WO2020163233A1 - Rubber replacement articles and their use as footwear components - Google Patents
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- the present invention is directed to rubber replacement articles prepared from curable compositions.
- Curable compositions are often used as coatings and molded or extruded articles in a wide variety of industries.
- industries may include but are not limited to landcraft such as cars, trucks, sport utility vehicles, motorcycles; watercraft such as boats, ships and submarines; aircraft such as airplanes and helicopters, industrial such as commercial equipment and structures including walls and roofs; construction such as construction vehicles and structures including walls and roofs, military such as military vehicles, and military structures including walls and roofs, for example, ammunition cases and battery enclosures; and the like.
- Curable compositions can also be used as rubber replacements in footwear and other industries.
- Footwear such as a shoe
- the upper is the portion of the footwear designed to comfortably enclose the foot
- the sole which typically includes an insole, optionally a midsole, and an outsole, is the portion of the footwear designed to provide traction, protection, cushioning, and/or a durable wear surface.
- the upper is typically comprised of many different components, often made of different materials. Such materials include, for example, natural leather, synthetic leather, vinyl, and fabric such as nylon; other textiles may also be used. Many of the upper components, particularly the“toe”, can experience wear and/or abrasion during even normal use of the shoe.
- Midsoles are typically made of foam, such as ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) foam or polyurethane, such as TPU, foam. These materials compress resiliently under an applied load, such as the forces generated by the feet and legs during physical activity.
- EVA ethylene vinyl acetate
- TPU polyurethane
- the bladders can be inflatable inserts made of polymeric materials that are resistantly compressible to provide additional cushioning to the wearer of the footwear. These bladders can be filled, for example, with a gel, water or other fluid, such as air or nitrogen.
- Outsoles are often made of synthetic and/or natural rubbers, such as silica- filled rubber compositions. The outsole can also experience wear and/or abrasion during even normal use of a shoe.
- the present invention is directed to a rubber replacement article prepared from a curable composition
- a curable composition comprising: (a) an isocyanate-functional prepolymer, wherein the isocyanate-functional prepolymer comprises (i) a reaction product of a polyisocyanate and a polyamine having primary and/or secondary amino groups; and/or (ii) a reaction product of a polyisocyanate and a polyol; (b) a curing agent comprising a mixture of polyamines, wherein at least one polyamine in the curing agent has an amine equivalent weight of 125 to 250; and (c) an abrasion resistant additive comprising organic particles.
- the organic particles demonstrate a volume average particle size of at least 5 microns.
- polymer is meant to refer to prepolymers, oligomers and both homopolymers and copolymers; the prefix“poly” refers to two or more.
- references to any monomer(s) herein refers generally to a monomer that can be polymerized with another polymerizable compound such as another monomer or polymer. Unless otherwise indicated, it should be appreciated that once the monomer components react with one another to form the compound, the compound will comprise the residues of the monomer components.
- the curable composition used to prepare the rubber replacement article of the present invention comprises (a) an isocyanate-functional prepolymer.
- the isocyanate-functional prepolymer comprises (i) a reaction product of a polyisocyanate and a polyamine having primary and/or secondary amino groups; and/or (ii) a reaction product of a polyisocyanate and a polyol.
- the phrase“and/or” when used in a list is meant to encompass alternative embodiments including each individual component in the list as well as any combination of components.
- an “isocyanate functional prepolymer” refers to the reaction product of a polyisocyanate with polyamine and/or polyol, and optionally other isocyanate reactive groups such as thiol; the isocyanate functional prepolymer has at least one free isocyanate functional group (NCO). Combinations of isocyanate-functional prepolymers can be used according to the present invention.
- the reaction mixture used to prepare the isocyanate-functional prepolymer is usually essentially free of any phosphorus- containing polyols.
- the curable composition is also usually essentially free of any a phosphorus-containing polyols or reaction products thereof.
- by“essentially free’’ is meant that a compound is not intentionally present in the composition; and if a compound is present in the composition, it is present incidentally in an amount less than 0.1 percent by weight, usually less than trace amounts.
- the terms“cure” and “curable” refer to a composition wherein any crosslinkable components of the composition are or may be at least partially crosslinked via chemical reaction.
- the crosslink density of the crosslinkable components i.e., the degree of crosslinking
- the presence and degree of crosslinking, i.e., the crosslink density can be determined by a variety of methods, such as dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) using a Polymer Laboratories MK III DMTA analyzer conducted under nitrogen.
- DMTA dynamic mechanical thermal analysis
- isocyanate includes unblocked isocyanate compounds capable of forming a covalent bond with a reactive group such as a hydroxyl, thiol or amine functional group.
- isocyanate can refer to “free isocyanate”. Alternatively, it may be blocked with any known blocking agent.
- Suitable polyisocyanates for use in preparing the isocyanate-functional prepolymer can include one or more of those that are known in the art.
- suitable polyisocyanates can include monomeric, dimeric, trimeric and/or oligomeric polyisocyanates.
- the isocyanate can be C2-C20 linear, branched, cyclic, aromatic, aliphatic, or combinations thereof.
- polyisocyanates used to prepare the isocyanate-functional prepolymer are often aliphatic.
- suitable polyisocyanates include isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), which is 3,3,5-trimethyl-5-isocyanato-methyl-cyclohexyl isocyanate; hydrogenated materials such as cyclohexylene diisocyanate, 4,4'- methylenedicyclohexyl diisocyanate (H12MDI); polymethylene isocyanates such as 1 ,4-tetramethylene diisocyanate, 1 ,5-pentamethylene diisocyanate, 1 ,6- hexamethylene diisocyanate (HMDI), 1 ,7-heptamethylene diisocyanate, 2,2,4-and 2,4,4-trimethylhexamethylene di isocyanate, 1 ,10-decamethylene diisocyanate and 2- methyl-1 ,5-pentamethylene diisocyanate; and mixture
- aromatic polyisocyanates include phenylene diisocyanate, toluene diisocyanate (TDI), xylene diisocyanate, 1 ,5-naphthalene diisocyanate, chlorophenylene 2,4-diisocyanate, bitoluene diisocyanate, dianisidine diisocyanate, tolidine diisocyanate, alkylated benzene diisocyanates, methylene-interrupted aromatic diisocyanates such as methylenediphenyl diisocyanate, 4,4'-isomer (MDI) including alkylated analogs such as 3, 3' -dimethyl-4, 4' -diphenylmethane diisocyanate, polymeric methylenediphenyl diisocyanate; mixed aralkyl diisocyanates such as tetramethylxylyl diisocyanates, OCN-C(CH3)2-C6H4C
- the polyisocyanate used to prepare the isocyanate-functional prepolymer can include dimers such as the uretdione of 1 ,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate, trimers such as the biuret and isocyanurate of 1 ,6-hexanedi isocyanate and the isocyanurate of isophorone diisocyanate, and allophonates.
