A coating including a plurality of indicator oxide nanoparticles, a binder, and a wetting agent. A sulfidation corrosion mitigation coating including: a sulfidation corrosion mitigation material, a binder, and a plurality of indicator oxide nanoparticles. An article including a metal alloy substrate having the sulfidation corrosion mitigation coating thereon is also provided. The sulfidation corrosion mitigation coating can include a first indicator layer containing indicator oxide nanoparticles disposed on the surface of the metal alloy substrate. Methods for inspection of an article having a coating containing a plurality of indicator oxide nanoparticles is also provided.

In a printed article, pigment flakes are magnetically aligned so as to form curved patterns in a plurality of cross-sections normal a continuous imaginary line, wherein radii of the curved patterns increase along the imaginary line from the first point to the second point. When light is incident upon the aligned pigment flakes from a light source, light reflected from the aligned pattern forms a bright image which appears to gradually change its shape and move from one side of the continuous imaginary line to another side of the continuous imaginary line when the substrate is tilted with respect to the light source.

A multi-layer coating includes: a first basecoat layer applied over at least a portion of a substrate; and a second basecoat layer applied over the first basecoat layer. The first basecoat layer and second basecoat layer are formed from compositions having a polyhydrazide and core-shell particles dispersed in aqueous mediums. The core-shell particles of the first basecoat composition includes (1) a polymeric core at least partially encapsulated by (2) a polymeric shell comprising urea linkages, and keto and/or aldo functional groups. The polymeric core of the core-shell particles of the first basecoat composition and the second basecoat composition are each independently covalently bonded to at least a portion of the polymeric shell of the core-shell particles.

Disclosed herein is a fiber cement cladding system such as fiber cement shingles or shakes which can have the appearance of authentic wood. Each individual fiber cement shingle or shake comprises a textured surface having a depth of relief and a coating system disposed on the textured surface. The coating system may include a sealing agent, a basecoat, and a topcoat. In some embodiments, the basecoat is disposed on at least a portion of the sealing agent and the topcoat is disposed on at least a portion of the basecoat. In some embodiments, the basecoat comprises a DFT of 1 to 3 mils and the topcoat comprises a DFT of 0.05 to 2 mils. In some embodiments, the depth of relief of the textured surface of the fiber cement shingle is about 0.03″ to 0.085″.

An exterior panel for a kitchen appliance includes a metallic substrate having a predetermined surface pattern on at least one side of the metallic substrate, wherein the metallic substrate is formed to include a predetermined contour. A coating layer is an organic paint coating composition on the at least one side of the metallic substrate, the coating layer including a predetermined color and a fingerprint resistive surface, wherein the coating layer is at least partially translucent such that the predetermined surface pattern is visible with the naked eye through the coating layer, and wherein the predetermined surface pattern is modified by the coating layer to reflect the combination of the predetermined surface pattern and the predetermined color of the coating layer.

The present disclosure describes thermoformable sheets capable of retaining an absorbing stain, pigmented sealer or clear sealer. The unique resin binder formulations and products include porosity-promoting agents that result in the resin binder having a porous surface capable of being stained, while still having the favorable properties of traditional Thermofoil products. The methods of the invention produce a Thermofoil product that can be stained with a variety of stains and colorants after manufacturing to suit the individual builder's or homeowner's preference.

Impermeable porous particles include a porous polymer core, and a polymeric shell having a shell thickness of at least 5 nm. The impermeable porous particles have a median diameter of between 3 μm and 200 μm, and any pores in the polymeric shell have a diameter of less than 2 nm.

A light absorber includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes and a plurality of carbon particles. The plurality of carbon nanotubes is entangled with each other to form a network structure. The plurality of carbon particles is located in the network structure.

The invention relates to a method for coating a narrow side (1) of a plate-shaped workpiece (2) with a coating material (3), in particular a strip-shaped or band-shaped coating material (3), using a coating apparatus, wherein, before being applied to the narrow side (1) of the workpiece (2), the coating material (3) is colored with a basic color (4) at least in a peripheral area (5), which is assigned to an adhesive surface (6) of the coating material (3), or the coating material (3) is entirely colored with the basic color (4), wherein the basic color (4) is color-matched to a shade and/or pattern and/or decoration of a surface (8) of the workpiece (2) such that, after the coating material (3) has been applied to the narrow side (1) of the workpiece (2), a matched color transition between the colored coating material (3) and the shade and/or pattern and/or decoration of the surface (8) of the workpiece (2) is formed, and to a coating apparatus carrying out such a method.

The present invention provides a liquid crystal aligning agent composition that has excellent storage stability, can secure a high imidization rate, and can produce a liquid crystal alignment film having improved film strength together with liquid crystal alignment properties, a method for producing a liquid crystal alignment film using the same, and a liquid crystal alignment film and a liquid crystal display device using the same.