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US 8,507,591 B2Granted
Waterborne soft-feeling coating composition with high gloss
AssigneeMonument Chemical Kentucky, LLC
InventorsMurray A. Ruggiero, Harold W. Chubb, Diane J. Burt
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Abstract
A waterborne, soft feeling coating composition and a substrate coated with the composition. The coating composition comprises an aqueous solvent, a resin, and an alcohol alkoxylate surfactant. The invention is also directed to a process of making the waterborne coating composition of the invention, and a process of coating a substrate with the waterborne coating composition.
Claims14
A coated substrate, comprising:
- (1) a substrate;
- and
- (2) a dry coating on said substrate, said dry coating consisting essentially of:
- (A) a resin selected from the group consisting of polyurethane resin, acrylic resin, epoxy resin, polyester resin, alkyd resin, styrene acrylic copolymer resin, hydroxyl-functional acrylic-polyurethane resin, and combinations thereof;
- and
- (B) a surfactant;
- said surfactant having a formula selected from the group consisting of:
- H—(OCH2CH2)x—(OCH2CHCH3)y—(OCH2CH2)x—OH (i)
- where x is an integer from 1 to 35, and y is an integer from 10 to 75;
- and
- H—(OCH(CH3)CH2)y—(OCH2CH2)x—(OCH2CH(CH3))y—OH (ii)
- where x is an integer from 5 to 20 and y is an integer from 15 to 25;
- wherein said resin comprises from about 12 to about 85% by weight based upon the total weight of said dry coating, and said surfactant comprises 0.01 to 3.0% by weight based upon the total weight of said dry coating;
- and
- wherein said dry coating has a soft feel, specular gloss of 75 or greater as measured by the ASTM D523-89 method, and hardness of 8H or greater as measured by the ASTM D3363 method.
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A process of coating a substrate, comprising the steps of:
- applying a waterborne coating composition to a substrate, said waterborne coating composition consisting essentially of a combination of
- (1) aqueous solvent,
- (2) a resin selected from the group consisting of polyurethane resin, acrylic resin, epoxy resin, polyester resin, alkyd resin, styrene acrylic copolymer resin, hydroxyl-functional acrylic-polyurethane resin, and combinations thereof, and
- (3) a surfactant, said surfactant having the formula selected from the group consisting of:
- H—(OCH2CH2)x—(OCH2CHCH3)y—(OCH2CH2)x—OH (i)
- where x is an integer from 1 to 35, and y is an integer from 10 to 75;
- and
- H—(OCH(CH3)CH2)y—(OCH2CH2)x—(OCH2CH(CH3))y—OH (ii)
- where x is an integer from 5 to 20 and y is an integer from 15 to 25;
- wherein said aqueous solvent comprises about 20 to about 80% by weight based upon the total weight of said coating composition, said resin comprises from about 12 to about 85% by weight based upon the total weight of said coating composition, and said surfactant comprises 0.01 to 3.0% by weight based upon the total weight of said coating composition;
- and
- wherein said coating, when dried, has a soft feel, specular gloss of 75 or greater as measured by the ASTM D523-89 method, and hardness of 8H or greater as measured by the ASTM D3363 method.
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A coated substrate, comprising:
- (1) substrate;
- and
- (2) a dry coating on said substrate, said dry coating consisting essentially of
- (A) a resin selected from the group consisting of polyurethane resin, acrylic resin, epoxy resin, polyester resin, alkyd resin, styrene acrylic copolymer resin, hydroxyl-functional acrylic-polyurethane resin, and combinations thereof;
- and
- (B) a surfactant having the formula
- H—(OCH2CH2)x—(OCH2CHCH3)y—(OCH2CH2)x—OH
- where x is an integer from 1 to 35, and y is an integer from 10 to 75;
- and
- wherein said dry coating has a soft feel, specular gloss of 75 or greater as measured by the ASTM D523-89 method, and hardness of 8H or greater as measured by the ASTM D3363 method.
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A coated substrate, comprising:
- (1) a substrate;
- and
- (2) a dry coating on said substrate, said dry coating consisting essentially of
- (A) a resin selected from the group consisting of polyurethane resin, acrylic resin, epoxy resin, polyester resin, alkyd resin, styrene acrylic copolymer resin, hydroxyl-functional acrylic-polyurethane resin, and combinations thereof;
- and
- (B) a surfactant having the formula
- H—(OCH(CH3)CH2)y—(OCH2CH2)x—(OCH2CH(CH3))y—OH
- where x is an integer from 5 to 20, and y is an integer from 15 to 25;
- and
- wherein said dry coating has a soft feel, specular gloss of 75 or greater as measured by the ASTM D523-89 method, and hardness of 8H or greater as measured by the ASTM D3363 method.
