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32 Corrosion Control Through Organic Coatings<br />

TABLE 2.3<br />

Chronic Toxicity Data for Various Pigment <strong>Group</strong>s<br />

Red lead<br />

Accumulation of<br />

lead, irreversible<br />

effects on hemoglobin<br />

biosynthesis,<br />

teratogenic Cat. 1<br />

Zinc<br />

chromates<br />

Cancero-genic<br />

Cat. 1<br />

Source: Krieg, S., Pitture e Vernici, 72, 18, 1996.<br />

The popularity of zinc phosphates — a term that encompasses an entire group<br />

of pigments — is easily understood when the toxicological data are examined. Lead,<br />

chromium, barium, and strontium are all labeled toxic in one form or another. Zinc<br />

phosphates, however, pose no known chronic toxicity. (See Table 2.3.)<br />

The use of zinc phosphates does evoke some concerns. For example, they have<br />

shown a susceptibility to fungi attack, according to at least one researcher [51],<br />

possibly due to the nutritious properties of phosphate. In addition, Meyer has pointed<br />

out that zinc phosphate should not be used alone for longer exposure times because<br />

it hydrolyzes itself and continuously disappears from the paint film [44]; therefore,<br />

it should be used in conjunction with another anticorrosion pigment.<br />

2.3.3.1.1 Protection Mechanism<br />

The family of pigments known as zinc phosphates can provide corrosion protection<br />

to steel through multiple mechanisms:<br />

• Phosphate Ion Donation<br />

Phosphate ion donation can be used for ferrous metals only [23,37,39,45, 52].<br />

As water penetrates through the coating, slight hydrolysis of zinc phosphate<br />

occurs, resulting in secondary phosphate ions. These phosphate ions<br />

in turn form a protective passive layer [53,54] that, when sufficiently thick,<br />

prevents anodic corrosion [55]. Porosity of the phosphate coatings is<br />

closely related to the coating protective performance [37]. The approximate<br />

formula for the phosphatized metallic compound is:<br />

Zn 5Fe(PO 4)2•4H 2O [56].<br />

Strontium<br />

chromates<br />

Cancero-genic<br />

Cat. 1<br />

Zinc<br />

phosphates<br />

and<br />

zinc-free<br />

phosphates<br />

No effects<br />

observed<br />

• Creation of Protective Films on the Anode<br />

In this model, suggested <strong>by</strong> Pryor and others [57,58], oxygen dissolved<br />

in the film is adsorbed onto the metal. There it undergoes a heterogeneous<br />

reaction to form a protective film of γ–Fe 2O 3; this film thickens until it<br />

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

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