D1378 CA RADIATION CURABLE PRIMARY COATING FOR OPTICAL FIBER
First Claim
1. A radiation curable Primary Coating composition comprising:
- A) an oligomer;
B) a diluent monomer;
C) a photoinitiator;
D) an antioxidant; and
E) an adhesion promoter;
wherein said oligomer is the reaction product of;
i) a hydroxyethyl acrylate;
ii) an aromatic isocyanate;
iii) an aliphatic isocyanate;
iv) a polyol;
v) a catalyst; and
anvi) inhibitor,wherein said catalyst is an organo bismuth catalyst;
wherein said oligomer has a number average molecular weight of from at least about 4000 g/mol to less than or equal to about 15,000 g/mol; and
wherein a cured film of said radiation curable coating composition has a peak tan delta Tg of from about −
25°
C. to about −
45°
C.; and
a modulus of from about 0.50 MPa to about 1.2 MPa.
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Abstract
Radiation curable coatings for use as a Primary Coating for optical fibers, optical fibers coated with said coatings and methods for the preparation of coated optical fibers. A radiation curable Primary Coating composition comprising: an oligomer; a diluent monomer; a photoinitiator; an antioxidant; and an adhesion promoter; wherein said oligomer is the reaction product of: a hydroxyethyl acrylate; an aromatic isocyanate; an aliphatic isocyanate; a polyol; a catalyst; and an inhibitor, wherein said catalyst is an organo bismuth catalyst; wherein said oligomer has a number average molecular weight of from at least about 4000 g/mol to less than or equal to about 15,000 g/mol; and wherein a cured film of said radiation curable coating composition has a peak tan delta Tg of from about −25° C. to about −45° C.; and a modulus of from about 0.50 MPa to about 1.2 MPa.
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6 Claims
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1. A radiation curable Primary Coating composition comprising:
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A) an oligomer; B) a diluent monomer; C) a photoinitiator; D) an antioxidant; and E) an adhesion promoter; wherein said oligomer is the reaction product of; i) a hydroxyethyl acrylate; ii) an aromatic isocyanate; iii) an aliphatic isocyanate; iv) a polyol; v) a catalyst; and
anvi) inhibitor, wherein said catalyst is an organo bismuth catalyst; wherein said oligomer has a number average molecular weight of from at least about 4000 g/mol to less than or equal to about 15,000 g/mol; and wherein a cured film of said radiation curable coating composition has a peak tan delta Tg of from about −
25°
C. to about −
45°
C.; and
a modulus of from about 0.50 MPa to about 1.2 MPa. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A radiation curable Primary Coating composition comprising:
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an oligomer; a diluent monomer; a photoinitiator; an antioxidant; and an adhesion promoter; wherein said oligomer is the reaction product of;
i) a hydroxyethyl acrylate;
ii) an aromatic isocyanate;
iii) an aliphatic isocyanate;
iv) a polyol;
v) a catalyst; and
an vi) inhibitor,wherein said oligomer has a number average molecular weight of from at least about 4000 g/mol to less than or equal to about 15,000 g/mol; wherein a cured film of said radiation curable Primary Coating composition has a peak tan delta Tg of from about −
25°
C. to about −
45°
C.; and
a modulus of from about 0.50 MPa to about 1.2 MPa andwherein said catalyst is selected from the group consisting of sulfonic acids, including but not limited to dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid, CAS 27176-87-0; and
methane sulfonic acid, GAS 75-75-2;
amino or organo-base catalysts, including, but not limited to;
1,2-dimethylimidazole, CAS 1739-84-0; and
diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO), CAS 280-57-9 (strong base); and
triphenyl phosphine;
alkoxides of zirconium and titanium, including, but not limited to zirconium butoxide, (tetrabutyl zirconate) CAS 1071-76-7; and
titanium butoxide, (tetrabutyl titanate) CAS 5593-70-4; and
ionic liquid phosphonium, imidazolium, and pyridinium salts, such as, but not limited to, trihexyl(tetradecyl)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate, CAS No. 374683-44-0;
1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate, CAS No. 284049-75-8; and
N-butyl-4-methylpyridinium chloride, CAS No. 125652-55-3; and
tetradecyl(trihexyl)phosphonium.
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