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• the present invention relates to coating compositions that comprise silicones. More particularly, the present invention relates to such coating compositions that include both (a) an alkoxy-functional and/or silanol-functional silicone; and (b) an epoxy-functional silicone.
• siloxane resins in forming protective coatings can, in certain applications, contribute properties of flexibility, impact resistance and/or weather resistance to the resulting cured coating.
• a polysiloxane resin has been combined with an epoxy resin to provide improved properties of impact resistance, flexibility, corrosion resistance, and/or weatherability to the resulting coating.
• Siloxane resins are sometimes used with a base resin material, e.g., an epoxy resin, and reacted by an acid or base catalyzed hydrolysis of the siloxane resin and an aminosilane, followed by condensation of the resulting silanol groups formed during hydrolysis and reaction of amine with epoxy.
• This reaction mechanism can be initiated by the presence of moisture conducted in the presence of an amine, and driven to completion by evaporation of alcohol formed during the hydrolysis reaction.
• epoxy-polysiloxane coating compositions are useful in forming protective coatings providing a degree of coating hardness, flexibility, impact resistance, weatherability, and corrosion and/or chemical resistance to an underlying substrate
• VOC volatile organic content
• a disadvantage, however, with using such lower molecular weight resins is that the desired above-noted coating properties are acquired by increasing the crosslink density of these resins, which can result in the coating having a reduced degree of flexibility.
• an organic material such as an acrylic resin and/or an acrylate functional ingredient, such as an acrylate oligomer, is included in such compositions to provide improved flexibility.
• Such materials can also sometimes be used to reduce the drying or cure time of the coating over a broad temperature range. Drawbacks to the presence of such materials, however, can be reduced weatherability and/or stability.
• coating compositions comprising silicone resins that are capable, in at least some cases, of providing a degree of coating flexibility, hardness, impact resistance, corrosion resistance and/or chemical resistance that is the same as or better than that of known polysiloxane coating compositions that include an acrylic resin and/or acrylate functional ingredients, while at the same time providing such properties within compositions that, in at least some cases, can have improved weatherability and/or stability.
• coating compositions that, in at least some cases, are "fast-curing".
• the present invention is directed to coating compositions that comprise: (a) an alkoxy-functional and/or silanol-functional silicone; (b) an epoxy-functional silicone; and (c) a curing agent.
• the present invention is directed to coating compositions that comprise: (a) an alkoxy-functional and/or silanol-functional silicone; (b) an epoxy- functional silicone; (c) a hydroxy-functional and/or epoxy-functional ingredient different from (a) and (b); and (d) a curing agent.
• the present invention is also directed to, inter alia, substrates at least partially coated with a coating deposited from such compositions, methods of making such compositions, and methods of at least partially coating a substrate with such compositions.
• any numerical range recited herein is intended to include all sub-ranges subsumed therein.
• a range of "1 to 10" is intended to include all sub-ranges between (and including) the recited minimum value of 1 and the recited maximum value of 10, that is, having a minimum value equal to or greater than 1 and a maximum value of equal to or less than 10.
• certain embodiments of the present invention are directed to coating compositions.
• the coating compositions of the present invention are embodied in the form of a two-component system, wherein the ingredients are provided in two separate containers that are combined and mixed together prior to use.
• the coating compositions of the present invention are embodied as a two-component system wherein a first component comprises (i) an alkoxy-functional and/or silanol-functional silicone, and (ii) an epoxy-functional silicone; and a second component comprises a curing agent.
• the coating compositions of the present invention are provided in the form of a single component system wherein all of the coating components are combined in a single container.
• the coating compositions of the present invention comprise a modified siloxane composition.
• modified siloxane composition means that the composition includes a silicone that is combined with other resin ingredients, such as acrylics, polyesters, polyethers, and/or polyurethanes, to provide a copolymer or an interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) having hybrid properties of impact resistance, flexibility, weatherability, corrosion resistance and/or chemical resistance that are not otherwise provided by a compositions comprising a silicone resin alone.
• IPN interpenetrating polymer network
• the coating compositions of the present invention comprise an alkoxy-functional and/or silanol- functional silicone.
