Abstract
•Linseed polyurethane/tetraethoxyorthosilane/fumed silica hybrid nanocomposites.•Formed transparent, glossy, scratch-resistant, impact –resistant, flexible coatings.•At ambient temperature through simple curing route.
The work presents the physico-mechanical properties and potentiodynamic polarization measurements studies of linseed oil based polyurethane/tetraethoxyorthosilane [LPU/TEOS] hybrid and polyurethane/tetraethoxyorthosilane/fumed silica NC [LPU/TEOS/FS] hybrid nanocomposite coatings. The best coating performance was obtained by the inclusion of 2wt% FS in 2-LPU/TEOS hybrid. 2-LPU/TEOS/FS produced glossy, transparent, flexibility retentive, scratch-resistant and impact resistant coatings at ambient temperature relative to LPU/TEOS coatings. 2-LPU/TEOS/FS showed good scratch hardness (5.5kg), impact resistance (250lb/in.), flexibility (1/8in.) as investigated by standard methods with corrosion rate obtained as 3.567×10−4mm/year and 4.05×10−4mm/year and inhibition efficiency as 99.816% and 99.710% in 3.5% NaOH and 3.5% HCl, respectively.