Using sodium silicate solution as the binder of zinc-rich coating, zinc powder as the filler, distilled water as the solvent, and adding thicker, solidifier, sodium silicate inorganic zinc-rich coatings were prepared. After that, the curing mechanism of the coating were studied through Fourier transform infrared spectral analysis, rheologieal measurement and solution-resistance observation. They also indicated that the curing mechanism of sodium silicate inorganic zinc-rich coating was mainly due to the chemical crosslinking between sodium sili...