2) United States Patent (10) Patent No: US 8,716,429 B2
Spilman et al. (45) Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
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(73) Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
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patent is extended or adjusted under 35,
US.C. 15400) by 725 days,
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(14) Attorney, Agent, or Firm —Paul D, Hayhurst
7) ABSTRACT
Ina curable coil coating composition comprising a mixture
of (a) curable polyester hat isa liquid at room temperature,
() across-linking szent; and (@) solvent; he improvement
‘comprising preparing the polyester from a composition com
prising a mixture of 1.- and 14-cyclobexane dimethanol
‘wherein the molar rato ofthe 1,3 isomer tothe 1,4 isomer is
from about 60:40 10 about 5:95. Cured coil coatings prepared
‘om these compositions exhibit an excellent combination of
Aexbility and andes
14 Claims, No DrawingsUS 8,716,429 B2
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POLYESTER COIL COATING
FORMULATION
(CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED
"APPLICATIONS
‘This application is 0371 of PCT/US20081082296 file Jan
29, 2008, which claims the benefit of US. Provisional Apli-
‘calion Se. No. 60898617 filed Jan, 31, 2007,
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to polyester-containing coil costing
‘compositions and process for preparing them.
Col coatings are applied to coiled shest metal stock, such
‘4 ste! or aluminum, in an economical, high-speed process,
‘Coil eoating i @ continuous operation, with the end of one
«oil ypcally being attached tothe beginning of the following
‘coi to be coated. Important properties for col coated metals
include weatherability, water resistance, chemical resistance,
Scratch resistance, gloss, hardness, lexiilty, and resistance
'o surface delamination or cracking upon bending of the
substrate, The latter property is important since the coated
metal typically is subjected to a fomning step during the
preparation of end wse ariles
“Many cil coating compositions are known those skilled
in thoart, However, formulation of eil coating compositions
involves a trade-off wherein improved flexibility is only
ined at the expense of hardnes, and vice vers. U.S. Pat
No.6,897,265 B2 showsat lastoneexampeofacoll coating
‘composition having a Pencil Hawdness of at least 2H and a
‘Tend tet value of OT. However, this results only oained
by using a blend of branched polyester and linear ples-
ter It would be desirable 10 have a simplified coil coating
‘composition that could be used to prepare coatings having an
‘excellent combination of harness and fexbii
‘SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
‘Thecompositionof he inventions such acompositionand
includes a mixture of
{a)acurable polyester that isa liquid at oom temperature,
(b) cross-linking agent: and
(o)a solvent
‘wherein the polyester is prepared using a polyol compris
ing a mixture of 1,3- and 14-cyelohexane dimethanol
‘wherein the rato of the 13 isomer fo the 1,4 isomers from
bout 60:40 to about $95
In another aspect, the invention is process for preparing
an improved polyester evil coating composition, wherein 4
polyester i prepared by a process wherein a monomer com
prising a diols reacted with a monomer comprising a poly-
fimetional acd, the process comprising employing asthe diol
‘composition comprising a mixture of 1,3- and 14-cyclo-
hexane dimethanol wherein the ratio ofthe 13 isomer othe
14 isomer is fom about 60:40 to about 5:95,
‘Surprisingly, the eoil coating composition ofthe invention
‘exhibits a outstanding combination of flexibility and hard-
nes.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
‘The compesition ofthe iveation includes a curable poly
‘ster, erosslinking agent, anda solvent
As used herein the tem “polyol” means a compound witk
at leat 2 hydroxyl groups. As used herein, te tem “il
means a compound with 2 hydroxyl groups. As used herein,
Fa
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s
2
the erm “polyacid” means compound with t east 2 car
bonylic acid groups, and the team “seid” means 3 com-
pound with 2 carboxylic acid groups
