Specifications of some of the coatings systems used at a seacoast chemical plant are given. Some results accomplished with these coatings in the environment are described. Coatings include vinyls, epoxies, oil base, materials, zinc-silicones, aluminum metallizing. 5.4.6
In original design of and later in planning new construction of the Union Carbide Chemicals Company’s Seadrift, Texas plant, specifications for several corrosion control systems were prepared. Among these the protective coating systems were planned to give long time protection to all exposed metal surfaces and at the same time to evaluate different materials by field test.
Specifications called for nearly all surfaces to be 100 percent sand blasted. A schedule of these specifications is given in Table 1.
While the protective coating exposure of the Seadrift Plant is considered mild from a chemical manufacturing company standpoint, a major factor in the corrosion control problem is its location in the hot, humid...
