AntiCorrosion Coatings for Bolts and DTIs（对螺栓和DTI的防腐涂料）.pdf

Reprinted from the Distributors Link Magazine, Winter 1997 About the Author/WAYNE WALLACE Wayne Wallace is the president of Applied Bolting Technology Products. The company provides bolting consulting services and manufactures direct tension indicating washers from its base in Ludlow, Vermont. Wallace is a member of the Research Council on Structural Connections, a director of the Bolting Technol- ogy Council, and author of numerous papers on the practical aspects of quality assurance in structural bolting. Anti-Corrosion Coatings For Bolts and DTI’s B olts and DTl’s are used in bridges, refineries, roller Answer: No. When coated, the MG hardware might coasters, towers, and such structures; in the pol- even be superior. Given that the coating thickness luted big city areas of the eastern US and in sea- of the MG and HDG zinc substrate is equivalent in coast situations. In these locations good quality anti- these specifications, both systems should demon- corrosion coatings are mandatory. Inorganic and or- strate a similar corrosion resistance. The corrosion ganic zinc based paints with specific types of so- tests comparing the two types of zinc coatings on phisticated topcoats are used to protect the steel bolt show that, in a specific type of accelerated cor- substrate, and you can’t put plain old uncoated bare rosion test1, MG OUTPERFORMED HDG ZINC by a steel bolts in the connections that hold these struc- wide margin to first red rust. tures together. Background: Until very recently we