Abstract:
APPLICATION TECHNIQUES AND MATERIAL DESIGN PROPERTIES AND FORMULATIONS ARE DESCRIBED FOR ELECTROPHORETICALLY DEPOSITED HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTIVE COATINGS FOR EXPOSED CRITICAL METALLIC SURFACES. FORMULATION PROPERTIES AND EXAMPLES OF ELECTROPHORETICALLY DEPOSITABLE AQUEOUS POLYMER LATICES AND/OR CO-BLENDS OF AQUEOUS POLYMER LATICES ARE DISCLOSED. SAID LATICES AND/OR LATICE BLENDS HAVING SUCH DESIRABLE COATING PROPERTIES AS LOW GAS TRANSMISSION, ADHESION, NON-FLAMMABILITY CRACK RESISTANCE, FLEXIBILITY, SELECTED AND USEFUL DYE COMPATIBILITY, REQUISITE THICKNESS, ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS AND CHEMICAL RESISTANCE, ARE ILLUSTRATED FOR THE GENERIC LATICE BLENDS, POLYVINYLIDENE CHLORIDE (SARAN) AND EPOXY ESTER.