Abstract: Described herein are silane-based coating compositions, including a metal alkoxide catalyst as well as an acid-functional polymer. Also described herein is a method of coating substrates with the coating compositions and coated substrates obtained by said method. Further, described herein are multilayer coatings and substrates coated with said multilayer coatings.

Abstract: A speed sensor for measuring a speed of an object moving relative to the speed sensor, including: a speed sensor housing for providing sliding and/or frictional and/or positively locking insertion into a fixed receptacle, wherein the speed sensor housing houses an injection molded part which is made of plastic and into which at least part of a speed sensor element is injected; wherein the injection molded part has at least one outer recess, on its outer circumferential surface facing an inner face of a wall of the speed sensor housing, wherein an empty outer chamber is formed between each boundary surface of an outer recess and the inner face of the wall of the speed sensor housing, and/or wherein at least one inner recess, which forms an empty inner chamber, is formed inside the injection molded part. Also described are a related driver assistance system and a motor vehicle.

Abstract: Described herein is an aqueous basecoat composition including a silane-based additive as hardener/self-crosslinking material to improve adhesion of the basecoat to the under—and overlying coating layers, as well as the cohesion property of the basecoat itself. Also described herein is a mixer system for preparing an aqueous refinish basecoat composition including at least one base color component, at least one pigment-free component, at least one hardening component including the silane-based additive and optionally at least one rheology module as well as a method to prepare an aqueous basecoat composition from said mixer system. Further, described herein is a method of coating a substrate with the basecoat composition and a clearcoat composition and jointly curing the basecoat and clearcoat composition as well as to a coated substrate obtained from the method. Finally, described herein is a method of using the silane-based compound as hardening additive in aqueous basecoat compositions.

Abstract: Described herein is a coating composition including one or more resins of formula R—[NH—CO—NR1—R2—Si(Ra)3-x(Rb)x]y one or more catalysts of formula [H3C—C(Rc)(Rd)—C(?O)—O?]zMz+ and one or more aprotic organic solvents. Also described herein are a method of coating a substrate with the above coating composition, a thus coated substrate, and a multilayer coating and a substrate coated with such multilayer coating.

Abstract: A speed sensor for measuring a speed of an object moving relative to the speed sensor, including: a speed sensor housing for providing sliding and/or frictional and/or positively locking insertion into a fixed receptacle, wherein the speed sensor housing houses an injection molded part which is made of plastic and into which at least part of a speed sensor element is injected; wherein the injection molded part has at least one outer recess, on its outer circumferential surface facing an inner face of a wall of the speed sensor housing, wherein an empty outer chamber is formed between each boundary surface of an outer recess and the inner face of the wall of the speed sensor housing, and/or wherein at least one inner recess, which forms an empty inner chamber, is formed inside the injection molded part. Also described are a related driver assistance system and a motor vehicle.

Abstract: A nonaqueous coating material composition and a coating produced from the coating material composition are provided. The coating material composition contains at least one polyhydroxyl group-containing component, at least one polyisocyanate group-containing component, at least one catalyst, and at least one urethane additive (PF) which has specific groups. The urethane additive (PF) is prepared by reacting 0.5 to 20 mol % of the isocyanate groups originally present in a polyisocyanate (PI) with a component (Ia) and 10 to 99.5 mol % of the isocyanate groups originally present in the polyisocyanate (PI) with a component (IIa). The component (Ia) contains at least one perfluoroalkyl group of a specific formula and one group reactive toward the isocyanate groups. The component (IIa) contains at least one silane group of a specific formula and one group reactive toward the isocyanate groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation-curable coating composition, especially for producing a scratch-resistant coating on polycarbonate surfaces, comprising at least one urethane acrylate of an isocyanurate trimer of 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate and butanediol monoacrylate. The invention also relates to a method for producing scratch-resistant coatings on polycarbonate surfaces, to the use of the coating composition, and to a substrate coated accordingly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation-curable coating composition, especially for producing a scratch-resistant coating on polycarbonate surfaces, comprising at least one urethane acrylate of an isocyanurate trimer of 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate and butanediol monoacrylate. The invention also relates to a method for producing scratch-resistant coatings on polycarbonate surfaces, to the use of the coating composition, and to a substrate coated accordingly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nonaqueous coating material composition comprising (A) at least one polyhydroxyl group-containing component (A) and (B) at least one polyisocyanate group-containing component (B), wherein the composition comprises at least one reaction product (RP) having an acid number <20 mg KOH/g and preparable by reaction of at least one dimer fatty acid (a) with at least one aliphatic, araliphatic, or aromatic dihydroxy-functional compound (b), the compound (b) having a number-average molecular weight of 120 to 6000 g/mol. The present invention further provides the coatings produced from these coating material compositions, and also the use of said coatings.

