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Protective Coatings and Their Applications (Unit-Iii)
Protective Coatings and Their Applications (Unit-Iii)
Protective Coatings and Their Applications (Unit-Iii)
b. COLORISING: Colorizing is carried out by first sand-blasting the metal objects and then
heating then in a tightly-packed drum with a mixture of aluminium powder and aluminium
oxide, together with a trace of ammonium chloride as a flux. Air is excluded and in some
process, a reducing atmosphere of hydrogen is used. The layer formed has an approximate
composition of Al3Fe2, corresponding to about 25% al by weight. Colorizing is frequently
applied, especially for the protection of furnace parts.
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Answer: a. TINNING: The process of coating tin over the iron or steel articles to protect it
from corrosion is known as tinning. Tin is a nobler metal than iron, therefore, it is more
resistance to chemical attack. In this process, at first Iron sheet is treated in dilute sulphuric acid
(pickling) to remove any oxide film if present. A cleaned Iron sheet is passed through a bath
molten flux. Like Zinc chloride, then through molten tin and finally through a suitable vegetable
oil.
b. METAL CLADING: The surface to be protected is sandwiched between two thin layers
of coat metal and pressed between rollers. The finished product may be welded at the edges or
riveted at some points. The coat metal has to be anodic to the base metal and only plain surfaces
can be cladded. This method is used for coating Al, Cr, Ni, Duraluminium, etc.
c. ELECTOPLATING; Electroplating is the process or method of coating metals and non-
metals, to change their surface properties such as to improve the appearance, to properties such
as to improve the appearance to corrosion and wear or chemical attack. Electroplating is the
electro-deposition of metal, by means electrolysis over surface of metals, alloys or non-metals.
The wear resistance of a metal part can be improved by electroplating a harder metal on its
surface. The metals most often plated on base metals or materials are chromium, Nickel and
Rhodium. For example metals like Iron which are easily corroded by atmospheric air, moisture
and CO2 are coated electrolytically with base metals such as nickel or chromium which are more
resistant to wear or chemical attack.
Some of the applications of electroplating are,
1. Plating for protection from corrosion and chemical attack.
2. Plating for decoration.
3. Plating for special for special surface and engineering effects.
4. Electroforming
5. Plating on non-metallic materials.
Therefore, this process is widely used in automobiles, aircrafts, refrigerators, jewellery,
radios, cameras, type-writers, umbrellas, watches etc.
d. METAL SPRAYING: In this process, the coating metal in the molten state is sprayed on the
roughened surface of the base metal. The metal thus sprayed adheres t be the base metal surface.
The sprayed-coatings are continuous, but some what porous. Consequently, a sealer-oil or paint
is applied on such a coating to provide a smooth surface. The process offers certain advantages
over the other methods, due to its: 1. greater speed of work
2. Applicability to large surfaces and
3. Ease of application, even of thick coatings to restricted area. However, adhesion
strength of such coatings is, usually, lesser than those obtained by hot-dipping or
electroplating. It is, therefore, essential to have a clean and roughened metal surface on
which a proper adhesion is to be secured. The surface is, generally, roughened by sand-
blasting. Sprayed-coatings can be applied by the following 2 techniques.
1. wire-gun method is more widely used for common metals. In this, the wire of the coating
metal is melted by an oxy-acetylene flame and atomized by a blast of compressed air.
2. Powder metal method: in this, finely divided powdered metal is sucked from the powder
chamber and then heated as it passes through the flame of the blow-pipe. The blow-pipe
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disintegrates the metal into a cloud of molten globules, which are then adsorbed on the base
metal surface. This method is, however, limited to low-melting metals like Zn, Pb, Sn, etc
Q.No.3. Define paints. To write about paints constitution and their functions.
Answer: PAINTS: Paint may be defined as the mechanical dispersion mixture of pigments and
fillers which are in a liquid medium and later becomes film forming oil. The volatile liquids such
as thinners are again added to these liquids.
CONSTITUENTS OF PAINT:
a. Pigment
b. Vehicle or drying oil
c. Thinners d. Driers
d. Fillers or extenders
e. Plasticizers
f.. Antiskinning agents
a. Pigment:
It is solid constituent present in paint which provides a decorative colour effect to protect it
from ultraviolet rays. Pigment is one of the essential constituents of paint.
The essential functions of pigments are-
• To provide desired color, opacity and strength to the paint.
• To give aesthetical appeal to the paint film,
• To give protection the paint film by reflecting harmful ultraviolet light,
• To provide resistance to paint film to moisture and
• To increase the weather-resistance of the film.
c. Thinners:
Viscosity (or consistency) of the paints are reduced by the addition of thinners. So that the
paints can be easily applied on the metal surface.