• the coating compositions of the present invention comprise an alkoxy-functional silicone, a silanol-functional silicone, or a mixture thereof.
• the term "alkoxy-functional and/or silanol-functional silicone” refers to silicones comprising alkoxy functional groups, -OR, and/or hydroxy functional groups, -OH, wherein R is an alkyl group or an aryl group.
• sicone refers to polysiloxane polymers, which are based on a structure comprising alternate silicon and oxygen atoms.
• the alkoxy-functional and/or silanol-functional silicone comprises a compound represented by the general
• Ri and R 2 comprise groups having less than six carbon atoms to facilitate rapid hydrolysis, which reaction is driven by the volatility of the alcohol analog product of the hydrolysis.
• "n" is selected so that the foregoing silicone has a weight average molecular weight in the range of from 400 to 10,000, such as from 800 to 2,500.
• Alkoxy-functional and/or silanol-functional silicones which are suitable for use in the present invention are commercially available and include, for example, (a) methoxy-functional silicones, such as DC-3074 and DC-3037 commercially available from Dow Corning; and GE SR191, SY-550, and SY-231 commercially available from Wacker Silicones located in Adrian, Michigan; and (b) silanol-functional silicones, such as Dow Coming's DC-840, Z6018, Ql-2530 and 6-2230.
• methoxy-functional silicones such as DC-3074 and DC-3037 commercially available from Dow Corning
• GE SR191, SY-550, and SY-231 commercially available from Wacker Silicones located in Adrian, Michigan
• silanol-functional silicones such as Dow Coming's DC-840, Z6018, Ql-2530 and 6-2230.
• the previously described alkoxy-functional and/or silanol-functional silicone is present in the coating compositions of the present invention in an amount ranging from 5 to 80 percent by weight, such as 10 to 30 percent by weight, or, in some cases, 10 to 25 percent by weight, with the weight percents being based on the total weight of the coating composition.
• the coating compositions of the present invention also comprise an epoxy-functional silicone.
• epoxy-functional silicone As used herein, the term "epoxy-functional silicone
• O silicone refers to silicones comprising epoxy functional groups, ⁇ — ⁇ .
• the coating compositions of the present invention comprise an epoxy- functional silicone comprising a plurality of epoxy functional groups, i.e., two or more epoxy functional groups.
• the coating composition comprises an epoxy-functional silicone comprising two epoxy functional groups.
• the coating compositions of the present invention comprise an epoxy-functional silicone represented by one of the following general
• n is an integer having a value ranging from 1 to
• n is an integer having a value ranging from 1 to 100, such as 2 to 100; and each X, which may be the same or different, represents an epoxy containing group, i.e., a moiety comprising an epoxy functional group, such as, for
• Epoxy-functional silicones of the type discussed in this paragraph are commercially available. Examples include CoatOSilTM 2810, commercially available from GE Advanced Materials, Wilton, CT; KF-IOl, KF- 102, KF- 105, and KF-1000, commercially available from Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.; and Silikoftal® ED and Silikoftal® EW, commercially available from Tego Chemie. [0021] Epoxy-functional silicones suitable for use in the present invention, and methods for their preparation, are also described in United States Patent No. 6,713,586 at col. 3, line 66 to col. 6, line 62, the cited portion of which being incorporated herein by reference.
• the coating composition comprises an epoxy-functional silicone represented by the general formula:
• each R which may be the same or different, is an alkylene containing 1 to 18 carbon atoms, optionally interspersed with oxygen (provided that the oxygen is not bonded to the Si- group) or an arylene group; each, R 4 , which may be the same or different, is an alkyl group, an aryl group, a vinyl group, a glycol, an alkoxy group containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or an epoxy group (provided that the oxygen is not bonded to the Si-group); and n is greater than or equal to 1.
• Epoxy-functional silicones of the type discussed in this paragraph are commercially available and include SILRES® HP-1000 and HP-1250, commercially available from Wacker Silicones.
• the previously described epoxy-functional silicone is present in the coating compositions of the present invention in an amount ranging from 5 to 80 percent by weight, such as 10 to 30 percent by weight, or, in some cases, 5 to 20 percent by weight, with the weight percents being based on the total weight of the coating composition.
