Discipline

Coating Science & Sustainability

Curing chemistry, corrosion fundamentals, volume solids, VOC regulation and the shift toward sustainable coatings.

24 articles

PFAS & Fluorochemicals in Coatings

PFAS and fluorochemicals in coatings — fluoropolymer binders, fluorosurfactants and repellents, the regulatory outlook and non-fluorinated alternatives.

5 min read

Science

Life-Cycle Cost of Coating Systems

How to calculate the life-cycle cost of a coating system — cost components, discounting, service-life assumptions and maintenance strategy.

5 min read

Science

A History of Protective Coatings

The history of protective coatings — natural oils and pitch, red lead and galvanizing, synthetic resins, engineered systems and modern…

5 min read

Science

Film Formation

The physical and chemical routes from wet coating to solid film: evaporation, latex coalescence, crosslinking and fusion, plus drying stages…

5 min read

Science

Pigments & Fillers

How prime pigments, anticorrosive pigments and extenders work in coatings, why PVC and CPVC matter, and how particle choice shapes…

6 min read

Science

Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC)

How microbes accelerate corrosion, the organisms involved, where MIC occurs, how it is diagnosed, and how design, biocides, coatings and…

4 min read

Science

Coating Additives

The main classes of coating additives, from wetting agents and defoamers to catalysts, UV stabilizers and biocides, and how each…

5 min read

Science

How Coatings Cure

How coatings dry and cure — evaporation, coalescence, oxidation, two-component, moisture, heat and UV cure — and the conditions that…

7 min read

Science

The Science of Adhesion

How coatings stick: wetting and surface energy, mechanical, chemical and diffusion bonding, internal stress, wet adhesion and how adhesion is…

5 min read

Science

Anatomy of a Coating System

Binder, pigment, carrier and additives — plus the primer, intermediate and topcoat layers that make a protective coating system work.

6 min read

Science

Pitting & Crevice Corrosion

How pitting and crevice corrosion start and self-accelerate, which alloys resist them, how PREN works, and how design, coatings and…

5 min read

Science

The Cost of Corrosion

What corrosion costs the global economy, direct and indirect costs, why prevention pays, and how owners can cut corrosion costs…

4 min read