Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer polyurethane is made having improved properties such as flexural modulus, flexural strength, and improved melt processability. An unaged polyurethane containing free isocyanate groups is made in situ in a high shear blending apparatus. The unaged polyurethane is typically transferred to another high shear blending apparatus and blended with either an unmodified polyolefin and/or a carbonyl modified polyolefin along with optional but desirable fibers to produce a thermoplastic elastomer polyurethane composition.

Abstract: Crosslinkable aqueous polyurethane dispersions having a long shelf life containA) polyurethane which have carbonyl groups, are dispersed in water in the presence of ammonia or of organic amines and are obtainable by reactinga) organic polyisocyanates withb) compounds which contain one or more active hydrogen atoms and one or more salt groups or one or more groups capable of salt formation andc) carbonyl-containing mono- and/or polyalcohols andd) if desired chain extenders ande) if desired polyhydroxy compounds having molecular weights of from 500 to 8,000, andB) polyhydrazides.

Abstract: A melt blended thermoplastic molding composition consisting essentially of, on a weight basis: (A) 40 to 70 parts plasticized polyvinyl butyral; (B) 60 to 30 parts poly(methylmethacrylate); (C) 0 to 15 parts filler; (D) 0 to 30 parts elastomeric graft polymer; and 0 to 30 parts thermoplastic polyurethane; provided that at least 10 parts of (D) or (E) or mixtures of (D) and (E) is present; and the sum of (A)+(B)+(C)+(D)+(E) is always 100.

Abstract: Aqueous dispersions of copolymers and/or graft copolymers composed of ethylenically unsaturated perfluoroalkyl monomers and perfluoroalkyl-free ethylenically unsaturated monomers can be prepared by polymerization in the presence of aqueous, emulsifier-free polyurethane dispersions as the graft base based on compounds containing perfluoroalkyl groups and active hydrogen atoms and compounds containing ionic and/or nonionic hydrophilic groups and active hydrogen atoms and polyisocyanates and can be used for the oil-repellent and water-repellent finishing of textiles, carpets, leather and paper.

Abstract: AmBifunctional reactive diluent are provided for use in the preparation of high solids coatings. The diluents are of a structural configuration that they do not disturb a coating composition's stoichiometric ratio of nucleophilic and electrophilic groups. The invention also provides a process for the preparation of high solids coatings which utilizes the diluents.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic polyurethane resin composition which contains a thermoplastic polyurethane resin (A) and a modified polyolefin resin (B) as its components. The polyurethane resin shows excellent flexibility, smooth touch, and stretching property when molded in the form of films or sheets. It is quite suitable for excretion-treating materials such as a diaper.

Abstract: A binder system is provided which is suitable for use as a waterborne coating, particularly as a topcoat over hydro-basecoats. The binder in accordance with the present invention comprises a water-soluble acrylic resin which has been modified using a monoisocyanate functional compound. The waterborne coating comprises this binder system in an aqueous base. The resulting waterborne coating exhibits high gloss, high solids content with low cosolvent content, good application characteristics, and good stone-chip and weathering resistance. The present waterborne coating also finds use, for example, as an electrocoat, primer/surfacer and/or solid color topcoat.

Abstract: A water-based adhesive composition comprising a polyvinyl alcohol stabilized vinyl chloride-ethylene copolymer latex and 5-50 wt %, based on copolymer, of a polyisocyanate material. The adhesive composition has improved pot life and is used to prepare wood composites demonstrating improved water resistance.

Abstract: Interpenetrating network polymers (IPN's) are made by admixing polyols, polyisocyanate, and a poly(vinylchloride) plastisol, followed by heating to complete the cure. The resulting polyurethane/poly(vinylchloride) IPN has superior properties as sealant, especially for automotive parts.

