Applications
Paints
Zinc-rich coatings
Intumescent coatings
Recommended products:
Sodium Silicate
Potassium Silicate
How it works: All liquid silicates dry (dehydrate) to form films or coatings
on surfaces. These films dry to a rigid, glass-like state and depending on ratio
have different drying rates and final moisture contents. (Higher ratio products
have faster rates and dry harder.) Silicates can be used as a vehicle to bind
pigments and other powdered materials to surfaces, especially masonry. They can
also be used as a corrosion inhibitor on metal surfaces in coating formulations,
for example zinc-rich paints. Other coating applications would include:
Surface strengthening
Decorative effects (movies and theatre)
Heat resistant and intumescent films
Recommended literature:
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