ZINC/WATER-BASED COATINGS

A new inorganic zinc primer has been developed which is safe, non-toxic, non-flammable, quick drying, tough and serviceable. Made with American Smelting and Refining Company's #50 grade zinc dust, it follows the concept of earlier zinc-rich paints, developing a 90-92 percent zinc film designed to act as the sacrificial anode in the galvanic cell that exists in the process of corrosion. Zinc protects by sacrificing itself; water miscibility functions as the vehicle to facilitate application. A combination primer-finish coat is described which is a single-coat protective system that has a proven 16-18 year history of stopping corrosion. The zinc dust, linseed oil/alkyd formulation is non-toxic and contains so little volatile solvent that it meets the most stringent emission regulations.

• Corporate Authors:

  Western Society of Engineers

  176 West Adams Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60603
• Publication Date: 1975-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 14
• Serial:
  • Midwest Engineer
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coatings; Corrosion protection; Fire resistance; Galvanic corrosion; Inorganic compounds; Linseed oil; Pollutants; Primers; Regulations; Sacrificial anodes; Water; Zinc; Zinc rich paint
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Law; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129028
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 10 1976 12:00AM