- dimers such as the uretdione of 1 ,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate
- trimers such as the biuret and isocyanurate of 1 ,6-hexanedi isocyanate and the isocyanurate of isophorone diisocyanate
- allophonates Modified isocyanates can also be used, including carbodiimides and uretone-imines, and mixtures thereof.
- Suitable materials include, without limitation, those available under the designation DESMODUR from Covestro LLC and include DESMODUR N 3200, DESMODUR N 3300, DESMODUR N 3400, DESMODUR N3900 and DESMODUR XP 2580.
- TOLONATE HDT LV2 available from Vencorex Chemicals, is also suitable. Isocyanate functional acrylics can also be used.
- polyisocyanate in an excess amount, often greater than 10 percent by weight, based on the total weight of resin solids in the isocyanate-functional prepolymer (a).
- the excess polyisocyanate serves as a plasticizer in the curable composition.
- the polyisocyanate is reacted with (i) a polyamine having primary and/or secondary amino groups, and/or (ii) a polyol.
- the polyamines and polyols may be any of those known in the art, such as acrylic, polyester, polycarbonate, polybutadiene and/or polyether.
- Polyethers are used most often. Suitable polyethers include polyoxyalkyleneamines having two or more primary and/or secondary amino groups attached to a backbone, derived, for example, from propylene oxide, ethylene oxide, butylene oxide or a mixture thereof.
- amines examples include those available under the designation JEFFAMINE, such as JEFFAMINE D-230, D-400, D-2000, HK- 51 1 , ED-600, ED-900, ED-2003, T-403, T-3000, T-5000, SD-231 , SD-401 , SD-2001 , and ST-404 (from Huntsman Corporation).
- JEFFAMINE such as JEFFAMINE D-230, D-400, D-2000, HK- 51 1 , ED-600, ED-900, ED-2003, T-403, T-3000, T-5000, SD-231 , SD-401 , SD-2001 , and ST-404 (from Huntsman Corporation).
- JEFFAMINE such as JEFFAMINE D-230, D-400, D-2000, HK- 51 1 , ED-600, ED-900, ED-2003, T-403, T-3000, T-5000, SD-231 , SD-401 , SD-2001 , and
- Suitable polyethers having hydroxyl groups include polyether polyols such as polyalkylene ether polyols, which include those having the following structural formula:
- substituent R1 is hydrogen or lower alkyl containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms including mixed substituents, and n is typically from 2 to 6 and m is from 8 to 100 or higher. Included are poly(oxytetramethylene) glycols, poly(oxytetraethylene) glycols, poly(oxy-1 ,2-propylene) glycols, and poly(oxy-1 , 2-butylene) glycols.
- polyether polyols formed from oxyalkylation of various polyols, for example, diols such as ethylene glycol, 1 ,6-hexanediol, Bisphenol A and the like, or other higher polyols such as trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, and the like.
- Polyols of higher functionality which can be utilized as indicated can be made, for instance, by oxyalkylation of compounds such as sucrose or sorbitol.
- One commonly utilized oxyalkylation method is reaction of a polyol with an alkylene oxide, for example, propylene or ethylene oxide, in the presence of an acidic or basic catalyst.
- Particular polyether polyols include those sold under the names TERATHANE (e.g., TERATHANE 250, TERATHANE 650, TERATHANE 1000) and TERACOL, available from Invista Corporation, and POLYMEG, available from Lyondell Chemical Co. Also useful for the isocyanate-functional prepolymer are polyester polyols, butadiene diols and triols and saturated versions of same, chlorinated olefin polyols, hydrazides, and polyamide polyols as well as polyurethane polyols.
- TERATHANE e.g., TERATHANE 250, TERATHANE 650, TERATHANE 1000
- TERACOL e.g., TERATHANE 250, TERATHANE 650, TERATHANE 1000
- POLYMEG available from Lyondell Chemical Co.
- isocyanate-functional prepolymer are polyester polyols, butadiene diol
- the isocyanate-functional prepolymer typically has a weight average molecular weight of 1 ,300 to 20,000, often 1 ,400 to 15,000, or 4,000 to 15,000, or 5,000 to 10,000.
- the isocyanate-functional prepolymer usually has an isocyanate equivalent weight greater than 300, often 400 to 1 ,000.
- the curable composition used to prepare the rubber replacement article of the present invention may further comprise a non-prepolymer isocyanate, such as a monomeric polyisocyanate, in combination with the isocyanate functional prepolymer.
- the non-prepolymer isocyanate can be the same or different from the polyisocyanate used to form the isocyanate-functional prepolymer, and may comprise one or more of those disclosed above. If combinations of isocyanates are used, the isocyanates should be substantially compatible, for example; the isocyanate-functional prepolymers can be substantially compatible with the non-prepolymer isocyanate.
- substantially compatible means the ability of a material to form a blend with other materials that is and will remain substantially homogeneous over time.
- the curable composition used to prepare the rubber replacement article of the present invention further comprises (b) a curing agent that in turn comprises a mixture of polyamines. At least one polyamine in the mixture has an amine equivalent weight of 125 to 250. Such polyamines provide hardness to the curable composition.
- Suitable polyamines can include those that are known in the art. Non-limiting examples of suitable polyamines can include but are not limited to primary and secondary amines, and mixtures thereof, such as any of those disclosed herein. Amine terminated polyureas may also be used. Amines comprising tertiary amine functionality can be used provided that the amine further comprises at least two primary and/or secondary amino groups.
- At least one polyamine in the mixture having an amine equivalent weight of 125 to 250 may be a non-cyclic polyamine which comprises secondary amino groups. It has been found that including such a non-cyclic polyamine in the curable composition significantly improves abrasion resistance of a coating layer or component made from the curable composition, even if no inorganic particles as described below are included in the curable composition as abrasion resistant additive.
- the term“non-cyclic polyamine” refers to a molecule comprising more than one amino group per molecule, the amino groups being linked by one or more linear or branched aliphatic organic moieties, which molecule does not comprise a cyclic moiety.
- Suitable non-cyclic polyamines having an amine equivalent weight of 125 to 250 which comprise secondary amino groups include aspartic ester functional amines, such as that available under the name DESMOPHEN NH 1220 (Covestro LLC).
- the mixture of polyamines may include, for example, polyamines having at least two functional groups such as di-, tri-, or higher functional amines; and combinations thereof.
- the polyamines may be aromatic or aliphatic such as cycloaliphatic, or mixtures thereof.
