Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a high-reflectivity filler, an inorganic thermal control coating and a preparation method thereof; the high-reflectivity filler is modified by silica sol to form a high-ultraviolet reflecting layer on the surface of the nano zinc oxide based on Mie scattering theory, the reflectivity advantages of zinc oxide and silicon dioxide are integrated, the amplitude of electrons is increased, and the solar spectrum reflectivity is increased; meanwhile, the potassium silicate is an inorganic binder, the performance is stable, the film forming property is obviously improved along with the increase of the modulus, and the optical performance is better. The high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating prepared from the coating composition has the advantages of low solar absorption ratio, high hemispherical emissivity, low volume resistivity and the like, ensures the running reliability of a spacecraft, and meets the requirements of the spacecraft on the space environment stability and antistatic property of the coating type thermal control coating.
According to one aspect of the present invention, the following technical solution is provided:
the invention provides a high-reflectivity filler, which is prepared by the following steps: respectively weighing nano zinc oxide and silica sol, and carrying out ultrasonic and high-speed stirring to obtain a mixed solution of the nano zinc oxide and the silica sol; centrifuging and drying to obtain nano-scale mixed powder; sintering to obtain filler particles with high reflectivity.
As one embodiment of the invention, the dosage ratio of the nano zinc oxide to the (30%) silica sol is 4:2-4:5; the ultrasonic treatment is carried out for 0.5 to 2 hours; the high-speed stirring is 300-500r/min.
As an embodiment of the present invention, the nano zinc oxide has a particle size of 30 to 200nm.
As one embodiment of the invention, the silica sol is one or more of acidic silica sol, neutral silica sol and alkaline silica sol.
As one embodiment of the present invention, the centrifugation speed is 6000 to 8000r/min and the centrifugation time is 5 to 10min. The drying temperature is 100-120 ℃, and the drying time is 12-24h. The sintering temperature is 600-1200 ℃ and the sintering time is 1-3h.
The invention also provides a preparation method of the high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating, which comprises the following steps:
s1, preparing modified high-modulus inorganic potassium silicate resin: stirring and reacting low-modulus potassium silicate with silica sol to obtain high-modulus potassium silicate solution; carrying out organic modification on the high-modulus potassium silicate solution by adopting a silane coupling agent to obtain a modified high-modulus potassium silicate resin solution;
s2, preparing a coating: taking the modified high-modulus potassium silicate resin solution as a binder, adding the high-reflectivity filler according to any one of claims 1-6, adding a solvent, and uniformly mixing and stirring to obtain a finish paint;
s3, preparing a high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating: spraying the finishing paint on the surface of the base material, standing and solidifying; spraying the modified high-modulus potassium silicate resin solution on the surface of the finish paint to form a covering layer, standing and curing to obtain the high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating.
As an embodiment of the invention, in step S1, the ratio of low modulus potassium silicate (m=2) to silica sol (30%) is 2:2-2:6.
As one embodiment of the invention, in the step S1, the reaction temperature of the stirring reaction is 30-60 ℃, and the stirring speed is 1000-1500r/min.
As an embodiment of the present invention, in step S1, the modulus of the high modulus potassium silicate solution is 3.0 to 5.0.
In step S1, the organic modification is to dilute the high modulus potassium silicate solution to 30% by mass with deionized water, and mix and modify the solution with silane coupling agent in a total amount of 0.2% -0.8%.
In step S1, the silica sol is one or more of acidic silica sol, neutral silica sol and alkaline silica sol.
In step S1, the silane coupling agent is one or more of KH550, KH560, KH570 as an embodiment of the present invention.
In step S2, as an embodiment of the present invention, the mass ratio of the binder to the filler is 10:3 to 10:9.
In step S2, the stirring speed of the mixing and stirring is 800-1200 r/min.
As an embodiment of the present invention, in step S2, an appropriate amount of deionized water is added as a solvent (the solvent satisfies the spraying conditions in order to adjust the viscosity of the paint).
As one embodiment of the present invention, in step S2, the topcoat viscosity of the topcoat paint satisfies 14 to 17S (measured by a four-coat viscometer).
