Abstract:
The composition includes an acrylic polymer, a water-repellent polymer, and a stabilizer against ultraviolet light, in which the stabilizer is an ultraviolet light-absorber, a hindered amine light stabilizer, or a combination thereof. A coated article includes at least one of hardwood, softwood, oriented strand board, or plywood with a surface that is at least partially coated, wherein the surface that is at least partially coated has a b* value on the International Commission on Illumination L*, a*, and b* scale greater than 15 after 90 days of weathering. Methods of making the composition and the coated article are also described.
Abstract:
Paint film composites comprise sheet metal, a color layer, and an optional transparent protective layer. Methods of making and using the paint film composites, and shaped articles made thereby, are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method for painting a complex or compound curved three-dimensional surface of a portion of an article. The method comprises providing a paint film; providing sheet metal having opposite major surfaces; laminating the paint film onto a major surface of the sheet metal to form a painted sheet metal laminate comprising a first portion and a second portion; permanently deforming the first portion of the painted sheet metal laminate into a formed portion of the article having a complex or compound curved three-dimensional shape; applying an initial force for securing the second portion of the painted sheet metal laminate during an initial stage of said permanently deforming step; and applying a later force for securing the second portion of the painted sheet metal laminate during a later stage of said permanently deforming step. The later applied force is greater than the initially applied force.
Abstract:
Multilayer articles comprise a thermoformable substrate, a base layer, and an optional transparent protective layer. Methods of making and using the paint film composites, and shaped articles made thereby, are also disclosed.
Abstract:
An intumescent article includes intumescent material including 50-92 wt-% graphite and 8-50 wt-% binder, and may have a free expansion ratio of 100× or greater and a free expansion aspect ratio of 1.0 or less. The intumescent article may be a sheet, and may be L-shaped, rectangle, triangle, or other shape. The intumescent article may have a 3D shape. The intumescent article may be an insert for an electrical box, having a surface area 75% or less of the surface area of the electrical box back wall. The intumescent sheet has a mass, and the ratio of the mass to the volume of the electrical box may be 3 g/100 cm3 or less. A method of making an intumescent article includes mixing from 50-92 wt-% graphite with 8-50 wt-% binder on a dry weight basis to form a mixture, pressing or molding the mixture into a shape and drying the shape.
Abstract:
Compositions comprising wood veneer coated by a substrate contacting layer, a middle layer, and a top layer, methods of making such compositions and articles comprising such compositions.
Abstract:
Multilayer articles comprise a thermoformable substrate, a base layer, and an optional transparent protective layer. Methods of making and using the paint film composites, and shaped articles made thereby, are also disclosed.
Abstract:
Paint film composites comprise sheet metal, a color layer, and an optional transparent protective layer. Methods of making and using the paint film composites, and shaped articles made thereby, are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A method for painting a complex or compound curved three-dimensional surface of a portion of an article. The method comprises providing a paint film (24); providing sheet metal (26) having opposite major surfaces; laminating the paint film onto a major surface of the sheet metal to form a painted sheet metal laminate (22) comprising a first portion and a second portion; permanently deforming the first portion of the painted sheet metal laminate into a formed portion of the article having a complex or compound curved three-dimensional shape; applying an initial force for securing the second portion of the painted sheet metal laminate during an initial stage of said permanently deforming step; and applying a later force for securing the second portion of the painted sheet metal laminate during a later stage of said permanently deforming step. The later applied force is greater than the initially applied force.
Abstract:
A hydrophilic foam comprises a polymer formed from a betaine prepolymer that is a reaction product of a betaine of formula (I) with one or more polyether glycols and a polyfunctional isocyanate compound of formula (II), (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each hydrocarbon groups having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, A− is an anionic functional group, and X+ is a cationic atom, (II) wherein R5 is a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, or a 5- or 6-membered aliphatic or aromatic carbocyclic group having from 5 to 50 carbon atoms, and b is an integer having a value of 1, 2, or 3.