Inorganic/organic nanocomposite coatings: The next step in coating performance |
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Authors: | M D Soucek Z Zong A J Johnson |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, 44325 Akron, OH |
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Abstract: | Inorganic/organic hybrid materials have considerable promise and are beginning to become a major area of research for many
coating usages, including abrasion and corrosion resistance. Our primary approach is to prepare the inorganic phase in situ
within the film formation process of the organic phase. The inorganic phase is introduced via sol-gel chemistry into a thermosetting
organic phase. By this method, the size, periodicity, spatial positioning, and density of the inorganic phase can be controlled.
An important aspect of the inorganic/organic hybrid materials is the coupling agent. The initial task of the coupling agent
is to provide uniform mixing of the oligomeric organic phase with the sol-gel precursors, which are otherwise immiscible.
UV-curable inorganic/organic hybrid systems have the advantages of a rapid cure and the ability to be used on heat sensitive
substrates such as molded plastics. Also, it is possible to have better control of the growth of the inorganic phase using
UV curing. It is our ultimate goal to completely separate the curing of inorganic and organic phases to gain complete control
over the morphology, and hence optimization of “all” the coating properties. Thus far, it has been found that concomitant
UV curing of the inorganic and organic phases using titanium sol-gel precursors afforded nanocomposite coatings which completely
block the substrate from UV light while maintaining a transparent to visible light. Also, it has been found that the morphology
of the inorganic phase is highly dependent on the concentration and reactivity of the coupling agent.
Presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, October 27–29, 2004, in Chicago,
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Keywords: | Polyesters Polyurethanes Oils UV EB Radiation Aerospace Aircraft Automotive-OEM Automotive-refinish Industrial maintenance Urethane Aluminum Galvanized steel Alloy coated steel |
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