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Coating Performance (coating + performance)

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Polymers and Materials Science	60%

Selected Abstracts

Interfacial Microstructure of Chromium Oxide Coatings,

ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS, Issue 7 2007
X. Pang
This paper presents a study of chromium oxide coatings' interfacial microstructure and structural properties affecting coating performance. Amorphous chromium and chromium oxide layers about 100 nm thick were detected at the Cr/steel and the Cr/coating interfaces, providing a solution for depositing thicker mechanically stable coatings with improved hardness, smaller grain size, and smooth surface. [source]

Microstructure,property,quality-correlated paint design: An LMC-based approach

AICHE JOURNAL, Issue 1 2009
Jie Xiao
Abstract Paint is designed to offer various chemical and physical properties for surface protection, styling, and appearance. Nevertheless, the anticipated quality of the surface coating is frequently unsatisfactory, which is often attributed to paint formulation. As new demands on coating performance continuously emerge, paint formulation design becomes much more challenging than ever. It is recognized that paint design can be significantly improved with the help of advanced computational methods, as they can provide great freedom and control over the investigation of paint formulation through any number of in silico experiments virtually under any application conditions. This article introduces a lattice Monte Carlo based computational methodology for paint formulation design. By this methodology and structural analysis techniques, a variety of correlations among paint material, curing condition, coating microstructure, and coating qualities can be generated, which are critical for the development of superior paint formulations. A comprehensive study on acrylic-melamine-based paint design and analysis demonstrates the methodological efficacy. © 2008 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2009 [source]

Mucin Coatings Suppress Neutrophil Adhesion to a Polymeric Model Biomaterial

MICROSCOPY RESEARCH AND TECHNIQUE, Issue 10 2007
Tomas Sandberg
Abstract Following our recent study on the fractionation, characterization, and model adsorption of mucins derived from bovine salivary glands (BSM), porcine stomach scrapings (PGM), and human whole saliva (MG1), we here present a microscopic evaluation of the interactions between mucin-coated substrates and human neutrophils. Our results show that surface-coating with BSM, PGM, and MG1 can be effectively used to suppress the adhesion of neutrophils to a polymeric model biomaterial (Thermanox). Neutrophil morphologies found on Thermanox substrates coated with mucins resemble those observed for nonactivated neutrophils found in circulation. Notably, low neutrophil adhesion can be obtained at a significantly lower coating concentration (0.125 mg/mL) for the compositionally complex MG1 mucin than for the relatively pure BSM and PGM mucins (1 mg/mL). Furthermore, since coating at a low BSM and PGM concentration (0.25 mg/mL) results in higher cell counts and more spread cells than in the high-concentration case, we suggest that dense mucin surface packing is critical for good coating performance. In conclusion, the present study demonstrates how mucins from three different sources, of different compositional and structural status, efficiently can be used to suppress neutrophil adhesion and activation. This finding makes them potent candidates for use as biomaterial coatings. Microsc. Res. Tech., 2007. © 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source]

Reactive doping of PAni,CSA and its use in microwave absorbing materials

POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, Issue 1 2009
R. S. Biscaro
Abstract Conductive coatings have been studied for static dissipation and as microwave absorbing materials. The doping process of polyaniline (PAni), which makes it conductive, is an important stage that determines the coating performance. For this purpose, polyaniline was doped by reactive processing in a torque rheometer using different molar ratios between PAni and acid (PAni:CSA) at three different temperatures (80, 90, and 100°C). Aqueous solution doping was also used in the ratio of 1:2 of PAni/CSA, with the aim to investigate the influence of different methods of PAni doping on its characteristics and, consequently, on the performance of coatings. Thermal analyses of the processed materials showed that PAni doped by both routes, reactive and solution processing, showed similar behaviors. X-ray diffraction analyses showed a semicrystalline structure for the PAni,CSA doped by reactive processing using high CSA concentrations and temperature. It was also observed that the doping process affects the dispersion of the components into the conductive coatings. Microwave absorption measurements (8,12,GHz) of PU-doped PAni blends showed the dependence of the doping type, the PAni,CSA concentration, and the mixing conditions of the components on the coating performance; it was found up to 99% of attenuation of the incident radiation for some composites in a narrow frequency range. The microwave absorption efficiency of the coating samples prepared by using the reactive doping process indicates the advantage of this methodology over solution doping. Moreover, the reactive process addresses the environmental requirements. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]

Crystalline , -Alumina Deposited in an Industrial Coating Unit for Demanding Turning Operations,

ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS, Issue 1-2 2010
Kirsten Bobzin
Crystalline PVD ,-Al2O3 - coatings offer great potential for their use in high-speed cutting operations. They promise high hot hardness and high oxidation resistance at elevated temperatures. This is important for coatings that are used for machining of materials with low thermal conductivity such as stainless steel or Inconel 718 because heat generated during cutting can barely be dissipated by the chip. Because of the prevailing bonding forces of alumina, adhesion-related sticking can be reduced even for dry cutting. Furthermore, the high formation enthalpy of alumina prevents chemical reactions with frictional partners. The present work gives an overview of the deposition of ,-Al2O3 thin films on WC/Co-cutting inserts by using pulsed MSIP (magnetron sputter ion plating) PVD technology. To improve adhesion, a (Ti,Al)N bond coat was employed. The samples were analyzed using common thin film test equipment. Cutting tests and pin-on-disk examinations were carried out to test the coating's performance. For turning operations, the difficult-to-machine austenitic steel 1.4301 (X5CrNi18-10) was used. In comparison to a state-of-the-art (Ti,Al)N coating, (Ti,Al)N/,-Al2O3 showed a longer tool life. [source]