Quantifying Sound Coating Adhesion

Abstract

Painting contractors, specification writers, and field inspectors each require singular values for use in quantifying sound coating adhesion. These values would simplify acceptance criteria for new coating systems and, prior to maintenance painting, facilitate identifying sound, but weathered exterior coating systems. To quantify sound coating adhesion, a portable adhesion tester may be used in accordance to several industry standards. This report presents cohesive strengths of substrates and pull-off strengths of coatings; explains how to determine sound initial adhesion; identifies additional parameters which should be quantified prior to maintenance painting; and lists examples of premature failures due to unsound field adhesion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA380878

Entities

People

  • C. Dave Gaughen

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adhesion
  • Adhesives
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Chemistry
  • Coatings
  • Concrete
  • Engineering
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Organic Coatings
  • Sheet Metal
  • Standards
  • Substrates
  • Test Methods
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.