Surface Treatment

Objectives:
The training candidate will be having knowledge and
understanding of:
Corrosion.
Environmental testing.
Coating fundamentals
Surface Preparation.
Coating Application.
Coating type & Curing mechanisms.
Testing & inspection Instruments.
PDS & MSDS (SDS)
Standards
Safety

Corrosion:
The process involving the deterioration of substance, usually a
metal or its properties because of a reaction with its environment.
Corrosion is the reverse process of steel
manufacturing

Facilities required for corrosion

1) Anode
2) Cathode
3) Return Path (Metallic Pathway)
4) Electrolyte

rrosion is the reverse process of steel manufacturing

*Galvanic series is a list

of material in order of
their corrosion potentials.
*

Type of Corrosion
1) General Corrosion
Corrosion

2)Localized
a)Pitting Corrosion

b)Crevice Corrosion

Corrosion
Control

Environmental testing:
This include the environmental condition for surface treatment like
minimum surface temperature for coating application is usually 5C
and maximum
is typically 50C.
Relative Humidity
Dew point

Infrared
Electronic
thermo meter
Hygrometer

Surface contact
thermo meter

Digital
Thermometer

Sling
Psychro meter

Coating fundamentals:
The fundamental properties of coating exhibits: Chemical
resistance, Water resistance, Ease of application, Adhesion of
substrate, Cohesive strength, Flexibility, Elongation, Impact resistance,
Abrasion resistance, Temperature resistance etc..
Coating classified as Organic & Inorganic coatings

Surface Preparation:
The initial surface cleaning and preparation is the key step to the
success of the coating system.
It has been estimated that approximately 75% of all premature
coating failures are caused either completely or in part by inadequate
or improper surface preparation.
Surface Defects on steel shall also be do to Design defects and
Fabrication defects.
Surface preparation grouped into two methods:
1)Non Abrasive Blast Cleaning
a)Solvent Cleaning
b)Hand Tool Cleaning
c)Power Tool Cleaning
d)Pickling
2)Abrasive Blast Cleaning
a)Manual Abrasive Blast Cleaning
b)M/c Operated Abrasive Blast Cleaning

Blotter Test
The compressed air must be clean
,otherwise the blasting will introduce
fresh contaminants as the old
contaminants are removed.
Contaminants to check the
compressed air
1) Dirt
2) Oil (mist or droplets)
3) Moisture (mist or droplets)
Each and all of these can cause
coating failure.

Replica tap test

Rust grades

Surface profile and amplitude

Shot abrasives

Grit abrasives

Surface roughness Measuring instruments

Surface profile comparators

Replica tape test

Grades of Blast cleaned steel

Coating Application:
Weather conditions: RH <85% & Surface temperature min 3C >Dew
point
temperature.
Mixing : Mixing in coatings requires precision & care to achieve the
expected self life.
Applying the coating: Using Brush, Roller, Conventional spray,
Airless spray.
Cross-section showing
reduction in coating
thickness at a corner

The corner to a radius of about 2mm; chamfering to 45 is also

effective

Spray tips slide into a hole in the front of the gun. Theyre labeled with a three-digit
number like 309 or 517 (these may be the last three digits of a longer model number).
Doubling the first digit tells you the spray fan width with the gun held 12 in. from the
surface. A 415 tip, for example, would have an 8-in.-wide fan, while a 515 would
have a 10-in. fan pattern

Tip Guard
Protecteur

Trigger lock

Trigger

Tip

Fluid inlet

Trigger guard

Spraying techniques

Coating
defects

Coating type & Curing mechanisms

Paints protect steel by following mechanism, singly or in

combination
Sacrificial Protection.
Barrier Protection.
Inhibitive Protection.

Standards:
A standard is an established norm or requirement that is written by
industry professionals.

The role of inspector:

Theprimaryresponsibilityastheinspectoristoenforce
thespecification.Theinspector
isNOT tomakechangesto thespecificationforanyreason.
Inspector responsibility is to Read, Understand, Document &
Report
Safety:
Surface preparation safety
Spray application safety

THANKS