ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIESILTLVFIROMKCYALTRBGCZEEHUPLSKBAHRIS..MT..RS..JDIM360 Ver 2.15 (14 Jul 2008) - 1620000/01900840EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA320090722EP07116282.020070913enenen52103320060914US2009072220093020080319200812C23C 2/26 20060101AFI20071101BHEP C23C 4/18 20060101ALI20071101BHEP C23C 26/00 20060101ALI20071101BHEP deVerfahren zur Herstellung elastisch belastbarer Beschichtungen aus grünem MaterialenMethod for preparing strain tolerant coatings from a green materialfrProcédé pour la préparation de revêtements contrainte-tolérants à partir de matériau vertGENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY00203903218937/126331 River RoadSchenectady, NY 12345USBurin, David L.101 Boulder Creek WayGreer, SC 29651USO'Connell, Matthew407 Eelgrass CourtSimpsonville, SC 29651USDimascio, Paul S.201 Sugar Creek LaneGreer, SC 29650USIllingworth-Law, William Illingworth09241851GE London Patent Operation 15 John Adam StreetLondon WC2N 6LUGBATBEBGCHCYCZDEDKEEESFIFRGBGRHUIEISITLILTLULVMCMTNLPLPTROSESISKTRALBAHRMKRS20090722200930

Methods for coating substrates arc provided. A method for coating a substrate comprises disposing a coating on a substrate, where the coating exhibits a first strain tolerance; and treating the coating to enhance the strain tolerance of the coating to a second strain tolerance. The second strain tolerance is more strain tolerant strain than the first strain tolerance. Further, the step of treating comprises at least one of mechanical treating, chemically treating, thermally treating, and combinations thereof.