Protection of Steel Pontoon Floats from Corrosion.

Abstract

A 3-1/2-year test program was conducted in San Diego Bay on the use of modern synthetic coatings in conjunction with sacrificial anodes for protecting steel pontoon camel floats from corrosion. The three two-coat, protective coatings systems performed very well, and the anodes provided complete protection from rusting to underwater portions of the floats. It was concluded that a combination of one of the coating systems and cathodic protection from sacrificial anodes can greatly reduce the maintenance costs associated with pontoon camel floats. The three coating systems consisted of two epoxy-polyamide systems and one zinc inorganic silate combined with epoxy-polyamide. (Author, modified-PL)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0873002

Entities

People

  • Richard W. Drisko

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bays
  • Cathodic Protection
  • Coatings
  • Corrosion
  • Corrosion Inhibition
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Protective Coatings
  • San Diego Bay

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Oceanography.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.