- Suitable primary polyamines include ethylene diamine, 1 ,2-diaminopropane, 1 ,4-diaminobutane, 1 ,3-diaminopentane (DYTEK EP, Invista), 1 ,6-diaminohexane, 2-methyl-1 , 5-pentane diamine (DYTEK A, Invista), 2,5- diamino-2,5-dimethylhexane, 2,2,4- and/or 2,4, 4-trimethyl-1 ,6-diamino-hexane, 1 ,1 1 - diaminoundecane, 1 ,12-diaminododecane, 1 ,3- and/or 1 ,4-cyclohexane diamine, 1 - amino-3,3,5-trimethyl-5-aminomethyl-cyclohexane (isophorone diamine or IPDA), 2,4- and/or 2,6-hexahydrotoluylene diamine
- Secondary cycloaliphatic diamines may also be used in the present invention.
- Suitable cycloaliphatic diamines include JEFFLINK 754 (Huntsman Corporation), CLEARLINK 1000 (Dorf-Ketal Chemicals, LLC), and aspartic ester functional amines, such as those available under the name DESMOPHEN such as DESMOPHEN NH 1420, and DESMOPHEN NH 1520 (Covestro LLC).
- DESMOPHEN such as DESMOPHEN NH 1420
- DESMOPHEN NH 1520 Covestro LLC
- Other suitable secondary amines that can be used in the present invention include the reaction products of materials comprising primary amine functionality, such as those described herein, with acrylonitrile.
- the secondary amine can be the reaction product of 4,4'-diaminodicyclohexylmethane and acrylonitrile.
- the secondary amine can be the reaction product of isophorone diamine and acrylonitrile, such as POLYCLEAR 136 (available from BASF/Hansen Group LLC).
- POLYCLEAR 136 available from BASF/Hansen Group LLC.
- the aliphatic secondary diamine often has an amine equivalent weight of up to 200, more often up to 162.
- the curing agent (b) comprises 5 to 50 percent by weight of an aliphatic polyamine having an amine equivalent weight of 125 to 250, and 50 to 95 percent by weight of an aliphatic polyamine having an amine equivalent weight of 900 to 2,500.
- the curing agent comprises 20 percent by weight CLEARLINK 1000, with an amine equivalent weight of about 161 , and 80 percent by weight JEFFAMINE T-5000, a trifunctional aliphatic amine that has an amine equivalent weight of about 1902.
- the curing agent (b) often comprises 1 to 20 percent by weight, such as 1.5 to 15 percent by weight, or 2 to 12.5 percent by weight, or 3 to 10 percent by weight by weight of said non-cyclic polyamine, based on the total weight of polyamines in the curable composition.
- the curing agent often comprises about 8 percent by weight DESMOPHEN NH 1220, a non-cyclic amine with an amine equivalent weight of about 234, about 8 percent by weight CLEARLINK 1000, a cycloaliphatic amine with an amine equivalent weight of about 161 , and about 84 percent by weight JEFFAMINE T-5000, a trifunctional aliphatic amine that has an amine equivalent weight of about 1902.
- the curing agent (b) may further comprise additional resins having hydroxyl functional groups.
- additional resins having hydroxyl functional groups include polyester polyols and polyether polyols, such as the polyether polyols disclosed above.
- TERATHANE 650 is often used as an additional resin in the curing agent. Such resins, when used, may be present in an amount of 2 to 15 percent by weight, based on the total weight of solids in the curing agent.
- the curable composition used to prepare the rubber replacement article of the present invention further comprises (c) an abrasion resistant additive.
- the abrasion resistant additive comprises organic particles. Often the particles are chemically inert, untreated and uncoated particles. By“chemically inert” is meant that the particles do not chemically react with any other component in the curable composition.
- the organic particles demonstrate a volume average particle size of at least 5 microns, such as 5 to 60 microns, or 5 to 30 microns, or 5 to 10 microns, or 5 to 7.5 microns or 9.75 to 60 microns.
- the abrasion resistant additive may further comprise inorganic particles.
- the inorganic particles typically demonstrate a volume average particle size of at least 90 microns, often at least 95 microns. Particle sizes within these size ranges are measured using a HELOS particle size analyzer, available from Sympatec GmbH, via laser diffraction in accordance with ISO 13320:2009 and using Fraunhofer Enhanced Evaluation, unless otherwise indicated.
- the curable composition may comprise less than 5 percent by weight, such as less than 4 percent by weight, such as less than 3 percent by weight, such as less than 2 percent by weight, such as less than 1 percent by weight, such as 0 percent by weight, based on the total weight of solids in the curable composition, of inorganic particles which comprise alumina and have a volume average particle size of 90 microns or of at least 90 microns.
- the composition may alternatively be essentially free of inorganic particles.
- Suitable organic particles include polyethylene, polypropylene, and saturated, linear primary alcohols with an average carbon chain length of C20 to C50.
- saturated, linear primary alcohols include UNILIN alcohols available from Baker Hughes, Inc.
- Suitable inorganic particles include, inter alia, untreated alumina, such as those available in the MICROGRIT line of products from Micro Abrasives Corporation. Combinations of each type of particle are also possible.
- the weight ratio of organic particles to inorganic particles in the abrasion resistant additive may range from 1 :99 to 99:1 , such as 10:90 to 90: 10, 50:50, or less than 10:40.
- the abrasion resistant additive is typically present in the curable composition in an amount of at least 0.25 percent by weight, or at least 0.5 percent by weight, or at least 2 percent by weight, and at most 20 percent by weight, or at most 10 percent by weight, or at most 9 percent by weight, or at most 5 percent by weight, based on the total weight of solids in the curable composition.
- the abrasion resistant additive is typically present in the curable composition in an amount of 0.5 to 8 percent by weight, or 1 to 7 percent by weight, or 1 .5 to 6 percent by weight, or 2 to 5 percent by weight, based on the total weight of solids in the curable composition.
- the curable composition used to prepare the rubber replacement article of the present invention may comprise one or more additional ingredients.
- Additional ingredients may include, for example, an adhesion promoter such as amine functional materials, aminosilanes and the like, halogenated polyolefin (e. g., chlorinated polyolefin) or organic titanate or zirconate.
- an adhesion promoter such as amine functional materials, aminosilanes and the like, halogenated polyolefin (e. g., chlorinated polyolefin) or organic titanate or zirconate.
- a tertiary amine comprising 1 ,5- diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene, 1 ,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene, and/or 1 ,4- diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane is an exemplary amine functional material suitable as an adhesion promoter.
- an aminosilane for use as an adhesion promoter is y-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (commercially available as SILQUEST A1 100 from Momentive Performance Chemicals). SILQUEST A1 1 10 and A LINK 35 from Momentive Performance Chemicals may also be used.
