Performance of nanofillers in epoxy resin for corrosion protection coating on metallic substrates

Abstract

The paper combines and reviews the experimental studies on performance of various potential nanofillers elements incorporated in the epoxy polymer resin that are used as protective coating for metal substrate. The epoxy composite formed by dispersing the nano sized secondary elements namely silica oxide, aluminum oxide, titanium oxide, cerium oxide, graphite oxide and nano clay in the epoxy matrix are studied in the perspective of corrosion resistance, adhesion strength and dispersion properties. The paper encompasses the study on epoxy nanocomposite with single element reinforcement particles and also the hybrid of two different elements that are used as reinforcement fillers. The discussion witness’s various corrosive protection assessing techniques such as electrochemical studies, pull of adhesion test, salt spray test and their results are studied and analyzed in the prospect of overviewing the performance of nanofillers in epoxy matrix.

Keywords

• nanofillers
• composites
• coatings