As one embodiment of the present invention, in the step S3, the standing time is 6 to 12 hours, the curing temperature is 60 to 100 ℃ and the curing time is 24 to 48 hours.
As one embodiment of the present invention, the high reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating has a thickness of 100 to 150 μm.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
1) The nano zinc oxide is modified by silica sol, so that the optical performance of the coating is obviously improved, the solar absorption ratio is low, and the hemispherical emissivity is high;
2) The silane coupling agent is used for modifying the high-modulus potassium silicate, so that the flexibility of the coating is improved, and the adhesive force is obviously improved.
3) After the coating is subjected to a large temperature difference thermal cycle test, the adhesive force is good.
Detailed Description
The invention is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description. The following examples will assist those skilled in the art in further understanding the present invention, but are not intended to limit the invention in any way. It should be noted that variations and modifications could be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the inventive concept. These are all within the scope of the present invention.
The high reflectivity filler and its inorganic thermal control coating are shown in figure 1, which is composed of a cover layer and a top coat, the cover layer is coated after the top coat is coated on the base material. The preparation flow of the high-reflection inorganic thermal control coating is shown in figure 2, and comprises the following steps:
step one, preparing a high-reflectivity filler: respectively weighing a certain amount of nano zinc oxide and different types of silica sol, and performing ultrasonic and high-speed stirring and other processes to obtain a mixed solution of the nano zinc oxide and the silica sol; centrifuging and drying the mixed solution to obtain nanoscale mixed powder; sintering the dried mixed powder at a certain temperature and for a certain time to obtain filler particles with high reflectivity;
step two, preparing modified high-modulus inorganic potassium silicate resin: reacting the low-modulus potassium silicate solution with silica sol with different mass ratios at a certain temperature and a certain stirring speed to obtain high-modulus potassium silicate solutions with different moduli; carrying out organic modification on the prepared high-modulus potassium silicate solution by adopting different silane coupling agents to obtain a modified high-modulus potassium silicate resin solution;
step three, preparing a coating: adding high-reflectivity filler powder with different mass ratios into the modified high-modulus potassium silicate resin binder, mixing and stirring, adding a solvent, mixing and stirring uniformly;
step four, preparing a high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating: spraying finishing paint, spraying the paint on a substrate, standing for 6-12h, curing for 12-24h at 60-100 ℃, and testing the thickness of the finishing paint with 100-130 mu m by a non-magnetic thickness gauge; spraying the coating layer, standing for 6-12h, spraying the modified high-modulus potassium silicate resin solution, and curing for 12-24h at 60-100 ℃; the high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating can be prepared, the total thickness of the coating is 110-150 mu m, the solar absorption ratio is tested by ultraviolet-visible light-near infrared equipment, the hemispherical emissivity is tested by an emissivity tester, the adhesive force is tested by a cross-cut method, and the appearance of the pattern layer is observed through eyes under the irradiation of a flashlight.
Example 1
The embodiment relates to a high-reflectivity filler, an inorganic thermal control coating thereof and a preparation method thereof.
The high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating of the embodiment consists of high-reflectivity filler powder and a modified high-modulus potassium silicate resin binder.
Preparation of high reflectance filler: respectively weighing nano zinc oxide and acidic silica sol, wherein the dosage ratio is 4:2, and obtaining a mixed solution of the nano zinc oxide and the acidic silica sol through the processes of 0.5h ultrasonic treatment, 300r/min stirring and the like; centrifuging the mixed solution at 6000r/min for 10min, and drying at 100 ℃ for 24h to obtain nanoscale mixed powder; and sintering the dried mixed powder for 1h at 600 ℃ to obtain the filler particles with high reflectivity.
Preparing modified high-modulus inorganic potassium silicate resin: mixing a low-modulus potassium silicate solution with an acidic silica sol, reacting at a dosage ratio of 1:1 and a temperature of 30 ℃ under a condition of 1000r/min, and supplementing deionized water to obtain a high-modulus potassium silicate solution with a mass fraction of 30% and M=3; adding KH550 accounting for 0.2 percent of the total amount to carry out organic modification (directly adding and stirring uniformly) on the prepared high modulus potassium silicate solution, thus obtaining the modified high modulus potassium silicate resin solution.
