Abstract: Disclosed are aqueous resinous dispersions that are electrodepositable and exhibit good anti-settling properties, as well as to their use to produce smooth, low gloss coatings. The aqueous resinous dispersions include an active hydrogen-containing, cationic salt group-containing polymer; a curing agent; and oxidized polyolefin particles.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are functionalized polymers comprising ethylene and substituted ethylene segments, which have been modified by epoxidation to enhance their crosslinking ability. These functionalized polymers are useful as film forming resins in cathodic electrocoating compositions. Also disclosed herein are aqueous dispersion compositions comprising the functionalized polymers and a process for coating various electrically conductive substrates.

Abstract: An aqueous electrodeposition coating composition comprising a cathodically electrodepositable binder, the binder comprising a phosphorylated resin and a carboxyl group separated by from 2 to 4 carbons from an ester group, provides corrosion protection equivalent to that obtained by the conventional phosphate pretreatment-electrodeposition coating process.

Abstract: Disclosed are aqueous resinous dispersions that are electrodepositable and exhibit good anti-settling properties, as well as to their use to produce smooth, low gloss coatings. The aqueous resinous dispersions include an active hydrogen-containing, cationic salt group-containing polymer; a curing agent; and oxidized polyolefin particles.

Abstract: A method includes (a) contacting at least a portion of a substrate material with a solution comprising a source of copper, wherein the solution is essentially free of a source of a group IIIB metal and a source of a group IVB metal; and (b) after step (a), contacting at least a portion of the substrate with an electrodepositable coating composition comprising (i) a film-forming resin and (ii) a source of yttrium.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are functionalized polymers comprising ethylene and substituted ethylene segments. These functionalized polymers are useful as film forming resins in cathodic electrocoating compositions. Also disclosed herein are aqueous dispersion compositions comprising the functionalized polymers and a process for coating various electrically conductive substrates.

Abstract: Disclosed is cathodic electrodeposition coating comprising at least one binder, at least one crosslinking agent, at least one bismuth compound comprising a basic bismuth nitrate, and a polymethylene urea. In one embodiment, the basic bismuth nitrate compound comprises a bismuth subnitrate of the empirical formula 4(BiNO3(OH)2)BiO(OH).

Abstract: An aqueous coating composition comprising (A) at least one water-dispersible organic binder containing cationic groups and (B) 0.05%-10% by weight, based on the solids content of the aqueous coating composition, of a water-thinnable vinylpyrrolidone copolymer, where the vinylpyrrolidone copolymer (B) contains vinylpyrrolidone monomer units and vinyl acetate monomer units in a molar ratio of 0.3:0.7 to 0.7:0.3, preferably of 0.4:0.6 to 0.6:0.4 and possesses a weight-average molecular weight of less than 200 000 g/mol.

Abstract: A coating composition, such as an electrodepositable electrocoat primer coating composition, comprises a phosphorylated acrylic polymer, The coating provides excellent corrosion protection even without a conventional phosphate pretreatment.

Abstract: A pigment dispersing resin is disclosed along with pigment dispersion, electrodepositable coating compositions using the pigment dispersing resin, and methods for applying the electrodepositable coating composition. The pigment dispersing resin consists essentially of the carboxylic acid salt of an aminated bisphenol epoxy resin and an alkoxylated styrenated phenol. Pigment dispersions made from the dispersing resin are especially useful for forming low or no volatile organic content electrocoating baths.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are functionalized polymers comprising ethylene and substituted ethylene segments. These functionalized polymers are useful as film forming resins in cathodic electrocoating compositions. Also disclosed herein are aqueous dispersion compositions comprising the functionalized polymers and a process for coating various electrically conductive substrates.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for forming on a metal substrate a surface treating film excelling in corrosion resistance and stability of film-forming agent, by applying a film-forming agent thereto by a multistage electrification system comprising at least two stages.

Abstract: Disclosed is cathodic electrodeposition coating comprising at least one binder, at least one crosslinking agent, at least one bismuth compound comprising a basic bismuth nitrate, and a polymethylene urea. In one embodiment, the basic bismuth nitrate compound comprises is a bismuth subnitrate of the empirical formula 4(BiNO3(OH)2) BiO(OH).

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for coating a metal substrate with a yttrium-containing coating, including ferrous substrates, such as cold rolled steel and electrogalvanized steel. Also disclosed are coated substrates produced thereby.