Abstract: A plastisol composition comprising a vinyl chloride polymer, a plasticizer and an adhesion-imparting agent, characterized in that the adhesion-imparting agent is a diisocyanate polymer blocked with an oxybenzoic acid ester or with an alkylphenol and having an average molecular weight within a range of from 1,000 to 10,000.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions comprising tackified elastomeric copolymers or block copolymers, e.g., based upon styrene/isoprene, having a novel condensed phase structure wherein polymer branches occur along the polymer backbone, either at a predetermined location or at random locations. The invention also provides sheet materials coated with the adhesive compositions. The polymers of the present invention are made by a method which comprises the step of reacting under polymerization conditions, hydrocarbyl lithium initiator, at least one anionically polymerizable compound, and an organometallic-substituted styrene condensing agent. The reactants may be added simultaneously to produce a copolymer with polymer branch segments randomly located along the polymer backbone or sequentially to produce a copolymer with branches located at the same predetermined location along the polymer backbone.

Abstract: A dispersion of fine particles of a gelled polymer obtainable by copolymerizing and crosslinking a vinyl monomer mixture containing at least 0.5% by weight each of at least two vinyl monomers in the presence of a macromonomer A, which has a molecular chain of poly(12-hydroxystearic acid) and has at least about one polymerizable unsaturated double bond per molecule in average, and a macromonomer B, which is a copolymer of an ethylenic unsaturated monomer and has a solubility parameter value of from 7.5 to 9.2 and about 1.0 to about 1.

Abstract: A paint resin composition which does not appreciably attack an old coated film or a substrate to be coated, said composition consisting essentially of(A) a copolymer having a glass transition point of from -30.degree. C. to +50.degree. C., a number average molecular weight of from 4,000 to 20,000 and a weight average molecular weight/number average molecular weight ratio of from 1.8 to 10 and obtained by copolymerizing (a-1) 1 to 50% by weight of a vinyl monomer having a hydroxyl group, (a-2) 0 to 5% by weight of a vinyl monomer having a carboxyl group, (a-3) 0 to 80% by weight of a polyester resin having a copolymerizable unsaturated bond, (a-4) 10 to 80% by weight of a vinyl monomer having a side-chain alkyl group with 4 to 8 carbon atoms, and (a-5) 4 to 49% by weight of another vinyl monomer copolymerizable with the monomers (a-1) to (a-4), the total proportion of these monomers being 100% by weight, in the presence of a radical initiator in a nonpolar organic solvent having an aniline point of 7.degree.

Abstract: A thickened, uncrosslinked molding composition which has a long shelf life and can be cured above 50.degree. C. comprises a liquid reactive system, a thickener, a polymerization initiator and conventional additives. The thickener is a combination of a primary aromatic amine and an isocyanate. The molding compositions, which are, in particular, SMCs or BMCs, can be processed into moldings by compression molding, injection molding or transfer molding and subsequent curing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition which contains a one- or two-component binder and, in addition,a) 0.1 to 15.0% by weight, based on the weight of the binder, of at least one coupling agent based on a chemically modified, amorphous polyolefin having an average molecular weight of 10,000 to 100,000, a non-uniformity of 1.0 to 6.5, a chlorine content of 2.5 to 50% by weight and a total content of nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur and silicon, in the form of chemically incorporated functional groups, of about 2.5 to 15% by weight, andb) 2.5 to 50% by weight, based on the weight of the amorphous polyolefin, of a bisphenol derivative corresponding to the formula ##STR1## The present invention also relates to a process for coating plastic substrates with this coating composition and to the coated plastics obtained therefrom.

Abstract: A plastisol composition containing a vinyl chloride type polymer, a plasticizer, an adhesiveness-improving agent and a thermal dissociation-promoting agent, wherein the adhesiveness-improving agent is an aromatic diisocyanate polymer randomly blocked with at least two different members selected from the group consisting of monoalkylphenols and dialkylphenols.

