The Journal of Coatings Technology articles from February 1999

The Journal of Coatings Technology archives from February 1999

Battelle's 'R&D Magazine' forecasts increase in R&D expenditures for 1999.
February 1, 1999... The annual forecast by Battelle, Columbus, OH, and R&D Magazine, predicts an increase in total expenditures in research and development in the United States to nearly $236 billion in 1999. This figure represents a jump of nearly seven percent...

Coatings Industry Education Foundation.
February 1, 1999... The future of any industry lies in the appropriate education of young people, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Coatings Industry, Education Foundation (CIEF) fosters this educational process for the coatings industry by...

California Polytechnic State University.(undergraduate polymers and coatings program)
February 1, 1999... Undergraduate Polymers and Coatings Program at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, one of the 23 campuses of the California State University system, enrolls over 16,000 students and is nationally recognized for the...

DePaul University.(masters degree in coatings technology)
February 1, 1999... Masters Degree in Coatings Technology DePaul University is the center for graduate education in coatings technology in the Chicago area. The Master's of Science program in coatings technology was instituted in the Department of Chemistry in...

The University of Southern Mississippi.
February 1, 1999... The Department of Polymer Science at The University of Southern Mississippi is an internationally recognized center of excellence in Polymer Science. For three consecutive years, U.S. News and World Report, in its regular feature "America's...

Exterior durability, part 2.(Educational Series)
February 1, 1999... Exterior durability of coatings refers to their resistance to change during outdoor exposure; such changes include changes of modulus, loss of strength, embrittlement, discoloration, loss of adhesion, chalking, loss of gloss, and environmental...

Characterization of infrared absorption by powder coatings on steel panels.
February 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION Due to environmental concerns with organic solvents escaping into the atmosphere, polymeric powder coatings in the marketplace are replacing solvent-based coatings. Historically, coatings have been cured in convection ovens,...

Crosslinking with malonate blocked isocyanates and with melamine resins.
February 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION The environmental acid etch resistance of automotive clearcoats,[3] one of the major issues in formulating these coatings, has become an increasing problem due to the development of higher distinction of image (DOI)...

Chlorinated maleinized guayule rubber as an adhesion promoter for polypropylene.
February 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION Waterborne coatings employ additives to lower surface tension and improve substrate wetting. However, these additives have little effect on adhesion to very low energy surfaces such as polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene....