Silane films obtained from silane precursors 3-(trimetoxisililpropil) methacrylate and tetraethoxysilane with cerium ions addition: Influence of the curing process

• Published in: Tecnologia em Metalurgia, Materiais e Mineracao Vol. 20110718; pp. 945 - 955
• Main Authors: Kunst, Sandra Raquel, Vieira, Deisi, Korb, Matias De Angelis, Santos, Jhuly, Menezes, Tiago Lemos, Malfatti, Celia De Fraga
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2011
• Subjects: Adhesion; Cerium; Coatings; Corrosion resistance; Curing; Galvanized steels; Protective coatings; Silanes

In galvanized steel, the metal is protected by a zinc layer, but this layer shows poor adhesion to painting systems and low corrosion resistance. A very efficient way of protecting against corrosion is to utilize chromate layers which provide excellent anticorrosive properties and good adhesion, but...