Electrodepositable coating composition having improved crater control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10717883-B2
Application number	US-201916435487-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 8, 2019
Priority date	Jun 30, 2016
Publication date	Jul 21, 2020
Grant date	Jul 21, 2020

Abstract

The present invention is directed towards an electrodepositable coating composition comprising a polybutylene oxide polymer, an ionic film-forming polymer having functional groups, and a curing agent that is reactive with functional groups on the film-forming polymer. Also disclosed are methods of making the electrodepositable coating composition. Also disclosed are substrates treated with the electrodepositable coating composition.

First claim

We claim:

1. An electrodepositable coating composition comprising: a polybutylene oxide polymer comprising a copolymer of butylene oxide and propylene oxide; and an ionic film-forming polymer having functional groups.

2. The electrodepositable coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the molar ratio of butylene oxide to propylene oxide of the copolymer is at least 1:1.

3. The electrodepositable coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the polybutylene oxide polymer comprises at least two hydroxyl functional groups.

4. The electrodepositable coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the polybutylene oxide polymer has a hydroxyl equivalent weight of at least 500 g/mol.

5. The electrodepositable coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the polybutylene oxide polymer is present in the electrodepositable coating composition in an amount of 0.1% by weight to 10% by weight based on the total weight of the resin blend solids.

6. The electrodepositable coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the electrodepositable coating composition is substantially free of tin.

7. The electrodepositable coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the electrodepositable coating composition further comprises a curing agent.

8. The electrodepositable coating composition of claim 1 further comprising a polyetheramine-adduct.

9. The electrodepositable coating composition of claim 8 , wherein the polyetheramine adduct is present in an amount of 3% to 20% by weight based on total weight of the resin blend solids.

10. The electrodepositable coating composition of claim 1 , wherein a crater depth of a coating on a substrate coated with the electrodepositable coating composition in an at least partially cured state is reduced by at least 10% compared to a comparative coating composition that does not include the polybutylene oxide polymer, as measured by a Mitutoyo Surftest SJ-402 stylus profilometer.

11. The electrodepositable coating composition of claim 7 , wherein a coating on a substrate coated with the electrodepositable coating composition in an at least partially cured state has an adhesion rating of at least 2, as measured by the White Alkyd Adhesion Test.

12. A method of coating a substrate comprising electrophoretically applying the electrodepositable coating composition of claim 7 to at least a portion of the substrate and at least partially curing the coating composition to form a coating.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein a crater depth of the coating on the substrate as measured by a Mitutoyo Surftest SJ-402 stylus profilometer is reduced by at least 10% compared to a comparative coating composition that does not include the polybutylene oxide polymer.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the coating on the substrate has an adhesion rating of at least 2, as measured by the White Alkyd Adhesion Test.

15. A substrate coated with the electrodepositable coating composition of claim 7 in an at least partially cured state.

16. The substrate of claim 15 , wherein a crater depth of the coating on the substrate as measured by a Mitutoyo Surftest SJ-402 stylus profilometer is reduced by at least 10% compared to a comparative coating composition that does not include the polybutylene oxide polymer.

17. The substrate of claim 15 , wherein the coating on the substrate has an adhesion rating of at least 2, as measured by the White Alkyd Adhesion Test.

Assignees

• Ppg Ind Ohio Inc

Inventors

• Kaylo Alan J
• Eswarakrishnan Venkatachalam
• Bice Jo-Ann E
• Wilson Craig A
• Lewand Alycia
• Swanger Joseph R

Classifications

• C09D5/00 Primary

  Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers, characterised by their physical nature or the effects produced {(electrically insulating plastics, resins or waxes H01B3/30)}; Filling pastes · CPC title

• C09D5/443 Primary

  Polyepoxides · CPC title

• C09D171/02

  Polyalkylene oxides · CPC title

• C08G18/003

  with epoxy compounds having no active hydrogen (with epoxy resins containing active hydrogen C08G18/58) · CPC title

• C09D5/4453

  characterised by the nature of the curing agent · CPC title