The Journal of Coatings Technology articles from February 1997

The Journal of Coatings Technology archives from February 1997

An increase in R and D expenditures for 1997 predicted by Batelle R and D Magazine.(Industry News)
February 1, 1997... The annual Battelle-R&D Magazine predicts investment in research and development (R&D) in the United States will show an increase in 1997. R&D expenditures in 1997 are expected to increase to about $192 billion - a 4.2% increase over the $184...

Durability assessment of automotive coatings - design and evaluation of accelerated tests.(Technical Articles)
February 1, 1997... A crucial factor when developing and introducing new coating formulations for automotive finishes is prediction of exterior durability. The ever-increasing demands for new colors, improved performance, and more environmentally friendly coatings...

Curing profiles of the new xenon chloride lamp.
February 1, 1997... INTRODUCTION Developments in the field of UV curable coatings have exploded over the past 15 years. One innovation is new lamps being developed to cure the coatings. After a review of selected background information on the UV curing of...

Structure-performance relationships in alkylene oxide-modified epoxy coatings.
February 1, 1997... INTRODUCTION Incorporation of flexibilizing segments into advanced epoxy resins has been commonly practiced to achieve coating flexibility, viscosity reduction, or other performance modifications in a variety of applications. This general...

Initiator-free photopolymerization of an aliphatic vinyl ether-maleimide monomer.
February 1, 1997... INTRODUCTION It is generally accepted that electron-donating monomers undergo alternating copolymerization with electron-accepting monomers. Hall et al.[1] has reported on a large number of monomers that can be of interest for this type of...

A comparison of the quality of carbon black dispersions prepared by dry and wet grind processes.(Formulation and Production Forum)
February 1, 1997... One of the important properties of black basecoats is jetness. This jetness results from deflocculated carbon black pigments, the diameter of which is much less than 100 nm.[1] Currently, the carbon black pigment dispersions for waterborne...