Amidoamines are reaction products of a polyamine and a fatty acid and their properties generally fall between those of amines and polyamides. Like amines they have good water and corrosion resistance, and they are tough, like polyamides. Their relatively small molecular size make their viscosities low and cause them to wet out quire well. The advantages of amidoamines are: excellent surface wetting, excellent adhesion and water resistance, low viscosity, longer pot life than amines and good gloss retention. Their disadvantages and limitation are: they cure slowly, their color retention is only fair and amidoamines are temperature dependent. Primary Uses of amidoamines are as barrier coatings, as surface tolerant coatings, where chemical and moisture resistance is required, for general industrial surfaces, refineries equipment, bridges and power plants.
Tnemec Series 135 Chembuild
High-build coating with superior wetting for marginally prepared rusty steel and tightly adhering old coatings. Excellent abrasion, chemical and corrosion-resistance. Perfect foundation for aliphatic-polyurethanes.
Public Works Magazine article on 5 Award Winning Water Towers
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Award-Winning Tanks Leave “A Lasting Impression”
Tnemec.com news on the water towers coated with various products that received awards.
