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Non-Stick and Scratch Resistant Sol-Gel Coating for Aluminum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Linda Y.L. Wu
Affiliation:
Surface Technology Group, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, 71 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 638075
Sandor Nemeth
Affiliation:
Surface Technology Group, Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, 71 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 638075
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Abstract

PTFE-based coatings have been widely used, for example, on aluminum molds for molding of polyolefin packaging materials for its non-stick property. However, these coatings do not meet the users' scratch resistance and durability requirements. This paper describes a preliminary study on the synthesis and characterization of a PTFE/sol-gel composite coating material which combines the required non-stick and low friction properties of PTFE filler with the high scratch resistance and durability of a silica-based sol-gel matrix. The non-stick and low friction properties were achieved by using both the PTFE filler and the lubricious compound resulting from the reaction of a solvent with siloxane. The high scratch resistance was attributed to the enhanced adhesion to the electro-chemically pre-treated surface and the optimized silica and alumina filler contents in the sol-gel material. FE-SEM/EDX, FTIR, contact angle goniometry, scratch testing and a pin-on-disc tribometry were used to evaluate the coating properties.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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