About 75% of the North American coil coating industry is dedicated to building products. Since the lifetime of these products is measured in decades, as opposed to merely years, the weathering performance of the coatings used for this market is critical. Understanding how coatings perform, therefore, is essential. There are many approaches to studying weathering performance, and one of the more interesting techniques to accelerate the weathering process involves the devices described in these two ASTM standards:
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Exploring the Diversity of Coil Lines
Manufacturers have long benefitted from the speed, precision, and non-polluting aspects of using coil lines to make prepainted metal panels. However, some manufacturers are unaware that coil lines can perform a variety of functions on metal coils, from reclamation to pretreatment to simply giving them a better-looking finish. Here are four ways manufacturers benefit from using coil lines as an effective first-step operation beyond prepainting. Continue reading
Whatever Happened to … Acid Rain?
This is the first in a series of posts under the general heading, “Whatever Happened to … ?” The idea is to revisit issues and opportunities of the past and help bring you up to date on what has been accomplished and what is still yet to be done. So … whatever happened to acid rain?
As it pertains to the prepainted metal market, and especially to metal roofing, acid rain became an accepted and understood phenomenon in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Badly corroded roofs were becoming more prevalent, but—like any new problem—it took some time to identify the root cause and to learn how to overcome the issue of red rusting on roofs. And, as with any root cause analysis, an early root cause declaration is usually challenged. Then more research is done, more challenges are raised, and, eventually, consensus is reached. Continue reading
Factors Influencing the Long-Term Performance of Prepainted Metal Buildings
Most metal buildings are made with prepainted metal building panels. The coil coating process used to make prepainted metal provides many benefits, including superior bonding of paint to metal, durability, environmental friendliness, etc. As a result of the use of prepainted metal, metal buildings are aesthetically pleasing, durable, long-lasting, and economically-efficient structures.
The long-term performance of metal building panels and metal buildings is influenced by three principal factors:
- Choice of materials
- Environment in which the products are placed
- Variability of processes
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