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The impact of microorganisms on corrosion protection by polymer coatings

Conference ·
OSTI ID:370905
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  1. Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Degradation of the protective properties during exposure to natural (Port Hueneme, CA and Key West, FL) and artificial seawater has been monitored for 13 coating systems applied to steel using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), electrochemical noise analysis (ENA) and visual observation. Statistical methods have been used to determine the effects of the nature of the primer and the topcoat as well as the impact of bacteria on corrosion protection of steel by polymer coatings.
OSTI ID:
370905
Report Number(s):
CONF-960376--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English