Patent ID: 8617475

Claim:
An erosion resistant mounting material comprising: a mounting material comprising inorganic fibers and having a plurality of peripheral edges, the plurality of peripheral edges comprising a first peripheral edge; and a layer of reinforcing composition inwardly disposed on the mounting material along the first peripheral edge, but not contacting a majority of the mounting material; wherein, on a dry weight basis, at least one compound represented by the formula (M m+ ) d ((Z p O q (OH) r ) nâˆ’ ) e .(H 2 O) f comprises a majority of the reinforcing composition, wherein each M m+ independently represents a cationic species, other than H + , having a positive charge of m + ; and (Z p O q (OH) r ) nâˆ’ represents a species having a charge of nâˆ’, wherein Z represents boron, and further wherein: f is a real number greater than or equal to zero; d, n, q, and r are integers greater than or equal to zero; e, m, and p are integers greater than or equal to one; and d times m equals e times n; and wherein the erosion resistant mounting material is flexible.