Architectural unit possessing translucent silicone rubber component

• US 7,527,838 B2
• Filed: 04/06/2006
• Issued: 05/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Momentive Performance Materials Incorporated (Momentive Performance Materials Holdings LLC)
• Original Assignee: Momentive Performance Materials Incorporated (Momentive Performance Materials Holdings LLC)
• Inventors: Correia, Reuben
• Primary Examiner(s): Zimmer; Marc S
• Application Number:
  US11/399,557
• Publication Number:
  US 20070237912A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,125 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 428/34
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 27/10 with the aid of adhesive specially adapted for that purpose
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 77/045 containing less than 25 silicon atoms
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 77/16 to hydroxyl groups
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 77/80 Siloxanes having aromatic substituents, e.g. phenyl side groups
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 83/00 Compositions of macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming in the main chain of the macromolecule a linkage containing silicon with or without sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen or carbon only; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 83/04 Polysiloxanes
• CPC Class Codes: E06B 3/56 by means of putty, cement, or adhesives only E06B3/64 E06B3/5427 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31612 As silicone, silane or siloxane
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31663 As siloxane, silicone or silane

Abstract

The invention relates to architectural elements possessing at least two components bonded together employing a silicone rubber composition of high stability and translucency, which is useful for application as a bedding sealant in the manufacture of such architectural elements as window assemblies, door assemblies, structural glazing, curtainwall applications, and the like.

Claims

1. An insulated glass unit comprising:

at least two sheets of glass or other functionally equivalent material;

a curable bedding glaze, the bedding glaze employing a silicone rubber composition obtained by the curing of a mixture which comprises;

a) a first part comprising diorganopolysiloxane wherein the silicon atom at each polymer chain end is silanol terminated;

b) a second part comprising a condensation catalyst;

c) a crosslinker in the first and/or second part;

d) fumed silica having surface silanol groups treated with a capping agent, the fumed silica being present in the first and/or second part; and

, optionally,

e) at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of alkyl-terminated diorganopolysiloxane, filler, UV stabilizer, antioxidant, adhesion promoter, cure accelerator, thixotropic agent, plasticizer, moisture scavenger, pigment, dye, surfactant, solvent and biocide, the additional component being present in the first part and/or second part, whichever part(s) the component is compatible therewith,

the first part and second part following their combination curing to provide a silicone rubber;

a primary gas sealant member fabricated from at least one polymeric material selected from the group consisting of polyisobutylene, butyl rubber, polysulfide, EPDM rubber, nitrile rubber, polyisobutylene/polyisoprene copolymers, polyisobutylene polymers, brominated olefin polymers, copolymers of polisobutylene, copolymers of para-methylstyrene, copolymers of polyisobutylene, brominated para-methylstyrene, butyl rubber-copolymer of isobutylene, butyl rubber-copolymer of isoprene, ethylene-propylene polymers, polysulfide polymers, polyurethane polymers, and styrene butadiene polymers; and

a low gas-permeable sealant composition which is at least one member selected from the comprising

a sealant composition obtained from the curing of a curable composition comprising (a) diorganopolysiloxane;

(b) at least one polymer having a permeability to gas that is less than the permeability of diorganopolysiloxane polymer (a);

(c) cross-linker;

(d) catalyst for the cross-linker reaction; and

, optionally, (e) at least one filler, adhesion promoter, and/or non-ionic surfactant;

sealant composition obtained from the curing of a curable composition comprising (a) at least one silanol-terminated diorganopolysiloxane;

(b) at least one crosslinker for the silanol-terminated diorganopolysiloxane(s);

(c) at least one catalyst for the crosslinking reaction;

(d) at least one organic nanoclay; and

, optionally, (e) at least one solid polymer having a permeability to gas that is less than the permeability of the crosslinked diorganopolysiloxane(s);

sealant composition obtained from the curing of, moisture-curable silylated resin-containing composition comprising (a) moisture-curable silylated resin, which upon curing, provides cured resin, exhibiting permeability to gas; and

, (b) at least one other polymer having a permeability to gas that is less than the permeability of cured resin (a), and, optionally, (c) at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of filler, adhesion promoter, catalyst, surfactant, UV stabilizer, antioxidant, cure accelerator, thixotropic agent, moisture scavenger, pigment, dye, solvent and biocide;

sealant composition obtained from the curing of, moisture-curable silylated resin-containing composition comprising (a) moisture-curable silylated resin, which upon curing, provides a cured resin exhibiting permeability to gas;