- Suitable amine- functional adhesion promoters include 1 ,3, 4,6,7, 8-hexahydro-2H-pyrimido-(1 ,2-A)- pyrimidine, hydroxyethyl piperazine, N-aminoethyl piperizine, dimethylamine ethylether, tetramethyliminopropoylamine (commercially available as POLYCAT® 15 from Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., blocked amines such as an adduct of IPDI and dimethylamine, a melamine such as melamine itself or an imino melamine resin (e.g. CYMEL® 220 or CYMEL® 303, available from Allnex).
- Metal-containing adhesion promoters may include metal chelate complexes such as an aluminum chelate complex (e.g. K-Kat 5218 available from King Industries) or tin-containing compositions such as stannous octoate and organotin compounds such as dibutyltin dilaurate and dibutyltin diacetate.
- Other adhesion promoters may include salts such as chlorine phosphate, butadiene resins such as an epoxidized, hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene resin (e.g. POLY bd® 605E available from Atofina Chemicals, Inc.), polyester polyols (e.g.
- Suitable organic titanate adhesion promoters include tetra n-butyl titanate, tetra isopropyl titanate, butyl isopropyl titanate, and titanium acetyl acetonate.
- Suitable organic zirconate adhesion promoters include those capable of reacting with hydroxy group thus promoting cross- linking, which are commercially available from Dorfketal Chemicals(i) Pvt.
- the curable composition may comprise the reaction product of an epoxy resin and a polythiol.
- Suitable epoxy resins include, for instance, one or more polyepoxides such as polyglycidyl ethers of bisphenol A, polycaprolactone modified bisphenol A epoxy resins, and bisphenol F diepoxides.
- the epoxy resin may also comprise an epoxy-dimer adduct.
- Suitable polythiols include, for instance, poly(mercaptopropionates), such as those available under the designation THIOCURE from Bruno Bock Chemische Fabrik GmbH & Co. KG.
- the curable compositions used to prepare the rubber replacement article according the present invention can further comprise any additional resins and/or additives that will impart to the composition a desired property.
- the composition may further comprise a resin and/or additive that imparts additional flexibility to a coating formed from the composition.
- Flexible polyurethane resins are known in the art, and are also described, for example, in United States Patent Application Serial Number 1 1/155, 154; 1 1/021 ,325; 1 1/020,921 ; 12/056,306 and 12/056,304, incorporated in pertinent part herein by reference.
- the polyurethane itself can be added to the composition, or the polyurethane can be formed in situ in the curable composition.
- polyurethane can be formed by reacting a hydroxyl functional component with an isocyanate, much in the same manner as the amine and isocyanate components described herein react.
- a hydroxyl functional component can be mixed with, or used in addition to, the amine component for in situ polyurethane formation.
- the curable compositions used to prepare the rubber replacement article of the present invention may optionally include materials standard in the art such as fiberglass, stabilizers, thickeners, catalysts, colorants, antioxidants, UV absorbers, hindered amine light stabilizers, rheology modifiers, flow additives, anti-static agents and other performance or property modifiers that are well known in the art of surface coatings, and mixtures thereof.
- Suitable rheology modifiers include solid and/or liquid rheology modifiers, which can be organic and/or inorganic based polymers, such as bentonite clay, fumed silica, BYK 41 1 (available from Chemie), or combinations thereof.
- the curable composition used to prepare the rubber replacement article of the present invention may include 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 composition 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 rubber replacement articles of the present invention. It is noted that particulate colorants are different from the particles present in the abrasion resistant additive (c). It has been found that particulate colorants do not impart sufficient abrasion resistance to the curable compositions to be considered suitable, as shown in the examples below.
- Example colorants include pigments, dyes and tints, such as those used in the paint industry and/or listed in the Dry Color Manufacturers Association (DCMA), as well as special effect compositions.
- a colorant may include, for example, a finely divided solid powder that is insoluble but wettable under the conditions of use.
- a colorant can be organic or inorganic and can be agglomerated or non-agglomerated.
- Colorants can be incorporated into the compositions by grinding or simple mixing. Colorants can be incorporated by grinding into the composition by use of a grind vehicle, such as an acrylic grind vehicle, the use of which will be familiar to one skilled in the art.
- Example pigments and/or pigment compositions include, but are not limited to, carbazole dioxazine crude pigment, azo, monoazo, disazo, naphthol AS, salt type (lakes), benzimidazolone, condensation, metal complex, isoindolinone, isoindoline and polycyclic phthalocyanine, quinacridone, perylene, perinone, diketopyrrolo pyrrole, thioindigo, anthraquinone, indanthrone, anthrapyrimidine, flavanthrone, pyranthrone, anthanthrone, dioxazine, triarylcarbonium, quinophthalone pigments, diketo pyrrolo pyrrole red (“DPPBO red”), titanium dioxide, carbon black, carbon fiber, graphite, other conductive pigments and/or fillers and mixtures thereof.
- the terms "pigment” and "colored filler” can be used interchangeably.
- Example dyes include those that are solvent and/or aqueous based such as acid dyes, azoic dyes, basic dyes, direct dyes, disperse dyes, reactive dyes, solvent dyes, sulfur dyes, mordant dyes, for example, bismuth vanadate, anthraquinone, perylene, aluminum, quinacridone, thiazole, thiazine, azo, indigoid, nitro, nitroso, oxazine, phthalocyanine, quinoline, stilbene, and triphenyl methane.
- solvent and/or aqueous based such as acid dyes, azoic dyes, basic dyes, direct dyes, disperse dyes, reactive dyes, solvent dyes, sulfur dyes, mordant dyes, for example, bismuth vanadate, anthraquinone, perylene, aluminum, quinacridone, thiazole, thiazine, azo, indigoid, nitro
- Example tints include pigments dispersed in water-based or water miscible carriers such as AQUA-CHEM 896 commercially available from Degussa, Inc., CHARISMA COLORANTS and MAXITONER INDUSTRIAL COLORANTS commercially available from Accurate Dispersions division of Eastman Chemical, Inc.
- AQUA-CHEM 896 commercially available from Degussa, Inc.
- the colorant can be in the form of a dispersion including a nanoparticle dispersion.
- Nanoparticle dispersions can include one or more highly dispersed nanoparticle colorants and/or colorant particles that produce a desired visible color and/or opacity and/or visual effect.
- Nanoparticle dispersions can include colorants such as pigments or dyes having a particle size of less than 150 nm, such as less than 70 nm, or less than 30 nm. Nanoparticles can be produced by milling stock organic and/or inorganic pigments with grinding media having a particle size of less than 0.5 mm. Example nanoparticle dispersions and methods for making them are identified in U.S. Patent No. 6,875,800 B2.
- Nanoparticle dispersions can also be produced by crystallization, precipitation, gas phase condensation, and chemical attrition (i.e., partial dissolution).
- a dispersion of resin-coated nanoparticles can be used.
