JP2008156699A - Sealing treatment agent, sprayed coating-coated member, and bearing - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sealing treatment agent capable of repeating treatment without being exchanged, further having excellent permeability and fillability to pores (gaps), and capable of performing sealing treatment till a state where substantially all the gaps in a sprayed coating material are filled, and to provide a sprayed coating-coated member. <P>SOLUTION: The sealing treatment agent for a ceramic sprayed coating comprises an epoxy group-containing components and a curing agent, and does not comprise a polymerizable vinyl group-containing solvent. The epoxy group-containing components are a mixture essentially consisting of a polyglycidyl ether compound in which the number of epoxy groups included in one molecule is three or more, and an alkylene diglycidyl ether compound or a ring aliphatic diepoxy compound in which the number of epoxy groups included in one molecule is two. Further, the blending ratio of the polyglycidyl ether compound is 10 to 80 wt.% to the epoxy compound part in the mixture other than the curing agent blended part, and the curing agent is an alicyclic amino compound. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a sealing agent, a thermal spray coating member, and a bearing, and more particularly, to an epoxy resin-based sealing agent, and a thermal spray coating member and a bearing obtained by treatment with the processing agent.

  A technique for improving the heat resistance, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance by spraying hard particles and powders such as metals or ceramics on the surface of a base material of a machine part composed of steel or the like has been practiced. In general, the thermal spray coating has pores such as voids, gaps, and voids generated in the process of forming the coating, and these pores impart various characteristics to the coating itself. Some of the pores show the form of communication holes that lead from the substrate surface to the substrate substrate, and communicate the environment where the coating surface layer is in contact with the substrate on which the coating is coated. There is a phenomenon in which the gas or liquid in contact with the outside of the thermal spray coating penetrates and diffuses to the base material through this communication hole. As a result, when the thermal spray material itself deteriorates due to corrosion, or when the base substrate is carbon steel or the like, the substrate selectively deteriorates at the contact interface between the coating and the substrate, and the spray coating is bonded to the substrate. It may lose its properties and peel off. In addition, ceramic spraying may be performed for the purpose of ensuring insulation between the machine part main body and the member on which it is installed / provided, but the dielectric breakdown is caused by the above-mentioned gas and liquid penetration diffusion phenomenon, In some cases, the desired insulation resistance may not be exhibited.

  Therefore, after forming a sprayed coating, some sealing treatment has been performed to perform a sealing treatment that enhances the environmental barrier properties of the coating. As a general well-known sealing treatment method, a method of applying a sealing treatment agent in which a synthetic resin such as an epoxy resin, an acrylic resin, a urethane resin, a phenol resin, or a fluororesin is dissolved in an organic solvent is applied to the spray coating. There is. However, in this method, it is only applied to the surface of the sprayed coating and does not penetrate to the bottom of the pores. Therefore, when the surface of the sprayed coating is removed by grinding or polishing after the sealing treatment in order to maintain the shape (dimension) accuracy, the sealing treatment effect on the sprayed coating may be hardly expected. In addition, there are cases where the coating film of the synthetic resin is worn away due to wear in the process of use, and the effect of the sealing treatment is not sustained.

On the other hand, attempts are often made to improve the adhesion between the metal substrate and the thermal spray coating material by applying a sealing treatment.
A general thermal sprayed coating does not form a chemical bond with the surface on which the coating is to be formed, but a mechanical fastening force (referred to as an anchoring effect, anchoring effect, etc.) and the base material. Consistency of contact. In particular, when spraying is applied to the surface of mechanical parts made of metal bases, such as gears, bearings, and spindles, where the dimensional accuracy demands are severe, the surface of these machine parts is often polished and the surface roughness Ra is less than 1 μm. In many cases. Therefore, when spraying the surfaces of these metal parts, the surface roughness Ra is often increased to about 1 μm or more by a known surface modification method such as shot blasting or tumbling. This technique can improve the adhesion between the thermal spray coating and the substrate to some extent, but depending on the degree of surface modification, the dimensional accuracy of the substrate may deteriorate or the surface layer may be annealed. Defects such as deterioration of physical properties of the base material may occur. As a result, there is a limit to the method for improving the adhesion by this method.

  Therefore, efforts have been made to use chemical adhesion in combination to assist physical adhesion. However, in the general sealing treatment method described above, the coating is only applied to the surface of the sprayed coating. Since it does not penetrate to the base material interface at the bottom of the hole, it only increases the adhesion between the ceramic particles near the outermost surface of the thermal spray coating, and the chemical adhesion between the metal base and the thermal spray coating material. It does not reach the power.

