Investigation of the physical properties of armor steel after cataphoresis coating

It is very important that the materials generally used in the defense industry are suitable for environmental conditions, have a long service life, and do not lose their functionality. The resistance of armor steels to environmental conditions and corrosion is increased by coating. In this study, 'Miilux 500' armor steel was used. 'Cataphoresis coating', which has high resistance to environmental conditions, was selected as the coating method. In this study, it was observed that the corrosion resistance of armor steel, which is indispensable for the defense industry, is resistant to salt fog for 480 hours with cataphoresis coating. In the hardness measurement test and tensile test applied to see the values affected by the heat input during cataphoresis coating, it is evaluated that there are deteriorating features compared to the value given in the product catalogs. In the current situation, the applicability of cataphoresis coating on armor steel has been shown, provided that the superior corrosion effect and the deteriorating material strength values after heat input, the design area and expectations are evaluated.