- a “dispersion of resin-coated nanoparticles’’ refers to a continuous phase in which is dispersed discreet “composite microparticles” that comprise a nanoparticle and a resin coating on the nanoparticle.
- Example dispersions of resin-coated nanoparticles and methods for making them are identified in U.S. Application No. 10/876,031 filed June 24, 2004, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/482, 167 filed June 24, 2003.
- Example special effect compositions that may be used in the composition used to prepare the rubber replacement article 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 reflectivity, opacity or texture. 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 U.S. Patent No. 6,894,086, incorporated herein by reference.
- Additional color effect compositions can include transparent coated mica and/or synthetic mica, coated silica, coated alumina, a transparent liquid crystal pigment, a liquid crystal coating, and/or any composition wherein interference results from a refractive index differential within the material and not because of the refractive index differential between the surface of the material and the air.
- a photosensitive composition and/or photochromic composition which reversibly alters its color when exposed to one or more light sources, can be used in the composition of the present invention.
- Photochromic and/or photosensitive compositions can be activated by exposure to radiation of a specified wavelength. When the composition becomes excited, the molecular structure is changed and the altered structure exhibits a new color that is different from the original color of the composition. When the exposure to radiation is removed, the photochromic and/or photosensitive composition can return to a state of rest, in which the original color of the composition returns.
- the photochromic and/or photosensitive composition can be colorless in a non-excited state and exhibit a color in an excited state. Full color- change can appear within milliseconds to several minutes, such as from 20 seconds to 60 seconds.
- Example photochromic and/or photosensitive compositions include photochromic dyes.
- the photosensitive composition and/or photochromic composition can be associated with and/or at least partially bound to, such as by covalent bonding, a polymer and/or polymeric materials of a polymerizable component.
- the photosensitive composition and/or photochromic composition associated with and/or at least partially bound to a polymer and/or polymerizable component have minimal migration out of the composition.
- the colorant can be present in the curable composition in any amount sufficient to impart the desired property, visual and/or color effect.
- the colorant may comprise from 1 to 65 weight percent of the present compositions, such as from 3 to 40 weight percent or 5 to 35 weight percent, with weight percent based on the total weight of the compositions.
- the curable compositions used to prepare the rubber replacement articles of the present invention when applied to a substrate for example as a coating, may possess color that matches the color of an associated substrate.
- the term“matches” and like terms when referring to color matching means that the color of the coating composition of the present invention substantially corresponds to a desired color or the color of an associated substrate. This can be visually observed, or confirmed using spectroscopy equipment.
- the substrate for the curable composition is a footwear component, such as a polymeric bladder or upper component
- the color of the curable composition may substantially match that of another footwear component.
- a toe coated with rubber replacement article of the present invention can be color matched to the rest of the shoe upper, the midsole and/or the outsole. This match can be visually observed, or confirmed using spectroscopy equipment.
- the curable compositions are typically prepared as multi-package systems to prevent the components from curing prior to use.
- multi-package systems means compositions in which various components are maintained separately until just prior to use, such as application to a substrate as a coating.
- the compositions invention are usually prepared as a two-package (“2K”) composition, wherein the isocyanate-functional prepolymer (a) is a first package, and the curing agent (b) is the second package.
- the rubber replacement articles of the present invention are suitable for use as coatings, or they may be molded, cast, 3-D printed, or otherwise shaped into an article of manufacture.
- the composition can be cured at ambient conditions, although heated air or a heat cure can be applied to the composition in order to accelerate curing of the composition or to enhance properties such as adhesion.
- ambient conditions is meant without the application of heat or other energy; for example, when a curable composition undergoes a thermosetting reaction without baking in an oven, use of forced air, irradiation, or the like to prompt the reaction, the reaction is said to occur under ambient conditions.
- ambient temperature ranges from 60 to 90 °F (15.6 to 32.2 °C), such as a typical room temperature, 72°F (22.2°C).
- the composition may be exposed to actinic radiation or to an elevated temperature for a time sufficient to at least partially cure the curable film-forming composition.
- Typical actinic radiation conditions are 315 to 400 nm (UVA) at an irradiation intensity of 1 .5 to 2.0 mW/cm 2
- the composition can be cured at ambient temperature typically in a period ranging from about 45 seconds to about 12 hours.
- the composition can be cured at 72°F (22.2°C) in a period ranging from about 45 seconds to about 12 hours.
- ambient temperature and baking are utilized in combination to achieve other desired properties such as better adhesion, the composition is typically allowed to stand for a period of from about 45 seconds to about 30 minutes followed by conditioning (curing) at a temperature up to about 140°F (60°C), for a period of time ranging from about 20 minutes to about 12 hours.
- the rubber replacement articles of the present invention may be used to form a coated substrate comprising A) a substrate having at least one coatable surface; and B) a coating layer formed from a film-forming composition applied to at least one surface of the substrate and cured thereon.
- the film-forming composition is prepared from the curable composition described above.
- Non-limiting examples of suitable substrates can include metal, natural and/or synthetic stone, ceramic, glass, brick, cement, concrete, cinderblock, wood and composites and laminates thereof; wallboard, drywall, sheetrock, cement board, plastic, paper, PVC, roofing materials such as shingles, roofing composites and laminates, and roofing drywall, styrofoam, plastic composites, acrylic composites, ballistic composites, asphalt, fiberglass, soil, gravel and the like.
- Metals can include but are not limited to aluminum, cold rolled steel, electrogalvanized steel, hot dipped galvanized steel, titanium and alloys; polymeric materials can include but are not limited to TPO, SMC, TPU, polypropylene, polycarbonate, polyethylene, and polyamides (Nylon).
- the substrates can be primed metal and/or plastic; that is, an organic or inorganic layer is applied thereto. Materials that are commonly used in footwear including fabrics, leather, and foams, such as ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) foam or polyurethane (such as TPU) foam are also suitable substrates.
- EVA ethylene vinyl acetate
- TPU polyurethane
- the curable composition may be applied to a bare (e.g., untreated, uncoated) substrate, a pretreated substrate and/or coated substrate having at least one other coating.
- the surface of the substrate may be plasma-treated prior to application of the curable composition, to enhance adhesion between the substrate surface and the coating layer.
- an adhesive layer, or a tie layer, comprising an adhesion promoter and/or the reaction product of an epoxy resin and a polythiol may be disposed between the substrate and the coating layer.
- Suitable adhesion promoters and reaction products include those already described above.
- the adhesion promoter in the adhesive layer may comprise an organic titanate or organic zirconate.
- the reaction product of an epoxy resin and a polythiol in the adhesive layers is as described, for example, in U.S. Patent Application No. 62/560,998.
- the layer typically comprises a two component composition wherein the first component comprises an epoxy compound and the second component comprises a polythiol curing agent and a curing catalyst.
