Ultraviolet curable silver composition and related method
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1. A photocurable silver composition comprising:
- an aliphatic acrylated urethane oligomer;
an acrylated epoxy oligomer; and
an acrylate monomer selected from the group consisting of non-bridged cyclic acrylate monomers, non-cyclic acrylate monomers, and mixtures thereof;
a photoinitiator;
silver powder; and
silver flakes in an amount of at least 20% relative to the weight of the silver powder.
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Abstract
A photocurable silver composition is provided which comprises an ultraviolet light curable organic mixture, a photoinitiator, a silver powder, and a silver flake composition. The silver flake composition comprises at least 20% of the weight of the silver powder. The disclosed compositions may be used to produce silver-containing coatings on a variety of different substrates. Related methods are provided.
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1. A photocurable silver composition comprising:
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an aliphatic acrylated urethane oligomer;
an acrylated epoxy oligomer; and
an acrylate monomer selected from the group consisting of non-bridged cyclic acrylate monomers, non-cyclic acrylate monomers, and mixtures thereof;
a photoinitiator;
silver powder; and
silver flakes in an amount of at least 20% relative to the weight of the silver powder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A photocurable silver composition comprising:
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an aliphatic acrylated urethane oligomer;
an acrylated epoxy oligomer;
a photoinitiator;
silver powder; and
silver flakes in an amount of at least 20% relative to the weight of the silver powder. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A photocurable silver composition comprising:
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a photocurable organic mixture;
a photoinitiator;
silver powder; and
silver flakes in an amount of at least 20% relative to the weight of the silver powder and wherein the silver powder comprises a plurality of particles with about 70% to 95% of the particles having a particle size less than about 14.9 microns.
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21. The silver composition of claim 23, wherein the silver powder comprises a plurality of particles with about 90% of the particles having a particle size less than about 14.9 microns.
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