PATINA network - Performance of coil coating in natural atmospheres of Ibero-America

The research work performed on 12 coil coating materials in the frame of the PATINA Network (Anticorrosive Protection in the Atmosphere) sponsored by CYYTED is discussed. It includs the task accomplished by Science and Technology institutions of Ibero-America on formulations supplied by different production Sector companies from the participating countries, between 1996 and 2000. Coil coating schemes were exposed outdoors, according to ISO 2810 standards, in 9 ambient conditions of the MICAT (Ibero-American Test Stations Network), CYTED. The protective characteristics on the steel base metal was determined as a function of time, following ISO 4628 and ASTM D 3274 standards. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was applied on various materials after 1, 2, 3 years and 42 months exposure, to evaluate the weathering effect in different atmospheric conditions.