- the polythiol curing agent chemically reactions with the epoxy compound.
- Suitable epoxy resins include, for instance, one or more polyepoxides such as polyglycidyl ethers of bisphenol A, polycaprolactone modified bisphenol A epoxy resins, and bisphenol F diepoxides.
- the epoxy resin may also comprise an epoxy-dimer adduct.
- Suitable polythiols include, for instance, poly(mercaptopropionates), such as those available under the designation THIOCURE from Bruno Bock Chemische Fabrik GmbH & Co. KG.
- the curable composition may be applied to a multi-layer coating composite.
- the first coating applied to a substrate may be selected from a variety of coating compositions known in the art for surface coating substrates. Non- limiting examples may include electrodepositable film-forming compositions, primer compositions, pigmented or non-pigmented monocoat compositions, pigmented or non-pigmented base coat compositions, transparent topcoat compositions, industrial coating compositions, and the like.
- compositions may be applied to the substrate by one or more of a number of methods including 3D-printing, spraying, dipping/immersion, brushing, extrusion, dispensing, or flow coating.
- the substrate comprises flooring, they are most often applied by spraying.
- Conventional spray techniques and equipment for air spraying and electrostatic spraying and either manual or automatic methods can be used as described below.
- the coating layer typically has a dry film thickness of 1 -25 mils (25.4-635 microns), often 5-80 mils (127-2032 microns). Curing conditions may be as described above.
- the composition may be prepared using a two-component mixing device.
- isocyanate and amine are added to a high pressure impingement mixing device.
- the isocyanate is added to the“A-side” and amine is added to the“B-side”.
- the A- and B- side streams are impinged upon each other and immediately sprayed onto at least a portion of an uncoated or coated substrate.
- the isocyanate and the amine react to produce a coating composition that is cured upon application to the uncoated or coated substrate.
- the A- and/or B-side can also be heated prior to application, such as to a temperature of ⁇ 70°C, such as 60°C.
- Heating may promote a better viscosity match between the two components and thus better mixing, but is not necessary for the curing reaction to occur.
- the A- and/or B-side may be applied at a temperature ⁇ 23°C, such as from 7°C to 14°C.
- A“static mix tube” applicator which is an application device known in the art, may be used with the present invention.
- the isocyanate and amine are each stored in a separate chamber.
- each of the components is brought into a mixing tube in a 1 :1 ratio by volume. Mixing of the components is effected by way of a torturous or cork screw pathway within the tube.
- the exit end of the tube may have atomization capability useful in spray application of the reaction mixture.
- the fluid reaction mixture may be applied to a substrate as a bead.
- a static mix tube applicator is commercially available from Plas- Pak Industries Inc. or Cammda Corporation.
- the volume mixing ratio of the isocyanate and amine may be such that the resulting isocyanate and amine reaction mixture can be applied to a substrate at a volume mixing ratio of 1 :1.
- “volume mixing ratio 1 :1” means that the volume mixing ratio varies by up to 20% for each component, or up to 10% or up to 5%.
- the ratio of equivalents of isocyanate groups to amine groups may be selected to control the rate of cure of the composition. It has been found that cure and adhesion advantages may result when the ratio of the equivalents of isocyanate groups to amine groups (also known as the reaction index) is greater than one, such as from 1 .01 to 1.10:1 , or from 1.03 to 1.10: 1 , or from 1.05 to 1.08: 1 or from 1.01 to 1.4 to 1 or from 1.01 to 1.5, or 1.3 or greater to 1.
- the term“1 : 1 volume ratio” means that the volume ratio varies by up to 20% for each component, or up to 10% or up to 5%.
- a commercially available mixing device can be used such as those described in Paragraphs [0037] and [0038] of United States Patent Publication Number 2007/0160851.
- the curable composition in the formation of the rubber replacement article of the present invention by 3D-printing. Suitable methods and equipment are, for example, described in U.S. patent application No. 15/680,846.
- 3D-printing a three-dimensional object typically is made by forming at least one portion or cross-sectional layer of the object by depositing at least two co-reactive components onto a substrate and thereafter depositing one or more additional portions or layers of the object if necessary over at least part of the underlying deposited portion or layer until the article is fully formed.
- the substrate is a supporting substrate merely for manufacturing purposes, the finished article is removed from the substrate.
- the substrate may be a part of the manufactured object of which the rubber replacement article is a component.
- the substrate may be a midsole of a shoe.
- the isocyanate-functional prepolymer may be provided as a first component by a first pump to a mixer and the curing agent may be provided as a second component by a second pump to said mixer, to provide a curable composition, which may then be deposited/extruded through a nozzle connected to the mixer.
- the abrasion resistant additive may be included in the first or the second component or may be to the mixture formed in the mixer. Further, if the additive manufacturing process does not contain heated lines, the isocyan ate -functional prepolymer should be liquid.
- diols used to make the isocyanate-functional prepolymers can be aromatic or aliphatic diols, such as, polycarbonate, polyether glycols, polyesters, polycaprolactones, polybutadienes, polyamides, siloxane diols, alkyd diols and acrylic diols.
- the coated substrate Upon application of the curable composition to a substrate as a coating and after curing to form a coated substrate, the coated substrate demonstrates a coating loss of less than 0.33 cm 3 after being subjected to 1 ,000 cycles of a TABER Abrasion Test using S-42 sandpaper strips and two 1 ,000 gram weights, from Taber Industries.
- the TABER Abrasion Test is conducted as described in the Examples below.
- the rubber replacement articles of the present invention may be used for any application where rubber is conventionally used; for example, vehicle components such as automotive parts and accessories including bumpers, fenders, hoods, doors, panels, trim, etc.; athletic equipment such as specialized floor surfaces and running tracks, components of balls (cores, surface coatings, etc., for basketballs, baseballs, golf balls, lacrosse balls and the like); protective equipment for sports and other applications such as chest protectors and helmet components, stick components such as grips and/or butts for ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse, etc., and the like.
- vehicle components such as automotive parts and accessories including bumpers, fenders, hoods, doors, panels, trim, etc.
- athletic equipment such as specialized floor surfaces and running tracks, components of balls (cores, surface coatings, etc., for basketballs, baseballs, golf balls, lacrosse balls and the like)
- protective equipment for sports and other applications such as chest protectors and helmet components, stick components such as grips and/or butts for ice hockey, field
- the rubber replacement articles of the present invention are particularly suitable for use as footwear and/or footwear components prepared from any of the curable compositions described above.
- the curable composition may be used as a coating on a footwear component, or may be used to form the entire article of footwear or footwear component itself.
- the terms“footwear” and“shoe” include athletic and sport shoes, men’s and women's dress shoes, men's and women’s casual shoes, children’s shoes, sandals, flip flops, boots, work boots, outdoor footwear, orthopedic shoes, slippers and the like.
