Investigations of Conductive Polymer Coating for Corrosion Protection of Aluminum Alloys.

Abstract

The research towards this endeavor started with the development of a new conductive polymer compound, a double strand complex of polyaniline with a full range of different polyelectrolytes. This new compound is in the form of a twisted double helix, similar to DNA. The drive for this development was to improve the stability of the electroactive green colored form of polyaniline under heat, solvents and pH environments and improve the solubility characteristics of the polymer. The goal of this work is to try to increase the pKa of the polyaniline strand. The other approach is to blend the conductive double strand complexes with various epoxies to slow down the de-protonation process of the polyaniline. This work could lead to a new primerless epoxy coating technology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 16, 1997
Accession Number
ADA324740

Entities

People

  • James J. Racicot

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Conductive Polymers
  • Corrosion
  • Corrosion Inhibition
  • Corrosion Resistance
  • Electrochemical Cells
  • Hydroxides
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Polymeric Films
  • Polymers

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Surface Coatings Technology.