Preparing a coating: the dosage ratio of the modified high-modulus potassium silicate resin with M=3 to the high-reflectivity filler is 10:3, a proper amount of deionized water is added, the mixture is uniformly mixed and stirred, the stirring speed is 800r/min, and the viscosity of the finish paint is 14s.
Preparing a high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating: in the process of preparing the coating, spraying the finishing paint, standing for 6 hours, and curing for 24 hours at 60 ℃ to obtain the finishing paint with the thickness of about 100 mu m; spraying a coating layer, namely spraying the modified high-modulus potassium silicate resin solution, standing for 6 hours, and curing for 24 hours at 60 ℃; the high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating can be prepared, and the total thickness of the coating is about 115 mu m.
Example 2
The embodiment relates to a high-reflectivity filler, an inorganic thermal control coating thereof and a preparation method thereof.
This embodiment is basically the same as embodiment 1 except that:
preparation of high reflectance filler: respectively weighing nano zinc oxide and neutral silica sol, wherein the dosage ratio is 4:3, and obtaining a mixed solution of the nano zinc oxide and the neutral silica sol through the processes of 1h ultrasonic treatment, high-speed stirring at 350r/min and the like; centrifuging the mixed solution at 7000r/min for 8min, and drying at 110 ℃ for 18h to obtain nanoscale mixed powder; and sintering the dried mixed powder for 2 hours at 800 ℃ to obtain the filler particles with high reflectivity.
Preparing modified high-modulus inorganic potassium silicate resin: mixing a low-modulus potassium silicate solution with neutral silica sol, reacting at 40 ℃ under 1100r/min with the dosage ratio of 1:2, and supplementing deionized water to obtain a high-modulus potassium silicate solution with the mass fraction of 30% and M=4; adding KH560 accounting for 0.4 percent of the total weight to carry out organic modification on the prepared high modulus potassium silicate solution, thus obtaining modified high modulus potassium silicate resin solution.
Preparing a coating: the dosage ratio of the modified high-modulus potassium silicate resin with M=4 to the high-reflectivity filler powder is 10:5, a proper amount of deionized water is added, the mixture is uniformly mixed and stirred, the stirring speed is 800r/min, and the viscosity of the finish paint is 15s.
Preparing a high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating: in the process of preparing the coating, spraying the finishing paint, standing for 8 hours, and curing for 18 hours at 80 ℃ to obtain the finishing paint with the thickness of about 110 mu m; spraying a coating layer, namely spraying the modified high-modulus potassium silicate resin solution, standing for 6 hours, and curing for 18 hours at 80 ℃; the high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating can be prepared, and the total thickness of the coating is about 130 mu m.
Example 3
The embodiment relates to a high-reflectivity filler, an inorganic thermal control coating thereof and a preparation method thereof.
This embodiment is basically the same as embodiment 1 except that:
preparation of high reflectance filler: respectively weighing a certain amount of nano zinc oxide and alkaline silica sol, wherein the mass ratio is 4:2, and obtaining a mixed solution of the nano zinc oxide and the alkaline silica sol through the processes of 1.5h ultrasonic treatment, 400r/min stirring and the like; centrifuging the mixed solution for 5min at 8000r/min, and drying at 120 ℃ for 12h to obtain nanoscale mixed powder; and sintering the dried mixed powder for 3 hours at the temperature of 1000 ℃ to obtain the filler particles with high reflectivity.
Preparing modified high-modulus inorganic potassium silicate resin: mixing a low-modulus potassium silicate solution with alkaline silica sol at a dosage ratio of 1:3, reacting at 50 ℃ and 1200r/min, and supplementing deionized water to obtain a high-modulus potassium silicate solution with mass fraction of 30% and M=5; adding KH570 accounting for 0.6 percent of the total weight to carry out organic modification on the prepared high modulus potassium silicate solution, thus obtaining modified high modulus potassium silicate resin solution.