• the weight ratio of the alkoxy-functional and/or silanol-functional silicone to the epoxy-functional silicone is at least 1:1, in some cases at least 2:1, in yet other cases, from 2:1 to 3:1.
• the coating compositions of the present invention also comprise a curing agent.
• Suitable curing agents include, for example, amines, aminosilanes, ketimines, aldimines, and mixtures thereof.
• the curing agent reacts with the epoxy-functional groups of the previously described epoxy- functional silicone.
• the curing agent may also react with other components of the coating composition, such as certain of the components to be described in detail below.
• Suitable amine curing agents for use in the present invention include polyamines, aliphatic amine adducts, polyamidoamines, cycloaliphatic amines and polyamines, and cycloaliphatic amine adducts, and aromatic amines, as described in United States Patent Application Publication 2006/0058451 at [0051], the cited portion of which being incorporated herein by reference.
• n 2 or 3;
• X which can be the same or different, is an alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl or hydroxyalkoxyalkyl group containing less than six carbon atoms; and Y is H(HNR) 0 , wherein "c" is an integer having a value of from 1 to 6; and each R is a difunctional organic radical independently selected from the group consisting of aryl, alkyl, dialkylaryl, alkoxyalkyl, and cycloalkyl radicals, wherein R can vary within each Y molecule.
• R is a difunctional organic radical independently selected from the group consisting of aryl, alkyl, dialkylaryl, alkoxyalkyl, and cycloalkyl radicals, wherein R can vary within each Y molecule.
• Suitable ketimine and aldimine curing agents for use in the present invention include those obtained by the reaction of an amine with either a ketone or an aldehyde, respectively, and include those materials identified in United States Patent Application Publication 2006/0058451 at [0055], the cited portion of which being incorporated herein by reference.
• the curing agent comprises an aminosilane of the general formula:
• R is a Ci -I8 hydrocarbon radical
• R is an alkyl radical having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms
• e is 0, 1, or 2
• B is a radical of the formula -CR 2 - Y
• R 2 is hydrogen or an alkyl radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms
• Y is a group comprising a nitrogen atom.
• coating compositions of the present invention formulated using such curing agent can, in at least some cases, be “fast-cure” compositions, even in the absence of an amine reactive ingredient selected from the groups consisting of acetoacetate-functional ingredients, acrylate-functional ingredients, which are described below.
• fast cure refers to compositions that can form a dust free film in as little as 1 hour, in some cases 45 minutes, in some cases, in as little as 10 minutes, or, in yet other cases, in as little as 5 minutes, when applied to a substrate at 25°C and a relative humidity of 70 percent.
• R 4 is a monovalent organic radical optionally containing nitrogen and/or oxygen atoms, such as a monovalent hydrocarbon radical optionally containing nitrogen and/or oxygen atoms and having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
• suitable B radicals in the preceding paragraph are aminomethyl, methylaminomethyl, dimethylaminomethyl, diethylaminomethyl, dibutylaminomethyl, cyclohexylaminomethyl, anilinomethyl, 3-dimethylaminopropylaminomethyl, bis(3- dimethylaminopropyl)aminomethyl, and groups of the formulae -CH 2 NHCOR 4 , - CH 2 NHCO 2 R 4 or -CH 2 NHCONHR 4 , where R 4 is as defined above.
• diethylaminomethylmethyldimethoxysilane dibutylaminomethyltriethoxysilane, dibutylaminomethyltributoxysilane, cyclohexylaminomethyltrimethoxysilane, cyclohexylaminomethyltriethoxysilane, cyclohexylaminomethylmethyldiethoxysilane, anilinomethyl triethoxy silane, 3 -dimethylaminopropylaminomethyltrimethoxysilane, and acetylaminomethylmethyldimethoxysilane.
• Such materials are described in United States Patent No. 7,126,020 at col. 2, lines 37 to 49 and col.
• the type of curing agent(s) selected for inclusion in the coating compositions of the present invention will often depend on the particular type of application and type of other ingredients being used.
