WO1998014485A1 - Electron-beam curable epoxy compositions - Google Patents
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- C08G59/00—Polycondensates containing more than one epoxy group per molecule; Macromolecules obtained by polymerising compounds containing more than one epoxy group per molecule using curing agents or catalysts which react with the epoxy groups
- C08G59/18—Macromolecules obtained by polymerising compounds containing more than one epoxy group per molecule using curing agents or catalysts which react with the epoxy groups ; e.g. general methods of curing
- C08G59/68—Macromolecules obtained by polymerising compounds containing more than one epoxy group per molecule using curing agents or catalysts which react with the epoxy groups ; e.g. general methods of curing characterised by the catalysts used
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- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
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- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03F—PHOTOMECHANICAL PRODUCTION OF TEXTURED OR PATTERNED SURFACES, e.g. FOR PRINTING, FOR PROCESSING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; MATERIALS THEREFOR; ORIGINALS THEREFOR; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED THEREFOR
- G03F7/00—Photomechanical, e.g. photolithographic, production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. printing surfaces; Materials therefor, e.g. comprising photoresists; Apparatus specially adapted therefor
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- This invention relates to epoxy compositions curable by means of electron- beam radiation and more particularly relates to the curmg of common inexpensive low-reactive epichlorohydrin-based epoxide resms m the presence of omum salts by electron-beam radiation.
- High energy electron-beam curing is also desirable tor use m reinforced composite applications because of the great penetration of electron- beam radiation which allows it to pass through considerable thicknesses or many different materials in direct proportion to the mverse of the material densitv
- Electron-oeam curmg can be employed for the cure of high reactivity organic resms m the presence of optically opaque reinforcing agents such as fibers and fillers. Further, electron-beam curmg for composites is very rapid, requirmg seconds to minutes whereas conventional thermal curmg requires hours.
- the prior art describes the UV and electron beam cationic curmg of high reactivity cycloaliphatic epoxy resms and the free radical UV electron-beam curmg of acrylated and other unsaturated resms. While electron-beam curmg proceeds homogeneously throughout the cross-section of the composite, thermal curmg proceeds from the outside mward, producing a considerable temperature gradient The resultmg thermally cured composites are typically highly stressed and as a result, possess reduced mechanical properties. In contrast, electron-beam cured composites possess considerably less residual stress.
- Epoxy resins are widely employed by the aerospace and high-performance sporting goods industries for use in composite fabrication. Unfortunately, these resins being any multifunctional glycidyl ether- epichlorohydrin based epoxides of low reactivity do not undergo efficient curing under UV radiation.
- silicone-containing cycloaliphatic e.g., APR-I and Union Carbide Cyracure UVR-6110
- Figure 1 illustrates a chart showing cationic polymerization of two test samples.
- Figure 2 illustrates a chart showing cationic polymerization of three test samples. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT(S)
- Certam types of simple, inexpensive epichlorohydrin-based epoxy resins of low UV reactivity which are freely available in commercial quantities have been found to undergo rapid electron-beam mduced curmg m the presence of certam onium salts.
- Such resms include bisphenol-A, diglycidyl ether, novolac epoxy resms and any other glycidyl (epichlorohydrin or ethylene oxide based) multifunctional epoxy resins.
- Glycidyl ether resms alone or in combmation with each other and with silicon-containing epoxy resms have been found to be electron-beam curable when cured using specific onium salt photoinitiators
- the resms which can be employed in this invention consist of the reaction products of bisphenol-A with epichlorohydrin, commonly known as bisphenol-
- a epoxy resins Commercially available examples mclude Epon 826, Epon 828 from the Shell Chemical Company and Tactix 123 from the Dow Chemical
- Ciba Geigy s Araldite 6020 Simple resms of low reactivity may be extended bv reaction with bisphenol-A to provide epoxy termmated resms of various molecular weights.
- An additional class of related monomers and resins are those based on bisphenol-F (4,4'-d ⁇ hydroxyd ⁇ phenylmethane) commercially available as Epon 862 from the Shell Company.
- Still another class of simple low reactivity resins which may be employed are epoxy phenol novolac resms such as Ciba
- DEN 438 and Tactix 742 or cresol formaldehyde resms (epoxy cresol novolac resms) such as Shell Chemical Company s Epon 164 as well as other multifunctional bisphenol-A novolac resms including Shell Chemical Company's Epon SU-2.5 and Epon SW-8.
- cresol formaldehyde resms epoxy cresol novolac resms
- other multifunctional bisphenol-A novolac resms including Shell Chemical Company's Epon SU-2.5 and Epon SW-8.
- Also common additives for resin toughening such as multifunctional epoxy additives such as Shell Chemical
- thermoplastic polymers such as polyethersulfone or poly(2,6-dimethylphenylene oxide)
- examples of such low reactivity glycidyl ether-epichlorohydrin based resins include the following:
- onium salt photoinitiators can be employed along with the above low reactivity epoxy resins to "sensitize” them to electron-beam irradiation. Without such onium salts, chemical hardeners or very high electron-beam doses are required to cure the epoxides.
