The New England Transportation Consortium is offering this grant to investigate the adhesion properties of topcoat paint on zinc-coated steel. Zinc coatings, applied via paint, metallizing, or galvanizing, provide crucial corrosion protection for highway transportation products. While paint topcoats offer additional protection and aesthetic finishes, their adhesion varies significantly across galvanized versus metallized surfaces. This grant is for the primary purpose of quantifying these adhesion properties. The research will involve measuring the bond effectiveness between topcoat paints and different zinc-coated steel substrates, aiming to improve coating performance on critical infrastructure.
Opportunity ID: 52066
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | DTFH61-10-RA-00002 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | New England Transportation Consortium Research Study 05-5: Measurement of Adhesion Properties between Topcoat Paint and Metalized/Galvanized Steel with Surface Energy Measurement Equipment |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Transportation |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.200 — Highway Research and Development Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 23, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 09, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 09, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $20,012 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | University of Rhode Island |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT Federal Highway Administration |
| Description: | For many highway transportation products, a zinc coating is added to the structural steel to act as a sacrificial layer for corrosion protection. Zinc is applied to steel in three ways by a zinc-primer paint, by metallizing (where hot zinc is sprayed onto the steel surface), or by galvanizing (where the steel part is immersed in a molten zinc bath and a zinc layer metallurgically forms on the steel). Paint topcoats are often applied to zinc-coated steel surfaces to provide additional protection and an aesthetic color finish. The adhesion performance of these topcoats appear to vary considerably for coatings applied over galvanizing versus metallizing. The effectiveness of different zinc coatings with topcoat paint applications can be quantified by measuring adhesion properties between the topcoat paint and zinc-coated steel. Measurement of these adhesion properties is the primary objective of this research. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Samantha Reizes
Contract Specialist Phone 202-366-4224 Email:samantha.reizes@dot.gov |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Samantha Reizes Contract Specialist Phone 202-366-4224 Email: samantha.reizes@dot.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.200 | PKG00016624 | Mar 09, 2010 | View |
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