As a method for improving these, for example, a method of using a photocurable resin that is cured by visible light as a sealing agent (see Patent Document 1), an electro-deposition paint, and an electrophoretic phenomenon of paint particles, A method of depositing and filling pores (see Patent Document 2), spraying a sprayed material added with B ₂ O ₃ forming a vitreous substance on the surface of the base material, and then heating the sprayed coating to form B _{A method} of melting ₂ O ₃ and filling a gap generated in the sprayed coating (see Patent Document 3), adding B ₂ O ₃ forming a vitreous substance in the sprayed material to form a coating, There are known ones in which molten B ₂ O ₃ performs pore filling in the subsequent heat treatment (see Patent Document 3). However, these methods have a problem that they are not suitable for industrial production methods, such as requiring special equipment and complicated steps in addition to the pressurization or decompression step.

  Therefore, the essential composition of the sealing agent is at least selected from the group consisting of (i) a synthetic resin, (ii) a polymerizable organic solvent, and (iii) a fluorosurfactant and a perfluoro group-containing organosilicon compound. A method of containing one kind is known (see Patent Document 4). This method is intended to form a cured product when (i) the synthetic resin is cured, ((ii) the polymerizable organic solvent alone or in combination with (i) the synthetic resin). However, (ii) only by simple heating of the polymerizable organic solvent, dissolved oxygen or the like in the solution inhibits the polymerization, so that it is difficult to actually cure the solvent portion. In particular, when “styrene monomer”, which is a typical vinyl group-containing organic compound as shown in Examples of Patent Document 4, is used as a polymerizable solvent, the polymerization reaction is not sufficiently performed at the curing temperature of the epoxy resin. The unreacted polymerizable solvent remains in the epoxy resin, and there is concern about the long-term stability of the sealing resin after curing. For the purpose of accelerating the polymerization reaction of the polymerizable solvent, a radical polymerization initiator or the like is blended as described in Patent Document 4, while the oxygen dissolved in the sealing agent system is highly removed. Is required. However, high temperature type radical polymerization initiators are generally composed of organic peroxides that are highly reactive and have a high risk of explosion, and therefore, care must be taken in handling. On the other hand, if a low temperature type polymerization initiator is selected, such concerns are alleviated. However, since the decomposition reaction of the polymerization initiator proceeds even at a low temperature, it is necessary to pay attention to the pot life of the uncured sealing agent. In addition, from the viewpoint of the amount of dissolved oxygen, there is a problem that it is always required to observe fine precautions in order to improve storage stability.

As described above, in the prior art, even if the sealing agent is permeated to the surface of the base material, there are concerns due to blending the polymerizable solvent into the epoxy resin.
In addition, the epoxy resin-based sealing agent is cured with a curing agent, but when an acid anhydride compound is used as the curing agent, the curing temperature becomes high, or the viscosity increases depending on the type of the acid anhydride. There is. Furthermore, when an aliphatic amine-based curing agent is used, the curing reaction may proceed at room temperature, and there is a problem that the pot life after the blending of the curing agent is shortened. As a result, the viscosity of the sealing agent that is infiltrated into the sprayed coating increases rapidly, and there is a concern that the infiltration will end before the infiltration is completely completed. When the pot life is shortened, the frequency of exchanging the sealing agent is increased and the productivity is inferior.
JP-A-5-106014 JP-A-6-212391 JP-A-10-259469 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-183806

  The present invention has been made in order to cope with such a problem. Since the pot life can be increased, it is possible to repeatedly perform the treatment without replacing the sealing treatment agent. Sealing treatment that is excellent in permeability and filling ability to gaps, can be sealed until the gaps in the thermal spray coating material are substantially filled, and can avoid deterioration of sealing properties over time Agent and sealing treatment method, and spray coating coating that has sufficient penetration / filling layer of sealing treatment agent even after being ground or polished, and that can further improve physical properties such as mechanical properties and electrical properties An object is to provide a member and a bearing using the member.

The sealing agent of the present invention is a thermal spray coating sealing agent that contains an epoxy group-containing component and a curing agent, and does not contain a polymerizable vinyl group-containing solvent. A polyglycidyl ether compound having 3 or more epoxy groups contained therein is an essential component, and is selected from an alkylene diglycidyl ether compound having 2 epoxy groups in one molecule and a cyclic aliphatic diepoxy compound. The epoxy group-containing component is blended in an amount of 10% to 80% by weight of the polyglycidyl ether compound with respect to the entire epoxy group-containing component excluding the curing agent. The curing agent is an alicyclic amino compound.
The epoxy group-containing component further includes a monoglycidyl ether compound having one epoxy group in one molecule.
The alicyclic amine compound includes an alicyclic diamino compound.
The thermal spray coating member of the present invention is a thermal spray coating member having a thermal spray coating sealed with the above-described sealing agent on a metal substrate.
The bearing according to the present invention is characterized in that the thermal spray coating member is formed on the surface of the bearing constituent member.

