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SiAlON nanoparticles effect on the corrosion and chemical resistance of epoxy coating

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Effect of incorporating SiAlON nanoparticles at different loading levels (0–12 wt%) on chemical resistance of epoxy coating was investigated by immersion in basic (Na2CO3, pH = 11) and salty (NaCl 3.5 wt%) (environments at 85 °C for 60 days. Epoxy resin chemical resistant coating grade based on bisphenol A was used with polyamine hardener as a curing agent. In these testes, surface morphology changes of the samples were studied and compared owing to initiation and propagation of cracks. Results indicate an enhancement in the epoxy nanocomposite chemical resistance due to the addition of small fraction of SiAlON nanoparticles. Samples containing 3 and 5 wt% of SiAlON nanopowders were considered as optimum samples compared to all the other samples, because they showed more resistances to initiation and propagation of cracks and lower permeability in chemical environment in comparison with neat resin and other samples. Also, epoxy coatings containing SiAlON nanoparticles were successfully coated on steel substrates and corrosion electrochemical behavior of these nanocomposite coatings were characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The electrochemical monitoring of the coated steel over 35 days of immersion in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution at room temperature suggested the positive role of nanoparticles in improving the corrosion resistance of the coated steel.

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The authors would like to thank Tarbiat Modares University and Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council (INIC) for financial support of this work.

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  1. Polymer Engineering Department, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box: 14115-114, Tehran, Iran

    Samire Sabagh, Ahmad Reza Bahramian & Mehrdad Kokabi

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Sabagh, S., Bahramian, A.R. & Kokabi, M. SiAlON nanoparticles effect on the corrosion and chemical resistance of epoxy coating. Iran Polym J 21, 837–844 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13726-012-0095-1

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