Evaluating Weathering Performance of Duplex Coating Systems of Thermal Spraying and Painting
Thermal spray coatings and organic coatings are often individually used in corrosion protection of steel structures. Duplex coating systems of thermally sprayed metal coating combination with organic coating represent a new generic type of coatings on offshore steel structures under the highly corrosive environments. In this study, weathering test were carried out on four types of duplex coated specimens; thermally sprayed metals of zinc, zinc-aluminum alloy, aluminum and aluminum-magnesium alloy in combination with painting of acrylic urethane. From the test results, weathering performance of the duplex coating systems were evaluated.