简介:Coatings can be liquid or solid materials; they have been
known and used from the time of early man and are of
major importance for protecting and decorating the myriad
of items in use today. These thin protective fil简介:Coatings can be liquid or solid materials; they have been
known and used from the time of early man and are of
major importance for protecting and decorating the myriad
of items in use today. These thin protective films are used
to coat commercial and residential buildings (architectural
coatings) and for many products in use today (industrial
coatings). This article is concerned with the formation
of coating films and the properties of these films. Static
and dynamic mechanical properties, flexibility, toughness,
adhesion, hardness, abrasion resistance, slip, chemical
resistance, and stress within coatings are discussed and
ways to investigate these characteristics are given. Some of
the end-uses and the relationship of coating properties to
the uses are detailed.详细>