The sealing agent of the present invention is a sealing agent for a thermal spray coating containing an epoxy group-containing component and an alicyclic amino compound as a curing agent, and does not contain a polymerizable vinyl group-containing solvent. The component is a mixture containing a predetermined polyglycidyl ether compound as a main component. Therefore, the pot life of the sealing agent is increased, and the sealing treatment can be continuously performed without replacing the sealing agent. Moreover, generation | occurrence | production of the space | gap by volatilization of the solvent in a sealing agent can be suppressed effectively, and a sealing process can be performed to the state with which all the gaps of the thermal spray coating material are filled.
A mixture of a plurality of polyglycidyl ether compounds is excellent in compatibility since the molecular structure is similar, and therefore can easily penetrate into the pores since there is no possibility of phase separation or the like. For this reason, it is possible to avoid the possibility of deterioration of the sealing state of the thermal spray coating material and the sealing characteristics over time, prevent damage such as peeling of the thermal spray coating during use, and improve the life of the machine parts.

The sealing agent of the present invention uses an alicyclic amino compound as a curing agent. By using this alicyclic amino compound, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) Since the curing reaction becomes slow, it is effective in reducing the internal stress of the cured resin and is excellent in heat cycle resistance after the sealing treatment.
(2) Since the viscosity of itself is low, the viscosity of the sealing agent can be greatly reduced.
(3) Since the viscosity is low and the curing speed is slow, the pot life can be extended, continuous processing is possible, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
(4) Since the viscosity is low and the curing speed is slow, penetration into minute voids in the sprayed coating can be performed more reliably even during the holding time before firing.
(5) Since the resin shrinkage after curing is small, it is possible to suppress the ingress of moisture even in a humid atmosphere and maintain the insulation performance for a long time.
(6) Odor and toxicity are low and a good working environment can be maintained.

  In addition, since the thermal spray coating member of the present invention is formed using the above-mentioned sealing agent, it has excellent permeability and filling properties with respect to pores (gap) of the thermal spray coating, and the surface layer portion of the thermal spray coating is ground after the sealing treatment. Or even if it is removed by polishing, there is a sufficient penetration / filling layer of the sealing agent, and as a result, the substrate protection of the film can be greatly improved, and further physical properties such as mechanical properties and electrical properties can be improved. Can be used for bearings.

Dedicated investigation of sealing agents that can prevent the degradation of the sealing properties of sprayed coating materials and damage the sprayed coating during use, and that can be continuously performed without replacing the sealing agent. As a result, a sealing agent containing a mixture such as a predetermined polyglycidyl ether compound having a different number of epoxy groups contained in one molecule is used as an epoxy group-containing component, and an alicyclic amino compound is used as a curing agent. Sealed thermal spray coating has excellent permeability and filling properties for pores (spaces), and even if the surface layer of the thermal spray coating is ground or polished after sealing treatment, there is a sufficient penetration / filling layer for the sealing agent. As a result, the present inventors have found that the substrate protective property of the coating can be greatly improved, and further physical properties such as mechanical properties and electrical properties can be improved.
This is because the sealing agent that has penetrated the particle boundary due to its excellent permeability and filling property properly fills the particle boundary, firmly adheres to the particle boundary due to excellent adhesive force, and contains a solvent containing a polymerizable vinyl group Therefore, it is considered that the sealing treatment can be performed to a state where substantially all the gaps of the thermal spray coating material are filled by effectively suppressing the generation of voids due to the volatilization of the solvent. The present invention has been completed based on such findings.

The sealing agent of the present invention comprises a polyglycidyl ether compound having 3 or more epoxy groups contained in one molecule as an essential component, and in addition to this essential component, the number of epoxy groups contained in one molecule. Is a mixture containing two alkylene diglycidyl ether compounds and / or a cycloaliphatic diepoxy compound having two epoxy groups in one molecule. A polyglycidyl ether compound and a cycloaliphatic diepoxy compound are compounds that do not contain a repeating unit formed by cleavage of an oxirane ring in the molecule. The mixture used in the present invention reacts with a curing agent to form a cured product.
Examples of the polyglycidyl ether compound having 3 or more epoxy groups contained in one molecule include triglycidyl ether compounds and tetraglycidyl ether compounds.
Examples of the polyglycidyl ether compound include trimethylolpropane polyglycidyl ether, glycerol triglycidyl ether, and sorbitol polyglycidyl ether.
Among these, from the viewpoint of lowering the viscosity of the sealing agent, a triglycidyl ether compound is preferable, and trimethylolpropane polyglycidyl ether is particularly preferable.

  Examples of the alkylene diglycidyl ether compound having two epoxy groups contained in one molecule include neopentyl glycol diglycidyl ether, glycerol diglycidyl ether, polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, polypropylene glycol diglycidyl ether, 1,6- Mention may be made of hexanediol diglycidyl ether.