Abstract: A nonaqueous coating material composition and a coating produced from the coating material composition are provided. The coating material composition contains at least one polyhydroxyl group-containing component, at least one polyisocyanate group-containing component, at least one catalyst, and at least one urethane additive (PF) which has specific groups. The urethane additive (PF) is prepared by reacting 0.5 to 20 mol % of the isocyanate groups originally present in a polyisocyanate (PI) with a component (Ia) and 10 to 99.5 mol % of the isocyanate groups originally present in the polyisocyanate (PI) with a component (IIa). The component (Ia) contains at least one perfluoroalkyl group of a specific formula and one group reactive toward the isocyanate groups. The component (IIa) contains at least one silane group of a specific formula and one group reactive toward the isocyanate groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to nonaqueous coating material compositions comprising (A) at least one polyhydroxyl group-containing component (A), (B1) at least one isocyanate and silane group-containing component (B1), and (D) at least one catalyst (D) for the crosslinking of silane groups, which composition comprises (B2) at least one isocyanate group-containing component (B2) which is different from component (B1) and which additionally has at least one perfluoroalkyl group of the formula (I) CR13—(CR22)f—??(I) where R1 and R2 independently of one another are H, F and/or CF3, but R1 and R2 may not both be H, and f is 1 to 20, preferably 3 to 11, more preferably 5 to 7. A further subject of the present invention are the coatings produced from these coating material compositions, and also their use.

Abstract: Described is a clearcoat coating composition, its use, and a process for preparing the clearcoat coating composition. The clearcoat coating composition comprises (A) at least one polyester having an OH number of 80-250 mg KOH/g; (B) at least one butanol-etherified melamine-formaldehyde resin having a crosslinking onset temperature between 65° C.-100° C. lower than the crosslinking onset temperature of hexamethoxy-methylmelamine; (C) at least one butanol-etherified melamine-formaldehyde resin having a crosslinking onset temperature between 30° C.-60° C. lower than the crosslinking onset temperature of hexamethoxymethylmelamine; (D) at least one organic urea compound as rheological assistant; and (E) at least one acid catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nonaqueous coating material composition comprising (A) at least one polyhydroxyl group-containing component (A) and (B) at least one polyisocyanate group-containing component (B), wherein the composition comprises at least one reaction product (RP) having an acid number <20 mg KOH/g and preparable by reaction of at least one dimer fatty acid (a) with at least one aliphatic, araliphatic, or aromatic dihydroxy-functional compound (b), the compound (b) having a number-average molecular weight of 120 to 6000 g/mol. The present invention further provides the coatings produced from these coating material compositions, and also the use of said coatings.

Abstract: Nonaqueous coating material compositions comprising at least one polyhydroxyl and (per)fluoroalkyl group-containing poly(meth)acrylate component (A), at least one polyisocyanate group-containing compounds (B), and one or more catalysts (D). Also provided are multistage coating methods using the coating material compositions, and also the use of the coating material compositions as a clearcoat material and for coating of wind energy systems or aircraft, or parts thereof, more particularly as an anti-icing coating.