Preparing a coating: the dosage ratio of the modified high-modulus potassium silicate resin with M=5 to the high-reflectivity filler powder is 10:7, a proper amount of deionized water is added, the mixture is uniformly mixed and stirred, the stirring speed is 1200r/min, and the viscosity of the finish paint is 16s.
Preparing a high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating: in the process of preparing the coating, spraying the finishing paint, standing for 10 hours, and curing for 12 hours at 100 ℃ to obtain the finishing paint with the thickness of about 120 mu m; spraying a coating layer, namely spraying the modified high-modulus potassium silicate resin solution, standing for 10 hours, and curing for 12 hours at 100 ℃; the high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating can be prepared, and the total thickness of the coating is about 130 mu m.
Example 4
The embodiment relates to a high-reflectivity filler, an inorganic thermal control coating thereof and a preparation method thereof.
This embodiment is basically the same as embodiment 1 except that:
preparation of high reflectance filler: respectively weighing a certain amount of nano zinc oxide and alkaline silica sol, wherein the mass ratio is 4:4, and obtaining a mixed solution of the nano zinc oxide and the alkaline silica sol through the processes of 2h ultrasonic treatment, 500r/min stirring and the like; centrifuging the mixed solution for 5min at 8000r/min, and drying at 120 ℃ for 12h to obtain nanoscale mixed powder; and sintering the dried mixed powder for 3 hours at 1200 ℃ to obtain the filler particles with high reflectivity.
Preparing modified high-modulus inorganic potassium silicate resin: mixing a low-modulus potassium silicate solution with alkaline silica sol in a dosage ratio of 1:3, and reacting at 60 ℃ under the condition of 1200r/min to obtain a high-modulus potassium silicate solution with modulus M=5; adding KH570 accounting for 0.8 percent of the total weight to carry out organic modification on the prepared high modulus potassium silicate solution, thus obtaining modified high modulus potassium silicate resin solution.
Preparing a coating: the dosage ratio of the modified high-modulus potassium silicate resin with M=5 to the high-reflectivity filler powder is 10:9, a proper amount of deionized water is added, the mixture is uniformly mixed and stirred, the stirring speed is 1200r/min, and the viscosity of the finish paint is 17s.
Preparing a high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating: in the process of preparing the coating, spraying the finishing paint, standing for 12 hours, and curing for 12 hours at 100 ℃ so that the thickness of the finishing paint is about 130 mu m; spraying a coating layer, namely spraying the modified high-modulus potassium silicate resin solution, standing for 12 hours, and curing for 12 hours at 100 ℃; the high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating can be prepared, and the total thickness of the coating is about 150 mu m.
Comparative example 1
The comparative example relates to a high-reflectivity filler, an inorganic thermal control coating and a preparation method thereof.
This comparative example is basically the same as example 4, except that:
preparing modified high-modulus inorganic potassium silicate resin: mixing a low-modulus potassium silicate solution with alkaline silica sol in a dosage ratio of 1:3, and reacting at 60 ℃ under the condition of 1200r/min to obtain a high-modulus potassium silicate solution with modulus M=5; adding KH570 accounting for 0.8 percent of the total weight to carry out organic modification on the prepared high modulus potassium silicate solution, thus obtaining modified high modulus potassium silicate resin solution.
Preparing a coating: the dosage ratio of the modified high-modulus potassium silicate resin with M=5 to the nano zinc oxide is 10:9, a proper amount of deionized water is added, the mixture is uniformly mixed and stirred, the stirring speed is 1200r/min, and the viscosity of the finish paint is 17s.
Preparing a high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating: in the process of preparing the coating, spraying the finishing paint, standing for 12 hours, and curing for 12 hours at 100 ℃ so that the thickness of the finishing paint is about 130 mu m; spraying a coating layer, namely spraying the modified high-modulus potassium silicate resin solution, standing for 12 hours, and curing for 12 hours at 100 ℃; the high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating can be prepared, and the total thickness of the coating is about 150 mu m.
Comparative example 2
The comparative example relates to a high-reflectivity filler, an inorganic thermal control coating and a preparation method thereof.
