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Weathering and Aging of Paint 107<br />

Salt solution<br />

No blisters<br />

Blisters<br />

Some blisters<br />

No delamination Delamination<br />

Delamination<br />

(a) (b) (c)<br />

FIGURE 6.2 Experiment of Leidheiser et al. establishing route of cation diffusion<br />

Source: Leidheiser, H., Wang, W., and Igetoft, L., Prog. Org. Coat., 11, 19, 1983.<br />

6.3 TEMPERATURE<br />

Water Water<br />

In general, ambient temperature changes can alter:<br />

• Balance of stresses in the coating/substrate system<br />

• Mechanical properties of the viscoelastic coating<br />

• Diffusion (usually of water) through the coating<br />

Salt solution Salt solution Salt solution<br />

The balance of stresses is affected in various ways. At slightly elevated temperatures,<br />

crosslinking of the polymer can continue far beyond what is desirable; the<br />

paint becomes too stiff and cracks with minimal amount of mechanical stress. Even<br />

if undesired crosslinking does not occur, bonds that are needed begin to break at<br />

higher temperatures, and the polymer is weakened. Differences in coefficients of<br />

thermal expansion also cause thermal stress; epoxies or alkyds, for example, typically<br />

H 2 O<br />

O 2<br />

Coating<br />

−OH H2O H H<br />

−OH O<br />

H H<br />

O<br />

−OH H H<br />

O<br />

Cathode<br />

A Secondary oxidation products<br />

FIGURE 6.3 Mechanism of neutral blistering<br />

Source: Funke, W., Ind. Eng. Chem. Prod. Res. Dev., 24, 343, 1985<br />

<strong>©</strong> <strong>2006</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>Taylor</strong> & <strong>Francis</strong> <strong>Group</strong>, <strong>LLC</strong><br />

A<br />

H 2 O H 2 O<br />

O 2<br />

FE ++ FE ++<br />

Anode<br />

− OH<br />

H H<br />

O

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