Radiation-curable paint systems having a lower layer with low-temperature elasticity

• US 7,910,197 B2
• Filed: 07/16/2003
• Issued: 03/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: BASF AG (BASF SE)
• Original Assignee: BASF AG (BASF SE)
• Inventors: Weber, Martin, Steininger, Helmut, Jaworek, Thomas, Dietsche, Frank, Schwalm, Reinhold
• Primary Examiner(s): Kruer; Kevin R.
• Application Number:
  US10/519,841
• Publication Number:
  US 20050260405A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,806 Days
• Field of Search: 428/520, 428/521, 428/515, 428/213, 428/332
• US Class Current: 428/213
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 2701/00 Coatings being able to withstand changes in the shape of the substrate or to withstand welding
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 5/00 Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces to obtain special surface effects, finishes or structures
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 7/54 No clear coat specified
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2495 Thickness [relative or absolute]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/26 Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component, the element or component having a specified physical dimension
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31507 Of polycarbonate
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31678 Of metal
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31725 Of polyamide
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31909 Next to second addition polymer from unsaturated monomers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31928 Ester, halide or nitrile of addition polymer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31931 Polyene monomer-containing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31935 Ester, halide or nitrile of addition polymer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31938 Polymer of monoethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31989 Of wood

Abstract

A multicoat system on a substrate, comprising at least one radiation-curable coating system (F) and at least one elastic intercoat (D) which is located between substrate and radiation-curable coating system (F) and has a glass transition temperature (T_g) of −20° C. or less.

Claims

1. A multicoat system, on a substrate (A), comprising:

a clear coat of at least one radiation-curable coating system (F) comprising at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of urethane (meth)acrylates, epoxy (meth)acrylates, and polyester acrylates,

optionally, at least one coat (E), which is pigmented and/or provided with effect substances, and which is adjacent to and under coat (F), said coat comprised of said coating system (F) and optional coat (E) constituting a topcoat,

and at least one elastic intercoat (D), which is located between the substrate (A) and the topcoat, and comprises a thermoplastic elastomer, and has a glass transition temperature (T_g) of −

20°

C. or less (measured in the frequency range up to 1000 Hz), wherein the substrate has an impact strength to DIN EN ISO 179/1fU at 23°

C. and 50% humidity of at least 20 kJ/m², and is selected from the group consisting of SAN (styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers), ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene-copolymers), and ASA (acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate copolymers), and physical mixtures thereof,

the ratio (V) of the intercoat thickness (ZS) to the total thickness of the intercoat and the topcoat (DL), expressed as V=ZS/(ZS+DL), in the multicoat system, is at least 0.05 at a temperature of at least 25°

C.

and wherein each coat is coextensive with the substrate.

2. The multicoat system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thickness of the elastic intercoat (D) is from 0.5 to 500 μ

m.

3. The multicoat system as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one compound in the elastic intercoat (D) is selected from the group consisting of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) and styrene-ethylene/propylene-styrene (SEPS) block polymers.

4. The multicoat system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the at least one compound in the elastic intercoat (D) is styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS).

5. The multicoat system as claimed in claim 1, wherein elastic intercoat (D) has a glass transition temperature (T_g) of −

60°

C. or less (measured in the frequency range up to 1000 Hz).

6. The multicoat system as claimed in claim 1, wherein ratio (V) is at least 0.3 at a temperature of −

50°

C.

7. The multicoat system as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one compound in the at least one radiation-curable coating system (F) is a urethane (meth)acrylate.

8. The multicoat system as claimed in claim 1, additionally comprising, between (D) and (A):

a second substrate layer (C) of a polymer film, and

at least one elastic intercoat (B) between second substrate layer (C) and substrate (A).

9. The multicoat system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said second substrate layer (C) is a film of polypropylene.

10. The multicoat system as claimed in claim 8, wherein said second substrate is selected from the group consisting of PP, SAN, PC, PMMA, PBT, PA, ASA, ABS and their physical mixtures (blends).

11. A third substrate coated with a multicoat system as claimed in claim 1.

12. The third substrate as claimed in claim 11, which is a building component, a vehicle component or an aircraft component.

13. A method of producing the multicomponent system as claimed in claim 1, which comprises applying, between the substrate (A) and said coat of at least one radiation-curable coating system (F), said elastic intercoat (D) having a glass transition temperature (T_g) of −

20°

C. or less.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the substrate (A) comprises an interior surface or an exterior surface of a structure.