Abstract: With the use of a lead-free cationic electrodeposition coating composition containing a sulfonium-modified epoxy resin, an amine-modified novolak-type epoxy resin, and a blocked isocyanate curing agent as a binder resin, wherein the content of volatile organic components is 1% by weight or less, the coating liquid conductivity is 1000 to 2500 ?S/cm, and the minimum film-forming temperature of the coated layer electrodeposited on an object to be coated is 20 to 35° C., electrodeposition coating is carried out at or above the temperature which is lower by 2° C. than the minimum film-forming temperature and at or below the temperature which is higher by 6° C. than the minimum film-forming temperature.

Abstract: A multi-layer electrodeposition coating film-forming method which comprises subjecting a cationic electrodeposition coating composition containing at least two emulsions to an electrodeposition coating, said cationic electrodeposition coating composition being such that a difference in an electrical quantity (a) required for deposition starting between a first coating composition comprising a first emulsion and a second coating composition comprising a second emulsion in two emulsions selected from the at least two emulsions is in the range of 50 to 400 C/m2.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a curable electrodepositable coating composition having a resinous phase dispersed in an aqueous medium. The resinous phase includes (a) one or more ungelled, active hydrogen-containing cationic salt group-containing resins which are electrodepositable on a cathode; (b) one or more at least partially blocked polyisocyanate curing agents; (c) at least one substantially non-volatile antioxidant; and (d) at least one volatile antioxidant. The present invention also provides a process for electrodeposition using the coating and substrates coated therewith.

Abstract: Disclosed is a three coat one bake coating process for forming an intermediate coated film, a base coated film and a clear coated film on an electrodeposition coated film. The electrodeposition coating composition is a lead-free cationic electrodeposition coating composition which has a volatile organic content of 1% by weight or less, a metal ion content of 500 ppm or less, a neutralizing acid amount of 10 to 30 mg equivalent based on 100 g of binder resin solid content. The intermediate coating composition and/or the base coated composition comprises a specific amount of a nonaqueous dispersion resin as a resin component. In the coating process, a baking step is omitted from the conventional intermediate coating process, or from the conventional base coating process.

Abstract: An improved aqueous cathodic electrocoating composition having a binder of an epoxy-amine adduct and a crosslinking agent; wherein the improvement is the use of a crosslinking agent having at least one, preferably a plurality of morpholine dione groups per molecule. Electrodeposited finishes are formed that have reduced volatile emissions and film weight loss when heated to cure.

Abstract: An improved aqueous cathodic electrocoating composition having a binder of an epoxy-amine adduct and a polyisocyanate crosslinking agent; wherein the improvement is the use of a polyisocyanate crosslinking agent having at least one crosslinkable morpholine dione group per molecule. Electrodeposited finishes are formed that have reduced volatile emissions and film weight loss when heated to cure.

Abstract: The invention provides a photodegradation resistant curable electrodepositable coating composition which includes one or more ungelled, active hydrogen-containing cationic sulfonium salt group-containing resins which are electrodepositable on a cathode, and one or more curing agents having cationic groups or groups which are capable of forming cationic groups. The invention also provides processes for coating an electroconductive substrate with the coating composition, to form single layer or multi-layer composite coatings. Also provided is a multi-layer composite coating in which the electrodepositable coating composition is used to form the primer layer. The compositions have improved throw power versus typical sulfonium salt electrodepositable compositions.

Abstract: This invention is directed to an improved aqueous cathodic electrocoating composition and a method for the electrodeposition of this composition; the composition comprises a cathodic electrodepositable composition comprising a binder of (a) a cathodically electrodepositable film forming resin and (b) a polyisocyanate crosslinking agent blocked with a compound that is non-hazardous and non-air polluting, such as, an alkoxy alkanol or an alkyl alcohol; wherein the improvement comprises the use of 0.1-5.0% by weight, based on the weight of the binder, of a water miscible amine acid zwitterion additive which is the reaction product of an amine acid and an alkylglycidy ether.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cationic resin composition comprising a cationic resin (A) and a blocked polyisocyanate (B) obtained by reacting an active hydrogen-containing component comprising a diol (a) which has two hydroxyl groups having different reactivities from each other and which has a molecular weight of 76 to 150 and a carboxyl group-containing diol (b) having a molecular weight of 106 to 500 with a polyisocyanate compound (c).

Abstract: The invention provides a cationic electrodeposition method requiring the immersion of a conductive substrate in a coating composition, applying a voltage between an anode and the conductive substrate, and removing the substrate from the coating composition. The coating composition of the invention comprises, in an aqueous medium, an aqueous dispersion of a resin composition comprising: (A) a polymer having at least one primary carbamate group and one or more quaternary ammonium groups, (B) a carbamate functional reactive additive which is generated insitu during the production of polymer (A) and (C) a compound having a plurality of active methylol or methylalkoxy groups that are reactive with said carbamate groups.

