Laboratory Evaluation of Fusion-Bonded Epoxy Coatings for Civil Works Applications.

Abstract

This study investigates safer, more cost-effective alternatives to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers paint specification C-200A, Coal Tar Epoxy Coating, which is used to protect steel sheet piling. Fusion-bonded epoxy, a nonpolluting shop-applied coating, was evaluated in laboratory tests as a potential replacement for C-200A. Laboratory tests that included salt and fresh water immersion, cyclic salt fog/ultraviolet (UV) condensation, impact resistance, and cathodic disbondment were conducted on four fusion-bonded epoxy and two control coating systems. Fusion-bonded epoxy coatings have excellent resistance to impact and cathodic disbondment. Resistance to corrosion in fresh and salt water immersion and in cyclic salt fog/UV-condensation exposures was comparable to the control coating systems. Based on the results of the laboratory tests, a field evaluation of fusion-bonded epoxy is recommended. jg

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA291876

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey H. Boy
  • Timothy D. Race

Organizations

  • Construction Engineering Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coatings
  • Composite Materials
  • Corrosion
  • Corrosion Resistance
  • Engineering
  • Epoxy Coatings
  • Fresh Water
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Resistance
  • Salt Water
  • Tars
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Thin Films
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Housing Policy Studies in Military Families with Privatization and Telomerase Allowance Units, Multi-Family Housing, and Telomere Lengths.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.