US2020231827A1PendingUtilityA1

Alpha-alumina flakes

Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBHPriority: Apr 30, 2013Filed: Apr 8, 2020Published: Jul 23, 2020
Est. expiryApr 30, 2033(~6.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

The present invention relates to alumina flakes having a defined thickness and particle size distribution and to their use in varnishes, paints, automotive coatings, printing inks, masterbatches, plastics and cosmetic formulations and as substrate for effect pigments.

Claims

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1 - 16 . (canceled) 
     
     
         17 . An automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating, comprising coated and/or uncoated Al 2 O 3  flakes having a particle thickness of less than 500 nm and a D 50 -value of 15-30 μm and a D 90 -value of 30-45 μm and one or more further ingredients suitable for an automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating. 
     
     
         18 . An automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating according to  claim 17 , which is a single layer coating or a two-coat system in which the coated and/or uncoated Al 2 O 3  flakes are present in a base coat. 
     
     
         19 . An automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating according to  claim 17 , wherein the coated and/or uncoated Al 2 O 3  flakes are present in an amount of 0.5 to 10% by weight based on the weight of the automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating. 
     
     
         20 . An automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating according to  claim 17 , wherein the Al 2 O 3  flakes have a particle thickness of 130-400 nm and a D 50 -value of 15-30 μm and a D 90 -value of 30-45 μm and a D 10 -value of <9.5 μm. 
     
     
         21 . An automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating according to  claim 17 , wherein the Al 2 O 3  flakes are α-alumina flakes. 
     
     
         22 . An automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating according to  claim 17 , wherein the Al 2 O 3  flakes have a standard deviation of thickness distribution of less than 80 nm. 
     
     
         23 . An automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating according to  claim 17 , wherein the Al 2 O 3  flakes are doped with TiO 2 , ZrO 2 , SiO 2 , SnO 2 , In 2 O 3 , or ZnO or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         24 . An automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating according to  claim 17 , wherein the Al 2 O 3  flakes are coated with at least one layer of a metal oxide, a mixture of at least two metal oxides, a metal, a metal sulphide, a titanium suboxide, a titanium oxynitride, FeO(OH), SiO 2 , a metal alloy or a rare earth compound, which form one or more coatings. 
     
     
         25 . An automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating according to  claim 17 , wherein the Al 2 O 3  flakes are coated with at least one layer of a metal oxide or a mixture of at least two metal oxides. 
     
     
         26 . An automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating according to  claim 17 , wherein the Al 2 O 3  flakes are coated with the following layer sequence:
 Al 2 O 3  flake+TiO 2      Al 2 O 3  flake+TiO 2 /Fe 2 O 3      Al 2 O 3  flake+Fe 2 O 3      Al 2 O 3  flake+TiO 2 +Fe 2 O 3      Al 2 O 3  flake+TiO 2 +Fe 3 O 4      Al 2 O 3  flake+TiO 2 +SiO 2 +TiO 2      Al 2 O 3  flake+Fe 2 O 3 +SiO 2 +TiO 2      Al 2 O 3  flake+TiO 2 /Fe 2 O 3 +SiO 2 +TiO 2      Al 2 O 3  flake+TiO 2 +SiO 2 +TiO 2 /Fe 2 O 3      Al 2 O 3  flake+TiO 2 +SiO 2      Al 2 O 3  flake+TiO 2 +SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3      Al 2 O 3  flake+TiO 2 +Al 2 O 3      Al 2 O 3  flake+SnO 2      Al 2 O 3  flake+SnO 2 +TiO 2      Al 2 O 3  flake+SnO 2 +Fe 2 O 3      Al 2 O 3  flake+SiO 2      Al 2 O 3  flake+SiO 2 +TiO 2      Al 2 O 3  flake+SiO 2 +TiO 2 /Fe 2 O 3      Al 2 O 3  flake+SiO 2 +Fe 2 O 3      Al 2 O 3  flake+SiO 2 +TiO 2 +Fe 2 O 3      Al 2 O 3  flake+SiO 2 +TiO 2 +Fe 3 O 4      Al 2 O 3  flake+SiO 2 +TiO 2 +SiO 2 +TiO 2      Al 2 O 3  flake+SiO 2 +Fe 2 O 3 +SiO 2 +TiO 2      Al 2 O 3  flake+SiO 2 +TiO 2 /Fe 2 O 3 +SiO 2 +TiO 2      Al 2 O 3  flake+SiO 2 +TiO 2 +SiO 2 +TiO 2 /Fe 2 O 3      Al 2 O 3  flake+SiO 2 +TiO 2 +SiO 2      Al 2 O 3  flake+SiO 2 +TiO 2 +SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3      Al 2 O 3  flake+SiO 2 +TiO 2 +Al 2 O 3      Al 2 O 3  flake+TiO 2 +Prussian Blue or   Al 2 O 3  flake+TiO 2 +Carmine Red.   
     
     
         27 . An automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating according to  claim 17 , wherein the Al 2 O 3  flakes are coated with TiO 2  in the rutile modification. 
     
     
         28 . An automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating according to  claim 17 , wherein the Al 2 O 3  flakes are coated with TiO 2  in the anatase modification. 
     
     
         29 . An automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating according to  claim 17 , wherein the Al 2 O 3  flakes are coated, and which coated flakes consist of 40-90 wt. % of Al 2 O 3  flakes and 10-60 wt. % of the one or more coatings. 
     
     
         30 . An automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating according to  claim 17 , wherein the Al 2 O 3  flakes have a D 10 -value of <9.2 am. 
     
     
         31 . An automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating according to  claim 17 , wherein the Al 2 O 3  flakes have a D 10 -value of 8.8 to 9.2 am. 
     
     
         32 . An automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating according to  claim 17 , wherein the Al 2 O 3  flakes have a particle thickness of 200-250 nm. 
     
     
         33 . An automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating according to  claim 17 , wherein the Al 2 O 3  flakes have a particle thickness of 130-400 nm and a D 50 -value of 15-30 μm and a D 90 -value of 30-45 μm and a D 10 -value of 8.8 to <9.5 am. 
     
     
         34 . An automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating composition, comprising coated and/or uncoated Al 2 O 3  flakes having a particle thickness of less than 500 nm and a D 50 -value of 15-30 am and a D 90 -value of 30-45 am and one or more further ingredients suitable for an automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating. 
     
     
         35 . An automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating composition according to  claim 34 , wherein the coated and/or uncoated Al 2 O 3  flakes are present in an amount of 0.5 to 10% by weight based on the weight of the automobile coating, automotive finishing or industrial coating.

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