COMPOSITE ARTICLE

• Main Authors: JONES, Charles, E., Jr, KAMM, Andre, GUST, Karl, R, DODGE, Jeffrey, A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 21.11.2018
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G; APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL; BLASTING; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; HEATING; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; LIGHTING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PIPES; PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TOSURFACES, IN GENERAL; SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS; WORKING-UP

A composite article has an increased peel strength and includes a first layer including a low surface energy polymer. The composite article also includes a poly(meth)acrylate layer, an epoxide layer, and a polyurethane elastomer layer. The poly(meth)acrylate layer is disposed on and in direct contact with the first layer. Moreover, the poly(meth)acrylate layer includes a poly(meth)acrylate that includes the reaction product of at least one (meth)acrylate that is polymerized in the presence of an organoborane initiator. The epoxide layer is disposed on and in direct contact with the poly(meth)acrylate layer. The polyurethane elastomer layer is disposed on and in direct contact with the epoxide layer. The composite article has a 90° peel strength of at least 50 pli measured using ASTM D6862.