• the coating compositions of the present invention can be formed using a combination of more than one type of curing agent.
• a primary and/or secondary amine can be used in conjunction with an aminosilane.
• polyether amino-functional amines can be used to flexibilize the curative package and/or also reduce the raw material cost of the curative materials.
• Secondary amines can be used to adduct epoxy functionality and to form a highly reactive polymer, e.g., a star polymer.
• the curing agent is present in the coating composition in an amount ranging from 1 to 30 percent by weight, such as 2 to 25 percent by weight, or, in some cases, 5 to 18 percent by weight, with the weight percents being based on the total weight of the coating composition. It should be understood that one or more of the above-described curing agents can be used depending on the particular desired method for making the composition, and the desired properties for the resulting cured film coating, with the total amount of such curing agent used being within the above-identified range.
• the coating compositions of the present invention may comprise any of a variety of additional optional components.
• the coating compositions of the present invention comprise a hydroxy-functional and/or epoxy-functional ingredient different from the previously described silicones.
• the coating compositions of the present invention are substantially free, or, in some cases, completely free, of such a component.
• a coating composition of the present invention is “substantially free” of a particular material, it means that the material being discussed is present in the composition, if at all, as an incidental impurity. In other words, the material does not affect the properties of the composition.
• a coating composition of the present invention is "completely free” of a particular material it means that the material being discussed is not present in the composition at all.
• suitable-hydroxy functional ingredients different from the previously described silicones are carbinols selected from the group including acrylic resins, polyester resins, phenolic resins, phenolic silane resins, and mixtures thereof. Such resins are described United States Patent No. 6,013,752 at col. 6, line 57 to col. 8, line 19, the cited portion of which being incorporated herein by reference.
• suitable-epoxy functional ingredients different from the previously described silicones include those selected from the group including epoxy resins, i.e., resins that include more than one 1,2-epoxy group per molecule, as well as epoxy-functional acrylic resins, epoxy-functional silanes, and combinations thereof.
• Suitable epoxy resins having more than one 1 ,2-epoxy group per mole include, for example, those that are saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or heterocyclic.
• such epoxy resins are liquid rather than solid, have an epoxide equivalent weight of 100 to 2,000, such as 100 to 500, and have a reactivity of two.
• Suitable such polyepoxides are described in United States Patent No. 3,183,198 at col. 3, line 27 to col. 4, line 64, the cited portion of which being incorporated herein by reference.
• the epoxy resin used can also contain some monomer units having only one oxirane group.
• Suitable epoxy resins are commercially available and include those identified in United States Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0058451 at [0043], the cited portion of which being incorporated herein by reference, and in United States Patent No. 6,639,025 at col. 3, line 11 to col. 4, line 32, the cited portion of which being incorporated herein by reference.
• Suitable epoxy-functional acrylic resins include glycidyl ether functional polymers, glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) functional resins, and any epoxy-functional materials, e.g., epoxidized Soya bean oil or the like.
• GMA glycidyl methacrylate
• Such resins are commercially available and include those identified in United States Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0058451 at [0044], the cited portion of which being incorporated herein by reference.
• Suitable epoxy-functional silanes are commercially available and include those identified in United States Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0058451 at [0045], the cited portion of which being incorporated herein by reference.
• the hydroxy-functional and/or epoxy-functional ingredient different from the previously described silicones is present in the compositions of the present invention in an amount ranging from 1 to 50 percent by weight, such as 2 to 40 percent by weight, or, in some cases, 5 to 35 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the coating composition.
• the coating compositions of the present invention comprise from 0.65 to 1.35 equivalents of amine groups to 1.0 equivalents of epoxy groups.
• compositions of the present invention comprise a silane, including, for example, silanes having the general
• R 16 , and each R 17 and R 18 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl and hydroxyalkoxyalkyl groups containing up to six carbon atoms, and where R 19 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl and aryl groups having up to six carbon atoms.
• at least one of the groups include oxy constituents for polymerization, and "n" is in the range of from 1 to 5, and may have an average molecular weight in the range of from 150 to 600.