- the term“footwear component” includes any component of a shoe including the outsole, midsole, polymeric bladder, upper materials and shoe liners.
- the footwear component coated according to the present invention forms all or part of a shoe upper.
- a particularly suitable portion of the upper coated according to the present invention is the toe.
- The“toe” will be understood as referring to the front portion of the shoe, which typically experiences a relatively high level of wear and/or abrasion. It has been surprisingly discovered that coating this portion of the shoe with a rubber replacement composition of the present invention results in improved resistance to wear and/or abrasion.
- the footwear component may also comprise a polymeric bladder coated with a curable composition described above.
- the polymeric bladder can be filled, for example, with plasma, water, or other fluid, such as gases, including air, nitrogen and the like.
- gases including air, nitrogen and the like.
- Such bladders are known in the footwear industry, and are described, for example, in United States Patent Numbers 6,944,973; 6,1 19,371 ; 5,713,141 ; 5,952,065; 5,353,459; 4,506,460; and 4,219,945.
- the polymeric bladder is contained within a midsole, and it is the midsole that is coated at least in part with a rubber replacement article of the present invention.
- the composition can be applied to the underside of a midsole containing a nitrogen-filled polymeric bladder to protect the bladder against puncture failure.
- the polymeric bladder is contained within the outsole.
- the footwear component may also be an outsole comprising a curable composition described above.
- the outsole may be formed by casting a sheet of the curable composition and post-processing the sheet to a desired shape and form, casting the curable composition in a mold, spraying the curable composition into a mold, 3-D printing, or injection-molding the component.
- the outsole may be preformed and then subsequently adhesively attached to the midsole.
- Adhesion between the midsole and the outsole comprising the curable composition may be enhanced by including an adhesion promoter in the curable composition, treating the surface of the midsole (such as by plasma treating) prior to applying the curable composition thereto, and/or applying an adhesive layer that comprises an adhesion promoter and/or the reaction product of an epoxy resin and a polythiol to at least one surface of the midsole and/or outsole prior to applying the outsole to the midsole.
- suitable solvents include those that will be innocuous to the substrate being coated, such as acetone, MEK, isopropanol and the like.
- suitable solvents include those that will be innocuous to the substrate being coated, such as acetone, MEK, isopropanol and the like.
- the midsole comprises foam, it may be desirable to dip the component in powder prior to application of the outsole, such as is described in United States Patent Application Serial Number 11/448,627.
- Dry film thicknesses of the footwear components may range from 20 to 1 ,000 mils (508 to 25,400 microns), or from 40 to 150 mils (1 ,016 to 3,810 microns), or from 60 to 100 mils (1 ,524-2,540 microns), or from 500 to 750 mils (12,700 to 19,050 microns). It will be appreciated that these layers are relatively “thick”.
- the compositions of the present invention can also be applied as much thinner layers as well, such as 0.1 to less than 15 mils (2.54 to less than 381 microns), or 0.1 to 10 (2.54 to 254 microns), or 0.5 to 3 (12.7 to 76.2 microns), or 1 to 2 mils (25.4 to 50.8 microns).
- the dry film thickness of the outsole varies depending on the relative amounts of each type of particle. For example, when the weight ratio of organic particles to inorganic particles is less than 10:40, the dry film thickness of the outsole is typically 508 to 25,400 microns. When the weight ratio of organic particles to inorganic particles is at least 40: 10, the dry film thickness of the outsole is typically 25.4 to 254 microns.
- a footwear component such as an outsole, prepared as described herein, will typically provide good traction to the user, particularly in wet conditions such as rain or snow.
- the component will also typically exhibit enhanced wear and/or abrasion resistance as compared with a typical natural and/or synthetic rubber outsole.
- the wear resistance observed in footwear components according to the present invention is particularly relevant in the tread and other portions of the shoe outsole, but is also particularly relevant in the toe of the shoes, especially shoes used for tennis, where the toe is often dragged during play such as during service. It is often the case that the wearer can abrade the toe such that the aesthetics or even the shoe itself are impaired and ultimately such that a hole can be worn through the toe.
- the footwear components of the present invention typically demonstrate a material loss of less than 0.33 cm 3 after being subjected to 1 ,000 cycles of a TABER Abrasion Test using S-42 sandpaper strips and two 1 ,000 gram weights.
- a rubber replacement article prepared from a curable composition comprising:
- an isocyanate-functional prepolymer wherein the isocyanate-functional prepolymer comprises (i) a reaction product of a polyisocyanate and a polyamine having primary and/or secondary amino groups; and/or (ii) a reaction product of a polyisocyanate and a polyol;
- a curing agent comprising a mixture of polyamines, wherein at least one polyamine in the curing agent has an amine equivalent weight of 125 to 250;
- an abrasion resistant additive comprising organic particles, wherein the organic particles demonstrate a volume average particle size of at least 5 microns.
- the curing agent comprises 5 to 50 percent by weight of an aliphatic polyamine having an amine equivalent weight of 125 to 250, and 50 to 95 percent by weight of an aliphatic polyamine having an amine equivalent weight of 900 to 2,500.
- organic particles comprise polyethylene, polypropylene, and/or saturated, linear primary alcohols with an average carbon chain length of C20 to C50.
- the rubber replacement article according to aspect 9 or 10 further comprising an adhesive layer applied to at least one surface of the footwear component, wherein the adhesive layer comprises an adhesion promoter and/or the reaction product of an epoxy resin and a polythiol.
- the rubber replacement article according to any of aspects 9 to 1 1 wherein the adhesive layer comprises an adhesion promoter comprising an organic titanate or zirconate.
- the adhesive layer comprises an adhesion promoter comprising an organic titanate or zirconate.
- said rubber replacement article is prepared by 3D-printing the article by forming at least one portion or cross-sectional layer of the article by depositing at least two co-reactive components onto a substrate until the article is fully formed, wherein a first co-reactive component comprises the isocyanate-functional prepolymer (a) and a second co-reactive component comprises the curing agent (b).
- a method of preparing the rubber replacement article according to any of aspects 1 to 12 by 3D-printing comprising:
- step (c) repeating step (b) until the article is fully formed
- a first co- reactive component comprises the isocyanate-functional prepolymer (a) and a second co-reactive component comprises the curing agent (b).
- An isocyanate-functional prepolymer was prepared from the following ingredients as described below:
- the final material had a measured isocyanate equivalent weight of 505.8 as measured by ASTM D2572 “Standard Test Method for Isocyanate Groups in Urethane Materials or Prepolymers” and a weight average Molecular Weight (Mw) of -5,300 as measured by Gel Permeation Chromatography versus a polystyrene standard.
