Discoloration resistant, flexible, radiation curable coating compositions
A low dosage radiation polymerizable protective and decorative coating composition or paint, coated articles bearing such a protective coating and processess for preparing such articles. The radiation polymerizable coating composition comprises an organic resin/monomer mixture of: (A) between about 97 and about 3 weight percent alphabeta olefinically unsaturated organic resin containing between about 0.5 and about 5 vinyl unsaturation units per 1000 molecular weight of said resin, and (B) between about 3 and about 97 weight percent vinyl monomers polymerizable with said resin upon exposure to radiation, characterized in that said vinyl monomers include N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone in an amount of from about 3 and up to about 10 weight percent based on the total weight of (A) and (B). The flexible coating exhibits excellent physical qualtities and good adhesion to a variety of substrates being particularly suitable for use on vinyl chloride fabric, wherein it is discoloration resistant after heat aging. Preferred articles bearing such a coating, which may comprise large amounts of pigment, are preferably cured by exposure to electron beam radiation.
- Assignee:
- Ford Motor Company
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4477327
- OSTI ID:
- 6035498
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: Filed date 19 Apr 1982; Other Information: PAT-APPL-369943
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
PROTECTIVE COATINGS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
AGING
CURING
HEAT TREATMENTS
POLYMERIZATION
POLYVINYLS
PYRROLIDONES
RADIATION DOSES
RESINS
AMIDES
AZOLES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COATINGS
DOSES
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
LACTAMS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLYMERS
PYRROLES
SYNTHESIS
360401* - Polymers & Plastics- Preparation & Fabrication- (-1987)