Failure Analysis of Paints and Coatings, Revised Edition

• Entirely devoted to the failure analysis of coatings and paints – an “excellent reference to a select market”.
• Latest edition contains new material on surface preparation, transfer of salt to steel from contaminated abrasive, effect of peak density on coating performance, on galvanizing, silane-modified coatings, polyurea coatings, polyaspartics, and powder coatings and on dry spray.
• Balances scientific background and practical advice, giving both the theory and applications in a slim, easily readable form.
• Includes case studies of laboratory tests.
• Written by an author with over 25 years of experience in the paint and coatings industry.

Preface to the Revised Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 : General Principles of Coating Formulation
Chapter 2 : Why Coatings Work and Why They Fail
Chapter 3 : Pigments
Chapter 4 : Additives and Solvents
Chapter 5 : Coating Types and Common Failure Modes
Chapter 6 : Application-Related Problems
Chapter 7 : Field Methods
Chapter 8 : Analytical Methods
Chapter 9 : Physical Methods
Chapter 10 : Examples of Coating Failures
Chapter 11 : The Repair of Coating Failures

Index