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Pigment-free coatings with improved resistance to weathering

US4275118A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 2, 1979
Grant dateJun 23, 1981
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Expiry dateMay 2, 1999

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31855
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A pigment-free coating composition comprising an acidic dispersion of colloidal titania, colloidal silica and hydroxylated silsesquioxane in an alcohol-water medium. A coating of the composition cured on a plastic substrate such as polycarbonate results in a hard, abrasion-resistant protective coating. Such coatings transmit visible light, but absorb wavelengths of ultraviolet light which cause degradation of the substrate surface and resultant adhesion-loss of the protective coating upon weathering. A cured coating of these compositions deposited on metal substrates such as aluminum results in a hard, abrasion resistant coating which offers slightly more corrosion protection than such a composition without colloidal titania.

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