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Exterior decorative aerospace livery coatings are designed to be resistant to UV degradation as well as inert to a variety of aggressive solvents and airplane fluids to ensure adequate protection of the airframe. These coatings are also used to project a commercial airline’s identity using multiple overlapping colors in complex designs
Exterior decorative aerospace livery coatings are designed to be resistant to UV degradation as well as inert to a variety of aggressive solvents and airplane fluids to ensure adequate protection of the airframe. These coatings are also used to project a commercial airline’s identity using multiple overlapping colors in complex designs. Consequently, a surface preparation procedure is necessary that provides excellent intercoat adhesion as the stresses experienced by leading edges of aerospace paint layers are quite severe due to impacting rain drops during flight. Historically, the only viable method to prevent de-bonding of cured paints has been to mechanically abrade (sand) prior to the application of subsequent coating layers. However, sanding is a time consuming, ergonomically hazardous process. Chemical reactivation, using a newly developed adhesion promoter based on alkoxide sol-gel technology, has proven to be a viable alternative and has been successfully implemented on multiple aerospace platforms. This paper discusses analytical tests used to develop and understand the chemical reactivator, and performance tests, such as rain erosion, used to qualify the chemical reactivator.
The use of ceramic fillers in coatings is not new. The technology has been around in excess of 15 plus years, with constant experimentation. The market acceptance of ceramic based coatings has only generally received market acceptance in the past 5 years, as performance history had to be built to back up the manufacturer's claims.
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This paper is a narrative of the improvements in corrosion resistance, with a strong automotive bent, made during the author’s tenure. Included are anecdotes, observations, and insights gained from interaction with many technical personnel over the years. It defines the confluence of multiple factors including steel manufacturing, new facilities being built, interesting new technologies, and the influence of competition.
Pull-off adhesion behaviors of 15 coating systems in three groups were studied utilizing test method ASTM D4541. Three groups of coating systems included coating systems with organic or inorganic zinc-rich primers, polymeric polyurea coatings, and overcoating systems applied on an existing coating system.