Corrosion Control Through Organic Coatings Part 1 pdf

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1Introduction

This book is not about corrosion; rather it is about paints that prevent corrosion. It

was written for those who must protect structural steel from rusting by using anti￾corrosion paints. The philosophy of this book is this: if one knows enough about

paint, one need not be an expert on rust. In keeping with that spirit, the book

endeavors to cover the field of heavy-duty anticorrosion coatings without a single

anode or cathode equation explaining the corrosion process. It is enough for us to

know that steel will rust if allowed to; we will concentrate on preventing it.

1.1 SCOPE OF THE BOOK

The scope of this book is heavy-duty protective coatings used to protect structural

steel, infrastructure components made of steel, and heavy steel process equipment.

The areas covered by this book have been chosen to reflect the daily concerns and

choices faced by maintenance engineers who use heavy-duty coating, including:

• Composition of anticorrosion coatings

• Waterborne coatings

• Blast-cleaning and other heavy surface pretreatments

• Abrasive blasting and heavy-metal contamination

• Weathering and aging of paint

• Corrosion testing — background and theoretical considerations

• Corrosion testing — practice

1.1.1 TARGET GROUP DESCRIPTION

The target group for this book consists of those who specify, formulate, test, or do

research in heavy-duty coatings for such applications as:

• Boxes and girders used under bridges or metal gratings used in the decks

of bridges

• Poles for traffic lights and street lighting

• Tanks for chemical storage, potable water, or waste treatment

• Handrails for concrete steps in the fronts of buildings

• Masts for telecommunications antennas

• Power line pylons

• Beams in the roof and walls of food-processing plants

• Grating and framework around processing equipment in paper mills

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