Abstract: A coating composition comprises 0.1 to 10% by weight of a linear polyester polyurethane, 2 to 25% by weight of at least one organic solvent-soluble phenolic resin, 3 to 18% by weight of a halogenated resin selected from the group consisting of halogenated rubber, halogenated polyolefins and halogenated vinyl halide polymers and an inert solvent in an amount sufficient to provide an adhesive primer having a solids content of 10 to 70% by weight.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polyamide-imide resin paste which comprises polyamide-imide resin solution dissolved in a non-nitrogen-containing solvent, wherein resin fine particles are dispersed in the solution in an amount of 1 to 50% by weight relative to the resulting polyamide-imide resin paste.According to the present invention, there can be provided a paste which does not cause any clogging of screen due to adhesion of the paste even in repeated printings over a long period of time and shows an excellent mechanical stability of a paste in printing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a coating resin composition obtained by graft-polymerizing an unsaturated carboxylic acid to a chlorinated polyolefin in a solvent, esterifying all unsaturated carboxylic acid present in the reaction system, and mixing the obtained composition with a urethane prepolymer so that the weight ratio of the solids of the composition to the solids of the urethane prepolymer is in the range of from 90/10 to 10/90. This composition has a greatly improved gasoline resistance, smell generation is controlled and the storage stability at low temperature is high. The composition is effective as a general-purpose primer showing a high adhesion to inorganic materials, polar resins, non-polar resins, metals, and other materials.

Abstract: A plastisol composition comprising a vinyl chloride polymer, a plasticizer and an adhesion-imparting agent, characterized in that the adhesion-imparting agent is a diisocyanate polymer blocked with an oxybenzoic acid ester or with an alkylphenol and having an average molecular weight within a range of from 1,000 to 10,000.

Abstract: A glass fiber-reinforced composite material is produced by treating glass fibers with a silane composition comprising silane molecules having amine functional groups and silane molecules having ethylenically-unsaturated functional groups; admixing the treated glass fibers with a polyolefin resin, and a fiber bonding agent comprising a polymerizable unsaturated organic compound having at least two polymerizable unsaturation groups, a vinyl-polymerizable unsaturated, hydrolyzable silane, and a free radical generator, and exposing the resultant mixture to conditions of temperature and pressure sufficient to cause the formation of a glass fiber-reinforced composite material. The use of the silane composition promotes improved impact strength of the composite.

Abstract: Disclosed are (1) an aqueous thermoplastic coating composition for coating plastics substrates, the composition consisting essentially of:(A) an aqueous acrylic resin and(B) a urethane resin emulsion,the component (B) being a self-emulsifiable urethane emulsion prepared by subjecting a urethane prepolymer to reaction for chain extension by water and emulsification after or during neutralization of the urethane prepolymer with a tertiary amine, the urethane prepolymer consisting essentially of (i) an aliphatic and/or an alicyclic diisocyanate, (ii) a polyether diol and/or polyester diol both having a number-average molecular weight of about 500 to about 5000, (iii) a low-molecular weight polyhydroxyl compound and (iv) a dimethylolalkanoic acid in NCO/OH equivalent ratio of 1.1-1.

Abstract: Dispersions of polymer systems comprising two normally incompatible polymer networks, one of which is held together by physical interactions and the other by chemical cross-links, the networks being catenated, are useful for making coating compositions, films and molded articles.

Abstract: A waterbased coating composition containing about 10-30% by weight of film forming binder dispersed in an aqueous carrier; wherein the binder contains abouta. 60-90% by weight, based on the weight of the binder, of a methylol (meth)acrylamide acrylic polymer of polymerized monomers of alkyl methacrylate, alkyl acrylate or mixtures thereof, 1-10% by weight, based on the weight of the acrylic polymer, of methylol methacrylamide, methylol acrylamide or mixtures thereof, 0.5-10% by weight, based on the weight of the acrylic polymer, of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, 0.5-10% by weight, based on the weight of the acrylic polymer, of an ethylenically unsaturated hydroxyl containing monomer and the acrylic polymer has a glass transition temperature of -40 to +40C and a weight average molecular weight of 500,000 to 3,000,000; and the carboxyl groups of the carboxylic acid are reacted with ammonia to provide a pH to the composition of about 7.0-10.0;b.

