A coated building article comprising a fiber cement cladding element may be coated with a system designed to achieve a desired appearance. The coating system may comprise a first coating layer and a second coating layer wherein the second coating layer comprises at least one layer of a low gloss coating composition which has a light reflectance of 5% or less when light is shone onto the surface of the coated article at an angle of 60? or 85? to the surface is positioned on at least a portion of the front face of the fiber cement cladding element. Also provided is a method of coating the building article with a low gloss coating composition.

A coating material, including a bottom layer, a middle layer and a surface layer. The bottom layer is an epoxy mortar having a thickness of between 1 and 3 mm, the middle layer is an epoxy resin adhesive having a thickness of between 0.1 and 0.5 mm, and the surface layer is a nanomaterial-modified polyaspartic having a thickness of between 0.3 and 0.5 mm. The epoxy resin adhesive has a viscosity of between 50 and 200 mPa.Math.s.

A coating material, including a bottom layer, a middle layer and a surface layer. The bottom layer is an epoxy mortar having a thickness of between 1 and 3 mm, the middle layer is an epoxy resin adhesive having a thickness of between 0.1 and 0.5 mm, and the surface layer is a nanomaterial-modified polyaspartic having a thickness of between 0.3 and 0.5 mm. The epoxy resin adhesive has a viscosity of between 50 and 200 mPa.Math.s.

A wood fiber composite with improved adhesion is made using the method described herein. The uncoated substrate is coated with a pretreatment, followed by coating of a sealer and a topcoat over the pretreatment. Preheating the substrate prior to pretreatment appears to increase adhesion.

A building material includes a base material, a first mirror coating formed on the surface of the base material, a second mirror coating formed on the surface of the first mirror coating, wherein the first mirror coating contains a filler and a first resin material, the pencil hardness of the first mirror coating is in the range of about 3H to about 8H, the second mirror coating contains at least a second resin material, and the pencil hardness of the second mirror coating is in the range of about B to about 2H.

A building material includes a base material, a first mirror coating formed on the surface of the base material, a second mirror coating formed on the surface of the first mirror coating, wherein the first mirror coating contains a filler and a first resin material, the pencil hardness of the first mirror coating is in the range of about 3H to about 8H, the second mirror coating contains at least a second resin material, and the pencil hardness of the second mirror coating is in the range of about B to about 2H.

The present invention relates to a coating on a substrate. It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved coating on a substrate, which coating is to reduce the temperature felt by a person walking on the substrate as well as the actual temperature on the surface. The present invention provides a coating on a substrate that includes an impregnation material, respectively base material, which is adhered on the substrate, a particulate material adhered on the impregnation material, respectively base material, and optionally, a top coat covering an upper surface of the coating, in which the particulate material consists of crushed acrylic paint and/or wherein the particulate material is a platelet-shaped particulate material, and/or wherein the particulate material has an angular or very-angular shape such that the upper surface of the coating has a roughness of between 0.5 mm and 3 mm.

In one aspect, the disclosure relates to a thermocouple device fabricated from a composite mixture of lanthanum chromite and refractory oxide materials optimized for high temperature applications. The thermocouple can be manufactured as a monolithic entity or seamlessly incorporated into a manufactured article while the article is being fabricated. In another aspect, a plurality of discrete layers of the composite mixture can be applied to form the thermocouple, or the composite mixture can be continuously graded to achieve desired performance properties. In an alternative aspect, the disclosed thermocouple can be a low-cost replacement for solid-state thermocouples reliant on precious metal compositions. In a further aspect, the disclosure relates to methods of manufacturing a composite ceramic oxide thermocouple using a direct ink-writing or tape-casting process. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

In one aspect, the disclosure relates to a thermocouple device fabricated from a composite mixture of lanthanum chromite and refractory oxide materials optimized for high temperature applications. The thermocouple can be manufactured as a monolithic entity or seamlessly incorporated into a manufactured article while the article is being fabricated. In another aspect, a plurality of discrete layers of the composite mixture can be applied to form the thermocouple, or the composite mixture can be continuously graded to achieve desired performance properties. In an alternative aspect, the disclosed thermocouple can be a low-cost replacement for solid-state thermocouples reliant on precious metal compositions. In a further aspect, the disclosure relates to methods of manufacturing a composite ceramic oxide thermocouple using a direct ink-writing or tape-casting process. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

The present invention relates to processes for producing fiber cement products as well as to the fiber cement products obtainable therewith. More specifically, the present invention relates to fiber cement products that are suitable for being subjected to ink-jet printing, which fiber cement products at least comprise on their outer surface one or more cured layers of a first coating composition, which at least comprises a binder and a pigment and which is characterized by a pigment volume concentration of higher than about 40%. The invention further provides processes for producing such fiber cement products. Moreover, the present invention provides processes for producing ink-jet printed fiber cement products and ink jet printed fiber cement products obtainable therewith. The present invention further relates to various uses of these fiber cement products, in particular as building materials.