Ceramics-Silikáty 38, (1) 4 - 8 (1994) |
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BUBBLE STRUCTURE OF ENAMEL COATINGS AND ITS DETERMINATION
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Beneš Viktor 1, Bouše Václav 2, Slámová Margarita 3,
Suchánek Vladimír 3,
Voleník Karel 4
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1 Czech technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mathematic, Karlovo náměstí 13, 121 35 Prague, Czech Republic
2 Smalt Ltd., 267 65 Komárov u Hořovic, Czech Republic
3 Research Institute for Metals, Panenské Břežany., 250 70 Odolena Voda, Czech Republic
4 National Research Institute for the Protection of Materials, 190 11 Praha -Běchovice, Czech Republic
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Keywords: Enamels, Bubble structure, Gas evolution, Size distribution, Stereological method, X ray defectoscopic method
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The bubble structure of enamel coatings affects their behaviour in corrosion environments and their applicability in the protection of metals against corrosion. A method enabling to characterize the bubble structure of enamel coatings was developed. After preparing a planar section parallel to the coating surface, the diameters of bubble sections are measured, preferably by image analysis. The resulting size distribution of two-dimensional bubble sections can be converted in the size distribution of three-dimensional bubbles using a stereological method. Examples of two different enamel coatings on steel substrate show the applicability of this method to real enamel systems. |
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