Epoxy Coating Thickness On Steel

Previous five and six coat systems have been replaced by typically three coat alternatives and the latest formulations have focussed on application in even fewer numbers of coats but with increasing individual film thickness.

Epoxy coating thickness on steel.

A durable epoxy coating over 1018 steel or 6061 t6 aluminum and protective binder ensures long life. These gages are available in ferrous and non ferrous models and can obtain coating thickness measurements from various metals. Although designed primarily for the protection of ferrous metals the coating may be applied directly to non metallics such as wood tile glass masonry porcelain plaster fiberglass masonite and. Ultrasonic gages are useful for coatings on concrete or masonry surfaces.

A type 1 coating is a fusion bonded epoxy coating that has been formulated to be sufficiently flexible to allow bending of the coated wire or welded wire reinforcement. Many proprietary coatings are currently available for coating galvanized steel. A class b minimum coating thickness is required for wire and welded wire reinforcement intended for use in mechanically stabilized earth applications. Examples of this are epoxy and polyester glass flake coatings that are designed for high build thickness in one or two.

In most cases the supplier did not base his coating formulation on a scientific. Epoxy and latex coatings are particularly popular. This is a strange combination because epoxies are very impervious and latex coatings relatively pervious breathing coatings. A nondestructive coating thickness gage can be used in the field or in the laboratory.

Nondestructive coating thickness gage.