- An isocyanate-functional prepolymer was prepared from the following ingredients as described below:
- the final material had a measured isocyanate equivalent weight of 1025 as measured by ASTM D2572“Standard Test Method for Isocyanate Groups in Urethane Materials or Prepolymers” and a weight average Molecular Weight (Mw) of ⁇ 6,800 as measured by Gel Permeation Chromatography versus a polystyrene standard.
- An isocyanate-functional prepolymer was prepared from the following ingredients as described below:
- a total of 850 grams of isophorone diisocyanate was placed in a suitable reaction vessel equipped with a stirrer, temperature probe, a condenser and a nitrogen inlet tube and blanketed with nitrogen gas.
- room temperature 22°C
- 2,346 grams of JEFFAMINE D2000 was added over 70 minutes, during which time the temperature increased to about 57°C.
- 0.64 grams of dibutyltin dilaurate was added and the mixture held for 15 minutes after which the mixture was heated to 70°C. The mixture was held at this temperature for 1.25 hour, during which time the isocyanate equivalent weight reached about 650 grams per equivalent.
- the final material had a measured isocyanate equivalent weight of 653 as measured by ASTM D2572“Standard Test Method for Isocyanate Groups in Urethane Materials or Prepolymers” and a weight average Molecular Weight (Mw) of -5,300 as measured by Gel Permeation Chromatography versus a polystyrene standard.
- An isocyanate-functional prepolymer was prepared from the following ingredients as described below:
- a total of 760 grams of isophorone diisocyanate was placed in a suitable reaction vessel equipped with a stirrer, temperature probe, a condenser and a nitrogen inlet tube and blanketed with nitrogen gas.
- room temperature (22°C) 1 ,356.4 grams of JEFFAMINE D2000 and was added over 70 minutes, during which time the temperature increased to about 56°C.
- 0.42 grams of dibutyltin dilaurate was added and the mixture held for 15 minutes after which the mixture was heated to 70°C. The mixture was held at this temperature for 2 hours, during which time the isocyanate equivalent weight reached about 404 grams per equivalent.
- the final material had a measured isocyanate equivalent weight of 403 as measured by ASTM D2572“Standard Test Method for Isocyanate Groups in Urethane Materials or Prepolymers” and a weight average Molecular Weight (Mw) of -4,600 as measured by Gel Permeation Chromatography versus a polystyrene standard.
- An isocyanate-functional prepolymer was prepared from the following ingredients as described below:
- a total of 575 grams of isophorone diisocyanate was placed in a suitable reaction vessel equipped with a stirrer, temperature probe, a condenser and a nitrogen inlet tube and blanketed with nitrogen gas.
- room temperature (22°C) 1 ,935.2 grams of JEFFAMINE D2000 and was added over 60 minutes, during which time the temperature increased to about 57°C.
- 0.51 grams of dibutyltin dilaurate was added and the mixture held for 15 minutes after which the mixture was heated to 70°C. The mixture was held at this temperature for 1.5 hours, during which time the isocyanate equivalent weight reached about 865 grams per equivalent.
- An isocyanate-functional prepolymer was prepared from the following ingredients as described below:
- the temperature was reduced to 80°C and 353.0g of Desmodur XP2580 and 1059.3g of Tolonate HDT LV2 were added and the temperature further reduced to 60°C. After 1 hour, the material had a measured isocyanate equivalent weight of about 259 grams per equivalent.
- Examples 1 and 5 are control examples with identical compositions (different batches), and contain no abrasive component like that used in the compositions of the present invention.
- Examples 2-4 are comparative; they contain inorganic particles as abrasion resistant additive, but no organic particles.
- Examples 6 and 7 demonstrate compositions prepared in accordance with the present invention. Curable compositions were prepared from the following ingredients:
- Microgrit WCA 3 is alumina powder with a volume average particle size of 3 m ⁇ h
- Microgrit WA 360TO is alumina powder with a volume average particle size of 36 mhi
- Microgrit WA 180TO is alumina powder with a volume average particle size of 90 mih.
- a side A total of 100 grams of isocyanate functional prepolymer was used. In some cases one or more pre-polymers were mixed to achieve the desired properties. The contents were kept at 60°C prior to application in order to achieve spraying viscosities.
- B side The amine component was prepared from the ingredients listed in the above examples. In example 1 all the ingredients are mixed together with zircoa beads and ground in LAU mixer for 3 hours. In examples 2-7, a pre-paste was mixed using JEFFAMINE T5000 and T1O2 in the desired ratios and ground in the LAU using zircoa beads for 3 hours. The paste was filtered and used to bring in the desired levels of T1O2 and JEFFAMINE T5000 levels with the rest of the resin components. Alumina or PETROLITE 5000 T6 particles were then added and mixed using a Cowles blade.
- Polyurea coating compositions of the invention were prepared by combining an isocyanate functional “A” side component and an amine functional “B” side component in the following manner:
- Free films of the polyurea coating compositions were produced by charging the A and B sides in a double barreled syringe equipped with a static mix tube and a pneumatic applicator gun (available from Plas-Pak Industries) and injecting the components at a 1 : 1 ratio onto a polyethylene sheet and then immediately drawn down with Gardco Adjustable Micrometer Film Applicator at approximately 60-80 mils. Before testing the film properties (Young’s Modulus, elongation, and glass transition temperature), the films rested for 1 day at 104°F.
- Modulus and elongation properties were measured using an INSTRON 4443 with a pull rate of 50mm/min. at room temperature (23°C).
- the glass transition temperature was measured using TA Instruments 2980 DMA Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer.
- the DMA test parameters included tensile film mode, 20pm amplitude, 1 Hz frequency, 40cNm clamping force, and heating rate of 3°C/min.
- Hardness values were determined by charging the A and B sides in a double barreled syringe equipped with a static mix tube and a pneumatic applicator gun and injecting the components at a 1 : 1 ratio into a mold to form a round “puck” approximately 6 cm in diameter and 0.2 cm in thickness. The puck was tested after resting for 1 day at 104°F. The hardness of the polyurea puck was measured with a Shore D Durometer (Pacific Transducer Corp. Model 212) at ambient conditions. [0092] TABER Abrasion test: Coatings were applied onto primed panels by drawdown method and cut to 4” x 4” pieces with a hole punched in the center.
- An isocyanate-functional polymer was prepared from the following ingredients as described below:
- Examples 8 (Control) to 10 demonstrate performance of the organic abrasion resistant component using a urethane functional pre-polymer.
- the data in Table 2 illustrate that the abrasion resistance of the curable compositions of the present invention can be significantly improved by including in the curing agent a non-cyclic polyamine having an amine equivalent weight of 125 to 250 which comprises secondary amino groups even if a rather low amount of the abrasion resistant additive is used and the abrasion resistant additive comprises no inorganic particles.
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