Polymers comprising a polyester uit stall are propared
fiom the condetsation of monomers comprising 2 diacid
andra polyacd anda ol andor polyol. Plyesters which
maybeemployed inthe coating formulations ofthis invention
are polymeriz fama composition comprising a mixture of
1.3-and l,-eyeloherane dimethan! wherein the molt rato
ofthe 13 isomer to the I isomer is from about 6:40 to
shout $95,
Prefered polyesters advantageously exhibit a aumber
average molecular weight of teas about 1,000, preferably
from aout 2,000 to about 10,000, and most preferably fom
shout 2500 to about 7.500 none embodiment of the aven-
tion, the number average molecular weight sat east about
4,000. The gas transition temperature, oT ofthe polyes-
ter advantageously is fom about -20° Co about 100" C
preferably i om about =10°C. wo about 90°C, and more
preferably som about 0° Ct about AC. The preferred
polyesters generally have Tof ess than about 55°C. The
polyester preferably is @ viscous liguid at 25° C, For the
purposes of the invention, Ta is measured hy dierential
Scanning clorinety
The hydroxyl numberof the polyester advantageously is
Joss than about 150 mg KOH, Preferably the hydoxsl
number of the polyester 8 from about 10 1 about 100 m8
KOHs. More prefembly, the hydroxy] number ofthe poly=
esters from shout 20 to bout 70 mg KOHig. Most pre
ably he hydrox oumber othe polyesters om about 300
about SOmg KOH. The polyester ofthe invention advan
seously has no more than about 2 byron groups per mol-
soul
Preferably, the polyester is hydroxyl or earboxyteri-
raed, Advantageously, cuted coating comprising the com-
position incured formes penilhanlness fat est 2H and
8 T head valve of 0.
‘The amount of polyester employed in the coil cating
composition ofthe invention advantageously som about 20
toabout 90 weight percent, based onthe weight of polyester,
crosi-lnker and solvent in the composition, preferably is
from about 25 to about 70 weight percent, and most prefer
ably is from sbout 30 to about 6D weight percent. In oe
embodiment ofthe invention, the polyester i substantially
fev of rctve diet.
‘The polyol composition emplayed inthe invention com
prises & mixture of 1.3- and I-beyeloherane dimethanol
wherein the eatio of the 1.3 isomer tot 1 isomer fom
shout 60:0 to about 5:98. Advantageously. the polyol com-
positon compises teas about 10 weight percent ofthe 13-
and 4-ycloexanedimetbanol mixture, an preferably isat
Jeastabout 30 weight perecat ofthe 1.-and | cyclohexane
dimethanol mixture, based onthe weight of polyols in the
polyol composition, Inne embodiment ofthe invention the
polyol compesition comprises at least about 90 Weight per
Cent ofthe 13 and 1-beyelohexane dinethanl mixture In
one embodiment of the invention, the polyol composition
compeses fom about 30 to about 7 weight percent of the
1.3-and I yelohexane dimethano! mixture
Mixtures of 1,3 and 1,-eyclobexane dimethanol are
know inthe at and canbe prepared, according to the
teachings of US. Pat No. 6 252,121. A mise of 13- and
I.deyeloexane dimetbanl having varios ratios of cis to
tans isomers canbe mde by distilling UNOXOL, brand il
(@mixtureofes and tans 1 3-and1teyeloexane dimetba-
no available fom The Dow Chemica Company) o produce
a dsilled faction anda reside fractionUS 8,716,429 B2
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“The above-described polyol optionally can beemployedin
‘conjunction with oae or more additional polyols, In one
‘embodiment ofthe invention, the addtional polyol generally
‘contains more than 2, preferably 21o about 10 carbon atoms,
more preferably about 2 to 8 carbon atoms, in addition tos
having 2 abou 6, preferably 2to about 4, hydroxyl groups.
Some preferred examples ofthe ational polyols are one or
more of the following: neopentyl glycol; ethylene glycol
propylene glycol; butanediol; hexamelhylenediol 1.2-cyclo-
hexanedi-methanol; trimethylol propane; pentaerythritol; 10
neopenty glycol hydroxypivalate diethylene glycol tiethyl-
‘ene peo: tetrethivene glycol dipropylene glyco: polypro-
pylene alyeok; hexylene glycol: 2-methy!2-thyl,3-pro-
Panediol; — 2-ethyl-1-hexanediol; —1,S-pentanedio
‘hiodiglyeol; 13-propanesil; 1,3-butanediol; 2.-butane-
diol | butanediol; 2.24-timetiy! 1 3-pentaneiol: 1 2-cy-