A Single-Coat System for the Most Highly Corrosive Environments
Since the 1980s, there has been a coating technology used on all causeway systems for the U.S. Army and Navy, as well as offshore oil platforms, hydro generation facilities, wastewater treatment facilities, bridges, oil refineries, and many other highly corrosive environments. The most notable structure where this technology is used is the main steel frame that supports the Statue of Liberty at Ellis Island in New York harbor.
The technology is a 100%-waterborne, high-ratio zinc silicate known as WB HRZS®. When used as a single-coat system – or when complemented with a topcoat for aesthetics – the product delivers superior and complete corrosion-prevention benefits that are unmatched when compared to other “IOZ” systems used in the marine environment. This coating system offers complete galvanic and cathodic corrosion protection with a total thickness of 6-8 mil DFT, reducing total material and labor costs, resulting in lower total cost of ownership for the structure’s lifecycle.