• the silane is an optional ingredient in the coating compositions of the present invention and, therefore, in certain embodiments, the coating compositions of the present invention are substantially free, or, in some cases, completely free, of such an ingredient.
• Suitable silanes are commercially available and include a phenyl/methyl methoxy-silane that is available, for example, from Dow Corning under the product name QP8-5314.
• the silane when used, is present in the coating compositions of the present invention in an amount of up to 10 percent by weight, such as 0.5 to 5 percent by weight, or, in some cases 0.85 to 2 percent by weight, with the weight percents being based on the total weight of the coating composition.
• the coating compositions of the present invention may also comprise an amine reactive ingredient selected from the groups consisting of acetoacetate-functional ingredients, acrylate-functional ingredients, and mixtures thereof. Since such amine reactive ingredients are optional in the coating compositions of the present invention, certain embodiments of the coating compositions of the present invention are substantially free, or, in some cases, completely free, of such an amine reactive ingredient.
• acetoacetate-functional ingredient refers to both substituted and non-substituted acetoacetate-functional ingredients, and include, for example, those selected from the group including acetoacetate-functional diluents, acetoacetate-functional oligomers, acetoacetate-functional polymers, and mixtures thereof.
• Suitable acetoacetate-functional ingredients include, for example, those
• acrylate-functional ingredient refers to both substituted and non-substituted acrylate-functional ingredients.
• Suitable acrylate- functional ingredients include those selected from the group including acrylate- functional diluents, acrylate-functional oligomers, acrylate-functional polymers, and mixtures thereof, and include, for example, those having the general chemical formula:
• R 22 [OCOCHCHl 5 R 23 , w U herein O R 22 can u be se ,lec t ted A f from ⁇ the group i •nc 1 lud A i-ng acrylic, polyester, polyether, and urethane polymers or diluents, or any hydroxy- functional polymer that is capable of being functionalized with [OCOCHCH], where "b" can be from 1 to 10, and where R 23 can be hydrogen or can be a carbon-containing group having up to about 6 carbon atoms. [0049] Suitable acrylate-functional ingredients are set forth in United States
• the foregoing amine-reactive ingredient is present in the coating compositions of the present invention in an amount of up to 40 percent by weight, such as 5 to 30 percent by weight, or, in some cases 7 to 25 percent by weight, with the weight percents being based on the total weight of the coating composition.
• the coating compositions of the present invention comprise an elastomeric resin of the type described in United States Patent No. 6,639,025 at col. 7, line 38 to col. 8, line 37, the cited portion of which being incorporated herein by reference.
• the coating compositions of the present invention are substantially free, or, in some cases, completely free, of such an elastomeric resin.
• the coating compositions of the present invention comprise a silicon containing polyether of the type described in United States Patent No. 5,703,178 at col. 4, line 64 to col. 5, line 43, the cited portion of which being incorporated herein by reference.
• the coating compositions of the present invention are substantially free, or, in some cases, completely free, of such a silicone containing polyether.
• the coating compositions of the present invention comprise a silicone fluid of the type described in United States Patent No. 6,169,066 at col. 3, lines 9 to 49, the cited portion of which being incorporated herein by reference.
• the coating compositions of the present invention are substantially free, or, in some cases, completely free, of such a silicone fluid.
• the coating compositions of the present invention comprise an organic halogen-containing ingredient of the type described in United States Patent No. 6,013,752 at col. 9, line 8 to col. 10, line 13, the cited portion of which being incorporated herein by reference.
• the coating compositions of the present invention are substantially free, or, in some cases, completely free, of such an organic halogen-containing ingredient.
• the coating compositions of the present invention comprise a catalyst, such as an organometallic catalyst.
• a catalyst such as an organometallic catalyst.
• Suitable organometallic catalysts can be useful for the purpose of accelerating the curing rate of the composition into a protective film coating over a broad temperature range.
• the organometallic catalyst may also be useful for providing accelerated cure rates at such ambient temperature cure conditions.
• Suitable catalysts include tin catalysts having the general formula
• R 5 and R 6 are each independently selected from alkyl, aryl, and alkoxy groups having up to eleven carbon atoms, and where R 7 and Rg are each independently selected from the same groups as R 5 and R 6 , or from the group consisting of inorganic atoms, such as halogens, sulfur or oxygen.
