The present work has studied the influence of an OH-functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane(POSS) nano-structure on the scratch resistance of a typical acrylic melamine clearcoat. Scratch resistance and the healing ability of clearcoats were investigated by micro-scratch studies and confocal profilometry techniques. In addition, hardness and thermo-mechanical characteristics of clearcoats were investigated by micro-indentation and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) respectively, to correlate the scratch behavior to the mechanical and structural properties of the clearcoats. The results revealed that incorporation of FOSS cages into clearcoats could effectively enhance the scratch resistance. This was attributed to the higher hardness and cross-linking density of the resulting nanocomposite coatings. The healing results also demonstrated that nanocomposites had a higher healing ability compared to the neat clearcoat. The higher healing of nanocomposites was explained by the physical H-bonding interactions formed in vicinity of POSS cages. The transparency measurements proved that these improvements were fulfilled without any negative effect on the optical quality of clearcoats.

Tribological properties and scratch healing of a typical automotive nano clearcoat modified by a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane compound / Yari, H.; Mohseni, M.; Messori, Massimo; Ranjbar, Z.. - In: EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL. - ISSN 0014-3057. - 60:(2014), pp. 79-91. [10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2014.08.023]

Tribological properties and scratch healing of a typical automotive nano clearcoat modified by a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane compound

MESSORI, Massimo;
2014

Abstract

The present work has studied the influence of an OH-functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane(POSS) nano-structure on the scratch resistance of a typical acrylic melamine clearcoat. Scratch resistance and the healing ability of clearcoats were investigated by micro-scratch studies and confocal profilometry techniques. In addition, hardness and thermo-mechanical characteristics of clearcoats were investigated by micro-indentation and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) respectively, to correlate the scratch behavior to the mechanical and structural properties of the clearcoats. The results revealed that incorporation of FOSS cages into clearcoats could effectively enhance the scratch resistance. This was attributed to the higher hardness and cross-linking density of the resulting nanocomposite coatings. The healing results also demonstrated that nanocomposites had a higher healing ability compared to the neat clearcoat. The higher healing of nanocomposites was explained by the physical H-bonding interactions formed in vicinity of POSS cages. The transparency measurements proved that these improvements were fulfilled without any negative effect on the optical quality of clearcoats.
2014
60
79
91
Tribological properties and scratch healing of a typical automotive nano clearcoat modified by a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane compound / Yari, H.; Mohseni, M.; Messori, Massimo; Ranjbar, Z.. - In: EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL. - ISSN 0014-3057. - 60:(2014), pp. 79-91. [10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2014.08.023]
Yari, H.; Mohseni, M.; Messori, Massimo; Ranjbar, Z.
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