Coating compositions comprising a polymer binder and a sphere selected from porous metal oxide spheres formed from metal oxide particles and having, e.g., an average porosity of from 0.10 to 0.90; polymer spheres formed from a multimodal distribution of polymer particles; or mixtures thereof, are described herein. The sphere enhances the reflective characteristics of the coating compositions with respect to electromagnetic radiation. In particular, the coating compositions when dried, can exhibit UV reflectance, visible light reflectance, IR reflectance, or a combination thereof.

Coating compositions comprising a polymer binder and hybrid metal oxide particles are described herein.

A multilayer coating film includes a lustrous layer containing a luster material and a colored layer containing a reddish coloring agent, and having translucency. Regarding a Y value of an XYZ colorimetric system calibrated with a standard white plate, when a light incident angle is 45, Y(5) represents a Y value of reflected light measured at a light receiving angle of 5, and Y(15) represents a Y value of reflected light measured at a light receiving angle of 15, the lustrous layer satisfies the following: Y(5) is 30 or more to 700 or less; Y(15)=kY(5) (where k is a coefficient); and k is 0.01 or more to 0.3 or less. The concentration of the reddish coloring agent in the colored layer is 1 mass % or more to 17 mass % or less.

A coating agent for oil seal comprising 10 to 90 parts by weight in total of fluororesin particles having a particle size of 2 m or less and filler particles other than fluororesin particles having a particle size of 0.5 to 30 m, and 10 to 40 parts by weight of a wax having a melting point of 40 to 160 C., based on 100 parts by weight of isocyanate group-containing 1,2-polybutadiene, and being prepared as an organic solvent solution, wherein the fluororesin particles are used at a ratio of 20 to 80 wt. % of the total filler amount. The coating agent for oil seal can improve abrasion resistance while maintaining the roughness of a coating surface to which the coating agent is applied.

A self-healing coating comprising: an epoxy material, carbon fibers dispersed within the epoxy material to make the self-healing coating electrically conductive, and a thermoplastic self-healing agent dispersed within the epoxy material configured to be adapted to melt upon heating above a predetermined temperature by application of an electric current to the self-healing coating. Also a self-healing aircraft external surface, a method of manufacturing a self-healing aircraft external surface, and a method for repairing a self-healing aircraft external surface.

In examples, a method for forming a high temperature coating includes applying a barrier coat formulation on a substrate. The barrier coat formulation includes mono-aluminum phosphate; at least one of a group four, a group five, or a group six metal or metal compound; boron carbide; water; and surfactant. The method further includes heat treating the barrier coat formulation to form an oxidation-resistant coating layer, wherein a melting point of the oxidation-resistant coating layer is greater than about 800 degrees Celsius ( C.).

Concentrated flowable compositions having a total metal weight of at least about 45 wt % are used to form an electrically conductive material. The compositions include metal particulates such as silver flakes, silver particles and/or silver nanowires, and for embodiments of particular interest, a reducible metal composition such as one or more silver salts. The composition includes an organic precursor that forms a polymeric matrix and includes a dissolved polymer binder, a crosslinkable or polymerizable monomer, oligomer or polymer, or a mixture thereof. The flowable precursor composition can be used to form an electrically conductive structure such as a composite of solid polymer matrix and at least about 45 wt % metal. The composite can have a resistivity of no more than about 510.sup.3 Ohm-cm. Methods for forming the flowable precursor composition and the composites are described.

According to one aspect, an asphalt blend can include asphalt, a first polymer additive, and carbon black. The blend can be mixed with filler to prepare a filled asphalt mix. The blends and mixes may have a particular softening point or penetration at 115 F. that may provide improved performance or durability.

The present disclosure provides a process. In an embodiment, the process includes forming an aqueous matte coating composition including A1) beads of a first acrylic polymer having an average particle diameter from 0.1 m to 2 m; A2) beads of a second acrylic polymer having an average particle diameter from 0.5 m to 30 m; B) an acrylic polymer binder; C) from 0.15 wt % to 2.5 wt % of a slip additive; D) from 0.10 wt % to 0.30 wt % of a defoaming agent; E) from 0.8 wt % to 1.5 wt % of a rheology modifier; and F) from 0.01 wt % to 0.1 wt % of at least one wetting agent. The aqueous matte coating composition is applied to a substrate and then dried to form a coating on the substrate.

The present disclosure relates to a copper-clad laminate that may include a copper foil layer and a dielectric coating overlying the copper foil layer. The dielectric coating may include a resin matrix component, and a ceramic filler component. The ceramic filler component may include a first filler material. The dielectric coating may have an average thickness of not greater than about 20 microns.