Abstract: Method of electro-dipcoating while reducing edge migration on stoving by 1) electro-deposition of a coating layer from an electrically depositable coating composition containing a heat-curable binder system having a content of olefinically unsaturated double bonds that are radically polymerisable under UV irradiation, on an electrically conductive substrate having edges, 2) UV irradiation of at least part of the electrically deposited coating layer, avoiding complete curing, 3) complete curing of the electrically deposited coating layer by stoving.

Abstract: A multi-layer coating film-forming method which comprises coating a cationic electrodeposition coating composition (A) containing a blocked polyisocyanate compound as a crosslinking agent and bismuth hydroxide to form a non-cured electrodeposition coating film, coating a water based intercoat coating composition (B1) containing a hydroxyl group and carboxyl group-containing base resin, a blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent, a fine aluminum powder and a titanium oxide white pigment onto the non-cured electrodeposition coating film to form a non-cured intercoat coating film, followed by heat curing both coating films simultaneously.

Abstract: Provided is a biodegradation resistant cationic electrodeposition composition of a resinous phase dispersed in an aqueous medium. The resinous phase includes an electrodepositable resin having cationic onium salt groups which have been at least partially solubilized with an &agr;-alkoxycarboxylic acid of formula (I), where R is C1 to C6 alkyl or aryl and R′ is H or C1 to C2 alkyl. Also provided is a method of electrocoating a conductive substrate serving as a cathode in an electrical circuit where the cathode and an anode are immersed in an aqueous electrodeposition bath containing the biodegradation resistant cationic electrodepositable composition described above, and substrates coated by the method.

Abstract: A method for coating a phosphor on a flat display using electrophoretic deposition (EPD) and lithography is provided. In the method, an adhesive strength can be enhanced without passing through a high-temperature thermal treatment process as a post-process. Phosphor powders are coated on a substrate by a field emission display (FED) and then a ultraviolet (UV) curable layer is coated. Then, an adhesive strength of the phosphor can be greatly enhanced through UV irradiation, in comparison with a post-process such as a thermal treatment process. Also, the UV curable layer can be lithographically etched by the UV light, and thus the phosphor can be coated by a predetermined pattern, to then be applied to a next-generation display such as a FED or PDP as an optimal method for full color realization.

Abstract: A copolymer composition that includes a copolymer comprised of at least 30 mol % of residues having the following alternating residues from a donor monomer and from an acceptor monomer. The copolymer contains at least 15 mol % of an isobutylene type donor monomer and at least 15 mol % of an acrylic monomer as an acceptor monomer. The copolymer is substantially free of maleate or fumarate monomer segments and the copolymer composition is substantially free of Lewis acids and transition metals. Also disclosed is a thermosetting composition that includes a reactant comprising functional groups, a crosslinking agent having at least two functional groups that are reactive with the functional groups first reactant, and a copolymer flow control agent that includes the copolymer composition as well as substrates coated with the thermosetting composition.

Abstract: This invention provides, at a low cost, a low-pollution type cationic electro-coating bath composition which contains neither lead nor chromium, and which comprises cationic electrodeposition paint and, contained therein, a bismuth oxide paste, the amount of the bismuth oxide paste being within a range of 0.1 to 0.3% by weight as metal bismuth on the basis of total solid content of said cationic electro-coating bath composition, and the bismuth oxide paste being prepared by dispersing bismuth oxide (B) in an organic acid-neutralized aqueous dispersion of diethanol amine-added alicyclic epoxy resin (A).

Abstract: This invention is directed to an improved aqueous cathodic electrocoating composition and a method for the electrodeposition of this composition; the composition comprises a cathodic electrodepositable composition comprising a binder of (a) a cathodically electrodepositable film forming resin and (b) a polyisocyanate crosslinking agent blocked with a compound that is non-hazardous and non-air polluting, such as, an alkoxy alkanol or an alkyl alcohol; wherein the improvement comprises the use of 0.1-5.0% by weight, based on the weight of the binder, of a water miscible amine acid zwitterion additive which is the reaction product of an amine acid and an alkylglycidy ether.

Abstract: A barrel with small parts is rotatably mounted in an e-coating line including a coating section and a curing section. After coating of the parts within the coating section, the barrels are moved directly through the curing section. In both the coating section and the curing section, the barrels are rotated to create a complete coating of each part and to subsequently cure th coating within the same barrel.