This comparative example is basically the same as example 4, except that:
preparation of high reflectance filler: respectively weighing a certain amount of nano zinc oxide and alkaline silica sol, wherein the mass ratio is 4:4, and obtaining a mixed solution of the nano zinc oxide and the alkaline silica sol through the processes of 2h ultrasonic treatment, 500r/min stirring and the like; centrifuging the mixed solution for 5min at 8000r/min, and drying at 120 ℃ for 12h to obtain nanoscale mixed powder; and sintering the dried mixed powder for 3 hours at 1200 ℃ to obtain the filler particles with high reflectivity.
Preparing modified high-modulus inorganic potassium silicate resin: mixing the low-modulus potassium silicate solution with alkaline silica sol in the dosage ratio of 1:3, and reacting at 60 ℃ under the condition of 1200r/min to obtain the high-modulus potassium silicate solution with modulus M=5.
Preparing a coating: the dosage ratio of the high-modulus potassium silicate resin with M=5 to the high-reflectivity filler powder is 10:9, a proper amount of deionized water is added, the mixture is uniformly mixed and stirred, the stirring speed is 1200r/min, and the viscosity of the finish paint is 17s.
Preparing a high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating: in the process of preparing the coating, spraying the finishing paint, standing for 12 hours, and curing for 12 hours at 100 ℃ so that the thickness of the finishing paint is about 130 mu m; spraying a coating layer, namely spraying the modified high-modulus potassium silicate resin solution, standing for 12 hours, and curing for 12 hours at 100 ℃; the high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating can be prepared, and the total thickness of the coating is about 150 mu m.
The high reflectivity inorganic thermal control coatings of example 1, example 2, example 3, example 4, comparative example 1 and comparative example 2 above were subjected to performance testing as follows:
coating thickness test
The thickness of the coating was measured using a MiniTest600 thickness gauge manufactured by EPK company, germany. The measurement range is 0-300 μm, and the error is + -2 μm. The thickness of the tested coating is between 110 and 140 mu m, and the requirements of technical indexes of 100 to 150 mu m are met.
Adhesion test
The general specification test requirements of the GJB2704A-2006 spacecraft thermal control coating are met. And (3) tightly attaching the adhesive tape with the peel strength of 2-4N/cm to the middle area of the coating, wherein the distance from the edge is not less than 3mm. One end of the tape was pulled up by hand and the tape was set at 90 ° to the surface. After the tape was pulled slowly (about 5 mm/s) off the surface, the adhesion test results are shown in the following table.
As can be seen from table 1, the silane coupling agent of comparative example 4 and comparative example 2 can significantly improve the adhesion of the coating; comparative examples 1 to 4, the adhesion properties of the coating were gradually improved as the amount of coupling modifier added was increased.
Table 1 coating adhesion rating
| Sample numbering | Example 1 | Example 2 | Example 3 | Example 4 | Comparative example 1 | Comparative example 2 |
| Adhesion rating | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Solar absorptance test
This test uses an LAMBDA950 ultraviolet-visible-near infrared spectrophotometer (UV/VIS/NIR Spectrophotometer) from America, eimer (Perkin Elmer) to measure the solar absorption ratio of high reflectance inorganic thermal control coatings. The measurable wavelength range is 200nm to 2500nm, the resolution of the instrument is 0.1nm, the bandwidth is less than or equal to 0.05nm, the stray light is less than or equal to 0.00008 percent A, the noise is less than 0.0008A, the photometer repeatability is less than 0.0001A, the baseline drift is less than 0.0002A/h, and the baseline is flat: 0.001A, good stability, high baseline flatness, and extremely low stray light. In the experiment, the step length was set to 5nm and the slit width was set to 4nm.
Hemispherical emissivity test
The hemispherical emissivity of the sample in the 3-35 μm band at room temperature was measured using a TEMP 2000A emissivity measuring instrument developed by AZ techenology corporation, usa, with a measurement accuracy of ±3% and a full band repeatability of ±0.5%.
