Aluminum Company of America

Mobay Corporation

Susan A Stanton

Thomas L Levendusky

Jeffrey F Dormish

Randall C Rains

John M Stinson

James N Rieck

Roy B Steidley

David A Smith

Vincent J Downard

Gary J DiFranco

William F Forster

John R McAllister

A method for extrusion coating both sides of a metal strip. A metal strip, such as aluminum alloy strip, is moved through a pre-conditioner, two extrusion dies, a post heater and a cooling system. Both sides of the strip are coated with thin coatings of polyester material. The coated metal strip is useful for containers, such as cans and can ends, as well as for automobiles, appliances, aerospace, construction and electrical devices.

Method for coating a metal strip

The present invention is related to a structural member comprising a laminate and an adhesive where said adhesive is the reaction product of (a) 100 parts by weight of at least one hydroxy functional material having a molecular weight of at least 300 and a hydroxy functionality of at least 2 which material is preferably selected from the group consisting of polyether polyols, polyester polyols, polyester amide polyols, and polycarbonate polyols, (b) 0.2 to 20 parts by weight of an aliphatic, aromatic and/or a cycloaliphatic diamine or triamine, and (c) an organic isocyanate in an amount sufficient to render the isocyanate index between about 70 and about 150, wherein said component (c) is not prereacted with any of the components (a) and (b). In a preferred embodiment, there is included up to 50 parts by weight of component (d) which is an aliphatic polyol having a functionality of at least 2 and a molecular weight of below 300. Also in the preferred embodiment, component (c) is not prereacted with any of (a), (b) and (d).

Two component polyurethane adhesive

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Evans City, PA, United States of America

Susan A Stanton