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Aqueous, essentially voc-free adhesive epoxy primer
Assignee: Cytec Technology Corp
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Filing: 1995-05-15
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Granted: 1997-06-24
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Expires: 2015-05-15
Abstract
Abstract Aqueous primer compositions containing substantially no volatile organic solvents, suitable for promoting the bonding of a metal adherend to a second adherend, are prepared by dispersing one or more solid epoxy resins and a solid curing agent into water such that the particle sizes of the solids are less than 30 μm. The primer compositions are environmentally superior to solvent based primers without loss of physical properties, are storage stable, and exhibit excellent solvent resistance.
Inventors
- 👤 David Eugene Sweet
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:51
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09J; C09J5/00; C09J5/02; C08; C08G; C08G59/00; C08G59/18; C08G59/40; C08G59/50; C08G59/5033; C09D; C09D163/00; C09J2400/00; C09J2400/10; C09J2400/16; C09J2400/166
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A one component, substantially volatile organic solvent free primer composition, comprising an aqueous dispersion of: a) one or more non-ionic, solid, particulate epoxy resins; b) a solid, particulate curing agent selected from the group consisting of aromatic diamines; and c) a solid, particulate elastomer toughener component selected from the group consisting of: c)i) a solid prereact prepared by reacting an epoxy resin with a liquid elastomer reactive with epoxy groups; and c)ii) a different solid, particulate elastomer, wherein said composition is chemically storage stable, and wherein the particles of said dispersion have a particle size such that essentially 100 percent of said particles have mean diameters less than about 30 μm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A one component, substantially volatile organic solvent free primer composition, comprising an aqueous dispersion of: a) one or more non-ionic, solid, particulate epoxy resins; b) a solid, particulate curing agent selected from the group consisting of aromatic diamines; and c) a solid, particulate elastomer toughener component selected from the group consisting of: c)i) a solid prereact prepared by reacting an epoxy resin with a liquid elastomer reactive with epoxy groups; and c)ii) a different solid, particulate elastomer, wherein said composition is chemically storage stable, and wherein the particles of said dispersion have a particle size such that essentially 100 percent of said particles have mean diameters less than about 30 μm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The primer composition of claim 1 wherein said epoxy resin is a mixture of epoxy resins comprising: a)i) a solid epoxy resin having an epoxy functionality of about 5.5 or less, and a)ii) a solid epoxy resin having an epoxy functionality of 6 or more.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The primer composition of claim 1 wherein said aromatic diamine curing agent is selected from the group consisting of 4,4'-diaminodiphenylsulfone, 3,3'-diaminodiphenylsulfone, 4,4'-diaminodiphenylketone, and 4,4'-[1,4-phenylene(1-methylethylidene)]bis(benzeneamine).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The primer composition of claim 2 wherein said aromatic diamine curing agent is selected from the group consisting of 4,4'-diaminodiphenylketone, and 4,4'-[1,4-phenylene(1-methylethylidene)]bis(benzeneamine).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
173 words
The primer composition of claim 1 wherein the dispersed phase of said dispersion comprises from 40 to about 10 percent by weight of said dispersion and the aqueous continuous phase comprises from 60 to about 90 percent by weight of said dispersion, and wherein the epoxy resin comprises, based on the total weight of the epoxy resin: 1) from 30 to 70 weight percent of a solid epoxy resin having an epoxy functionality of from 1.8 to about 4 and an epoxy equivalent weight of from 400 to 800; 2) from 5 to about 20 weight percent of a solid epoxy resin having an epoxy functionality of from 1.8 to about 4 and an epoxy equivalent weight of from about 2000 to about 8000; and; 3) from 10 to about 40 weight percent of a solid epoxy resin having an epoxy functionality of 5 or more and having an epoxy equivalent weight of from about 100 to about 400, said weight percents totalling 100 percent based on total weight of the epoxy component.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
173 words
The primer composition of claim 2 wherein the dispersed phase of said dispersion comprises from 40 to about 10 percent by weight of said dispersion and the aqueous continuous phase comprises from 60 to about 90 percent by weight of said dispersion, and wherein the epoxy resin comprises, based on the total weight of the epoxy resin: 1). from 30 to about 70 weight percent of a solid epoxy resin having an epoxy functionality of from 1.8 to about 4 and an epoxy equivalent weight of from 400 to 800; 2). from 5 to about 20 weight percent of a solid epoxy resin having an epoxy functionality of from 1.8 to about 4 and an epoxy equivalent weight of from about 2000 to about 8000; and; 3). from 10 to about 40 percent of a solid epoxy resin having an epoxy functionality of 5 or more and having an epoxy equivalent weight of from about 100 to about 400, said weight percents totalling 100 percent based on total weight of the epoxy component.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
The primer composition of claim 1, further comprising an effective amount of a catalyst which promotes the cure of epoxy resins, said catalyst being a solid catalyst in particulate form having a particle size such that essentially 100 percent of said particles have mean diameters less than about 30 μm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The primer composition of claim 1 wherein said epoxy resins contain substantially no ester groups.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The primer composition of claim 1 wherein the amount of elastomer is from 1 to 30 weight percent based on total primer solids.
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