The cycloaliphatic diepoxy compound having two epoxy groups contained in one molecule is a so-called alicyclic compound in which two adjacent carbon atoms form an oxirane ring. Examples of the alicyclic epoxy compound include alicyclic diepoxy compounds containing two oxirane rings, such as 1,2,8,9-diepoxy limonene. It is a preferred compound that effectively prevents the physical properties of the treated product from being lowered while lowering the viscosity of the sealing agent.
Further, diglycidyl ethers of alicyclic compounds such as hydrogenated bisphenol A and diglycidyl ether of tetrahydrophthalic acid can also be used.

The sealing agent of the present invention contains a monoglycidyl ether compound having one epoxy group contained in one molecule for the purpose of improving the handleability and further improving the permeability to the spray coating material. be able to.
Examples of the monoglycidyl ether compound having one epoxy group contained in one molecule include known monoglycidyl ether compounds such as alkyl monoglycidyl ethers such as butyl glycidyl ether and alkylphenol monoglycidyl ethers.

The triglycidyl ether compound can be used as a sealing agent component that dramatically increases the adhesion between the thermal spray coating and the metal substrate. At the same time, since the viscosity of the compound itself is low, it is not necessary to add an organic solvent such as xylene and methyl ethyl ketone or a polymerizable vinyl group-containing solvent by mixing with a diglycidyl ether compound, which will be described later. In contrast, sufficient permeability can be imparted.
In addition, when the amount of chlorine ions contained in the resin is 0.5% by weight or less, it is possible to suppress deterioration of electrical characteristics such as insulation resistance in a humid atmosphere and corrosivity of the base material.
The viscosity of the triglycidyl ether compound at 25 ° C. is preferably 500 mPa · s or less. If it exceeds 500 mPa · s, the permeability is poor.

  The blending ratio of the triglycidyl ether compound is preferably 10 to 80% by weight, more preferably 20 to 50% by weight, based on the entire mixture. If it is less than 10% by weight, the viscosity of the sealing liquid itself can be set low. The adhesive strength of is reduced. Further, when the blending ratio of the triglycidyl ether compound exceeds 80% by weight, the permeability of the sealing agent is increased, so that the permeability is poor.

  Since the alkylene diglycidyl ether compound having two epoxy groups contained in one molecule is an epoxy compound having a low viscosity in itself, the viscosity of the sealant may be reduced by addition to the polyglycidyl ether. This is preferable because it is possible. Addition of a cycloaliphatic diepoxy compound as shown in 1,2,8,9-diepoxy limonene is also preferred. Since these compounds are integrated by copolymerizing with epoxy molecules at the time of the curing reaction, it is preferable because the physical properties of the cured product can be prevented from being reduced by blending and the volume at the time of curing can be prevented.

The viscosity of the alkylene diglycidyl ether compound at 25 ° C. is preferably 30 mPa · s or less. If it exceeds 30 mPa · s, the viscosity of the sealant will increase, resulting in poor permeability.
The blending proportion of the alkylene diglycidyl ether compound is preferably 10 to 80% by weight, more preferably 50 to 80% by weight, based on the entire mixture. When it is less than 10% by weight, the effect of reducing the viscosity of the sealant is reduced, and the permeability of the sealant cannot be increased. On the other hand, if it exceeds 80% by weight, the permeability of the sealant increases, but the proportion of the triglycidyl ether compound, which has a role of forming a high-density crosslinked structure at the time of curing, decreases. The physical properties of the epoxy resin are reduced.

  The alkylene diglycidyl ether compound is mixed with the above-mentioned triglycidyl ether compound in a predetermined amount so that the substrate adhesion force, molecular cross-linking density, and resin hardness of the triglycidyl ether compound itself are not significantly reduced. By ensuring the penetration of the treatment agent, a sufficient function as a sealing treatment agent for thermal spray coating can be exhibited.

A monoglycidyl ether compound having one epoxy group contained in one molecule can be bonded to a part of the resin through a monofunctional group. In addition, since it is a low-viscosity epoxy compound itself, the viscosity of the sealing agent can be lowered, and on the other hand, it can reduce the residual stress inside the cured resin and provide an effect of adjusting the curing rate. it can.
It is preferable that the compounding quantity of a monoglycidyl ether compound shall be 0-50 weight% with respect to the whole mixture.
When the added amount of monoglycidyl ether compound exceeds 50% by weight, the amount of volatilization increases, the amount of triglycidyl ether compound decreases relatively, the crosslinking density of the resin after curing is insufficient, and the physical properties are greatly reduced. It becomes difficult to form a cured product. Moreover, since the compounding quantity of a polyglycidyl ether compound also reduces, the adhesive force between a thermal spray coating and a base material becomes small.

