Next Generation Coatings for Erosion-Corrosion Protection Sprayable protection in extreme erosion environments

The erosion-corrosion environments found in fluid conveying components such as pipelines, pumps, agitators and chutes have important implications for both service life and maintenance cost. The destructive synergy wrought when corrosion occurs in combination with erosion can be many times greater than the sum of each mechanism acting in isolation. A factory applied coating, if present, will have a finite lifetime and wear resistant alloys can be prohibitively expensive or promote galvanic corrosion on adjoining surfaces. To extend service life and prevent catastrophic failure, the in-situ application of cold cure liquid epoxy coatings is recommended.