(b) at least one organic nanoclay; and

, optionally, (c) at least one solid polymer having a permeability to gas that is less than the permeability of the cured resin (a); and

sealant composition obtained from the curing of a curable sealant composition comprising (a) at least one silanol-terminated diorganopolysiloxane;

(b) at least one crosslinker for the silanol-terminated diorganopolysiloxane(s);

(c) at least one catalyst for the crosslinking reaction;

(d) a gas barrier enhancing amount of at least one inorganic-organic nanocomposite; and

, optionally, (e) at least one solid polymer having a permeability to gas that is less than the permeability of the crosslinked diorganopolysiloxane(s).

2. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the silanol-terminated diorganopolysiloxane is of the general formula:

M_aD_bD′

_c

wherein a is 2, b is equal to or greater than 1 and c is zero or a positive value where M=(HO)_3-x-yR¹_xR²_ySiO_1/2;

with the subscript x being 0, 1 or 2 and the subscript y being either 0 or 1, subject to the limitation that x+y is less than or equal to 2, where R¹ and R² are independently chosen monovalent hydrocarbon radicals up to about 60 carbon atoms;

where

D=R³R⁴SiO_1/2;

where R³ and R⁴ are independently chosen monovalent hydrocarbon radicals up to about 60 carbon atoms;

where

D′

=R⁵R⁶SiO_2/2;

where R⁵ and R⁶ are independently chosen monovalent hydrocarbon radicals of up to about 60 carbon atoms.

3. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the silanol-terminated diorganopolysiloxane ranges from about 5 weight percent to about 95 weight percent of the total composition.

4. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the silanol-terminated diorganopolysiloxane ranges from about 35 weight percent to about 85 weight percent of the total composition.

5. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the silanol-terminated diorganopolysiloxane ranges from about 50 weight percent to about 70 weight percent of the total composition.

6. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the silanol-terminated diorganopolysiloxane possesses a viscosity of from about 1,000 to about 200,000 cps at 25°

C.

7. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the capping agent is selected from the group consisting of silazanes, chlorosilanes, alkoxysilanes, siloxanes and/or polysiloxanes, acetoxysilanes, substituted silanols and mixtures thereof.

8. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the capping agent is selected from the group consisting of hexamethylcyclotrisiloxane, octamethyl cyclotetrasiloxane, tetramethyltetravinylcyclotetrasiloxane, decamethylcyclopentasiloxane, hexamethyldisiloxane, sym.-tetramethyldivinylsiloxane, sym.-trimethyltriphenylcyclotrisiloxane, octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, octamethyltrisiloxane, decamethyltetrasiloxane and other linear diorganopolysiloxanes, 1,7-dihydroxyoctamethyltetrasilosane, 1,9-dihydroxydecamethylpentasiloxane and 1,11-dihydroxyduodecamethylhexasiloxane. Further usable siloxanes are 1,3,5,8-hexamethyldisiloxane, 1,3-divinyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane and 1,3,5-trimethyl-1,3,5-triphenylcyclotrisiloxane and mixtures thereof.

9. The insulated glass unit of claim 8 wherein the capping agent is selected from the group consisting of methyltrichlorosilane, dimethyldichlorosilane, trimethylchlorosilane, methyltrimethoxysilane, dimethyldimethoxysilane, trimethylmethoxysilane, methyltriethoxysilane, dimethyldiethoxysilane, trimethylethoxysilane, methyltriacetoxysilane, dimethyldiacetoxysilane, trimethylacetoxysilane, octylmethyldichlorosilane, octyltrichlorosilane, octadecylmethyldichlorosilane, octadecyltrichlorosilane, vinyltrichlorosilane, vinylmethyldichlorosilane, vinyldimethylehlorosilane, vinyltrimethoxysilane, vinylmethyldimethoxysilane, vinyldimethylmethoxysilane, vinyltriethoxysilane, vinylmethyldiethoxysilane, vinyldimethylethoxysilane, hexamethyldisilazane, divinyltetramethyldisilazane, bis(3,3-trifluoropropyl)tetramethyldisilazane, octamethylcyclotetrasilazane, and trimethylsilanol and mixtures thereof.

10. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the capping agent is hexamethyldisilazane.

11. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the fumed silica has a BET specific surface area greater than about 10 m²/g.