- Such onium salts include diaryliodonium salts and triarylsulfonium salts containing the SbF 6 (antimony hexafluoride) and perfluoro terra phenyl borate (C 6 F 5 ) 4 B " counterions. Examples of these onium salts include the following:
- the simple low reactivity resin compositions of this invention undergo very rapid cure on exposure to electron-beam irradiation in the presence of the above onium salt types.
- these compositions containing antimony hexafluoride or fluorinated phenyl borate counterions diaryliodonium salts are preferred for rapid cure.
- the amount of the onium salt which may be included in an electron-beam curable composition is from 0.5 - 10% by weight.
- a high-energy electron-beam accelerator may be two or more types: a Van de Graff accelerator or a klystron-driven instrument.
- a low intensity instrument called an "electrocurtain apparatus" in which electrons produced by a hot cathode are accelerated by a magnetic field can be used to cure thin films or composites.
- gamma-irradiation from a 60 Co source can be used for curing. In this technique, fast electrons are generated by interaction of the gamma- irradiation with the monomer.
- Still another technique for generating x-rays consists of focusing a high-energy electron beam onto a heavy metal conversion target. This process produces highly penetrating x-rays which can be used to achieve the desired cure. Electron-beam doses which are useful for curing composites are from 5 to 125 Mrads (50 - 1250 KiloGreys (kGy)) and most particularly effective from 30 to 90 Mrads.
- Various composite articles may be prepared using this invention applying many well-known composite fabrication techniques. Such composites include traditional reinforced composite laminates consisting of layers of woven fibers saturated with the epoxy resin compositions of this invention. Such laminates may be prepared with the aid of pressure or the use of "vacuum bagging" techniques.
- these formulations can also be employed in resin transfer molding (RTM) in which a fiber preform is infused with the liquid resin formulation under vacuum.
- RTM resin transfer molding
- Further well-known composite techniques which can be employed are filament winding and pultrusion. In all cases, after fabrication, the composites are cured by exposure to electron-beam irradiation as described above.
- Electron-beam cures of the compositions can conveniently be carried out in ambient air.
- the nature of these polymerizations can be classified as proceeding by a cationic mechanism. This means that the traditional amine, anhydride, thiol, amide or phenol hardeners do not have to be utilized.
- an inert atmosphere is not required for cure, nitrogen may be used to avoid deleterious effects of oxygen-induced oxidation in certain resins.
- useful composites can be produced immediately after only several seconds of exposure to electron-beam irradiation. This speed of curing stands in contrast to conventional thermal cures of epoxy resins in which the composite must be heated for several hours to achieve cure. Since electron-beam curing occurs by a cationic polymerization, it is non-terminating. That is, curing will continue via chain reaction until most of the epoxy groups have reacted, even after electron-beam radiation exposure has ceased. Hence, the properties of certain composites may be optionally enhanced by a brief thermal cure after electron-beam irradiation.
- compositions disclosed herein may not only include the monomer or oligomers specified above, but also a wide assortment of photosensitizers, fillers, flow control agents and other additives, essential to impart thixotropy, flatting, impact modifying and reinforcement characteristics to the finished article.
- such formulations can be combined with a variety of reinforcing fillers including glass, carbon, boron, alumina, boron nitride, polyamide, polybenzimidazole and polyimide fibers.
- particulate fillers such as mica, talc, silica, carbon whiskers or platelets can be used.
- the amount of such reinforcements may be up to 80% by volume of the formulation.
- impact modifiers such as carboxyl terminated butadiene, butadiene- acrylonitrile copolymers, or polysulfone polymers may be used. These also include core-shell polymers and particulate rubbers and microballoons.
- diaryliodonium salt IV 1% by weight mixtures with the following epoxy resins were made APR- 1 illustrated below, bisphenol-A diglycidyl ether (BA), bisphenol-F diglycidyl ether (BF) and 3,4- epoxycyclohexylmethyl 3',4'-epoxycyclohexanecarboxylate (CY) also shown below.
- BA bisphenol-A diglycidyl ether
- BF bisphenol-F diglycidyl ether
- CY 3,4- epoxycyclohexylmethyl 3',4'-epoxycyclohexanecarboxylate
- the samples were poured into 0.25 oz vials, sealed and a thermocouple was attached to the outside of the vial to record the temperature.
- the vials were then placed in a 60 Co gamma cell and exposed to gamma-irradiation at a dose rate of 98 Gy/min.
- the temperature was continuously recorded as a function of time to follow the polymerization. The following results were obtained.
- the polymerization mixture containing the iodonium salt, diaryliodonium initiator IV has an exceptionally low onset temperature of approximately 750 Gy (0.075 Mrad) and a dose at the peak of 1000 Gy (0.10 Mrad).
- the rate of polymerization of this sample as indicated by the slope of the curve is much higher than for the corresponding triarysulfonium initiator I containing sample which exhibits a very gradual onset of polymerization.
- the peak dose in this latter sample was approximately 3000 Gy (0.30 Mrad). It should also be noted that the exothermic reached by the two samples during polymerization are very different.
- diaryliodonium initiator IV is used, the temperature of the sample rises to 100 degrees C whereas, in the case where diaryliodonium is used a temperature of only 65° C is attained.
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