As the curing agent to be blended with the glycidyl ether compound mixture, a compound which is liquid at room temperature is preferable, and a compound having a viscosity at 25 ° C. of 20 mPa · s or less is particularly preferable.
Examples of alicyclic amino compounds include 3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexylamine (trade name: isophorone diamine), mensendiamine (trade name: Primen MD), hydrogenated 3,3 ′. -Dimethyl-4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane, N-aminoethylpiperazine and the like.
Among these, the alicyclic diamino compound is preferable because the viscosity of the entire sealing agent system can be remarkably lowered and the pot life of the sealing agent can be lengthened. Particularly, 3-aminomethyl-3 , 5,5-trimethylcyclohexylamine and mensendiamine are preferable.
It is preferable that the compounding quantity of an alicyclic amino compound hardening | curing agent shall be 0.9-1.1 equivalent with respect to 1 equivalent of epoxy groups.

  Also, depending on the atmosphere in which the sealing agent is cured, the curing time may be longer than necessary, but a known curing accelerator can be used in combination for the purpose of adjusting it. Any known curing accelerator for an amine curing agent can be used. Specifically, carboxyl group-containing compounds such as salicylic acid and lactic acid are preferably used.

  A surfactant can be added to the sealing agent of the present invention as other materials. Particularly effective surfactants include fluorine-based surfactants and silicon-based surfactants, and it is particularly preferable to use known fluorine-based surfactants. In the present invention, known anionic, cationic, nonionic and amphoteric surfactants can be used. When a fluorine-based surfactant is added to the sealing agent of the present invention, it can be used alone or in admixture of two or more. Moreover, if it is an additive which improves the surface active effect and the osmosis | permeation effect, such as silicone oil, it can be used in the range which does not disturb the characteristic of invention.

  As the anionic surfactant, sulfonate, sulfate, carboxylate, phosphate, phosphonate, phosphate ester and the like can be used. As the cationic surfactant, a quaternary ammonium salt, an amino halogen salt, or the like can be used. As the nonionic surfactant, polyoxyethylene ester type, polyoxyethylene ether type, sorbitan ester type and the like can be used. As the amphoteric surfactant, imidazoline type, betaine type and the like can be used.

The sealing treatment method comprises applying the sealing treatment agent of the present invention to a thermal spray coating formed by a known thermal spraying method on a surface of a base metal such as steel with a metal, alloy, oxide ceramics, carbide cermet or the like. It is used to seal the pores of the thermal spray coating.
Al, Zn, Cr, Ni etc. as the metal used as the spray material, stainless steel etc. as the alloy, alumina, zirconia, titania etc. as the oxide ceramics, chromium carbide, tungsten carbide etc. as the carbide cermet, Each can be mentioned.
As the spraying method, for example, a plasma spraying method, a high-speed gas flame spraying method, or the like can be used. The film thickness of the thermal spray coating can be appropriately set according to the type of the thermal spray material and the use of the resulting thermal spray coating coating member, but usually when carbon steel is the base material and the thermal spray material is alumina, 20 ~ It is about 2000 μm, preferably about 50 to 1000 μm.

In the above-mentioned sealing treatment method, the penetration and filling properties of the sealing agent depend on the fusion structure of the particle boundary forming the thermal spray coating to be treated. It is desirable to select an optimum sealing agent suitable for the required properties of the sprayed coating after sealing.
For example, the sealing agent of the present invention is preferably used for sealing treatment when the formed sprayed coating has a porosity of 10% or less. Further, the sealing agent of the present invention is used for sealing treatment when the porosity of a thermal spray coating formed by plasma spraying or high-speed gas flame spraying method using ceramic powder or carbide cermet as a thermal spraying material is 10% or less. It is preferable to use it. When these thermal spray coatings are subjected to a sealing treatment using the sealing agent of the present invention, a very excellent sealing effect is exhibited, and the sealing effect is confirmed even if the surface layer is removed by grinding, for example, about 200 μm. can do.
As described above, by using the sealing agent of the present invention, the pores (gap) of the sprayed coating are substantially completely filled with the resin obtained by polymerizing the epoxy group. The thermal spray coating covering member which has can be obtained.
Here, the pores (gap) of the sprayed coating are “substantially all filled” means that the layer formed by the sealing agent existing in the form of a coating on the surface of the sprayed coating (sealing agent) In the dye penetration test based on JIS H 8666, the outermost layer part (for example, about 0.2 mm thick from the surface) of the thermal spray coating including the cured product of the components contained in the material is removed by grinding and polishing. , Meaning no coloration.

The above-mentioned sealing treatment method allows the above-mentioned sealing agent to penetrate to the bottom of the thermal spray coating and improve the filling property, thereby filling the gaps between the particles with certainty, thereby ensuring the individual bonding force between the particles and the base. The adhesion force with the material is increased, and all the gaps between the boundaries between particles can be filled. For this reason, the penetration | invasion of environmental moisture and a foreign material in air | atmosphere is interrupted | blocked, and the fall of an insulation resistance value and a dielectric breakdown value can be suppressed, without reducing the intrinsic | native value of an oxide ceramic sprayed coating. Further, the obtained thermally sprayed coating after sealing does not have an exposed gap even when the surface is ground or polished.
Therefore, it can be used as a means for increasing the mechanical strength of the sprayed coating itself and the adhesion strength with the base material, a means for suppressing a decrease in electrical characteristics such as an insulation resistance value and a dielectric breakdown value, and the like.