12. The insulated glass unit of claim 11 wherein fumed silica has a BET from about 50 to about 400 m²/g.

13. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the fumed silica ranges from about 5 to about 80 weight percent of first part (a).

14. The insulated glass unit of claim 13 wherein the fumed silica ranges from about 10 to about 30 weight percent of first part (a).

15. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the crosslinker has at least one leaving group selected from the group consisting of alkoxy, acetoxy, acetamido, ketoxime, benzamido, aminoxy and mixtures thereof.

16. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the crosslinker is an alkylsilicate.

17. The insulated glass unit of claim 16 wherein the alkylsilicate has the general formula:

(R¹⁴O)(R¹⁵O)(R¹⁶O)(R¹⁷O)Si

where R¹⁴, R¹⁵, R¹⁶ and R¹⁷ are independently chosen monovalent hydrocarbon radicals up to about 60 carbon atoms.

18. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the crosslinker is selected from the group consisting of tetra-N-propylsilicate, tetraethylorthosilicate, methytrimethoxysilane, methyltriacetoxysilane, dibutoxydiacetoxysilane, methylisopropoxydiacetoxysilane, methyloximinosilane and mixtures thereof.

19. The insulated glass unit of claim 16 wherein the alkylsilicate ranges from about 0.01 to about 20 weight percent of the total composition.

20. The insulated glass unit of claim 19 wherein the alkylsilicate ranges from about 0.3 to about 5 weight percent of the total composition.

21. The insulated glass unit of claim 20 wherein the alkylsilicate ranges from about 0.5 to about 1.5 weight percent of the total composition.

22. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the condensation catalyst is selected from the group consisting of metal and non-metal catalysts.

23. The insulated glass unit of claim 22 wherein the condensation catalyst is selected from the group consisting of tin, titanium, zirconium, lead, iron cobalt, antimony, manganese, bismuth and zinc compounds.

24. The insulated glass unit of claim 23 wherein the condensation catalyst is selected from the group consisting of dibutyltindilaurate, dibutyltindiacetate, dibutyltindimethoxide, tinoctoate, isobutyltintriceroate, dibutyltinoxide, dibutyltin bis-isooctylphthalate, bis-tripropoxysilyl dioctyltin, dibutyltin bis-acetylacetone, silylated dibutyltin dioxide, carbomethoxyphenyl tin tris-uberate, isobutyltin triceroate, dimethyltin dibutyrate, dimethyltin di-neodecanoate, triethyltin tartarate, dibutyltin dibenzoate, tin oleate, tin naphthenate, butyltintri-2-ethylhexylhexoate, and tinbutyrate.

25. The insulated glass unit of claim 24 wherein the condensation catalyst is selected from the group consisting of diorganotin bis β

-diketonates.

26. The insulated glass unit of claim 22 wherein the condensation catalyst is selected from the group consisting of 1,3-propanedioxytitanium bis(ethylacetoacetate), di-isopropoxytitanium bis(ethylacetoacetate), tetra n-butyl titanate, tetra-isopropyl titanate, and mixtures thereof.

27. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the alkyl terminated diorganopolysiloxane has the general formula:

M″

_eD″

_fD′

″

_g

with the subscript e=2 and f equal to or greater than 1 and with the subscript g zero or positive where

M″

=R⁷R⁸R⁹SiO_1/2;

where R⁷, R⁸ and R⁹ are independently chosen monovalent hydrocarbon radicals up to about 60 carbon atoms;

where

D″

=R¹⁰R¹¹SiO_2/2;

where R¹⁰ and R¹¹ are independently chosen monovalent hydrocarbon radicals up to about 60 carbon atoms;

where

D′

″

=R¹²R¹³SiO_2/2;

where R¹² and R¹³ are independently chosen monovalent hydrocarbon radicals up to about 60 carbon atoms.

28. The insulated glass unit of claim 27 wherein the alkyl terminated diorganopolysiloxane ranges from 0 weight percent to about 50 weight percent of the total composition.

29. The insulated glass unit of claim 28 wherein alkyl terminated diorganopolysiloxane ranges from about 5 weight percent to about 35 weight percent of the total composition.

30. The insulated glass unit of claim 29 wherein alkyl terminated diorganopolysiloxane ranges from about 10 weight percent to about 30 weight percent of the total composition.

