Sol-Gel Coating on Enamelled Alloy Steel
2018
Ilona Pavlovska, Gundars Mežinskis, Laimons-Paulis Bīdermanis

The stages of development of a new material and a technology for solar collectors are described. Pipes for parabolic-trough solar collectors (PTSC) must be able to withstand high temperatures for a long time without changing their microstructure and losing their original thermal characteristics. The scientists from the Institute of Silicate Materials (Riga Technical University) together with a specialist from the Institute of Solid State Physics (University of Latvia) have developed a technology that allows the production of PTSC solar-absorbing materials capable of withstanding 600 °C temperatures for at least 250 days. This material is based on glass-crystalline enamel coating on tubular stainless steel pipes. The high-temperature resistance was ensured not only by specific additives added to the frit of enamel coating, but also by a nanosized sol-gel coating over the enamel.


Keywords
enamel coatings for steel, sol-gel coatings, thermal properties, chemical properties, microhardness
DOI
10.7250/msac-2018-0010

Pavlovska, I., Mežinskis, G., Bīdermanis, L. Sol-Gel Coating on Enamelled Alloy Steel. Materials Sciences and Applied Chemistry / Materiālzinātne un lietišķā ķīmija , 2018, Vol.35 No. 1, pp.202-215. e-ISSN 2255-8713. Available from: doi:10.7250/msac-2018-0010

Publication language
Latvian (lv)
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