{"title":"Anticorrosive coating from mussel-inspired hyperbranched epoxy resin with high mechanical properties and corrosion resistance","authors":"Qiaoyin Li, Aijie Ma, Yuming Chen, Qiao Zhang, Wei Wang, Haoqiang Liu, Weifeng Zhao, Hongwei Zhou","doi":"10.1007/s10853-024-10412-1","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The corrosion problem of metals has caused significant economic losses and safety risks in industrial production. Therefore, it is imperative to take measures to against corrosion. This study develops a new type of hyperbranched epoxy resin for anticorrosive coatings that contain catechol groups similar to mussels. The anticorrosive epoxy coating exhibits extremely high hardness and strength, outstanding thermal stability, excellent adhesion, as well as remarkable resistance to water and salt spray. The results of mechanical test showed that the tensile strength of the coatings could achieve as high as 63 MPa and their pencil hardness reached 8 H. After 30 days of immersion in saltwater, the pencil hardness could still keep 6 H, respectively. Furthermore, compared with the HBEP coating, the PCA-modified coating exposed to salt spray environment for 30 days shows less corrosion on both its surface and scratch area. This new type of coating has tremendous potential applications in areas such as marine metal protection.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\n<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":645,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Science","volume":"59 45","pages":"21129 - 21143"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Materials Science","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10853-024-10412-1","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The corrosion problem of metals has caused significant economic losses and safety risks in industrial production. Therefore, it is imperative to take measures to against corrosion. This study develops a new type of hyperbranched epoxy resin for anticorrosive coatings that contain catechol groups similar to mussels. The anticorrosive epoxy coating exhibits extremely high hardness and strength, outstanding thermal stability, excellent adhesion, as well as remarkable resistance to water and salt spray. The results of mechanical test showed that the tensile strength of the coatings could achieve as high as 63 MPa and their pencil hardness reached 8 H. After 30 days of immersion in saltwater, the pencil hardness could still keep 6 H, respectively. Furthermore, compared with the HBEP coating, the PCA-modified coating exposed to salt spray environment for 30 days shows less corrosion on both its surface and scratch area. This new type of coating has tremendous potential applications in areas such as marine metal protection.
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The Journal of Materials Science publishes reviews, full-length papers, and short Communications recording original research results on, or techniques for studying the relationship between structure, properties, and uses of materials. The subjects are seen from international and interdisciplinary perspectives covering areas including metals, ceramics, glasses, polymers, electrical materials, composite materials, fibers, nanostructured materials, nanocomposites, and biological and biomedical materials. The Journal of Materials Science is now firmly established as the leading source of primary communication for scientists investigating the structure and properties of all engineering materials.