Protective Treatments, Inc.

Basf Corporation, Inmont Division

Ppg Industries Ohio, Inc.

Robert L McVay

Christopher L Most

Norman Nevins

Cathy V Emo

Virginia P Rush

Carmen L Bellanca

Aqueous 'C' enamels which bake to yield clear, rather than opaque films, and which contain very high carboxylic acid levels in the enamel may be prepared by reacting a zinc oxide containing predispersion at elevated temperatures with a highly carboxylate enamel.

Clear aqueous interior enamels

A wear surface such as steel bridge deck surfaced with a wear-resistant overlay such as plastic tiles is disclosed in which the tiles are bonded to the deck by means of a bonding layer having preferably a shore 00 hardness of from approximately 78 to 90 and comprising an elastomer compounded with a stiffening filler in an amount equal to at least about half the weight of the elastomer. Low volatile liquid plasticizer is present in an amount to provide the stated hardness. The elastomer is preferably a mixture of acrylic elastomer and butyl elastomers, and the stiffening filler is a high abrasion furnace carbon black. The tiles are adhered to the layer with a solution coating comprising neoprene in admixture with a terpene-phenolic resin and the coating desirably includes a hydrophobic silica.

Bonding system for wear surfaces

A steel bridge deck surfaced with plastic tiles is disclosed in which the tiles are bonded to the deck by means of a bonding layer having a Shore 00 hardness of from 78 to 90 and comprising an elastomer compounded with a stiffening filler in an amount equal to at least half the weight of the elastomer. Low volatile liquid plasticizer is present in an amount to provide the stated hardness. The elastomer is preferably a mixture of acrylic elastomer and butyl elastomers, and the stiffening filler is a high abrasion furnace carbon black. The tiles are adhered to the layer with a solution coating comprising neoprene in admixture with a terpene-phenolic resin and the coating desirably includes a hydrophobic silica. The layer is adhered to the steel deck with a butyl-based solution coating containing a corrosion-resistant pigment in combination with zinc oxide.

Systems for protecting steel

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Robert L McVay