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J. Baghdachi, Ph.D.
Coatings Research Institute
Eastern Michigan University
(734) 487-3192
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jamil.baghdachi@emich.edu
Film Formation in Coatings
Outline:
Thermoplastic systems
Thermosetting systems
Variables controlling property development
Stages of property development
Waterborne
Energy cure
Powder coating
Film Formation
Adhesion
Chemical resistance
Mechanical properties
Dirt pick up
Flow
Gloss
Pop (blister)
Sag
Surface dry and hardness development
Film Formation
Thermoplastic materials
Chemically converting systems
Latex systems
Film Formation
Molecular weight
Crosslink Density
Glass Transition Temperature
Building blocks
Viscosity
Cure Temperature
Formulation variables
Film Formation
Property Thermoplastic Thermoset
Some Milestones:
40.2 (T-Tg)
ln? = 27.6 -
51.6 + (T-Tg)
T, in Kelvin-degrees
However,
Concentrated solutions of high molecular weight
polymers are too viscous. Dilute solutions have high
VOC.
Film Formation--Air dry (Lacquer)
High Polymer
Solution
Solvent
Drying
Evaporation
Dry
Film Aging
Film Formation--Air dry (Lacquer)
Dry
Aging Film
Drying
CH3COOCH2(CH2)2CH3 CH3COOCH2CH(CH3)2
CH3
n-Butyl acetate Isobutyl acetate
Diffuses more rapidly Higher evaporation rate
Miscellaneous Combinations
Thermoset Systems
Soluble Insoluble
Flow Severely reduced flow
Glass Transition Temperature Increase in Tg
Crosslinking
Crosslinking
Crosslinker
Linear Polymer
+
COOH
HO OH
OCN NCO
Epoxy Epoxy
Core-Shell Latex COOH
Dispersion
Epoxy
Alkyd
Acrylic Resins
Polyester
Multiphase Latex Polyurethane
Film Formation from Latex
Capillary forces?
Powerful (up to 5000 psi) but short lived
Surface energy reduction?
Much weaker but longer lived
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Film Formation from Latex
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Film Formation
Aqueous Latex
Stage I Close-Contact
Water Evaporation Particles
Stage II Packing of
Particles Deform Deformed Particles
Polymer
Diffusion
Radical mechanism
Cationic mechanism
Radical Curing Mechanism
.
.
R +
O R O
Initiation Step
O O
Propagation O
. .
R O
+
O
R . O
M M
O O O
O
Termination Steps M . M M
M . R . M R
Cationic Curing Mechanism
CATIONIC CURING - UV
Initiation (Light & Heat)
photoinitiator
R
R
R + - R R O +
H MF6 + R O
+
O initiation H O
HO
HO
Common Photoinitiators
O
Photocleavage - Type I
C
OH
1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone
O CH3
C C OH
CH3
2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-1-one
Sulphonium Salt Cationic
Photoinitiators
-
X S+ S S+ X- + -
X S
+
S
- -
X = PF6 or SbF6 counterion
Oligomers
O OH CH3 OH O
CH2 CH C O CH2 CH CH2 O C O CH2 CH CH2 O C CH CH2
CH3
O O CH3 O O CH3 O O
CH2 CH C O R O C NH CH2 NH C O R' O C NH CH2 NH C R O C CH CH2
Thermosetting powders
leveling/curing Substrate
Radical Curing Powder Coating
.
.
R +
O R O
O O
O
. .
R O
+
O
R . O
M M
O O O
O
M . M M
M . R . M R
UV Cured Powder
Line-of-Site
Film Formation
IR
Substrate Substrate
Or other source
Applied powder Melt and flow
Finished wood
Film Formation in Coatings
References
Organic Coatings: Science and Technology, Z., Wicks, F., Jones,
P. Pappas, John Wiley and Sons, 1999.