• Example catalysts include organotin materials such as dibutyl tin dilaurate, dibutyl tin diacetate, dibutyltin diacetyldiacetonate, and organotitanates.
• organometallic catalysts include lead octoate, lead neodecanoate, bismuth nitrate, bismuth octoate, bismuth neodecanoate, bismuth napthenate, bismuth versalate, manganese napthenate/pentanedione, manganese octoate, vanadium acetylacetonate, zinc acetylacetonate, tin neodecanoate, stannous 2-ethyl hexanoate, lithium neodecanoate, stannic chloride, stannous octoate, zinc napthenate, zinc octoate, ferric acetylacetonate, zinc acetylacetonate, cobalt octoate, zirconium acetylacetonate, zirconium octoate, zirconium versalate, aluminum acetylaceton
• the catalyst is present in the coating composition in an amount of up to 10 percent by weight, such as 0.02 to 5 percent by weight, or, in some cases, 0.08 to 2 percent by weight, with the weight percents being based on the total weight of the coating composition.
• the coating compositions of the present invention are substantially free, or, in some cases, completely free, of such a catalyst.
• the coating compositions of the present invention comprise a moisture scavenger for the purpose of, for example, intentionally reducing the presence of excess water during, for example, stages of forming the coating composition where excess water is not desired.
• Suitable moisture scavenging ingredients include those such as calcium compounds, such as CaSO 4 - 1 ZiH 2 O, and calcium-metal alkoxides, such as tetraisopropyltitanate, tetra n butyl titanate-silane, QP-5314, vinylsilane (A171), and organic alkoxy compounds, such as triethylorthoformate, methylorthoformate, dimethoxypropane.
• the moisture scavenger is present in the coating composition of the present invention in an amount of up to 10 weight percent, such as 0.25 to 5 weight percent, or, in some cases 0.5 to 2 weight percent, with the weight percents being based on the total weight of the coating composition.
• the coating compositions of the present invention are substantially free, or, in some cases, completely free, of such a moisture scavenger.
• the coating compositions of the present invention comprise a colorant.
• the term "colorant” means any substance that imparts color and/or other opacity and/or other visual effect to the composition.
• the colorant can be added to the coating in any suitable form, such as discrete particles, dispersions, solutions and/or flakes. A single colorant or a mixture of two or more colorants can be used in the coating compositions of the present invention.
• Example dispersions of resin-coated nanoparticles and methods for making them are identified in United States Patent Application Publication 2005-0287348 Al, filed June 24, 2004, U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/482,167 filed June 24, 2003, and United States Patent Application Serial No. 11/337,062, filed January 20, 2006, which is also incorporated herein by reference.
• Example special effect compositions that may be used in the compositions of the present invention include pigments and/or compositions that produce one or more appearance effects such as reflectance, pearlescence, metallic sheen, phosphorescence, fluorescence, photochromism, photosensitivity, thermochromism, goniochromism and/or color-change. Additional special effect compositions can provide other perceptible properties, such as opacity or texture. In certain embodiments, special effect compositions can produce a color shift, such that the color of the coating changes when the coating is viewed at different angles.
• Example color effect compositions are identified in United States Patent No. 6,894,086, incorporated herein by reference.
• Part B was prepared by combining components 18 and 19 in a one quart can. The mixture was stirred with a metal spatula until uniform, which required less than 5 minutes. Part B had a calculated amine equivalent weight of 119.0 grams per equivalent and a Brookfield viscosity of less than 10 cP at 25 0 C.
• Example 2 200.0 grams (0.1641 equivalents) of Example 2, Part A was combined with 30.86 grams (0.1843 equivalents) of Example 1, Part B. The mixture was applied using the same spray equipment and test panels described in Example 3. The dry film thickness ranged from 0.004 to 0.005 inches on all test panels.
• compositions of the present invention can have the same fast cure times and flexibility with comparable or better weatherability compared to prior art compositions of Example 4, which are based on epoxy resin, alkoxy or silanol functional siloxane resin and acrylate oligomer.

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