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Market Vertical: General: Coatings & Surface Preparation

Track: Coating Materials
Symposia Session

Coating Failures

Thursday, March 19, 2026
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM Central
Location: 371 AB

This symposium features technical papers on coating failures on a variety of substrates, structures, and in a variety of industries for the purpose of advancing the knowledge and awareness of users, owners, contractors, manufacturers, technical professionals, etc. Example topics include determination of root causes and modes of coating failures, detailing of reasons and mechanisms affecting the coatings failure, investigative approach and stages of analysis, field methods for testing and sampling, and laboratory analyses and methodology. Other examples include case studies concerning paint and coating failures related to surface preparation, application, formulation, mis-specified materials and procedures, incompatibility, processing, upset conditions, and inadequate specifications. Assignment of remedial recommendations and lessons learned are also of interest.

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Central
    Thermal ageing of enameled wires for electrical machines

    Presenting Author: Jean Kittel – IFP Energies nouvelles

  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Central
    Discoloration Failure of Topcoated Intumescent-Coated Steel

    Presenting Author: Kimberly Steiner – Wiss Janney Elstner Associates Inc

  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Central
    A Case Study on Unique Challenges Related to Cured-in-Place Pipe (CIPP) Repair Methods

    Presenting Author: Chetali Chetali – Exponent

  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Central
    Characterization Of Coating Failures Using Ion Beam Milling And High Resolution Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy

    Presenting Author: Ville saarimaa – Top Analytica Oy Ab

  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Central
    Effectiveness of Water Spray Test on Thermal Spray Aluminium Coating

    Presenting Author: JITHIN KRISHNAN NARAYANAN – Nikki Holdings Kabushiki Kaisha

  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Central
    Holiday Testing on Aged Coatings: Risky Business or Reliable Practice?

    Presenting Author: Amal Al-Borno – Charter Coating

  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Central
    Galvanized Coating Performance in Fire Events: Field Case Studies and the Role of Remote Sensing

    Presenting Author: Anil Kumar Chikkam – Matergenics Inc

  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Central
    Decoding Galvanized Steel Coating Failures in T&D Structures: Corrosion Sensors and GIS-Based Corrosion Forecasting

    Presenting Author: Anil Kumar Chikkam – Matergenics Inc