Development of Bituminous Paint from Agbabu Natural Bitumen for Coat Coat-Protecting the Underparts of Automobile Chassis against Corrosion and Wear

To date, there has been continued demand for more effective, less expensive, and accessible coating systems durable corrosion wear protection of auto auto-bodies, with a research need to meet the demands. The rationale behind this study was create high high-quality, low low-cost bituminous paint use in protecting under parts automobile chassis against wear, particularly Nigeria. Five blends containing various proportions 70 –100% Agbabu natural bitumen, 02 02–5% kerosene, 0 0–8.5% cobalt, 0–1% pigment, 0–2.1% lead drier were produced characterized by their basic physicochemical properties. brush brush-coated 1.78 1.78-mm average thickness on plate samples mild steel, commonly widely applied but highly corrosion-susceptible material type. Corrosion tests performed steel -thick hard hard-dried coatings revealed that blend 75% 15% 8% 0.6% 1.4% content could perform exceptionally well t thickness. X X-ray fluorescence scanning electron microscopy analyses conducted understand its distinct chemical compositions microstructural homogeneity level. blend’s adhesion adequacy also investigated. Analyses collected data contained 25 different species are benign corrosion, had or uniform microstructure demonstrating homogeneity, minimal intergranular boundaries indicating ingress corrosion-causing agents underneath coatings, thin would have excellent any ferrous material..