Properties of thermally sprayed fluoropolymer PVDF, ECTFE, PFA and FEP coatings

Thermal Sprayed Coatings Used Against Corrosion and Corrosive Wear

“…Thermal spraying of polymers (see for example Petricova et al (2002), Leivo et al (2004), Zhang T. et al (1997), Chen et al (1999), Zhang C. et al (2009) and Henne and Schitter (1999)) is one-coat process that acts as both the primer and the sealer, with no additional cure process. Polymer thermal spraying is ideally suited for large structures that otherwise could not be dipped in www.intechopen.com a polymer suspension.…”

Maleic acid grafted low density polyethylene for thermally sprayable anticorrosive coatings

“…Polyethylene, polypropylene, fluoropolymers [4] and thermoplastic polyesters are some of the polymers which can be sprayed by thermal spray process and are expected to provide longer service life to marine structures. In our work, we have selected low density polyethylene (LDPE) as candidate material for thermal spray application because of its low cost and a wide range of physical and chemical properties.…”

Spontaneous High Piezoelectricity in Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Nanoribbons Produced by Iterative Thermal Size Reduction Technique

“…27 In accordance with the developments in nanotechnology, scientists have been trying to facilitate nanoscale effects to improve the piezoelectric properties of PVDF and copolymers by altering their composition, 21,22,28,29 size and shape. 18À20,23,27,30,31 Initial attempts were focused on developing PVDF piezoelectric thin films by using spray coating, 32 spin coating, 17 physical vapor deposition, 33 and the LangmuirÀBlodgett thin film coating methods. 34 Although shaping the PVDF in the form of thin film can disclose elevated piezoelectric properties, PVDF nanowires lead to superior piezoelectricity, due to the one-dimensional nanoscale confinement.…”