SOUTHERN JOURNAL OF SCIENCES

Abstract:
Introduction: Thermal insulating coatings are increasingly being introduced into construction practice for internal and external finishing enclosing structures and pipelines. Thermal insulation coatings are usually made based on polymer binder and mineral fillers. The durability and stability of the properties of heat-insulating materials depend on the type of binder. As a rule, polymers are used as a binder: epoxy resin; silicone rubber; urea-formaldehyde resins; aqueous dispersed polymers - styrene-butadiene, polyvinyl acetate, and acrylate (acrylic and styrene-acrylic). The quality indicator of binders can be assessed by the influence of the seasonality of climatic impact, and as a result, the best elastic strength characteristics of binders can be established after one month to a year of field tests. Aim: To determine the influence of climatic factors on the change in the elastic-strength indicators of epoxy polymers binders used in liquid thermal insulation coatings. Methods: A tensile testing machine of the AGS-X series with the TRAPEZIUM X software was used for mechanical tests. The tests were carried out in accordance with GOST 11262-2017 (ISO 527-2: 2012) "Plastics. Tensile test method". Results and Discussion: The paper discusses the results of experimental studies of the compositions of polymer binders and their resistance to various climatic factors, which will later be used as a polymer binder for thermal insulation coatings based on fine mineral granular systems. Conclusions: When analyzing the changes in the characteristics of polymer samples after exposure to climatic factors, it was found that compositions based on Etal-247 epoxy resin, cured with amine hardeners Etal-1440N, Etal-1460, Etal-1472, and Etal-45M, demonstrate the best elastic strength characteristics after one year of full-scale tests. The high stability of the indicators under consideration allows us to conclude that the use of Etal-247 resin as a base leads to creating of the most climate-resistant epoxy coatings.

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DOI: 10.48141/SJS.v30.n33.2022.07_ORYNBEKOV_pgs_44_53.pdf