Affordable but resistant from NASA
18.02.2016

NASA is looking forward to license their latest discovery in terms of liquid coating. Developed at the John Kennedy center in Florida, the technology was designed as a solution for anticorrosive protection of steel surfaces. The formula is based on affordable ingredients and is easy to be applied on exterior surfaces made of reinforced concrete.

The anticorrosive protection works from the inside to the outside of the concrete structures in such a way so that the deterioration is much slower than in case of using other technical solutions.

The paint is laid on the exterior surface of reinforced concrete, but not directly on the metal armatures.

The application is easy with both brush or spray and it can be repeated for better anticorrosive protection

Reduced costs with the product and its application due to low investments needed within the research process and low expenses for ingredients

The paint resists at least 10 years allowing economies with maintaining resources

Industrial applications:

Infrastructure works – highways and bridges

Pillars and docks

Balconies and concrete covers

Parking spaces

Air-flow towers

Pipelines

Technological details:

Low-cost liquid coats from NASA offers users the advantage of anticorrosive protection for reinforced concrete structures. The paint contains magnesium, zinc, and indium particles. Beside that the product includes components that have the capacity to absorb humidity in such a way so that the anticorrosive protection is inforced.

The performance of the paint was tested and certified by KSC Materials Science Laboratory and Beach Corrosion Test Site.

The first results concluded that the material is according to NACE RP0290-90 100 mV – National Association of Corrosion Engineers and offers complete protection to steel structures and reinforced concrete surfaces. Further tests are in process.