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A process of coating a substrate, comprising the steps of:
- applying a waterborne coating composition to a substrate, said waterborne coating composition consisting essentially of a combination of
- (1) aqueous solvent selected from the group consisting of water, water/N-methylpyrrolidone mixtures, water/propylene glycol mixtures, and combinations thereof.
- (2) a resin selected from the group consisting of polyurethane resin, acrylic resin, epoxy resin, polyester resin, alkyd resin, styrene acrylic copolymer resin, hydroxyl-functional acrylic-polyurethane resin, and combinations thereof, and
- (3) a surfactant having the formula:
- H—(OCH2CH2)x—(OCH2CHCH3)y—(OCH2CH2)x—OH
- where x is an integer from 1 to 35, and y is an integer from 10 to 75;
- wherein said aqueous solvent comprises about 20 to about 80% by weight based upon the total weight of said coating composition, said resin comprises from about 12 to about 85% by weight based upon the total weight of said coating composition, and said surfactant comprises 0.01 to 3.0% by weight based upon the total weight of said coating composition;
- and
- wherein said coating, when dried, has a soft feel, specular gloss of 75 or greater as measured by the ASTM D523-89 method, and hardness of 8H or greater as measured by the ASTM D3363 method.
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A process of coating a substrate, comprising the steps of:
- applying a waterborne coating composition to a substrate, said waterborne coating composition consisting essentially of a combination of
- (1) aqueous solvent selected from the group consisting of water, water/N-methylpyrrolidone mixtures, water/propylene glycol mixtures, and combinations thereof.
- (2) a resin selected from the group consisting of polyurethane resin, acrylic resin, epoxy resin, polyester resin, alkyd resin, styrene acrylic copolymer resin, hydroxyl-functional acrylic-polyurethane resin, and combinations thereof, and
- (3) a surfactant having the formula:
- H—(OCH(CH3)CH2)y—(OCH2CH2)x—(OCH2CH(CH3)y—OH
- where x is an integer from 5 to 20 and y is an integer from 15 to 25;
- wherein said aqueous solvent comprises about 20 to about 80% by weight based upon the total weight of said coating composition, said resin comprises from about 12 to about 85% by weight based upon the total weight of said coating composition, and said surfactant comprises 0.01 to 3.0% by weight based upon the total weight of said coating composition;
- and
- wherein said coating, when dried, has a soft feel, specular gloss of 75 or greater as measured by the ASTM D523-89 method, and hardness of 8H or greater as measured by the ASTM D3363 method.
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A coated substrate, comprising:
- (1) a substrate;
- and
- (2) a dry coating on said substrate, said dry coating consisting essentially of
- (A) a resin selected from the group consisting of polyurethane resin, acrylic resin, epoxy resin, polyester resin, alkyd resin, styrene acrylic copolymer resin, hydroxyl-functional acrylic-polyurethane resin, and combinations thereof;
- and
- (B) a poly(oxyethylene/oxypropylene)monohexyl ether surfactant;
- wherein said resin comprises from about 12 to about 85% by weight based upon the total weight of said dry coating, and said surfactant comprises 0.01 to 3.0% by weight based upon the total weight of said dry coating;
- and
- wherein said dry coating has a soft feel, specular gloss of 75 or greater as measured by the ASTM D523-89 method, and hardness of 8H or greater as measured by the ASTM D3363 method.
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A process of coating a substrate, comprising the steps of:
- applying a waterborne coating composition to a substrate, said waterborne coating composition consisting essentially of a combination of
- (1) aqueous solvent,
- (2) a resin selected from the group consisting of polyurethane resin, acrylic resin, epoxy resin, polyester resin, alkyd resin, styrene acrylic copolymer resin, hydroxyl-functional acrylic-polyurethane resin, and combinations thereof, and
- (3) a poly(oxyethylene/oxypropylene)monohexyl ether surfactant;
- wherein said resin solvent comprises about 20 to about 80% by weight based upon the total weight of said coating composition, said resin comprises from about 12 to about 85% by weight based upon the total weight of said coating composition, and said surfactant comprises 0.01 to 3.0% by weight based upon the total weight of said coating composition;
- and
- wherein said coating, when dried, has a soft feel, specular gloss of 75 or greater as measured by the ASTM D523-89 method, and hardness of 8H or greater as measured by the ASTM D3363 method.
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