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Zink and Zn-Al for coatings
Use
The Zink powder and its alloys are used to protect apparatuses, containers, reservoirs, pools, pipes, heat exchangers, bridges, hydraulic structures, power-industry equipment, vessel hulls, and other metallic structures from continuous and pitting corrosion. Powder ddischarge rate while spraying onto metallic surfaces when creating a coating with a thickness of 200 microns is approximately 1.7-1.8 kg/m2. Handheld gas-fired torches or mechanized apparatuses are used for deposition.
A reliable method for protecting metallic structures made from carbonic and low-alloy steels from corrosion is to apply coatings of Zn-Al alloy to their surfaces. Thermal Zn-Al coating applied using AP-ZnAl16 powder effectively protects structures and equipment used in the atmosphere and in fresh- and saltwater. The servicable life of the coating depends on the thickness of layers applied and can reach several decades.
Zink powder AP-Zn
Chemical composition, %
| Grade | Zn | Fe | Cu | Ti | Pb |
|
AP-Zn Gas-sprayed |
base | 0.1 max | 0.02 max | 0.02 max | 0.02 max |
Particle size (base fraction), microns:
- 0-40;
- 40-100;
- 50-160.
The powder can be prepared with other size requirements.
Powder of Zn-Al alloys AP-ZnAl16
Chemical composition, %
| Grade | Zn | Al | Fe | Cu | Ti | Pb |
|
AP-ZnAl16 Gas-sprayed |
base | 16 | 0.1 max | 0.02 max | 0.02 max | 0.02 max |
Particle size (base fraction), microns:
- -40 (45);
- 40-80, 40-160;
- 140-315.
