Document Library

Salt spray cabinets were first used for corrosion testing around 1914, In 1939, the neutral salt spray test was incorporated as ASTM Method B 117, Today B 117 is the Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus under the jurisdiction of Committe...

Within the generic categories of rail car exterior coatings, there are significant variations in performance. Therefore, testing is required to select coatings that will give the best performance. Outdoor exposure tests produce meaningful results but...

A variety of accelerated weathering techniques have been developed and utilized over the last 40 years of coatings research in an effort to predict "real" weatherability of all coating systems in a short period of time. 1 • 4 Accurate predictive capa...

A wide variety of low solvent-containing coating systems for steel bridges were evaluated by various laboratory test methods and the results were compared with the results of duplicate systems exposed at Sea Isle City, New Jersey.Download File

The performance and durability of 11 industrial coating systems were studied for two and a half years at five weathering sites in the industrial belt of Shuaiba Area, KU'wait, in the Arabian Gulf. Coating performance was related to prevailing industr...

This article presents a brief description of the various approaches to determine longterm durability of coatings. Following the introduction, some data from SSPC's Performance of Alternate Coatings in the Environment (PACE) program are presented, com...

On earth, our major source of radiant energy is the sun. It supplies warmth (heat or infrared radiation), light radiation (both visible light and ultraviolet light), and a wide range of energy of other types (e.g., X-rays, gamma rays, and cosmic rays...

Short wave UV light is responsible for much of the damage to sealants exposed outdoors. Moisture also causes damage, and there often is a synergistic effect between UV and moisture. Experience has shown that materials resistant to UV alone or to mois...

This paper describes a method of Cyclic Accelerated Corrosion known as the Mebon Prohesion Test. This test relates more closely to long term natural exposure than do conventional salt spray, humidity or sulphur dioxide tests. The Prohesion test usual...

Organic coatings are commonly used to protect metallic engineering structures from degradation caused by natural or artificial environments. A recent estimate suggests that in 1986, the total value of shipments of paint and allied products in the U. ...