic method must be utilized. I will discuss testing that was conducted for immersion service where flow of water over the surface was a major consideration. The question of how well the adhesion would hold up in real life service could not be properly answered by the degree of failure in this case. I discovered that the more important consideration was the survivability of the coating if a defect were introduced.
Quality assurance of coatings on steel water pipes commonly relies on tensile pull-off measurements of the coating-steel adhesion, according to ASTM D4541. These tests are performed by adhering a metal ‘dolly’ to the coating with an adhesive, then scoring around the dolly circumference, through the coating down to the steel surface, before recording the stress necessary to pull the dolly (and coating) away from the steel pipe.
It is safe to say that water towers have become a predominant location for the placement of cellular telecommunications equipment. Their height and design style make them a “natural” consideration for what the industry calls them, macro sites. And when one carrier locates on a tower you can be sure that others will soon follow.
Cementitious repair mortars are commonly used to rehabilitate deteriorated wastewater concrete infrastructure prior to the application of high-performance lining systems. Commonly such repair mortars receive a broom finish creating a “profiled” surface prior to the application of a spray applied protective lining system. Other recommendations require that that the cementitious mortars receive a blasted (mechanically profiled) surface to impart a mechanical profile prior to top coating with a similar lining system. In the following paper the authors summarize the results of an investigation to quantitatively assess adhesion of a protective lining when applied to a broom finish surface verses a blasted surface.
The Department of National Defence (DND) in Canada has implemented a revised maintenance program for aircraft weapon systems whose goal is to ensure that essential maintenance is accomplished and to assure the continued airworthiness of aeronautical products during in-service operation. The program especially affects legacy aircraft. A case study is being presented where an adhesion failure was detected during a scheduled inspection.
Adhesion performance is required for every coating system. The adhesion between coatings and substrates is one of the most critical determining factors in the overall success of any coating material. Material design and formulation are key components of high-performance coatings and rely heavily on the accurate measurement and evaluation of adhesion in the coating systems.
A long-term project such as the current Brooklyn Bridge Rehabilitation Program, known as Brooklyn Bridge Contract 6, presents a great opportunity to collect vast amounts of data and records relating to the total coating replacement on a historic landmark. On any project, especially one of this scope, the project team has to deal with many obstacles, both expected and unexpected, and significant unknowns.
Overcoating practice among coating appliers and maintainers of large railcar fleets. Testing, evaluation, limitations & applications. Confirming short and long-term success.
The NSRP Surface Preparation and Coatings panel sponsored a project to reduce the extent of abrasive blasting to remove aged, ultra-high solids coatings from tanks and other spaces on Navy ships. This “partial blast” process allows a percentage of remaining serviceable Ultra High Solids (UHS) to remain. After surface preparation, a single coat application of UHS coating is applied to all surfaces.
ASTM D7234 was first published in 2005, and updated in 2012 with precision statistics. This paper will go into the history of the development of the test method, the procedure and interpretation details that are critical to using and applying this standard along with a discussion of the factors that affect the precision of this method.