Engineered composite building materials and methods of making same
US8906500B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/259
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An engineered composite building material, such as fiber cement, having one or more engineered sub-surface regions designed to provide the building material with improved moisture ingress resistance, paint adhesion, and other mechanical properties is provided. The sub-surface region has a cement-polymer matrix formed by introducing an impregnating agent into the pores of the substrate. The composite building material may be formed by applying impregnating agents to the subsurface regions of the substrate to form chemical and/or mechanical bonds with the matrix of the building material, the reinforcement fibers, and/or the surface coatings applied to the material. The thickness of the sub-surface regions may be controlled by varying the viscosity and porosity of the building material substrate. The cement-polymer building material has enhanced durability, weather resistance, strength, and stiffness.
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