Figure 3. Several thermoplastic (front) and coated-steel sample piles (rear).
Table 1. Materials and coatings evaluated at CRREL using a 0 cone test to measure the adhesive
shear strength of ice.
Construction Materials
Material
Teflon
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) thermoplastic
UHMW Polyethylene
Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene thermoplastic
Acetal
Acetal copolymer thermoplastic
Dupont Delrin
Polyoxymethylene homopolymer thermoplastic
Bare Carbon Steel
Cold rolled 1018
Bare Stainless Steel
Type 410
Bare Aluminum
Type 7075
Corps Paints
Material
C-200a
Coal tar epoxy
Vinyl resin, type 3 (18.2), aluminum powder (8.3) diisodecyl phthalate (3.1) methyl isobutyl ketone
V-102e
(33.8), toluene (36.6% by weight)
Vinyl resin, type 3 (20), carbon black (1.5), diisodecyl phthalate (3.4), methyl isobutyl ketone (36.0),
V-103c
toluene (39.1% by weight)
Vinyl resin, type 3 (5.6) and type 4 (11.6), titanium dioxide and carbon black (13.0), diisodecyl
V-766e
phthalate (2.9), methyl isobutyl ketone (32.0), toluene (34.7) ortho phosphoric acid (0.2% by weight)
MIL-P-24441C Type III
VOC-compliant polyamide epoxy
Commercial Low-Friction Coatings
Material
BMS 10-60
BMS (Boeing Material Spec) 10-60 polyurethane over BMS 10-11 epoxy primer
Envelon
Resin-based ethylene acrylic acid copolymer
Inerta 160
Trimethyl hexamethylenediamine epoxy
Interlux Brightside
A one-part polyurethane finish coat with Teflon additive
Kiss-Cote 1083 (polydimethyl siloxane) clear liquid wiped onto aluminum samples and Kiss-Cote
Kiss-Cote
MegaGuard (polydimethyl siloxane) clear liquid wiped onto steel samples
PSX-700
Siloxane and polyurethane epoxy
SA-RIP-4004
Saturated polyester resins modified with fluorotelomer intermediates activated with a biuret of HDI
Slip Plate #1
Natural graphite coating in mineral spirits
Troyguard
Fluoropolymer suspension in mineral spirits mixed with clear acrylic urethane
Troyguard/BMS 10-60
Fluoropolymer suspension in mineral spirits mixed with BMS 10-60 polyurethane
Saturated polyester resins in fluoropolyol with PTFE and organofunctional silicone fluid additives,
WC-1-ICE
modified with a fluorotelomer intermediate, and activated with a trimer of HDI
Wearlon
Water-based, methyl silicone copolymer epoxy
ERDC/CRREL TN-03-4
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