Composite article comprising a metal reinforcement element embedded in a thermoplastic polymer material
AssigneeNV Bekaert SA
InventorsLaszlo Garamszegi, Gabrielle Pax, Jerome Bouchet, Veronique Michaud, Jan-Anders Manson, Daniel Mauer
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Abstract
The invention relates to a composite article comprising at least one metal reinforcement element embedded in a polymer material. An adhesion promoting layer is interposed between the metal reinforcement element and the polymer material. The adhesion promoting layer comprises an organofunctional silane and a hyperbranched polymer. The invention further relates to a method of manufacturing a composite article and to the use of a composite article as metal reinforced article.
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A composite article comprising at least one metal reinforcement element embedded in a polymer material, said metal reinforcement element being at least partially coated with an adhesion promoting layer, said adhesion promoting layer being interposed between said metal reinforcement element and said polymer material, characterized in that said adhesion promoting layer comprises a first component and a second component, said first component comprising an organofunctional silane and said second component comprising a hyperbranched polymer.
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