Coating Terminology

[Route246]

I know what ceramic, SiO2/Silicon and quartz are but as coatings are these all just a form of ceramic (i.e. inorganic) coating?

By definition, silicon dioxide is quartz which is a ceramic. Is this just branding or are there real differences?

I'm using coatings on my headlights, glass and wheels but so far, not on paint because the prep work is a little intimidating.

[FUNX650]

•How about: SiC; TiO2; Pre-polymer;
-more “Ceramic Coating” terminology (or not)?
-branding?
-hype?


•Is this the time to bring-up/discuss:
-resin(s);
-nano-particles;
-bonding/types-of-bonds;
-etc.?



Bob

[Route246]

•How about: SiC; TiO2; Pre-polymer;
-more “Ceramic Coating” terminology (or not)?
-branding?
-hype?


•Is this the time to bring-up/discuss:
-resin(s);
-nano-particles;
-bonding/types-of-bonds;
-etc.?



Bob

nanoparticles I get, basically 1 nm+ ultra-fine particles dispersed in a medium. The key is "dispersed" vs "dissolved" so their physical characteristics play a part in whatever "non-chemical" effect is desired. Their behavior is characterized more in terms of physical interaction vs chemical interaction. There is huge developmental progress being made here. I view nanoparticles as the antithesis of polymers which are a collection of many particles bonded together to form a desired effect.

The skeptic in me tends to lean towards branding, while "hype" is a bit too pejorative for my comfort.

[FUNX650]

nanoparticles I get, basically
1 nm+ ultra-fine particles
dispersed in a medium.

I view nanoparticles as the
antithesis of polymers...

•Ceramic nano-particles:
-I view them as another example
of anthropogenic pollutants.


Bob