Abstract: A process for producing multicoat color and/or effect finishes on motor vehicle bodies or parts thereof (substrates), in which (I) a pigmented powder coating material is applied to the substrates, (II) the resulting powder coating film is partly or fully cured, (III) the powder coating film or powder coating is overcoated with a solid-color topcoat, with a basecoat and a clearcoat, or with a clearcoat, after which (IV) the resulting films are cured in each case individually or together with other films (wet-on-wet technique), wherein said powder coating material (A) comprises at least one carboxyl-containing polyester and (B) comprises at least one glycidyl ester of an aromatic or of a saturated or unsaturated cycloaliphatic dicarboxylic acid and/or at least one N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(beta-hydroxyalkyl)alkanedicarboxamide, or (A) comprises at least one hydroxyl-containing polyester and (B) comprises at least one internally blocked uretdione of a diisocyanate.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved electrodeposition bath having a reduced volatile organic content. The bath contains a resinous phase dispersed in an aqueous medium, the resinous phase including an active hydrogen-containing ionic electrodepositable resin and a curing agent therefor. The improved electrodeposition bath further includes a boron-containing compound in an amount sufficient to retard the growth of microorganisms in the bath. Also disclosed is a method of electrocoating a conductive substrate using the improved electrodeposition bath of the invention. Substrates which are coated using the method of the invention are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention provides a polymer (a) having a polymer backbone having appended thereto at least one carbamate functional group, the polymer represented by randomly repeating units according to the formula: R1 represents H or CH3, R2 represents H, alkyl, or cycloalkyl, L represents a divalent linking group, A represents repeat units comprising at least one repeat unit having a pendant cationic salting group, x represents 10 to 90 weight %, and y represents 90 to 10 weight %. The invention further provides a cathodic electrocoat coating composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of a polymer (a) and (b) a compound having a plurality of functional groups that are reactive with said carbamate groups, wherein the repeat units A of polymer (a) having a pendant cationic salting group are salted with an acid.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cationically electro-depositable coating composition comprising as a cross-linking agent, a blocked polyisocyanate having a blocked isocyanate group represented by Formula (I): (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, methyl, ethyl or propyl, and R2 represents methyl or ethyl) or a self cross-linking type base resin having the blocked isocyanate group represented by Formula (I) described above.

Abstract: Disclosed are a resin dispersion and a low-temperature curable cationic electrodeposition coating composition including the same, in which the dried coating film of the electrodeposition paint is lead-free and has an epoxy-acrylic double-layered structure for displaying excellent properties, and in which an organic solvent content can be minimized. The resin dispersion includes a cationic electrodeposition resin, deionized water, an acid for a neutralization, a reaction product of manganese phosphate and an acid diluted to a concentration of 10% in deionized water and a cationic surfactant.

Abstract: The invention provides a cathodic electrocoat coating composition having (A) a polymer comprising at least one primary carbamate group and at least one cationic salting site, (B) a curing agent having groups that are reactive with said functional groups on (A), and (C) a reactive additive comprising at least one compound having a molecular weight of from 131 to 2000 and comprising at least one primary carbamate group and at least one alkyl group selected from the group consisting of branched alkyl groups of from 5 to 30 carbons, straight chain alkyl groups of more than 10 carbons, and mixtures thereof, wherein one or both of (A) and (B) comprise groups that are reactive with the primary carbamate group of (C).

Abstract: A process for pretreating surfaces made from steel, galvanised steel and/or aluminum and/or alloys thereof, wherein, in a first process stage, phosphating is performed using a low-nickel zinc phosphating solution; in a second process stage, the phosphated surfaces are post-rinsed using an aqueous solution which contains 0.001 to 10 g/l of lithium ions; copper ions and/or silver ions; and, in a third process stage, a low-lead cathodically depositable electrocoating lacquer is applied which contains no more than 0.05 wt. % of lead, relative to the dry solids content of the lacquer.

Abstract: A method for forming double-layer coatings excellent in smoothness and resistant to yellowing is provided which comprises electrodepositing a cationic electrodeposition coating composition to form an uncured cationically electrodeposited coating, applying an intermediate coating composition to said uncured coating to form an uncured intermediate coating, and heating both uncured coatings simultaneously, said cationic electrodeposition coating composition containing a sulfonium group- and propargyl group-containing resin composition.