  When the sealing treatment is performed using the sealing treatment agent of the present invention, the gap between the thermal spray coatings is substantially filled with the sealing treatment agent, and then the coating with the sealing treatment agent is performed so as to conceal the surface layer of the thermal spray coating. A film-like thin layer is formed. The coated member having a thin layer in the form of a coating can be used as it is, but in order to maintain the dimensional accuracy of the coated member, the surface of the sprayed coating is ground and ground using a grinding wheel, abrasive paper, non-woven buff, etc. This layer can be removed by polishing.

  The sealing treatment is preferably performed quickly on the sprayed coating after spraying. The thermal spray coating is a coating formed by fusing a large number of particles having a particle size distribution only at the interparticle surface layer. Since gaps are inevitably generated at the particle boundaries, it is often affected by environmental conditions such as moisture and foreign matter entering through the gaps at the grain boundaries immediately after the formation of the coating. Therefore, in order to prevent a decrease in the sealing efficiency, it is desirable to perform the sealing treatment of the sprayed coating as soon as possible after spraying.

The thermal spray coating member of the present invention is formed by spraying hard particles such as metal or ceramics and powder on the surface of a base material of a machine part composed of steel or the like to form a thermal spray coating, and then the sealing treatment agent of the present invention. Is a covering member obtained by performing a sealing process until the gap between the sprayed coating materials is substantially filled. Therefore, the obtained thermal spray coating member is coated with a thermal spray coating on which the mechanical strength and adhesion strength with the base material are enhanced and electrical characteristics such as insulation resistance value and dielectric breakdown value are improved. As a result, the machine parts can be completely shielded from the surrounding environment to prevent and protect water and foreign matter from entering.
Further, the dimensional accuracy of the covering member can be maintained by grinding and polishing the surface of the sprayed coating using a grinding wheel, polishing paper, non-woven cloth buff or the like.

The thermal spray coating member of the present invention can be suitably applied to the surface of a member constituting a bearing. As a bearing, it can be used for either a rolling bearing or a sliding bearing. In a rolling bearing, an inner ring having an inner ring rolling surface on an outer peripheral surface and an outer ring having an outer ring rolling surface on an inner peripheral surface are arranged concentrically, and a plurality of rolling bearings are provided between the inner ring rolling surface and the outer ring rolling surface. A moving object is arranged. Furthermore, it is comprised with the sealing member fixed to the holder | retainer and outer ring | wheel etc. which hold | maintain these rolling elements.
The thermal spray coating member of the present invention can be suitably used as a sealing agent for a ceramic thermal spray coating to be processed on the outer ring portion of rolling bearings such as deep groove ball bearings and cylindrical / conical roller bearings.
The bearing whose outer ring surface has been treated with the thermal spray coating member is fixed by being pressed into the housing while sliding the outer diameter surface of the outer ring. By providing the thermal spray coating member of the present invention, the thermal spray coating is strengthened by the action of the encapsulating resin, so that the risk of damage to the coating due to collision with the housing that can occur during press-fitting can be reduced.
Moreover, the thermal spray coating covering member of the present invention can also be used as a sliding surface of a slide bearing.

Examples 1 to 4 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3
The materials used in Table 1 are shown below.
(1) Glycidyl ether compound (1-1) Trimethylolpropane triglycidyl ether: manufactured by Nagase ChemteX Corporation, Denacol EX-321L, viscosity: 500 mPa · s (25 ° C.)
(1-2) Alkylene diglycidyl ether: manufactured by Japan Epoxy Resin Co., Ltd., YED216M, viscosity; 15 mPa · s (25 ° C.)
(1-3) Alkylene monoglycidyl ether: manufactured by Japan Epoxy Resin, YED111E, viscosity; 7 mPa · s (25 ° C.)
(2) Curing agent, curing accelerator (2-1) Alicyclic diamine-based curing agent: Rohm and Haas, Primen MD, viscosity; 20 mPa · s (25 ° C.)
(2-2) Cycloaliphatic diamine-based curing agent: Degussa, isophorone diamine, viscosity; 20 mPa · s (25 ° C.)
(2-3) Acid anhydride curing agent: manufactured by Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc., Epiklon B-570, viscosity; 40 mPa · s (25 ° C.)
(2-4) Tertiary amine-based curing accelerator: DMP-30 manufactured by Air Products
(2-5) Imidazole-based curing accelerator: Shikoku Kasei Kogyo Co., Ltd., OR-2E4MZ
(3) Polymerizable vinyl group-containing solvent (3-1) Styrene monomer: Wako Pure Chemical Industries, reagent

