Abstract: An article that is a flooring material or a wall covering coated with a wear layer that is a heat-cured and radiation-cured coating composition, the composition including a polyvinyl chloride (PVC resin), an acrylic or methacrylic compound, and a radiation-reactive urethane oligomer, the composition being substantially or completely free of internal or external plasticizers.

Abstract: A wear layer is applied to a flooring material to yield a product having superior properties. The wear layer is applied to the flooring material using a coating composition comprising (i) a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin, (ii) an acrylic or methacrylic compound and (iii) a radiation-reactive urethane oligomer, which composition is substantially or completely free of internal or external plasticizers, heating to heat-cure the coating composition and irradiating the composition to radiation-cure the coating composition.

Abstract: A radiation-curable coating composition comprising a PVC resin, an acrylic or methacrylic compound and a radiation-reactive urethane oligomer. Also described is a process for coating a material, comprising the steps of applying to the material a coating composition according to the invention, heating to heart-cure the coating composition and irradiating the composition to radiation-cure the coating composition. There is also provided an article comprising a material coated with the composition according to the invention. The invention is particularly useful for coating resilient vinyl flooring materials.

Abstract: A decorative inlaid sheet material comprising a sheet of flexible substrate and a plastic layer comprising birefringent particles (or flitters) dispersed in plastisol or organosol. Preferably, the plastisol or organosol is clear or translucent.

Abstract: The disclosure herein describes an improved method for making decorative inlaid types of sheet materials which consists of forming, on a sheet of flexible substrate, a layer of plastisol or organosol containing resinous porous particles. The improvement consists in blending the resinous porous particles with the plastisol or organosol by slow agitation, under vacuum.