The important functions of thinners are:
• Thinners reduce the viscosity of the paint to suitable consistency, so that it can be
easily handled and applied to the metal surface.
• They dissolve the film-forming material and also the other desirable additives in the
vehicle.
• They evaporate rapidly and help the drying of the paint film.
• They suspend the pigments in the paint film.
• They increase the elasticity of the paint film,
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d. Driers: The drying of the oil is accelerated or catalyzed by driers. They do this by
oxidation, polymerization and condensation. In fact, driers are oxygen carrier catalysts.
The important functions of the driers are-
Linileates, borates, naphthalene’s, resonates and tungstates of heavy metals like Pb, Zn, Co
and Mn.
• Surface driers: Cobalt substances,
• Bottom- driers: Lead substances,
• Through driers: Manganese substances.
e. Fillers or extenders: Fillers are inert materials which are used to improve the properties and
reduce the cost of the paint.
The important functions of fillers are:
• They reducing the cost of the paint.(Expensive pigments which have excellent hiding
power (like TiO2 and ZnSO4) are used in a admixture with cheap extenders for
reducing the cost without reducing the efficiency),
• They serve to fill the voids in the film,
• They increase random arrangement of the primary pigment particles, and act as
carriers for the pigment color,
• They improve the durability of the film by reducing the cracking of the paints after
drying.
f. Plasticizers: Plasticizers are added to the paint film to give elasticity to the paint film and to
prevent cracking of the film.
Ex: Tri cresyl phosphate, triphenyl phosphate, dibutyl tartarate, and tributyl phthalate.
g.. Antiskinning agents: antiskinning agents prevent the gelling and skinning of the paint film.
E.g. Polyhydroxy phenols
Requirements of a Paint:
1. The adhesion capacity of the paint should be high to the material on which it is to be
used.
2. The paint should spread easily over the surface to be protected.
3. On drying, the paint film should not be cracked.
4. The paint film should have high corrosion resistance property so as to protect the painted
surface from the corrosion environment.
5. The paint film should be stable.
6. The paint film should be prepared such a way as to be applicable easily by spraying or
brushing.
7. The paint film should yield a smooth and uniform surface.
8. The paint film obtained on the surface should be tough, uniform and adherent.
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9. The colour of the film should be stable and should not get affected by the environment
conditions.
10. The covering power of the paint should be high.
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ALKALI CLEANING: Alkali cleaning is particularly well-adapted for the removal of old paint
coating from metal surfaces. Alkali cleaning agents are trisodium phosphate along with soaps
and wetting agents like caustic soda. An alkali treatment is always to be followed by a very
thorough rinsing with water and then immersion in a slightly acidic solution of 0.1% chromic
acid or sodium or potassium chromate to remove the last traces of alkalis. Alkali cleaning
method can be made more effective by the application of an electric current, and making the
“metal cathodic” in alkaline medium. The copious evolution of hydrogen at the cathode metal
results in strong agitation, which helps to dislodge the oily substances.
SAND-BLASTING: Sand blasting is used or removing oxide scales, particularly when a slightly
roughened surface is desired. Paint coatings on sand-blasted surface are, particularly, more
durable than those on metal surfaces cleaned by other methods. Sand-blasting is especially
suitable for large steel surfaces and should always be used, whenever maximum protection from
the coating is required. However, the proves required expensive equipment and the sand-blasting
operation is dangerous to health of workers, because of the possibility of disease, silicosis, unless
special protective measures are taken. The process consists in introducing the sand an abrasive
into an air stream, under pressure of 25 to 100 atmospheres. The blast is impacted on the metal
surface to be cleaned. The sand-blast impact removes any scale present and also causes a certain
degree of hardening of the cleaned metal surface
MECHANICAL CLEANING: Mechanical cleaning removes loose rust and other impurities
from the surface. This is, generally, done by hand cleaning with a bristle brush plus some
abrasive like sand and detergent like soap. Impact tools like dull chisels, knife scrapers, wire
brushes, grinding wheels and cutters are also used for removing strongly adhering scales, etc. the
remaining dust and loose particles of dirt are then removed by solvent cleaning, followed by
steam or hot water treatment.
PICKING AND ETCHING: Acid picking is more convenient method of scale removal in many
cases than mechanical cleaning and sand-blasting. It is, usually, accomplished by immersing the
metal except Al in an acid-pickling solution. Al is picked in alkaline solution.
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