Article coated with intermingled epoxy and urethane layers
First Claim
1. An article comprising a cured epoxy layer and a cured urethane layer in contact with and intermingled with said epoxy layer, said epoxy layer derived from a mixture of a two-part liquid epoxy coating composition comprising an epoxy resin part and a part of at least one epoxy hardener and containing less than 10 weight percent volatiles, said epoxy layer cured at ambient temperature or higher and having an equivalent ratio of said hardener to said epoxy resin of from 0.75 to 1.05 said urethane layer derived from the reaction mixture of a two-part urethane composition comprising a first part of an intermediate component comprising at least one polyol intermediate and optionally a moisture scavenger and a second part comprising a polyisocyanate component, said urethane layer cured at ambient temperature or higher, and said urethane composition containing less than 10 wt. % volatiles.
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Abstract
An article generally comprises an epoxy base coat and a urethane top coat which has particular use for application. The epoxy composition is generally a two-part, 100 percent volatile-free system containing one or more hardeners which are reacted with an epoxy component such as the glycidyl ether of bisphenol-A. The urethane composition is also generally a two-part, 100 percent volatile-free system containing a polyisocyanate component and an intermediate component comprising a polylactone polyol, and/or a polyether polyol, a polyester polyol, or a polyether-ester polyol, an aliphatic polyol chain extender and a moisture scavenger. The two-part epoxy composition can be applied to a road with the urethane composition coated thereon whereupon it serves as a lane marker. The urethane composition has exceptional weatherability, abrasion-resistance and non-yellowing characteristics. Various reflective compounds such as glass beads can be applied thereto which are partially embedded therein and have good night as well as wet night reflective properties.
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- 1. An article comprising a cured epoxy layer and a cured urethane layer in contact with and intermingled with said epoxy layer, said epoxy layer derived from a mixture of a two-part liquid epoxy coating composition comprising an epoxy resin part and a part of at least one epoxy hardener and containing less than 10 weight percent volatiles, said epoxy layer cured at ambient temperature or higher and having an equivalent ratio of said hardener to said epoxy resin of from 0.75 to 1.05 said urethane layer derived from the reaction mixture of a two-part urethane composition comprising a first part of an intermediate component comprising at least one polyol intermediate and optionally a moisture scavenger and a second part comprising a polyisocyanate component, said urethane layer cured at ambient temperature or higher, and said urethane composition containing less than 10 wt. % volatiles.
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23. An article comprising an epoxy layer and a urethane layer in contact with and intermingled with said epoxy layer, said epoxy layer comprising:
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the reaction product of an epoxy resin and a hardener system, said resin having an epoxide equivalent of from about 0.2 to about 0.8, and said hardener having a free hydrogen equivalent of from about 65 to about 125, said hardener system being present in an amount of from about 0.3 to about 0.5 parts per part epoxy resin wherein said epoxy resin comprises one or more base resins of the glycidyl ether of bisphenol A, and a diluent comprising one or more epoxy resins of butyl glycidyl ether, butyl diglycidyl ether, or cresyl diglycidyl ether, said epoxy resin having a viscosity of from about 1 cps to about 30 cps and said hardener system comprising the combination of at least a first, a second, and a third amine hardener, said first amine hardener comprising the combination of an alkyl phenol and an aliphatic amine, said second amine hardener comprising the combination of a polygeneric amine and a phenol, and said third amine hardener comprising an alkyl amino alkyl cyclodiamine; and said urethane layer comprising the reaction product of an aliphatic or aromatic polyisocyanate component and an intermediate component, said intermediate component comprising a hydroxyl terminated aliphatic polylactone, an aliphatic polyol chain extender, and a moisture scavenger. - View Dependent Claims (24, 30)
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