31. The insulated glass unit of claim 27 wherein the alkyl terminated diorganopolysiloxane possesses a viscosity of from about 50 to about 200,000 cps at 25°

C.

32. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein alkyl terminated diorganopolysiloxane, where present is in the first and/or second part, filler, where present, is in the first and/or second part;

U.V. stabilizer, where present, is in the first and/or second part;

antioxidant, where present, is in the first and/or second part;

adhesion promoter, where present, is in the first and/or second part;

cure accelerator, where present, is in the first and/or second part;

thixotropic agent, where present, is in the first and/or second part;

moisture scavenger, where present, is in the first and/or second part;

pigment, where present, is in the first and/or second part;

dye, where present, is in the first and/or second part;

surfactant, where present, is in the first and/or second part;

solvent, where present is in the first and/or second part; and

, biocide, where present, is in the first and/or second part.

33. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the adhesion promoter is selected from the group consisting of n-2-aminoethyl-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 1,3,5-tris(trimethoxysilylpropyl)isocyanurate, n-2-aminoethyl-3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, γ

-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, γ

-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, bis-γ

-trimethoxysilypropyl)amine, N-Phenyl-γ

-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, triaminofunctionaltrimethoxysilane, γ

-aminopropylmethyldiethoxysilane, γ

- aminopropylmethyldiethoxysilane, methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, methylaminopropyltrimethoxysilane, γ

-glycidoxypropylethyldimethoxysilane, γ

-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, γ

-glycidoxyethyltrimethoxysilane, β

-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)propyltrimethoxysilane, β

-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl) ethylmethyldimethoxysilane, isocyanatopropyltriethoxysilane, isocyanatopropylmethyldimethoxysilane, β

-cyanoethyltrimethoxysilane, γ

-acryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, γ

-methacryloxypropylmethyldimethoxysilane, 4-amino-3,3,-dimethylbutyltrimethoxysilane, n-ethyl-3-trimethoxysilyl-2-methylpropanamine and mixtures thereof.

34. The insulated glass unit of claim 33 wherein the adhesion promoter is selected from the group consisting of n-2-aminoethyl-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane and 1,3,5-tris(trimethoxysilylpropyl)isocyanurate and mixtures thereof.

35. The insulated glass unit of claim 34 wherein the adhesion promoter is selected from the group consisiting of γ

-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane and 1,3,5-tris(trimethoxysilylpropyl)isocyanurate and mixtures thereof.

36. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the surfactant is a non-ionic surfactant selected from the group of surfactants consisting of polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, ethoxylated castor oil, oleic acid ethoxylate, alkylphenol ethoxylates, copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide and copolymers of silicones and polyethers, copolymers of silicones and copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide and mixtures thereof in an amount ranging from 0 weight percent to about 20 weight percent of the total composition.

37. The insulated glass unit of claim 36 wherein the surfactant ranges in amount from about 0.1 weight percent to about 5 weight percent of the total composition.

38. The insulated glass unit of claim 37 wherein the surfactant ranges in amount from about 0.2 weight percent to about 1 weight percent of the total composition.

39. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the transmittance of a sheet of the silicone rubber made as per ASTM test D412 is greater than 40 percent.

40. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the transmittance of a sheet of the silicone rubber made as per ASTM test D412 is greater than 60 percent.

41. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the cured composition has a green strength between about 1 psi and about 75 psi after curing for a period of time ranging from about 1 minute to about 60 minutes.

42. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the cured composition has a green strength between about 1 psi and about 45 psi after curing for a period of time ranging from about 1 minute to about 60 minutes.

43. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the first part (a) exhibits a change in application rate as measured by WPSTM test E-56 at a temperature of 73°

F. and relative humidity of 50 percent from about 7 to about 28 days of less than about 1000 grams/minute.

44. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the first part (a) exhibits a change in application rate as measured by WPSTM test E-56 at a temperature of 73°

F. and relative humidity of 50 percent from about 7 to about 28 days of less than about 300 grams/minute.

45. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the first part (a) exhibits a change in application rate as measured by WPSTM test E-56 at a temperature of 73°

F. and relative humidity of 50 percent from about 7 days to about 14 months of less than about 2000 grams/minute.

46. The insulated glass unit of claim 1 wherein the first part (a) exhibits a change in application rate as measured by WPSTM test E-56 at a temperature of 73°

F. and relative humidity of 50 percent from about 7 days to about 14 months of less than about 1000 grams/minute.