Each component shown in Table 1 was sufficiently stirred and mixed at room temperature, and allowed to stand for 30 minutes to remove bubbles in the mixed resin, thereby obtaining a sealing agent. The obtained sealing agent was evaluated by a weight reduction rate test after firing.
<Weight reduction test after firing>
The obtained sealing agent was sufficiently dried at 140 ° C. for 2 hours, and weighed about 2 g in a glass container with no foreign matter adhered (capacity: 3 ml) to obtain a weighed value before firing. Then, with the mouth of the glass container kept open, pre-fired at 80 ° C for 1 hour, then fired at 120 ° C for 2 hours, measured the weight after firing, set the weight after firing, and sealed according to the following formula The weight reduction rate of the treatment agent was measured. The measurement results are shown in Table 1. The criterion for the measurement results is that if the weight loss rate exceeds 1%, voids are generated after curing in the microscopic voids remaining in the sprayed coating, or the generation of residual bubbles in the cured product increases due to the generated gas. Therefore, it is judged as “impossible” and 1% or less can be judged as “possible”. Further, “uncured” is a case where the material did not become solid under the above-described firing conditions.

Weight reduction rate after firing (%) = 100 × (weighed value before firing−weighed value after firing) / weighed value before firing

Next, a φ20 mm × 25 mm SUJ2 cylindrical test piece (hereinafter referred to as “test piece base material”) was prepared, and an alumina ceramic sprayed coating having a thickness of 400 μm was formed on the end face of the cylinder by an atmospheric plasma spraying method.
On the surface of the sprayed surface, the sealing agent shown in Table 1 was applied using a polyamide brush in a room temperature atmosphere and allowed to stand for 30 minutes. Thereafter, a test piece coated with a sealing agent was prepared by scraping off the excess sealing agent on the surface with a polyethylene spatula. Thereafter, these coated test pieces were pre-fired at 80 ° C. for 1 hour, and then fired at 120 ° C. for 2 hours to cure the sealing agent. Next, grinding removal was performed using a diamond grindstone parallel to the ceramic plane. The grinding removal amount was set to the following two levels.
(1) The ceramic part was ground and removed by about 10 μm for the purpose of intensively removing the cured resin layer on the surface layer part.
(2) About 200 μm was ground and removed for the purpose of removing the resin permeation layer from the surface of the cured test piece to a depth of about 200 μm.
Permeability, adhesion, insulation resistance, withstand voltage, moisture resistance by the following permeability test, adhesion test, insulation resistance test, and withstand voltage characteristic test using a cured test piece obtained by grinding and removing the surface And continuous processability were measured.

<Penetration test>
The penetration test of the cured test piece was performed by applying a ferroxyl test based on JIS H 8666 to the coating surface of the cured test piece subjected to the sealing treatment. An outline of the ferroxyl test is shown in FIG. The test conditions were the test solution composition, test surface, except that the shape of the filter paper 3, tin plate 4 and weight 5 in which the test solution shown in FIG. 1 was immersed was adjusted to the test piece (φ16 mm). All conditions such as pressure and standing time were in accordance with JIS H 8666. When the filter paper 3 is colored, the sprayed coating 2 has a communication hole that connects the test piece base 1 and the external space, so that the ferroxyl test solution contacts the iron ions of the test piece base 1 and turns blue. Indicates that Judgment criteria are “spotted” when one or more blue spots were seen on the surface of filter paper 3 that was originally white, and “no spots” when zero blue spots were found, The permeability measurement results are also shown in Table 1.

<Adhesion test>
An outline of the adhesion test is shown in FIG. Tensile jig 6 (adhesive part shape: φ16 mm) is bonded to epoxy test surface 2a via a high-viscosity epoxy adhesive to the cured test piece with the surface layer portion after firing removed by 200μm. The adhesion of the thermal spray coating 2 per unit area was measured by pulling in the direction of the arrow with a machine. The measurement results are also shown in Table 1. Judgment criteria are “possible” when the adhesion is 2 MPa or more, and “impossible” when it is below 2 MPa.

<Insulation resistance test>
An outline of the insulation resistance test is shown in FIG. After immersing the cured test piece in warm water at 80 ° C. for 1 hour, the insulation resistance between the surface of the sprayed coating 2 and the test piece base 1 was measured using a 1000 V DC insulation resistance meter 8 attached to the wiring 9. 7 is an electrode. The measurement results are also shown in Table 1. The criterion is “Yes” when the resistivity is 2000 MΩ or more (indicated as> 2000 in the table), and “No” when the resistivity is lower than 2000 MΩ.

<Withstand voltage characteristics test>
An outline of the withstand voltage characteristic test is shown in FIG. The AC voltage is applied for 1 min by the high voltage generator 10 attached to the wiring 9, and if the dielectric breakdown is not detected by the monitor 11, the applied voltage is increased by 0.1 kV and the same operation is repeated. The withstand voltage characteristics between the coating 2 and the test piece substrate 1 were evaluated. 7 is an electrode. The criterion was “OK” when the withstand voltage of 5 kV or higher was indicated, and “No” when the voltage was lower than that. The measurement results are also shown in Table 1.