Abstract: An electrodeposition process is provided for applying an elastomeric thermosetting, film-forming polymer to a corrosion-resistant electrically conductive substrate that is free of an electrodeposited coating. The elastomeric polymer typically is a polyurethane, a polyurea or a poly(urethane urea). The film-forming coating applied by this process provides chip resistance to the substrate. A coated article that is prepared according to the process is also provided.

Abstract: A cationic electrodeposition coating composition is provided which contains blocked isocyanate curing agent which is blocked with a substance not recognized as a HAPs (hazardous atmospheric pollutant). The cationic electrodeposition coating composition of the present invention contains a cationic group-containing epoxy modified base resin and a blocked isocyanate curing agent, wherein said blocked isocyanate curing agent is obtained by reacting a polyisocyanate compound with, as a blocking agent, a terminal primary OH-containing propylene glycol monoalkyl ether and expressed by the formula RO(CH(CH3)CH2O)nH (where R is an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbons, which may be branched, and n is 1 to 3).

Abstract: A two-component concentrate which includes an aqueous dispersion of a cathodically depositable binder having groups comprising active hydrogen that are cross-linkable using blocked polyisocyanate, as the binder component, and an anhydrous, organic solution of an oxime-blocked isocyanate-functional adduct of aromatic polyisocyanate and at least one compound comprising at least one group capable of addition towards isocyanate and at least one tertiary amino group, as the cross-linking component is used for the preparation of cathodic electrodeposition coating compositions.

Abstract: A car body coating process of forming a shell body using a metal plate covered with a preformed film or shield to the main outer portions of a car body, or forming a shell body equipping car parts, which have been made by cutting, molding and joining a plastics-covered metal plate for the main outer portions of a car body, to a previously assembled main body of a car body, and then coating the exposed metal portion in the shell body by electrodeposition.

Abstract: Disclosed are a cationic electrodeposition coating composition and a process for preparing the same in which the dried coating film of the electrodeposition paint has an epoxy-acrylic double-layered structure for displaying excellent properties, and in which an organic solvent content can be minimized. The cationic electrodeposition coating composition having a resinoid dispersed into an aqueous medium comprises a cationic electrodeposition resin and an organic solvent of less than 2.0 percent by weight based on a dispersed solution of the cationic electrodeposition resin.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a cationic electrodeposition coating composition which is free of toxic rust-preventive pigments such as lead compounds and capable of giving coating films having high resistance to corrosion and rusting, even when applied to a substrate surface which is only insufficiently subjected, to a chemical conversion treatment. The present invention provides a cationic electrodeposition coating composition which comprises a rust inhibitor comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds containing any of elemental metals belonging to the period 4, 5 or 6 of group 3 of the periodic table and a sulfonium- and propargyl group-containing resin composition. For, example, the content of said rust inhibitor is 0.03 to 10 weight parts in terms of the elemental metal in the rust inhibitor based on 100 weight parts of the solid resins in the resin composition.

Abstract: The present invention has for its object to provide a basic cationic electrodeposition coating composition with does not detract from either storage stability or bath stability even though it is basic and which does not make the coating equipment such as the electrodeposition tank and associated piping corroded, and a method for producing it. The present invention is directed to a basic cationic electrodeposition coating composition having a hydrogen ion concentration within the range of 7.5 to 12.0 in terms of hydrogen ion exponent (pH), and a method for producing it.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cationic electrodeposition paint capable of forming a coating film with uniform coating surface and small film thickness difference and excellent in gloss and levelling property, characterized by containing a cationizable resin having crosslinkable functional group (A), a blocked polyisocyanate compound (B) and benzoic acid and/or salicylic acid (C).

Abstract: The invention provides a cathodic electrocoat coating composition having (A) a polymer comprising at least one primary carbamate group and at least one cationic salting site, (B) a curing agent having groups that are reactive with said functional groups on (A), and (C) a reactive additive comprising at least one compound having a molecular weight of from 131 to 2000 and comprising at least one primary carbamate group and at least one alkyl group selected from the group consisting of branched alkyl groups of from 5 to 30 carbons, straight chain alkyl groups of more than 10 carbons, and mixtures thereof, wherein one or both of (A) and (B) comprise groups that are reactive with the primary carbamate group of (C).

Abstract: There is disclosed a cationic electrodeposition coating composition containing bismuth lactate derived from a lactic acid, whose L-isomer content is at least 80% by weight, or bismuth methoxyacetate in a form of being dissolved in an aqueous medium. The electrodeposition coating composition can form a coating film having excellent anticorrosivity and finishing property without containing a lead compound.