Coatings Advanced coatings can significantly increase the lifetime of materials while reducing maintenance and replacement costs. Learn more about SRI's work in this area:
Corrosion-resistant coatings can significantly increase the lifetime of materials while reducing maintenance and replacement costs. SRI's Materials Research Laboratory uses a variety of coatings and coating techniques to address client needs in specific applications such as corrosion protection of incinerators, heat exchangers, chemical heat pumps, and rebars in concrete. We focus on developing new coatings and coating techniques that allow deposition at lower temperatures and lower cost. A process for making diffusion coatings at lower temperatures and shorter timeframes than typical pack cementation is being used in numerous applications. Our research has helped reduce the thermal budget for the coating process, making it competitive with other coating technologies. We have also obtained deep diffusion depths of protective elements in low-cost substrate materials that provide excellent corrosion and erosion resistance for the substrate material in highly aggressive environments. SRI's coatings research has been funded by, among other organizations, the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), Gas Technology Institute, and by commercial clients. Potential application areas for the research include:
Robust coatings SRI's Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory has developed a series of coatings and coating techniques based on its preceramic polymer chemistry platform to address a multitude of client needs, including applications in corrosion protection, heat resistance, wear resistance, low-surface-tension surfaces, and bio-inert and bioactive surfaces. Our new low-cost coatings are applied by conventional paint techniques and cured at low temperatures (ranging from ambient temperature to 150 °C). Most of our recent developments have focused on corrosion protection of metals in highly aggressive environments. SRI's preceramic polymer coatings research has been funded by, among other organizations, the Department of Energy, various Defense branches, and U.S. and international commercial clients. Potential application areas for the research include automotive and aerospace industries, marine and wet environments, industrial and power plants, and buildings. For more information: Materials Research Laboratory: Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory: Yigal Blum |
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