<Moisture resistance confirmation test>
In order to confirm the moisture resistance of the obtained sealing agent, the insulation resistance of a ground specimen left in a high humidity environment at a temperature of 40 ° C. and a relative humidity of 85% RH is the same as the above <Insulation Resistance Test>. The method was measured every 50 hours after starting to stand in a high-humidity environment, and the time until the insulation resistance decreased from the initial value was obtained. Judgment criteria are “Yes” if the insulation resistance value does not decrease for more than 500 hours (indicated as> 500 h in the table), “No” if the insulation resistance value falls below the initial value earlier than 500 hours. " The measurement results are also shown in Table 1.

<Continuous processability confirmation test>
In order to confirm the pot life of the obtained sealing agent, continuous processability was confirmed with the same sealing agent. The test method consists of mixing the composition shown in Table 1 and completing the defoaming treatment, and once every 30 minutes, the sealing treatment and the hardening treatment are performed in the same manner as the above-described method for producing a ground specimen. A method of obtaining a time until the evaluation result of <insulation resistance test> becomes impossible was adopted. The test atmosphere conditions were a room temperature of 25 ° C. and a relative humidity of 50% RH. Judgment criteria are “Yes” when the process of preparing the sealing agent is once a day, “Can be processed continuously for 8 hours or more”, and the insulation resistance value becomes impossible earlier. The case where it was necessary to re-prepare the sealing agent was determined to be “impossible”. The measurement results are also shown in Table 1.
In the overall judgment column, “◯” is satisfied when all the above characteristics are satisfied, and “x” is otherwise indicated.

As shown in Table 1, each example improves the adhesion between the substrate and the thermal spray coating by filling the pores (gap) of the thermal spray coating with the sealing agent of the present invention, and further in the atmosphere. This indicates that the penetration of moisture can be prevented, and the decrease in the insulation resistance value and the withstand voltage characteristic can be suppressed without reducing the intrinsic value of the oxide ceramic sprayed coating.
Further, from each of the examples and comparisons, it was confirmed that even when the curing agent is an alicyclic amino compound, it has pot life and moisture resistance equal to or higher than those of the acid anhydride curing system.

  By using the sealing agent of the present invention, the sealing treatment can be performed until the pores (gap) are excellent in permeability and filling property and substantially all the gaps of the thermal spray coating material are filled. For this reason, there is no possibility that the sealing characteristics with time will be deteriorated, and it can be suitably used as a sealing agent for forming a sprayed coating without peeling during use.

  In addition, since the spray coating member of the present invention has a sufficient penetration / filling layer of the sealing agent, even if the surface layer portion of the spray coating is ground or polished after the sealing treatment, the heat resistance and wear resistance of the spray coating are reduced. Property and corrosion resistance can be greatly improved, and further physical properties such as mechanical properties and electrical properties can be improved. For this reason, it can utilize suitably as a member for protection of a thermal-sprayed film of various industrial machine parts comprised from steel etc. which require high-precision post-processing, and a modification member.

It is a figure which shows the outline of a ferroxyl test. It is a figure which shows the outline of an adhesive force test. It is a figure which shows the outline of an insulation resistance test. It is a figure which shows the outline of a withstand voltage characteristic test.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Test piece base material 2 Sealing-processed thermal spray coating 3 Filter paper with a ferroxyl test solution 4 Tin plate 5 Weight 6 Tensile jig 7 Electrode 8 Insulation resistance meter 9 Wiring 10 High voltage generator 11 Monitor

Claims (5)

A sealant for a thermal spray coating containing an epoxy group-containing component and a curing agent, and containing no polymerizable vinyl group-containing solvent,
The epoxy group-containing component includes a polyglycidyl ether compound having 3 or more epoxy groups contained in one molecule as an essential component, and an alkylene diglycidyl ether compound having 2 epoxy groups contained in one molecule. And a mixture containing at least one selected from cycloaliphatic diepoxy compounds, the polyglycidyl ether compound is blended in an amount of 10 to 80% by weight based on the whole epoxy group-containing component excluding the curing agent, and the curing A sealing agent characterized in that the agent is an alicyclic amino compound.   2. The sealing agent according to claim 1, wherein the epoxy group-containing component further contains a monoglycidyl ether compound having one epoxy group in one molecule.   The sealing agent according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the alicyclic amine compound contains an alicyclic diamino compound.   A thermal spray coating member having a thermal spray coating that has been sealed with a sealing agent on a metal substrate, wherein the sealing agent is the sealing treatment according to claim 1, claim 2, or claim 3. A thermal spray coating member characterized by being an agent. The bearing in which the thermal spray coating member is formed on the surface of the bearing constituent member, wherein the thermal spray coating member is the thermal spray coating member according to claim 4.

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