Formulating the Future - an automotive clear coat for the construction market

塑造未来——面向建筑市场的汽车清漆

• 批准号: 2440638
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Swansea University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2440638
• 关键词: Formulating; Future; automotive; clear; coat

Tata Steel Europe (TSE) is the second largest producer of pre-painted steel in Europe. To maintain this position, the organisation is constantly trying to improve the current product range, either through the development of best in class coatings for the construction industry, improved offerings in service or through added functionality.Tata's premium coated products can offer maintenance free warranties of up to 40 years and this technology is based on decades of experience. Recently, Tata Steel Colors UK have invested in manufacturing capability that can produce 3 paint layers in a single pass. Through the use of innovative clear coat technology, market leading products can be produced. To continue developing these products, the use of an automotive clear coat layer that has been formulated for use on their manufacturing process for the construction market is desired. Such an innovative clear coat will need to be fully assessed in terms of physical properties, but also via accelerated tests, natural weathering, and forensic analysis of the formulated product.The Research Engineer will, in collaboration with Tata Colors:- Work in conjunction with key paint suppliers to fully understand the current paint formulation.- Use gained knowledge of suppliers who can offer clear coat technology to specify how to formulate a polymer that can be run on our manufacturing line with the required properties.- Evaluate the mechanisms and rates of coating degradation and erosion of the produced clear coat formulation via external and accelerated testing, UV, ATR-FTIR, and Raman spectroscopy.

塔塔钢铁欧洲公司 (TSE) 是欧洲第二大彩涂钢板生产商。为了保持这一地位，该组织不断努力改进当前的产品范围，无论是通过为建筑行业开发一流的涂料、改进服务产品还是通过增加功能。塔塔的优质涂层产品可以提供免维护保修长达 40 年，该技术基于数十年的经验。最近，英国塔塔钢铁颜色公司投资了可一次生产 3 层油漆的制造能力。通过使用创新的清漆技术，可以生产出市场领先的产品。为了继续开发这些产品，需要使用专为建筑市场的制造工艺而配制的汽车透明涂层。这种创新的透明涂层需要在物理特性方面进行全面评估，还需要通过加速测试、自然风化和配方产品的法医分析。研究工程师将与 Tata Colors 合作：- 与关键涂料供应商充分了解当前的涂料配方。- 利用可以提供清漆技术的供应商所获得的知识来指定如何配制可在我们的生产线上运行并具有所需性能的聚合物。- 评估所产生的透明涂层的涂层降解和侵蚀通过外部和加速测试、UV、ATR-FTIR 和拉曼光谱进行配方。