As can be seen from table 2, in comparative example 4 and comparative example 1, modification of the nano zinc oxide by the silica sol can significantly improve the optical performance of the coating, the solar absorption ratio is significantly reduced (as shown in fig. 3, the reflectance of the coating is improved in the whole band range, especially in the ultraviolet band, the hemispherical emissivity is significantly improved; in comparative examples 1 to 4, as the modification amount of the silica sol to the nano zinc oxide is increased, the optical performance of the coating is gradually improved, the solar absorption ratio is reduced, and the hemispherical emissivity is increased.
TABLE 2 solar absorption and emissivity of the coating
Volume resistivity test
The volume resistivity of the spacecraft thermal control coating is tested by referring to the standard GB/T1410-2006, and the test conditions are as follows:
test voltage 100V;
TABLE 3 conductivity of coatings
Vacuum gassing property test
Vacuum bleed test was performed with reference to standard GJB2704A-2006, under the following conditions:
sample pretreatment: maintaining at 23+ -1deg.C and humidity 45%RH+ -10%RH for 24 hr; the heated temperature of the sample is 125+/-1 ℃; the collection temperature of the condensable volatile is 25 ℃; the test pressure is less than or equal to 7 multiplied by 10-3 Pa; the heat preservation time is 24 hours;
balance test sensitivity: l μg.
Testing to calculate Total Mass Loss (TML), condensable Volatiles (CVCM) of the material in vacuum; as shown in table 3.
TABLE 4 vacuum gassing performance of coatings
| Sample numbering | Example 1 | Example 2 | Example 3 | Example 4 | Comparative example 1 | Comparative example 2 |
| TML | 0.84 | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.77 | 0.076 | 0.067 |
| CVCM | 0.010 | 0.011 | 0.016 | 0.012 | 0.012 | 0.013 |
Thermal cycle testing
The method adopts a temperature impact box (model ZTS010, shanghai up to environmental test equipment Co., ltd.) and under the standard requirement of GJB2704A-2006, the test conditions are as follows after 100 times of thermal cycles at the temperature ranging fromminus 100 ℃ to plus 100 ℃ under the normal atmospheric condition:
test temperature: the high temperature end temperature is-196 ℃, and the low temperature end temperature is-100 ℃; cycling for 100 times; temperature control error: high temperature + -5 ℃ and low temperature + -10 ℃; the thermal cycling device should have two constant temperature zones of different temperatures, with the sample 10s being transferred from one constant temperature zone to the other; preserving heat for 10min at the high temperature and low temperature ends to ensure that the temperature of the test piece is the same as the ambient temperature; dehumidifying measures should be taken during the test to prevent frosting on the surface of the test piece.
The test results of example 4 are shown in fig. 4: the modified coating has good appearance after 100 times of high-temperature heat cycle at-196 ℃ to +100 ℃, stable optical performance and good adhesive force, and meets the technical index requirement.
In combination with table 1, table 2 and test results, the properties of the high reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating of the present invention are as follows:
appearance: white, even coating surface, no bubble, no crack, no peeling and no falling off;
thickness: 100 μm to 150 μm;
solar absorption ratio: 0.08-0.16;
hemispherical emissivity: 0.91-0.92;
the volume resistivity is less than or equal to 1 multiplied by 107 Ω·m
Thermal cycle test: after the coating meets the high-temperature low-temperature heat cycle test for 100 times at the temperature of minus 196 ℃ to plus 100 ℃, the phenomena of cracking, peeling, foaming and color change are avoided, the optical performance is stable, and the adhesive force is good;
vacuum air release performance: all satisfy TML <1%, CVCM <0.1%.
In conclusion, the high-reflectivity inorganic thermal control coating has good coating adhesive force on the basis of ensuring good thermal control performance (solar absorption ratio and hemispherical emissivity) of the coating, is simple and easy to learn in coating construction, has strong feasibility, and has good adhesive force after being subjected to 100-time temperature impact test at-196 ℃ to +100 ℃.
The foregoing describes specific embodiments of the present invention. It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the particular embodiments described above, and that various changes and modifications may be made by one skilled in the art within the scope of the claims without affecting the spirit of the invention.