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Guidance for Chemical Resistance Applications

Resin floors have been used for many decades to provide chemically resistant protective coatings, generally for concrete bases but also for metal or other structures. The need for such chemical resistance is not restricted to the more obvious heavy chemical industries but can apply in a wide variety of situations.

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Guidance for Chemical Resistance Applications

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  1. Click to Edit Title Click to Edit Title Click to Edit Sub Title Guidance for Chemical Guidance for Chemical Resistance Applications Resistance Applications

  2. Resin floors have been used for many decades to provide chemically resistant protective coatings, generally for concrete bases but also for metal or other structures. The need for such chemical resistance is not restricted to the more obvious heavy chemical industries but can apply in a wide variety of situations.

  3. Factors: Factors:

  4. There are a number of factors that will affect the resistance of a resin based flooring system to attack by chemical agents: The resin / polymer basis of the flooring The degree of cure of the floor system prior to chemical attack The thickness of the flooring The type and reactivity of the chemical agent The physical properties and concentration of the chemical agent Temperature Acidity / alkalinity / solvency / compatibility

  5. What is a Chemical Attack? In the broadest terms the attack of a resin floor surface must be considered to be the breaking down of the polymer structure such that it is unable to fulfill its function.

  6. Method of Attack: There are a variety of methods of attack of a floor system, including:

  7. Solvent attack: This is primarily a physical process where the solvent is absorbed into the body of the resin binder, giving rise to swelling of the surface and disruption of the bond structure. Chemical attack by acid or alkali: Here the attack is primarily chemical in nature and is a result of the breakdown of the resin polymer by chemical reaction, leading to a weakening of the surface.

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