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US 4,250,226 AGranted
Method for producing an adhesive-coated high-strength steel reinforcing member
AssigneeMonsanto Company
InventorsThomas E. Graham, George H. Thaxton, Francis M. Mitchell, Robert P. Bell
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Abstract
Steel ribbons and wires having quenched martensite or bainite microstructure are disclosed having an organic adhesive coating which is degraded at the steel-adhesive interface. The products are useful as steel tire reinforcements.
Claims5
A coated steel reinforcing member, comprising:
- a steel substrate having a composition within the limits defined by the grade numbers AISI 1030 to AISI 1095 and a quenched structure of martensite, bainite or mixtures thereof;
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- a continuous organic adhesive coating on the surface of said substrate wherein the interface between said substrate and said coating is characterized by a layer of degraded adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.