Method of indicating a cure point for ultraviolet radiation curing compositions by color change
AssigneeDow Corning Corporation
InventorsArthur J. Field, Michael R. Strong
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Abstract
Adding a dye with a visible color to an ultraviolet radiation curable composition which contains a photoinitiator which generates free radicals upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation produces a composition which changes visible color upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation. This visible color change indicates that the composition has cured. This cure indication is useful for compositions curable by ultraviolet radiation in the electronics and electrical industry.
Claims27
A method of indicating a cure point of an ultraviolet radiation curing composition comprising adding a non-cure inhibiting amount of a dye with a visible color to an ultraviolet radiation curable composition comprising a photoinitiator which generates free radicals upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation and at least one material which cures upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation and thereafter exposing the resulting composition to a dosage of ultraviolet radiation which causes the visible color to either disappear or change to a different color indicating that cure has occurred coincidentally, where the amount of the dye is less than 30 parts by weight per one million parts by weight of the composition and where the dye is selected from the group consisting of an anthraquinone dye having a Color Index Solvent Blue 104, 1-hydroxy-4-[(methylphenyl)amino]-9,10-anthracenedione, and an azo dye mixture of azo benzene azo naphthyl benzene amine alkyl/alkoxy derivatives having a Color Index Solvent Blue 99 and azo benzene azo naphthyl benzene amine alkyl derivatives having a Color Index Solvent Red 166.
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