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# Automotive Functional Parts

Powder coatings for automotive functional parts—brackets, filters, springs: pure epoxy and epoxy-polyester hybrid, GT0 adhesion, 50 kg-cm impact, 120°C cure.

Parent application: [Automotive & Transport](https://www.vericoating.com/applications/automotive-transport.md)

## Corrosion, chemical and mechanical resistance for functional parts

Automotive functional parts include brake components, filters, engine brackets, springs and other metal parts. Continuous oil contact, heat and vibration place high demands on oil resistance, heat resistance and adhesion.

Veri Coating offers textured and smooth pure epoxy powders and smooth epoxy-polyester hybrid powders, with GT0 adhesion, 50 kg-cm impact resistance, more than 1,000 hours of salt-spray resistance and low-temperature curing down to 120°C.

Application notes: Castings should be preheated for degassing, while edge coverage and compatibility with subsequent assembly should be verified; the recommended film thickness is 60-90 um.

## Typical Powder Coating Challenges for Automotive Functional Parts

### Outgassing from Die Castings

Porosity, residual release agent and moisture within aluminium- or zinc-alloy die castings escape during heat-up and cure, producing pinholes, blisters, craters or localised surface depressions. Defects are more likely in thick sections, recycled aluminium and complex ribbed areas, and worsen as film thickness increases.

Outgassing from Die Castings：Outgassing blisters require preheating and controlled powder reactivity.

[View illustration](https://img.vericoating.com/assets/seo/automotive-functional-parts-outgassing-from-die-castings.webp)

**Formulation Design**

- Use an outgassing-tolerant system with an extended flow window and slower surface closure, balancing melt viscosity and gas-release capability.
- Control degassing-agent loading to avoid cratering, gloss loss or reduced intercoat adhesion from excessive addition.

**Process Control**

- Preheat parts for outgassing before coating, setting temperature and time from actual part thickness.
- Strengthen degreasing, rinsing and drying to prevent residual release agent and moisture.
- Control film thickness; where necessary, apply multiple thin coats and verify intercoat adhesion.

**Validation Focus**

- Pinholes/blister count
- Defects before and after preheating
- Film-thickness sensitivity
- Adhesion retention

### Coating Delamination During Subsequent Machining

When coated functional parts are drilled, milled, tapped or press-fitted, the coating at hole entries and cut edges may chip, lift or delaminate in sheets. Common causes include inadequate coating toughness, poor substrate pretreatment, undercure, blunt tooling and excessive machining heat.

Coating Delamination During Subsequent Machining：Hole-edge delamination requires better adhesion and toughness with optimised machining.

[View illustration](https://img.vericoating.com/assets/seo/automotive-functional-parts-coating-delamination-during-subsequent-machining.webp)

**Formulation Design**

- Improve resin-system toughness and adhesion to the metal substrate rather than pursuing hardness alone.
- Optimise crosslink density and pigment and extender loading so the coating remains intact under cutting impact.

**Process Control**

- Mask machining areas or machine before coating; where the sequence cannot change, use sharp tools and a stable feed rate.
- Strictly control pretreatment and degree of cure to prevent complete separation at the coating-substrate interface.
- Chamfer hole edges to reduce stress concentration at sharp edges.

**Validation Focus**

- Width of chipping around holes
- Cross-hatch adhesion
- Impact/bend
- Corrosion spread after machining

## Talk to a Technician

**Still have questions?** Share your substrate, pretreatment, curing profile, and performance requirements to receive product recommendations.

[Talk to a Technician](https://www.vericoating.com/talk-to-a-technician)