| Abstract: | The paints are used extensively in various fields, especially for the protection of the oil installations such as the storage reservoirs of crude oil. Reducing possession cost and applying the new hygiene and security standards imply the necessity to deepen the knowledge of the physico‐chemical processes of ageing coatings in the first stage and their impact on the corrosion of the substrate. The tests have been carried out on a primer, and on painted steel plates completely immersed in a 3% NaCl solution. The survey of the water absorption and the kinetics deterioration of the paints have been achieved especially by means of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy under the test of salt spray. The barrier weakness of the primer paint, due to the existence of two capacitive loops observed on the Nyquist's diagrams has been put in evidence. While the study of the resistance of the complete system by the test accelerated in the salt spray shows that the system of painting presents a good resistance up to 196 hours, which is equivalent to 8 years of exposure. |
