Microscopy

The Microscopy section demonstrates the use of Microscopy to assist in the investigation of coating failures and the characterisation of coating defects. Thirty nine photomicrographs in twenty categories, of surface and cross section of paint flakes, are shown to illustrate a range of defects.

Blisters Exudation Staining
Bubbles Inclusions Surface Profile
Cohesive Failure Incompatibility Under-Film Corrosion
Contamination Multi-Coats Undispersed Pigment
Cracking Non-Coalesced Film Voids/Vacuoles
Delamination Pinholes Weed/Algae Fouling
Edge Coverage Scale  

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