INVESTIGATION INTO THE ACTUAL CONDITIONS OF POWDER COATING ON ALUMINUM ALLOY BUILDING MATERIALS IN OVERSEAS BUILDINGS

It is unusual to apply powder coating to the present Japanese building exterior. On the other hand, it has been popularized in overseas countries and over 10 years has been already passed from building completion. Durability has to be discussed in order to popularize in the Japanese construction industry field. Therefore, investigation into the actual conditions in overseas buildings has been executed.A main fruit of this research is as follows. The powder coated building exterior has not visually remarkable deterioration and also it would be expected enough durability in application to the Japanese building exterior.