Abstract: Compositions comprising (B1) at least one polyisocyanate-group-containing compound (B1) having free or blocked isocyanate groups and a cycloaliphatic polyisocyanate parent structure, and/or a polyisocyanate derived therefrom, and (B2) at least one polyisocyanate-group-containing compound (B2) having free or blocked isocyanate groups and an acyclic, aliphatic polyisocyanate parent structure, and/or a polyisocyanate derived therefrom, where at least one of component (B1) and component (B2) comprise at least one structural unit selected from the group of structural unit (I) —NR—(X—SiR?x(OR?)3-x)??(I), structural unit (II) —N(X—SiR?x(OR?)3-x)n(X?—SiR?y(OR?)3-y)m??(II), and mixtures of two or more of the foregoing, wherein the compound (B1) is in an amount such that the binder fraction of the compound (B1) is between 5% and 45% by weight, based on the sum of the binder fraction of the compound (B1) and of the compound (B2), and the mixture of components (B1) and (B2) includes structural units (I) and structura

Abstract: Disclosed is a hyperbranched, dendritic, hydroxyl-functional polyester comprising an OH number greater than or equal to 180 mg KOH/g as measured via DIN 53240 and to clearcoat compositions comprising said polyesters. Also disclosed are processes for preparing the disclosed polyester, methods of making coated automotive substrates by applying the disclosed clearcoat compositions to automotive substrates, and to coated substrates made therefrom.

Abstract: Binder mixture comprising a hydroxyl-containing compound (A), and at least 1.0% by weight, based on the nonvolatile constituents of the binder mixture, of a phosphorus- and nitrogen-containing catalyst (D) for the crosslinking of silane groups, wherein the hydroxyl-containing compound (A) comprises a hydroxyl-functional polyester having on average at least one hydroxyl function of the polyester esterified with a C8 to C9 monocarboxylic acid, and the catalyst (D) is blocked with at least one tertiary amine of the formula (I) where R1 is an acyclic aliphatic or araliphatic hydrocarbon radical having at least 3 C atoms, R2 is an acyclic aliphatic or araliphatic hydrocarbon radical which is the same or different from R1 and/or R3, and R3 is hydrogen or an acyclic aliphatic or araliphatic hydrocarbon radical which is the same or different from R1 and/or R2.

Abstract: The present invention provides nonaqueous coating material compositions comprising 30% to 80% by weight of at least one poly(meth)acrylate (A), 20% to 70% by weight of one or more polyisocyanate group-containing compounds (B), and one or more catalysts (D), the weight percentages being based in each case on the binder content of (A) and (B), respectively, and the sum of the weight fractions of (A) plus (B) being in each case 100% by weight, wherein the poly(meth)acrylates (A) comprise 0.05% to 15.0% by weight of one more fluorine-containing reaction products of one or more diisocyanates (PI) having two isocyanate groups with different reactivities, one or more (per)fluoroalkyl monoalcohol components (FA), and optionally one or more compounds (V) having at least one group (G1) that is reactive toward isocyanate groups, and optionally having a further functional group (G2), which is different from group (G1).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition comprising (a) at least one hydroxyl-containing compound (A), (b) at least one compound (B) having free and/or blocked isocyanate groups, and (c) at least one phosphate-containing catalyst (C) for the crosslinking of silane groups, (d) at least one further catalyst (D), one or more constituents of the coating composition containing hydrolyzable silane groups, wherein the catalyst (D) is a bicyclic amine.

Abstract: Compositions comprising (B1) at least one polyisocyanate-group-containing compound (B1) having free or blocked isocyanate groups and a cycloaliphatic polyisocyanate parent structure, and/or a polyisocyanate derived therefrom, and (B2) at least one polyisocyanate-group-containing compound (B2) having free or blocked isocyanate groups and an acyclic, aliphatic polyisocyanate parent structure, and/or a polyisocyanate derived therefrom, where at least one of component (B1) and component (B2) comprise at least one structural unit selected from the group of structural unit (I) —NR—(X—SiR?x(OR?)3?x)??(I), structural unit (II) —N(X—SiR?x(OR?)3?x)n(X?—SiR?y(OR?)3?y)m??(II), and mixtures of two or more of the foregoing, wherein the compound (B1) is in an amount such that the binder fraction of the compound (B1) is between 5% and 45% by weight, based on the sum of the binder fraction of the compound (B1) and of the compound (B2), and the mixture of components (B1) and (B2) includes structural units (I) and structu