A sheet or blank is provided which includes a substrate and pre-coating on at least one face of the substrate. A polymerized layer overlies at least a part of the pre-coating and has a thickness from 2 m to 30 m, a nitrogen content of less than 1% by weight, carbon pigments in a quantity from 3 to 30% by weight and does not include a polymer with silicon. A welded blank, part and fabrication methods are also provided.

A sheet or blank is provided which includes a substrate and pre-coating on at least one face of the substrate. A polymerized layer overlies at least a part of the pre-coating and has a thickness from 2 m to 30 m, a nitrogen content of less than 1% by weight, carbon pigments in a quantity from 3 to 30% by weight and does not include a polymer with silicon. A welded blank, part and fabrication methods are also provided.

A fabrication method for a press hardened part is provided. A sheet or a steel substrate blank for heat treatment is provided. A pre-coating is applied. The pre-coating has at least one layer of aluminum or aluminum alloy in contact with the steel substrate on at least one of the principal faces of the sheet or blank. Then a polymerized layer is deposited on the pre-coating. The polymerized layer has a thickness between 2 and 30 m. The polymerized layer does not contain silicon, has a nitrogen content of less than 1% by weight and carbon pigments in a quantity between 3 and 30% by weight. The blank or the sheet is heated to obtain an interdiffusion between the steel substrate and the pre-coating and to give the steel a partly or totally austenitic structure. Then the blank or the sheet is hot stamped to obtain a part. The part is cooled by holding the part in a stamping tool so that the microstructure of the steel substrate includes, at least in a portion of the part, martensite or bainite.

A fabrication method for a press hardened part is provided. A sheet or a steel substrate blank for heat treatment is provided. A pre-coating is applied. The pre-coating has at least one layer of aluminum or aluminum alloy in contact with the steel substrate on at least one of the principal faces of the sheet or blank. Then a polymerized layer is deposited on the pre-coating. The polymerized layer has a thickness between 2 and 30 m. The polymerized layer does not contain silicon, has a nitrogen content of less than 1% by weight and carbon pigments in a quantity between 3 and 30% by weight. The blank or the sheet is heated to obtain an interdiffusion between the steel substrate and the pre-coating and to give the steel a partly or totally austenitic structure. Then the blank or the sheet is hot stamped to obtain a part. The part is cooled by holding the part in a stamping tool so that the microstructure of the steel substrate includes, at least in a portion of the part, martensite or bainite.

A part obtained by austenitization followed by hot stamping and hardening by holding in the stamping tool a sheet or blank is provided, including, a steel substrate, a precoating having at least one layer of aluminum or aluminum alloy, a microstructure of a steel substrate including martensite and/or bainite, a coating on at least one face of the steel substrate resulting from the interdiffusion between the steel substrate and the pre-coating and an oxide layer overlying the coating, an average content by weight of oxygen between 0 and 0.01 m below a surface of the part being less than 25%, and the average percent by weight of oxygen between 0.1 and 0.2 m below the surface being less than 10%.

A part obtained by austenitization followed by hot stamping and hardening by holding in the stamping tool a sheet or blank is provided, including, a steel substrate, a precoating having at least one layer of aluminum or aluminum alloy, a microstructure of a steel substrate including martensite and/or bainite, a coating on at least one face of the steel substrate resulting from the interdiffusion between the steel substrate and the pre-coating and an oxide layer overlying the coating, an average content by weight of oxygen between 0 and 0.01 m below a surface of the part being less than 25%, and the average percent by weight of oxygen between 0.1 and 0.2 m below the surface being less than 10%.

Disclosed are polymeric compositions with improved breakdown strength. The polymeric compositions contain a polyolefin and a voltage stabilizing agent. The voltage stabilizing agent is a diphenoxybenzene and/or a benzanilide. The present polymeric compositions exhibit improved breakdown strength when applied as an insulating layer for power cable.

Disclosed are polymeric compositions with improved breakdown strength. The polymeric compositions contain a polyolefin and a voltage stabilizing agent. The voltage stabilizing agent is a diphenoxybenzene and/or a benzanilide. The present polymeric compositions exhibit improved breakdown strength when applied as an insulating layer for power cable.

A process for producing a composition comprising A) an ethylene-based polymer that has a density greater than, or equal to, 0.940 g/cc, and B) an ethylene homopolymer formed by polymerizing a reaction mixture comprising ethylene, using a free-radical, high pressure polymerization process includes adding component (A) to a molten stream of component (B) after component (B) exits the separator and before component (B) is solidified in the pelletizer. A polymerization configuration for producing the composition includes at least one reactor, at least one separator, at least one pelletizer, and a device used to feed component (A), in the molten state, to a molten stream of component (B) before the pelletizer. The composition has a ratio of the melt strength of the composition to the melt strength of component (B) is greater than or equal to 1.04 and a density of greater than 0.920 g/cc.

Thin film labels, systems, and methods of making and using thereof are described. The thin film systems contain a label and a carrier film, where the label contains an overprint layer, indicia, and an adhesive layer. The carrier film may be coated on one or both sides with a release liner. The adhesive layer can be any suitable adhesive, such as a pressure sensitive adhesive, a fluid activatable adhesive, a heat activated adhesive, or a contact activated adhesive. The label is formed by printed or coating one or more layers of precursor material on the carrier film using standard printers. Suitable precursor materials include, but are not limited to epoxys, solvent cast films, polyurethane dispersions, such as acrylic-urethane hybrid polymer dispersions and polyester-polyurethane dispersions. After the overprint layer dries or is cured, the indicia are printed onto the overprint layer, then the adhesive is coated on top of the indicia.