Disclosed herein is an aqueous
coating material comprising (A) at least one
polyurethane which is ionically stabilized, nonionically stabilized, or a combination thereof, and which is saturated, unsaturated, grafted with olefinically unsaturated compounds, or a combination thereof, (B) at least one
wetting agent or dispersant; and (C) at least one
organic solvent selected from the group consisting of
dimethyl sulfoxide,
sulfolane, 2-methyl-1-
butanol, 3-methyl-1-
butanol, 2-methyl-1-pentanol, hexyl glycol, 1,6-hexanediol,
diethylene glycol,
triethylene glycol,
glycerol, solutions of
trimethylolpropane, solutions of
pentaerythritol, solutions of
sorbitol, reactive polyether polyols with a number-average molecular weight of 110 to 6000 daltons and a hydroxyl number of 25 to 1000 mg KOH / g,
propylene glycol monobutyl
ether,
dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether,
glycerol ethoxylate, ethyl 3-ethoxypropionate, gamma-butyrolactone, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)
piperidine, N-methylmorpholine, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)
morpholine, N-acetylmorpholine, N-cyclohexylpyrrolidone, N-octyl-2-pyrrolidone, and a combination thereof. Also disclosed is a process for preparing the foregoing aqueous
coating material.