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Maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene coatings on steel: Adhesion and wear.

Polymeric coatings are being used in a growing number of applications, contributing to protection against weather conditions and localized corrosion, reducing the friction and erosion wear on the substrate. In this study, various polypropylene (PP) coatings were applied onto steel substrates by compression molding. Chemical modification of PP has been performed to increase its adhesion to metallic surfaces by grafting of maleic anhydride (MAH) onto PP in the presence of dicumyl peroxide (DCP). Influence of different concentrations of MAH and DCP on the properties of resulting materials have been examined. The coated steel samples are characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), shear adhesion testing, FTIR and tribometry. The coatings with 3 wt. % MAH have shown the maximum adhesion strength due to maximum amount of grafting. The wear rates increased with increasing the amount of MAH due to simultaneous increase in un-reacted MAH.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc28452
Date05 1900
CreatorsMahendrakar, Sridhar
ContributorsBrostow, Witold, 1934-, D'Souza, Nandika, Nasrazadani, Seifollah, Weathers, Duncan L.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Copyright, Mahendrakar, Sridhar, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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