Abstract: A coating composition for application to primed metal substrates as a topcoat is disclosed. The coating composition is especially useful on metal closures for vacuum-packed food products. The coating composition is free of a halide-containing vinyl polymer and comprises: (a) an acrylate copolymer having pendant glycidyl groups, (b) an acid-terminated polyester, and (c) a nonaqueous carrier.

Abstract: A hand spreadable urethane surface coating product for covering and filling imperfections in an existing surface of a fixture designed for washing includes a first non-aqueous liquid composition of at least on aliphatic urethane resin prepolymer and a second liquid composition of a cross-linking agent for the prepolymer, which when mixed and poured onto a clean and dry surface of a fixture, and gently hand-applied with a cloth to the surface, forms a glossy, durable surface resembling the original surface when new.

Abstract: Binders for powder coatings are disclosed that contain, solid, unsaturated polyesterurethane (meth)acrylates having a melting temperature of from 35 to 180° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to electric power cables, transmission lines or coaxial cables having at least one polymeric component. This polymeric component generally is a conducting, semiconducting, protective or insulating component. The electrical cables of this invention have improved resistance to water treeing and other improved properties. The polymer generally comprises ethylene polymerized with at least one C3 to C20 alpha-olefin and optionally at least one C3 to C20 polyene. The polymer utilized has a density in the range of about 0.86 g/cm3 to about 0.96 g/cm3, a melt index in the range of about 0.2 dg/min. to about 100 dg/min., a molecular weight distribution in the range of about 1.5 to about 30, and a composition distribution breadth index greater than about 45 percent.

Abstract: Soft feel lacquers comprising water dilutable binders A which possess functional groups, selected from hydroxyl, amino and carboxyl groups, and of curing agents B which have functional groups capable of reacting with the functional groups of the components A, and forming chemical bonds as cross-linking sites, wherein at least one of the components A and B contains a sufficient quantity of aromatic constituent units to ensure that the mass fraction of the aromatic constituent units in relation to the solid matter in the combination of binder and curing agent is not less than 3%.

Abstract: A fuser member comprising a support and coated thereon a fluorocarbon elastomer layer containing: (1) a silicon carbide filler and a cupric oxide filler; and/or (2) a silicon carbide filler treated with a silane coupling agent having a reactive functional group, the fuser member further having a functionalized polydimethylsiloxane release agent applied to the fluorocarbon elastomer layer in an amount sufficient to produce, upon incubation at elevated temperature, a surface having improved toner release properties on said outermost layer.

Abstract: A polyfunctional polycarbodiimide compound contains at least four molecular chains bonded independently to a backbone. Each of the molecular chains contains a carbodiimido (—N═C═N—) group. The polyfunctional carbodiimide compound can be produced by reacting (a) an isocyanate compound having at least one carbodiimido group and at least one isocyanate group with (b) a polyol, polyamine and/or aminoalcohol having at least four hydroxyl, primary amino and/or secondary amino groups in a molecule. Also disclosed are a resin composition containing the polyfunctional polycarbodiimide compound as a crosslinking agent; and a treatment method of an article, which makes use of the resin composition.

Abstract: A curable sealant, adhesive and coating composition which provides vibration dampening to a substrate to which it is applied. The composition contains from 5% to 40% by weight of 3, 4-polyisoprene, a curing agent, at least one of a liquid rubber or elastomer and at least one additional additive. The composition is applied to the substrate and heat cured.

Abstract: Coating composition suitable for multi-layer lacquerings, with a binder composition which comprises: A) 25 to 75 wt. % of carboxyl-functional (meth)acrylic copolymers and/or carboxyl-functional polyesters, the carboxyl functionality of which corresponds to an acid number of 15 to 300 mg KOH/g, B) 25 to 75 wt. % of epoxide-functionalized crosslinker resins, at least one of which is a (meth)acrylic copolymer which has been prepared co-using tert-butyl (meth)acrylate, C) 0 to 50 wt. % of polyols which have at least two hydroxyl functions in the molecule, D) 0 to 40 wt. % of components which crosslink with hydroxyl groups to form ethers, and/or of a crosslinking agent based on triazine, E) 0 to 40 wt. % of polyisocyanates, F) 0 to 50 wt. % of at least one organic polyanhydride with at least two cyclic carboxylic acid anhydride groups per molecule, G) 0 to 20 wt. % of reactive thinners with an epoxide function, H) 0 to 10 wt. % of one or more catalysts for the reaction of carboxyl and epoxide groups.

Abstract: A thermosetting powder coating composition according to the present invention comprises as binder a co-reactable particulate mixture of a carboxylic acid-functional polyester component and a curing agent having groups reactive with carboxylic acid groups, characterized in that the carboxylic acid-functional component comprises a semi-crystalline polyester having an acid value of from 10 to 70 mg KOH/g and a hydroxy value of no more than 11 mg KOH/g. Generally the semi-crystalline polyester has one or more Tg values less than 55° C., a sharp melting point of 50 to 200° C. and preferably a number average molecular weight of at least 1600. The composition may, if desired, include an amorphous polyester and the curing agent may be, for example, an epoxy resin or a bis(beta-hydroxyalkylamide).