Described is an adhesive coating that can be applied, for example, to a surface of the insulation product. The adhesive coating includes between about 15-40% by weight of the adhesive coating of at least one of polystyrene-maleic anhydride (SMA) and polyacrylic acid (PAA), between about 15 and 50% by weight of the adhesive coating of a polyvinyl alcohol, between about 0.05% and 1.0% by weight of a homogenizer, and between about 20 and 40% by weight of the adhesive coating of a starch paste. The adhesive is activated with the application of liquid water.

An assembly and a method are provided for manufacturing a joined assembly. A method for manufacturing includes fitting together and datuming a beam and a node, wherein at least one of the beam and the node is formed with an aperture, and wherein a cylindrical interface is formed between the beam and node. Further, the method includes advancing a mechanical fastener through the aperture to temporarily hold the beam and the node in an engagement. Also, the method includes injecting a structural adhesive into the cylindrical interface between the beam and the node. The method includes final joining the beam and the node by curing the structural adhesive.

The present invention relates to hot melt adhesives comprising propylene-based homopolymers and more particularly to a hot melt adhesive composition comprising a blend of at least two metallocene catalyzed polypropylene (PP)-based polymers having different viscosities and ethylene-based copolymers. The hot melt adhesives of the present invention exhibit thermal resistance to aging and high and low temperature resistance which allows them to adhere different substrates.

A curing resin composition useful as an adhesive excellent in impact resistance, heat resistance, and water resistance is provided. The composition contains (A) an epoxy resin, (B) a blocked urethane, and (C) an amine latent curing agent. The blocked urethane (B) has a weight average molecular weight Mw of 15,000 to 38,000 and a ratio of weight average molecular weight Mw to number average molecular weight Mn, Mw/Mn, of 1.9 to 3.0. The epoxy resin (A) is preferably a bisphenol epoxy resin. The blocked urethane (B) preferably contains a blocked urethane having an oxybutylene group and a blocked urethane having an oxypropylene group.

Roofing systems are provided. A roofing system comprises a roofing substrate, and a roofing membrane located on the roofing substrate. The roofing membrane comprises a first layer, and a second layer located between the first layer and the roofing substrate. The second layer comprises an adhesive. The adhesive adheres the roofing membrane to the roofing substrate. The adhesive comprises a sufficient amount of fire retardant such that, when the adhesive is located between the roofing membrane and a plywood substrate, a force required to peel the roofing membrane from the plywood substrate, at 180 at a 2/min pulling speed in accordance with ASTM D413, is at least 10% greater than a force required for a control adhesive that does not comprise a fire retardant, or the adhesive exhibits a burn time of less than 15 seconds when tested according to UL 94. Related systems, methods, and materials are also provided.

Described is an adhesive coating that can be applied, for example, to a surface of the insulation product. The adhesive coating includes between about 15-40% by weight of the adhesive coating of at least one of polystyrene-maleic anhydride (SMA) and polyacrylic acid (PAA), between about 15 and 50% by weight of the adhesive coating of a polyvinyl alcohol, between about 0.05% and 1.0% by weight of a homogenizer, and between about 20 and 40% by weight of the adhesive coating of a starch paste. The adhesive is activated with the application of liquid water.

A multilayer composite containing a polymeric membrane, a hot-melt adhesive layer, and a release liner, wherein the hot-melt adhesive layer comprises a thermally curable pressure-sensitive adhesive and tackifier. The invention further relates to a process to make the composite and to use the composite as a roofing material, label, tape, Graphics and Medical applications.

A method of installing a roof system includes providing a first membrane composite; adhesively securing the first membrane composite to a roof surface through a UV-cured pressure-sensitive adhesive layer; providing a second membrane composite; adhesively securing the second membrane composite to the roof surface through a UV-cured pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, where the second membrane composite is positioned adjacent to and partially overlapping a lap area of the first membrane composite; and adhesively securing the second membrane composite to a first planar surface of the first membrane composite along a primer layer through the UV-cured pressure-sensitive adhesive layer disposed on the second membrane composite.

A two-component epoxy resin composition, made of: a resin component including: at least one epoxy resin that contains on average more than one epoxy group per molecule; up to 25 wt.-% of at least one epoxy-functional reactive diluent having one or two epoxy groups per molecule; and a hardener component including: between 40 and 80 wt.-% of at least one amino-functional hardener of formula (I), ##STR00001##
wherein n is an integer with a value of 2 or 3, R.sup.1 is a linear, cyclic or branched alkyl residue that optionally contains ether oxygen atoms and R.sup.2 is a methyl or ethyl group; between 10 and 30 wt.-% of at least one Lewis base having at least one tertiary amino group, amidine group, or guanidine group; and between 10 and 30 wt.-% of at least one carboxylic acid.

The present disclosure relates a building surface accessory comprising an elongated body having a length that extends from a first end to a second end, the elongated body having an inside surface, an outside surface, a first edge, and a second edge, and an adhesive sheet having an outside surface coupled to the elongated body, an inside surface, and pressure sensitive adhesive on at least a portion of the inside surface, wherein the adhesive sheet is embossed such that the pressure sensitive adhesive has a plurality of raised portions.