Recent Advances in the Development and Application of Chemically Reactive Enamel Coating for Steel Bars
Abstract
A new type of chemically reactive enamel (CRE) coating has recently been developed to improve the corrosion resistance of steel bars and the bond strength between the steel bars and concrete. The corrosion process of steel bars with damaged CRE coating is confined locally around the damage locations, which completely differs from the widespread corrosion process of fusion-bonded epoxy (FBE) coated steel bars. The increase in steel-concrete bond strength with CRE-coated bars can improve the system performance and integrity of reinforced concrete (RC) structures, which also differs from the reduced bond strength with FBE-coated bars. Overall, CRE coating can potentially improve the durability, serviceability, and safety of RC structures under environmental, operational, and extreme loading. Furthermore, CRE coating is simple in manufacture and comparable in cost to widely-used FBE coating. Therefore, CRE coating is a viable alternative to FBE coating for extensive applications in civil engineering. This paper introduces the characteristics of CRE coating, reviews its state-of-the-art development, and prospects its potential applications in China.
Recommended Citation
D. Yan et al., "Recent Advances in the Development and Application of Chemically Reactive Enamel Coating for Steel Bars," SCIENCE CHINA Technological Sciences, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 293 - 305, Science China Press, Mar 2015.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1360/N092014-00010
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Concrete; CRE Coating; Rebar Corrosion; Bond Strength; Durability
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1674-7321; 1869-1900
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
Chinese
Rights
© 2015 Science China Press, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Mar 2015