To provide a cationic electrodeposition coating composition manifesting excellent anticorrosive property at edges and in flat areas, along with finish quality, even in a state of thin film, as well as a coated article demonstrating these excellent coating film performances, the cationic electrodeposition coating composition includes an amino group-containing epoxy resin (A), a blocked polyisocyanate compound (B), and crosslinked epoxy resin particles (C), wherein the crosslinked epoxy resin particles (C) are contained by 0.1 to 40 parts by mass relative to the total mass in solids content of the amino group-containing epoxy resin (A) and blocked polyisocyanate compound (B); the number-average molecular weight of the crosslinked epoxy resin particles (C) is under 100,000; and/or the volume-average particle size of the crosslinked epoxy resin particles (C) is 30 to 1,000 nm.

Described herein is an aqueous coating composition (A) for at least partly coating an electrically conductive substrate with an electrocoat material, including (A1) at least one cathodically depositable resin binder, (A2) at least one crosslinking agent, (A3) at least 100 ppm of bismuth, based on the total weight of the coating composition (A), and (A4) lithium, in a form dissolved in (A), the lithium not exceeding a fraction of 300 ppm, based on the total weight of the coating composition (A). Also described herein are a method for producing (A), a coating method, and an at least partly coated substrate obtainable by the method.

An electric machine includes a rotor assembly having a rotor core that extends in an axial direction and a stator assembly surrounding and coaxial with the rotor assembly. The stator assembly includes a stator core having slots extending in a radial direction into an inner surface of the stator core and extending axially from a first end surface to a second end surface of the stator core. The stator assembly includes stator coil windings disposed within the respective slots of the stator core and a first electrically insulating conformal coating disposed between the stator core and the stator coil windings. The conformal coating includes a polymer matrix impregnated with an effective amount of thermally conductive ceramic materials, above a percolation threshold, that form continuous thermal pathways across a thickness of the first coating.

Described herein is a water-based, alkaline cleaner concentrate for producing a cleaner for metallic surfaces, the concentrate including a) at least one (meth)acrylic acid homopolymer having a weight-average molar mass in the range from 3 000 to 19 000 g/mol and b) at least one (meth)acrylic acid copolymer having a weight-average molar mass in the range from 50 000 to 100 000 g/mol. Also described herein are a corresponding cleaner for metallic surfaces with reduced pickling erosion, a process for anticorrosive treatment of metallic surfaces that includes a corresponding cleaning step, a metallic surface obtained by the process, and a method of use thereof in the sector of the metalworking industries.

Described herein is a water-based, alkaline cleaner concentrate for producing a cleaner for metallic surfaces, the concentrate including a) at least one (meth)acrylic acid homopolymer having a weight-average molar mass in the range from 3 000 to 19 000 g/mol and b) at least one (meth)acrylic acid copolymer having a weight-average molar mass in the range from 50 000 to 100 000 g/mol. Also described herein are a corresponding cleaner for metallic surfaces with reduced pickling erosion, a process for anticorrosive treatment of metallic surfaces that includes a corresponding cleaning step, a metallic surface obtained by the process, and a method of use thereof in the sector of the metalworking industries.

The present disclosure relates to the field of so-called “spreading” emulsions of hydrocarbon binder, in particular cationic emulsions of hydrocarbon binders. Such emulsions are useful in the preparation of surface dressings, tack coats, fog seal type surface courses and paver seams. The use of an anionic polymer to improve immediate adhesiveness of a cationic emulsion of hydrocarbon binder to solid particles is particularly described.

A coated metal alloy substrate with at least one chamfered edge, a process for producing a coated metal alloy substrate, and an electronic device having a housing comprising a coated metal alloy substrate are described. The coated metal alloy substrate with at least 10 one chamfered edge comprises a water transfer print layer deposited on the metal alloy substrate, a passivation layer deposited on the at least one chamfered edge, and an electrophoretic deposition layer deposited on the passivation layer.

This invention provides a cationic electrodeposition paint composition comprising an amino-group-containing epoxy resin (A), a blocked polyisocyanate compound (B), and a modified imidazole (C) having a specific structure, wherein the cationic electrodeposition paint composition satisfies the following (i) or (ii), or both: (i) the cationic electrodeposition paint composition further comprises a rust inhibitor (D) or (ii) a blocking agent (b-2) of the blocked polyisocyanate compound (B) is an oxime-based compound (b-2-1) and/or a pyrazole-based compound (b-2-2).

Disclosed are methods of anodizing a metal component. In the methods an anodization bath includes an organic acid.

The present invention relates to a material having various functions such as antimicrobial function or waterproof function, as well as a method and an apparatus for manufacturing the same. The method for manufacturing a functional material according to the present invention includes coating a surface of conductive or non-conductive material with an electrically charged microfine material having a size of nano- or micro-units, thereby imparting functionality to the material simultaneously with maintaining intrinsic properties thereof.

In addition, the method for manufacturing a functional material, according to the present invention, had advantages in which: repeating a process of coating the surface of the conductive or non-conductive material with a functional substance can impart a plurality of desired functions to the material, in addition, a thickness of the functional material may be easily adjusted, and a large area/large quantity may be produced by a simplified process using a general material in a short period.