Research Article

Development of Epoxy Based Surface Tolerant Coating Improvised with Zn Dust and MIO on Steel Surfaces

Table 2

In can properties of the various coatings.

SystemsHigh constitute of ingredientsPolymer baseCross-linkerHard dryMain FT-IR peaksSurface tension (newton/meter)

Benchmark 1Ti, Mg, Si, and AlEpoxy resinTriethylenetetramine with catalyst14–16 hours Strong band

included
Ti–O(Stret), -
800–1110 cm−1
30.42
Benchmark 2Si and little amount of Ti and MgEpoxy resinTriethylenetetramine with catalyst14–16 hours31.75
Benchmark 3Si and little amount of TiEpoxy resinTriethylenetetramine with catalyst12–14 hours33.61
STC1Zn, Ti, SiBisphenol A based epoxy resin with Zn dustFomulated polyamidoamine adduct8–10 hoursZn–O at 454 cm −129.92
STC2Fe, Ti, SiBisphenol A based epoxy resin with MIO flakesFomulated polyamidoamine adduct8–10 hoursFe–O at 560 cm −129.20