RT Journal Article T1 Effect of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate on VOC reduction, rheological, mechanical and anticorrosion properties of a hybrid sol-gel coating on AA2024-T3 and sulfuric acid anodized AA2024-T3 A1 Agustín-Sáenz, Cecilia A1 Martín-Ugarte, Eider A1 Pérez-Allende, Beatriz A1 Izagirre-Etxeberria, Usoa AB An inorganic–organic coating based on methacrylic-functionalized silica and zirconia was synthesized by sol-gel technology as replacer of Cr(VI)-based treatments used to protect both unconverted and electrically converted AA2024-T3 for aeronautic application. The effect of a bi-methacrylate organic precursor in the formulation was studied with the aim to reduce the sol viscosity and coating thickness while crosslink was increased and volatile organic compounds (VOC) were diminished in the formulation. The viscoelastic behavior was studied by rheometry, and the properties of the coating material were related to its corrosion protection capability, studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and neutral salt spray tests. The mechanical properties of the resulting coatings were studied by dynamic microindentation and rotary wear tests. The formulations containing the organic precursor provided coatings with higher degree of crosslinking and lower VOC. The derived coatings were thinner and provided outstanding corrosion protection with low thickness on unconverted AA2024-T3 and as sealant of hard sulfuric acid anodized AA2024-T3. The hardness was improved in comparison to coatings without the organic precursor although abrasion resistance was better for coatings with higher inorganic character. SN 0300-9440 YR 2021 FD 2021-10 LA eng NO Agustín-Sáenz , C , Martín-Ugarte , E , Pérez-Allende , B & Izagirre-Etxeberria , U 2021 , ' Effect of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate on VOC reduction, rheological, mechanical and anticorrosion properties of a hybrid sol-gel coating on AA2024-T3 and sulfuric acid anodized AA2024-T3 ' , Progress in Organic Coatings , vol. 159 , 106408 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.porgcoat.2021.106408 NO Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Elsevier B.V. NO The basis of this work received funding from the European Union 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, within the project AVCOP under Grant Agreement ID 315041 . The authors thank the support of the Basque Government for the Elkartek project Frontiers-V (ref. KK2019/00077). DS TECNALIA Publications RD 2 sept 2024