Abstract: Aqueous selfcrosslinkable coating composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of at least one polyurethane and having hydrazine (or hydrazone) functional groups and carbonyl functional groups disposed therein to provide a selfcrosslinking reaction, in which the polyurethane polymer takes part, via azomethine formation during and/or after film formation.

Abstract: A plastisol composition comprising polyvinyl chloride as a main component, a plasticizer and a blocked compound of diisocyanate polymer with styrenated phenol as an adhesion-improver, and optionally a powdery curing agent having a melting point of 50.degree. to 150.degree. C. which is surface-treated, said composition having improved adhesion properties when gelated under low temperature conditions such as at 110.degree. to 130.degree. C. for 15 to 30 minutes and being useful as an adhesive, a sealant, or a coating agent, particularly as a sealant for the body of automobiles, and a novel blocked polyisocyanurate compound useful as an adhesion-improver for the above plastisol composition and also as an adhesive, a coating agent, a sealant, and an crosslinking agent for an active hydrogen-containing high molecular weight compound.

Abstract: Aqueous-based basecoat compositions, useful for application to metal and/or plastic substrates, comprise an anionic polyurethane principal resin and an anionic acrylic pigment grind resin. The compositions are particularly adapted to application to substrates over a wide range of ambient humidities and have quick drying characteristics. The incorporation of an anionic acrylic grind resin, which is compatible with the anionic polyurethane principal resin, produces a coating which has good pigment wetting and dispersion characteristics with improved shelf life and color stability.

Abstract: A leveler coating composition comprising a water-dilutable polyurethane aqueous dispersion having a solids content of 10-50% by weight and a viscosity of 10-50,000 mPa.s; a process for manufacturing the coating; and a method for using it in automotive finishes.

Abstract: An ecologically acceptable process is provided for the production of a chip resistant coating finishes by application of a chip resistant intermediate coating layer said coating comprising an aqueous based composition containing from 30 to 60% by weight carboxyl-containing polyesters or (meth)acrylates and copolymers thereof with vinyl compounds having an average acid value of 30 to 100 mg KOH/g and an average OH value of 50 to 250 mg KOH/g, neutralized with nitrogen bases, 5 to 25% by weight of a water-soluble or water-dispersible, blocked isocyanate prepolymer, 15 to 30% by weight water and @0 to 50% by weight pigments, fillers and/or auxililaries and additives, wet-in-wet overcoating with an aqueous filler, common stoving and painting with an aqueous based finishing paint.The chip resistant coatings are aqueous (water) based and essentially free of ecologically contaminating volatile organic solvents.

Abstract: An improved coating composition comprising (a) a binder; and (b) a polyurea sag control agent characterized in that the polyurea sag control agent is a urea functional free radical addition polymer.

Abstract: A waterbased coating composition containing about 10-30% by weight of film forming binder dispersed in an aqueous carrier; wherein the binder contains abouta. 60-90% by weight, based on the weight of the binder, of a methylol (meth)acrylamide acrylic polymer of polymerized monomers of alkyl methacrylate, alkyl acrylate or mixtures thereof, 1-10% by weight, based on the weight of the acrylic polymer, of methylol methacrylamide, methylol acrylamide or mixtures thereof, 0.5-10% by weight, based on the weight of the acrylic polymer, of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, 0.5-10% by weight, based on the weight of the acrylic polymer, of an ethylenically unsaturated hydroxyl containing monomer and the acrylic polymer has a glass transition temperature of -40.degree. to +40.degree. C. and a weight average molecular weight of 500,000 to 3,000,000; and the carboxyl groups of the carboxylic acid are reacted with ammonia to provide a pH to the composition of about 7.0-10.0;b.

