Corrosion Resistant Metal Coatings

Crossroads Coatings is known throughout the industry for our comprehensive inventory of Corrosion Resistant Coatings formulations. These coatings protect metal components against degradation due to moisture, salt spray, oxidation, and exposure to UV rays and a variety of environmental or industrial chemicals. Our anti-corrosion coatings are quite eclectic in their applications, but we commonly sell to clients in the oil, automotive, and hearth industries. We also provide services to those coating metal doors, ornamental iron, and other metal equipment.

Types of Corrosion Resistant Coatings

The top-quality anti-corrosion coatings produced by Crossroads allow for protection of metal surfaces, acting as a barrier to oxidation. We already have a wide variety of corrosion-resistant coatings, and these can be tweaked to match any application. We supply the following:

• Fluoropolymer: Resin/lubricant blends that offer excellent corrosion protection (oil and gas industry, marine components, food processing equipment)
• Epoxy, Air Dry: Cost-effective, corrosion-resistant coating (industrial machinery, metal furniture, automotive parts)
• Epoxy, Thermal Cure: Excellent impact resistance, plus corrosion and abrasion resistance (marine vessels, pipelines, heavy equipment)
• Phenolic: Ideal in low pH, high-temperature environments (chemical processing equipment, pulp and paper industry, water treatment facilities)
• Phosphate: Ferrous metal coating for anti-galling and minor corrosion resistance (automotive components, fasteners and hardware, oil field equipment)
• Polyurethane: High gloss topcoat for epoxy and inorganic zinc (architectural coatings, marine applications, automotive finishes)
• Inorganic Zinc: Corrosion and weathering protection for steel (steel bridges, industrial equipment, pipelines)
• PTFE: The original non-stick coating, able to withstand high temperatures (cookware, valves and seals, electrical insulation)
• FEP: PTFE characteristics with better abrasion resistance (industrial coatings, food processing equipment, pharmaceutical equipment)

Many of these anti-corrosion protective coatings also provide abrasion resistance, non-stick properties, and chemical protection. Make sure you’re using the proper coating for your specific application — talk to our team today by calling 1.833.724.6816 or filling out our online form.

Different Forms of Corrosion

There are many types of corrosion. The most frequently occurring and damaging types (with the most appropriate anti-corrosion protective coatings) include:

• Uniform Corrosion: Develops evenly across the entire surface (air-dry epoxy)
• Atmospheric Corrosion: Caused by humidity, temperature, and pollutants (inorganic zinc)
• Galvanic Corrosion: Occurs when two dissimilar metals are in contact in the presence of an electrolyte (fluoropolymer)
• Pitting Corrosion: Forms localized pits or small holes (thermal-cure epoxy)
• Crevice Corrosion: Occurs when stagnant solutions accumulate in confined spaces (phenolic)

Your application is more susceptible to some forms of corrosion than others. Let our experts help you with a tailored corrosion resistant coating to give you the best protection possible.

High-Temperature Corrosion

When temperatures rise in corrosive environments, the material properties of metals can deteriorate. High-temperature corrosion often results from gas reactions, such as with oxygen or sulfur compounds, particularly in industries like power generation, aerospace, and petrochemicals.

Inorganic zinc coatings and sealants provide effective corrosion and weathering protection for steel components exposed to elevated temperatures. It can also serve as a primer for other high-temperature coatings, like thermal-cure epoxy and polyurethane.

Corrosion Protection for Steel and Aluminum

Corrosion resistant coatings for steel products like automotive parts and power generation boiler tubes and turbines protect against uniform, galvanic, and high-temperature corrosion and oxidation. With anti-corrosion coatings for steel, you can mitigate the risk of problems such as reduced structural integrity and steam explosions or chemical leaks.

Aluminum will most likely suffer galvanic, pitting, or crevice corrosion in aerospace components or building facades. Without effective corrosion resistant coatings for aluminum, weakened aircraft segments could cause catastrophic structural failures, and similarly, building supports could lose integrity.

Corrosion Protection for Marine Applications

Ship hulls, fasteners and fittings, and deck structures exposed to saltwater, humidity, and varying temperatures face significantly accelerated pitting, galvanic, and uniform corrosion processes. Anti-corrosion protective coatings like marine-grade finishes, epoxy coatings, and zinc-rich primers are critical to provide a barrier against moisture and corrosive agents.

If the corrosion of marine application components goes unchecked, dangers include:

• Operational inefficiency
• Watercraft leakage
• Safety hazards
• Structural failure

We can develop specialized corrosion resistant metal coatings that best fit your specific requirements and help you avoid a disaster.

Other Corrosion Resistant Coatings Applications

We create custom coatings for various applications across numerous industries

Find the Best Corrosion Resistant Coatings at Crossroads

With our state-of-the-art testing equipment, each and every batch of our anti-corrosion coatings is inspected for quality and to certify that they conform to any standards set forth. Request a quote today, and we will be glad to help you get the right start on your custom corrosion resistant coating project by supplying a coating perfectly catered to your specifications.