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US 2008/0176088 A1Published application
Painted composite thermoplastic articles
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsAndri E. Elia, Toshikazu Kobayashi, William Daniel Saunders
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Abstract
Painted composite articles having good mechanical properties and smooth surface appearance comprising a reinforced thermoplastic polymeric components, a film, and a coating.
Claims19
A composite article, comprising,
- (a) a molded part having a surface and comprising a thermoplastic polymeric composition comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer and at least one reinforcing agent;
- (b) a thermoplastic polymeric film having first and second surfaces opposite to each other;
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- (c) a coating;
- wherein the surface of the first component (a) is adhered to the first surface of the film (b) and wherein the second surface of film (b) is coated with coating (c), and wherein the thermoplastic polymeric composition has a tensile modulus of at least about 11 GPa, as measured by ISO method 527-2:1993 at a rate of 5 mm/min on test specimens having a thickness of 4 mm;
- and a notched Charpy impact strength of at least about 35 kJ/m2, as measured by ISO method 179-1:2000.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.