Abstract: Disclosed are (1) an aqueous coating composition which is characterized in that the composition comprises:(A) an acrylic resin-type emulsion,(B) a urethane resin-type emulsion and(C) a crosslinking agentthe component (B) being a self-emulsifiable urethane emulsion prepard by subjecting a urethane prepolymer to reaction for chain extension by water and to emulsification after or during neutralization of the urethane prepolymer with a tertiary amine, the urethane prepolymer consisting essentially of (i) an aliphatic and/or alicyclic diisocyanate, (ii) a polyether diol and/or polyester diol both having a number-average molecular weight of about 500 to about 5000, (iii) a low-molecular weight polyhydroxyl compound and (iv) a dimethylolalkanoic acid in an NCO/OH ratio by equivalent of 1.1-1.9/1; and (2) a two-coat one-bake coating method characterized by use of said aqueous coating composition as the base-coat composition.

Abstract: A coating composition for treating a surface of a high molecular elastic material is disclosed which consists essentially of (a) a urethane coating material; (b) a silicone oil; (c) a fluorocarbon resin powder; and (d) a polyethylene powder, the silicone oil, fluorocarbon resin powder, and polyethylene powder being mixed and blended with the urethane coating material. The coating composition provides a superior wear resistance characteristic and wear durability and a low friction coefficient for the coated surface.

Abstract: Magnetic inks useful for the production of magnetic recording products are disclosed. The present magnetic inks contain ferromagnetic barium ferrite particles dispersed in a flexible polymer medium.

Abstract: Lubricant systems are provided in which a polyolefin or polyolefin/polytetrafluoroethylene blend functions as a lubricant in a polymer matrix material. The resulting polymer composites containing about 1 to 30 weight percent of the novel lubricant or lubricant blend have greatly improved friction and wear properties, including lower coefficients of friction and increased surface wear resistence. The polyolefin does not remain as discrete, identifiable particles after mixing with the polymer matrix, and has an average molecular weight of less than 500,000.

Abstract: An aqueous polymer dispersion containing a water-dispersible polyurethane and a vinyl polymer, the polyurethane being the product of reacting an active hydrogen containing chain extender with a water-dispersible isocyanate-terminated polyurethane prepolymer derived from a polyisocyanate component containing at least 5% by weight of 2,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate. The dispersions are useful as coating compositions.

Abstract: Promotors for a crosslinking reaction involved in the curing of a system comprising crosslinkable polymers are bound to polymeric microparticles having a diameter of about 0.01 to 6 microns prepared by polymerizing a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated monomers. The microparticles carrying the crosslinking reaction promotor may be incorporated to coating compositions, printing inks, sealants, adhesives and other polymeric products in place of conventional crosslinking reaction promotors.

Abstract: PUR powder paints with matt surfaces that level well after baking are obtained when polymers containing hydroxyl groups with more than 2 OH groups in the molecule are reacted with blocked polyisocyanate-urea adducts of polyisocyanates and polyamines with an NCO content of 8 to 15 wt. % and a free NCO content of up to 4 wt. %.

Abstract: A halogen-free filled elastomer blend composition, containing at least two elastomers from the group: elastomeric ethylene-propylene copolymers and terpolymers, polyamide elastomers, elastomeric polyesters, isobutylene polymers, polyurethane elastomers, acrylic elastomers, natural rubber, polybutadiene and polyisoprene, as minor components, and a flame-retardant halogen-free inorganic filler as the major component.

Abstract: Thermosetting powder paints are produced from functional fluorocarbon resins adapted to be coreactive with a blocked diisocyanate upon heating. Preferred compositions can further contain hydroxyl functional acrylic polymers or polyester polymers which can coreact with the unblocked diisocyanate upon heat curing of the powder paint film.

Abstract: Basecoating compositions for preparing multilayered protective and/or decorative coatings comprise aqueous dispersions which contain(a) as film-forming material one or more polyurethane resins having an acid number of from 5 to 70, which has been prepared by preparing from(A) liner polyetherdiols and/or polyesterdiols having a molecular weight of from 400 to 3,000(B) diisocyanates and(C) compounds which contain two groups which are reactive toward isocyanate groups, one or more of the compounds used as component C having one or more groups capable of anion formation which have preferably been neutralized before the reaction with a tertiary amine,an intermediate which as terminal isocyanate groups and whose free isocyanate groups have subsequently been reacted with a polyol which contains three or more hydroxyl groups, preferably a triol,(b) pigments and(c) further customary additives.

