Abstract:
SiO
2 or TiO
2 nanoparticles/fluorinated polyacrylate polymer (PFHI) composite coatings with thickness of 1 μm were prepared by incorporating nanoparticles into PFHI solution followed by dip-coating and thermal curing. The effects of the amount of SiO
2 or TiO
2 nanoparticles on the surface properties and corrosion resistance of the composite coatings were investigated. The corrosion electrochemical property of the SiO
2 or TiO
2/PFHI composite coatings in 3.5wt% NaCl solution was investigated by Tafel curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). XPS, attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR), TG-DTA, SEM, optical contact angle (OCA) were used to characterize the composite coatings. The results show that the addition of SiO
2 or TiO
2 nanoparticles could greatly improve the corrosion resistance of the PFHI coatings. The SiO
2/PFHI composite coating with SiO
2 to PFHI of 0.3 in mass ratio exhibits the best electrochemical corrosion resistance performance and the penetration resistance
Rct is increased by two order of magnitude compared with the neat PFHI coating. The SiO
2 or TiO
2 nanoparticles combine with the PFHI tightly and increase the coating surface roughness to form the compact composite coatings, improving the hydrophobicity and compactness and the corrosion resistance of SiO
2 or TiO
2/PFHI composite coatings.