Since 1991, testing of ballast tank coatings based on a simulated ballast tank, a seawater cycle test and a condensation chamber test has been carried out. More than 70 coating systems have been tested on different substrates and classified according to a developed procedure. The test results show that only 3 paints out of 25 tested on prerusted substrates got the best classification. These 3 paints were all surface tolerant epoxies. On zinc-shopprimed or blastcleaned steel, 25 out of 36 paints tested got the best classification.

Subject
Ballast, Test methods, Zinc rich coatings, Coatings, Substrates, Condensation, Waves, Seawater, Density, Epoxy coatings, Corrosion protection, Blistering, Paints
Keywords:
Ballast tanks, coatings, corrosion, testing, classification
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1996
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