Abstract: A coating composition comprising about 50 to 30% by weight of a blocked isocyanate-functional urethane prepolymer, 2 to 25% by weight of at least one organic solvent-soluble phenolic resin, 0.5 to 18% by weight of a halogenated resin selected from the group consisting of halogenated rubber, halogenated polyolefins and halogenated vinyl halide polymers and an inert solvent in an amount sufficient to provide an adhesive primer having a solid content of 10 to 70% by weight.

Abstract: Moisture-hardening joint sealing compositions based on polyurethane prepolymers, swellable polymer powders, plasticizers and other auxiliaries have increased stability in storage when they contain C.sub.8 -C.sub.20 olefins as stabilizers.

Abstract: Self-crosslinking cationic paint binders in which the crosslinking is effected through the reaction of methane-carboxylic acid dialkylester monoamide structures with free hydroxyl or amino groups on the resin are described. The crosslinking functionality is provided by reaction of a polyisocyanate with a corresponding quantity of a CH-active alkyl ester. The alkyl ester is preferably a malonic acid dimethylester or malonic acid diethylester.

Abstract: Thermally stable hot applied plastisol compositions are especially useful in the assembly of metal parts. The compositions have adhesive and sealant qualities which allow them to be used in automotive assembly plants. Compositions of the invention comprise as major ingredients finely divided polyvinyl chloride resin, plasticizer, thermoplastic polymeric resin which is solid at room temperature but softens to a flowable state at application temperature, and an adhesion promotion system. Optionally a filler, wax, heat stabilizer, pigment, wetting agent, or mixtures thereof may be added. The individual components work synergistically to get good application properties, metal adhesion, wash-out resistance, and paintability.

Abstract: A 35-40% weight spray solids coating composition can be achieved with a binder consisting of about 35% polyester, 30% melamine crosslinker and 30% acrylic resin containing a thixotropic agent.

Abstract: A 20-25% weight spray solids coating composition can be achieved with a binder consisting of about 30% polyester, 25% melamine crosslinker, 7% of cellulose acetate butyrate and 25% acrylic resin containing a thixotropic agent.

Abstract: An aqueous coating composition is provided which comprises a film forming material based on water dilutable binders which are comprised of a mixture of (A) 90 to 40% by weight of hydroxyl group-containing polymer resin; (B) 10 to 60% by weight of polyurethane dispersion and (C) pigments; as well as optionally conventional solvents, auxiliary agents, and additives. The process for the preparation of the coating composition and a method for the application of the coating composition are also described.

Abstract: A higher solid coating composition comprises a solid resin mixture of polyol resin and alkyletherified melamine resin, 0.2.about.10 parts by weight of an aliphatic sulfonic acid compound and 1.about.100 parts by weight of a non-aqueous polymer dispersion based on 100 parts by weight of the resin mixture. The non-aqueous polymer dispersion consists of (a) organic solvent component, (b) particle component insoluble in the component (a), and (c) particular dispersion stabilizer component soluble in the component (a) and capable of stably dispersing the component (b) into the component (a).

Abstract: Fireproofed thermoplastic molding materials which contain red phosphorus as a flame-proofing agent are obtainable by mixing(A) from 5 to 95% by weight of a polyamide or of a polyester or of a mixture of these,(B) from 5 to 95% by weight of an elastomer dispersion containing, as essential components,(b.sub.1) from 5 to 75% by weight of an elastomer prepared by emulsion polymerization,(b.sub.2) from 10 to 70% by weight of red phosphorus, p2 (b.sub.3) from 10 to 80% by weight of water and(b.sub.4) from 0.1 to 5% by weight of dispersant, and(C) from 0 to 60% by weight of fibrous or particulate fillers or a mixture of these,the total content of red phosphorus in the molding material being from 3 to 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the molding material, and the elastomer composition being introduced into a melt of the polyamide or of the polyester or of a mixture of these.