https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9317-0479
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ABSTRACT
The durability of coating is considerably affected by the quality of surface preparation. The aim of the present paper is to experimentally examine the effects of the surface preparation on the life of epoxy coating in steel ship plates associated with the surface roughness. A total of three test specimens are considered with varying roughness of the surface on mild steel plates. The test plates have been under submerged seawater condition for eight months in the laboratory. The surface profile of the test plates was examined by the technique of optical microscopy. It is found that the performance of epoxy coating is significantly influenced by the surface roughness of steel plates under submerged seawater conditions. Details of test database are documented.
Acknowledgements
The present study was undertaken at the Korea Ship and Offshore Research Institute (the International Centre of Advanced Safety Studies) at Pusan National University which has been a Lloyd's Register Foundation Research Centre of Excellence since 2008.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
ORCID
Sang Jin Kim http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9317-0479
Sung Hwan Noh http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6847-8420
Jeom Kee Paik http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2956-9359