One of the key problems of failure-free operation of machinery is prevention of corrosion. The global scale of modern production makes this problem even more critical. At the beginning of the 21st century industrial contami- tion and the corrosion-active nature of the environment reached a level such that corrosive damage of materials became commensurate with their prod- tion volume and expenditure on anticorrosion protection of machines became comparable with investments in basic production. Anticorrosion techniques changed from being an auxiliary service to industrial enterprises into a dev- oping, scienti?cally intensive and generously ?nanced branch of production. Polymers occupy a very speci?c place amongst anticorrosion techniques. Polymers combine good chemical resistance with impermeability to di?- ent media and unusual deformation characteristics. The main principle of their application as anticorrosion means is the creation of a tight barrier that insulates metal machine parts or constructions from corrosion agents. The advantages of polymers allow the creation of such a barrier at minimal cost,providingprotectionoftheworkingmachinesfromcorrosion,combining their manufacture with preservation and decreasing the cost of anticorrosion. This is one of the main reasons why world production of polymer materials increased by almost 50% in the past decade.

Plastic coating is an important method of corrosion proctection Gives the most advanced presentation of principles, realization and application of the books available

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The development of polymer composites containing inhibitors of metal corrosion is an important endeavour in modern materials science and technology. Corrosion inhibitors can be located in a polymer matrix in the solid, liquid or gaseous phase. This book details the thermodynamic principles for selecting these components, their compatibility and their effectiveness. The various mechanisms of metal protection barrier, inhibiting and electromechanical are considered, as are the conflicting requirements placed on the structure of the combined material. Two main classes of inhibited materials (structural and films/coatings) are described in detail. Examples are given of structural plastics used in friction units subjected to mechano-chemical wear and of polymer films/coatings for protecting metal objects against corrosion.

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From the contents: Design Principles of Plastic Containing Metal Corrosion Inhibitors.- Underlying Notions.- Corrosion Processes in Metal-Polymer Contacts.- Components of Inhibited Plastics.- Thermodynamic and Process Compatibility of the Components of Inhibited Plastics.- Manufacturing Methodology of Inhibited Plastics.- Estimation Procedures of Inhibited Plastics Efficiency.- Designation of Inhibited Plastics.- Films Incorporating Corrosion Inhibitors.- Classification.- Production Methods.- Structure, Properties and Protection Mechanism.- Quality Control.- Fields of Application.- Inhibited Coatings.- Polymer Coatings as Elements of Anticorrosion.- Modern Trends in Coating Design.- Coating Techniques.- Adhesion.- The Range of Inhibited Coatings.- Structural Inhibited Plastics.- Corrosive Wear of Metals.- Electrical Processes in Movable Metal-Polymer Contacts.- Tribochemical Processes in Metal-Polymer Contacts.- Suppression of Mechanochemical Wear of Metals by Inhibited Plastics.- Inhibited Antifrictional Materials.- Inhibited Engineering Materials.- Glues.- Sealants.- Plastic CI Carriers.- Inhibited Plastic Containers.- Microcapsules.- Economic and Social Aspects of Adoption of Inhibited Plastics.- Cost-Effectiveness.- Safety Measures.- Production and Application Ecology.