A fast drying, heavy metal-free, high performance coating composition with outstanding UV resistance, and excellent corrosion resistance coupled with fast dry and long pot life. This coating can be applied over DTM, such as blasted cold rolled steel, or treated cold rolled steel, aluminum and treated aluminum. High corrosion resistance without sacrificing gloss or UV resistance achieved by selecting proper pigments and proper pigment design and packing by advantageously utilizing differing pigment morphologies (sizes and shape).

A composition for application to a metal substrate comprises a metal cation, an azole compound and an aqueous carrier. A composition for coating a substrate comprises a carrier comprising an epoxy carrier, a urethane carrier, or a fluorinated urethane carrier, and an azole compound. A coated substrate includes the composition for application to a metal substrate and a coating on the composition. A method of fabricating a coated substrate comprises applying the composition to a substrate, allowing the composition to dry to form a conversion coating, and applying a coating on the conversion coating.

The present disclosure is directed to an electrodepositable coating composition comprising (a) a hydroxyl-functional addition polymer comprising constitutional units, at least 70% of which comprise formula (I) wherein each R.sup.1 is independently one of hydrogen, an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a substituted cycloalkyl group, an alkylcycloalkyl group, a substituted alkylcycloalkyl group, a cycloalkylalkyl group, a substituted cycloalkylalkyl group, an aryl group, a substituted aryl group, an alkylaryl group, a substituted alkylaryl group, a cycloalkylalkyl group, a substituted cycloalkylaryl group, an arylalkyl group, a substituted arylalkyl group, an arylcycloalkyl group, or a substituted arylcycloalkyl group, and the % based upon the total constitutional units of the hydroxyl-functional addition polymer; (b) an active hydrogen-containing, ionic salt group-containing film-forming polymer; (c) a curing agent; and (d) a curing catalyst.

An electro-optic assembly comprises an adhesive layer and a layer of electro-optic material. The adhesive layer comprises a polymeric adhesive material and an ionic material having either its cation or its anion fixed to the polymeric adhesive material. The ionic material reduces the volume resistivity of the polymeric adhesive material and is not removed upon heating to 50 C. In a similar electro-optic assembly comprising an adhesive layer and a layer of electro-optic material, the adhesive layer comprises a polymeric adhesive material which has been subjected to dialysis or diafiltration to remove organic species having a molecular weight less than about 3,500, so that the adhesive material has a content of N-methylpyrrolidone not exceeding 500 ppm based upon the total weight of the adhesive layer and layer of electro-optic material.

A film-forming composition capable of undergoing dual cure, comprising: (1) a resin component comprising at least one polyepoxide; and (2) a radiation-curable diluent comprising a reaction product of a composition comprising: (a) a partially capped polyisocyanate; and (b) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having active hydrogen functional groups capable of reacting with isocyanate groups. Also provided are processes for improving corrosion resistance of a metal substrate using the above composition.

An electro-optic assembly comprises an adhesive layer and a layer of electro-optic material. The adhesive layer comprises a polymeric adhesive material and an ionic material having either its cation or its anion fixed to the polymeric adhesive material. The ionic material reduces the volume resistivity of the polymeric adhesive material and is not removed upon heating to 50 C. In a similar electro-optic assembly comprising an adhesive layer and a layer of electro-optic material, the adhesive layer comprises a polymeric adhesive material which has been subjected to dialysis or diafiltration to remove organic species having a molecular weight less than about 3,500, so that the adhesive material has a content of N-methylpyrrolidone not exceeding 500 ppm based upon the total weight of the adhesive layer and layer of electro-optic material.

Customizable methods of protecting select regions of a light metal or alloy workpiece, such as a wheel (10), from corrosion are provided. The light metal or alloy may be magnesium, aluminum, or titanium. A first region (50) of the exposed surface (40) is identified that has increased exposure to corrosive agents in an external environment (in service conditions) as compared to a second region (52). Thus, a corrosion resistant coating is selectively formed over the first region (50) of the exposed surface (40). The second region (52) may have a second distinct corrosion resistant coating. Methods for selectively and efficiently forming such corrosion resistant systems are provided. In certain methods, the locations where the corrosion resistant coating is applied are controlled by immersing only select portions of or selectively masking the workpiece in a micro-arc oxidation electrolyte bath. In other methods, the thicknesses of the coatings are locally tailored by controlling the electric field.

Soft feel coating compositions, particularly for plastic substrates, having improved chemical resistance and methods of improving the chemical resistance of soft-feel coatings are provided.

The objective of the present invention is to provide a method for preparing a cationic electrodeposition coating composition that contains a bismuth compound and exhibits excellent coating material stability, curability, coating film appearance and the like. The present invention provides a method for preparing a cationic electrodeposition coating composition, which comprises a step for mixing a resin emulsion (i) and a pigment-dispersed paste, and wherein: the resin emulsion (i) contains an aminated resin (A) and a blocked isocyanate curing agent (B); the pigment-dispersed paste contains a bismuth mixture (C) that is obtained by mixing a bismuth compound (c1) and an organic acid (c2) in advance, a pigment-dispersed resin (D), an amine-modified epoxy resin emulsion (ii) that contains an amine-modified epoxy resin (E), and a pigment (F); the pigment-dispersed resin (D) has a hydroxyl number of 20-120 mgKOH/g; and the amine-modified epoxy resin (E) has a hydroxyl number of 150-650 mgKOH/g.

The present invention is directed towards an electrodepositable coating composition comprising a cationic electrodepositable binder; a phyllosilicate pigment; and a dispersing agent. Also disclosed are methods of making the electrodepositable coating composition, coatings derived therefrom, and substrates coated with the coatings derived from the electrodepositable coating composition.