Abstract: The present invention relates to coating compositions, which are curable by radiation and containI) 0 to 95 parts by weight of at least one binder curable by radiation and containing maleate, fumarate and/or acryloyl groups other than those of component II),II) 5 to 100 parts by weight of a mixture ofA) 20 to 80 parts by weight of at least one polyester resin prepared from fatty acids, provided that at least 20 wt. % of component A) is a fatty acid having a number average molecular weight of 112 to 400 andB) 20 to 80 parts by weight of compounds containing (meth)acryloyl groups, having a viscosity at 23.degree. C. of 10 to 1,000 mPa.s and having a number average molecular weight of 170 to 1,000,wherein the sum of the parts by weight of components I) and II) adds up to 100, based on the weight of components I) and II), and the sum of the parts by weight of components A) and B) adds up to 100, based on the weight of components A) and B).

Abstract: The present invention relates epoxy(meth)acrylates which are substantially free from epoxide groups and are the reaction products of organic compounds containing epoxide groups and having a number average molecular weight (M.sub.n) of 130 to 1000 withI) compounds containing carboxyl and ester groups at an equivalent ratio of carboxyl groups to epoxide groups of 0.7:1.0 to 1.0:1.0, wherein compounds I) are reaction products ofA) organic dicarboxylic acids or dicarboxylic acid anhydrides having a molecular weight of 98 to 164 withB) reaction products containing alcoholic hydroxyl groups and prepared at a COOH/OH equivalent ratio of 0.6 to 0.95 froma) (meth)acrylic acid andb) tri- or tetrahydric ether alcohols having a molecular weight of 180 to 1000, which contain at least two ethylene oxide units --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O-- as part of one or more ether structures and which contain up to 20 mole %, based on the total moles of alkylene oxide units, of propylene oxide units, --CH.sub.2 --CH(CH.sub.

Abstract: Powder coating compositions based on A) copolymers prepared from olefinically unsaturated monomers, containing epoxide and anhydride groups and having a glass transition temperature T.sub.g of 30.degree. to 80.degree. C., an average molecular weight M.sub.n of 1,000 to 6,000 and a molecular weight distribution M.sub.w /M.sub.n of 2.5 to 10.0, B) a hardener component selected from (i) (cyclo)aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, (ii) anhydrides of such dicarboxylic acids, (iii) polyol-modified polymeric anhydrides of such dicarboxylic acids and (iv) aliphatic hydroxycarboxylic acids and optionally C) additional crosslinking agents in the form of polyaddition products having uretidione groups, and the use of these compositions for coating heat-resistant substrates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aminoacrylates which have a viscosity of 200 to 3000 mPa.s at 23.degree. C. and 100% solids, a content of olefinic double bonds (calculated as C=C, molecular weight=24) of 8 to 20% by weight and a nitrogen content of 0.4 to 2.0% by weight, and which are prepared by an addition reaction by reacting at a molar ratio of primary amino groups from component a) to olefinic double bonds from component b) of 0.05:1 to 0.25:1a) mono- or diamines having a molecular weight of 31 to 300 and having aliphatically bound amino groups withb) acrylic esters of polyhydric alcohols which have been prepared at a COOH/OH equivalent ratio of 0.8:1 to 1:1 fromb1) acrylic acid andb2) ether-alcohols which have 3 or 4 hydroxyl groups and a molecular weight of 136 to 1000, possess at least one ethylene oxide unit --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O-- as part of the ether structure and do not contain propylene oxide units --CH.sub.2 --CH(CH.sub.3)--O--.

Abstract: A radically curable coating composition containing) 50 to 95 parts by weight of an unsaturated polyester component having a viscosity at 23.degree. C. of 1,000 to 15,000 mPa.s, B) 5 to 50 parts by weight of compounds containing (meth)acryloyl groups and/or vinyl ether groups, C) 0.01 to 0.3 wt. %, based on the total weight, of waxes and/or paraffins having a melting point of 35+ to 100.degree. C. and D) 0 to 10 wt. %, based on the total weight, of at least one plasticizer or carbamic acid resin, and the use of the coating composition for coating substrates, in particular wood substrates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of polyhydroxyl compounds having a hydroxyl group content of 2 to 10% by weight and a viscosity at 23.degree. C. of 250 to 80,000 mPa.s by the radically initiated polymerization at a reaction temperature of 80.degree. to 220.degree. C. ofa) 100 parts by weight of a mixture of olefinically unsaturated monomers containing at least 1% by weight of monomers containing alcoholic hydroxyl groups in the presence ofb) 5 to 500 total parts by weight, which may be present at the beginning of the reaction or added during the reaction, of one or more cyclic compounds which, in the presence of initiator compounds containing alcoholic hydroxyl groups, are capable of a ring-opening polymerization reaction andc) 2 to 300 parts by weight, which may be present at the beginning of the reaction or added during the reaction, of one or more polyhydric alcohols having a molecular weight of 62 to 1000.

Abstract: A process for the solvent-free production of hydroxy-functional copolymers by copolymerization of unsaturated monomers in a mixture of a polyester component and an unsaturated ester component as reaction medium, the use of the hydroxy-functional copolymers so obtained as binder component in polyurethane powder coatings, a powder coating based on these copolymers and its use for coating any heat resistant substrates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions which may be cured by radical polymerization at room temperature and containA) 20 to 100 parts by weight of .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated polyesters which are the reaction products ofa) a dicarboxylic acid component containing i) 40 to 100 carboxyl equivalent % of .alpha.,.beta.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polyester polyols which have a hydroxyl number of 80 to 250 and are the reaction product ofa) 52 to 60 mole % of a polyol component containingi) 10 to 50 mole % of one or more dihydric aliphatic alcohols having at least two carbon atoms, other than neopentyl glycol,ii) 5 to 40 mole % of one or more trihydric or higher functional aliphatic alcohols having at least 3 carbon atoms,iii) 10 to 40 mole % of one or more cycloaliphatic diols andiv) 10 to 60 mole % of neopentyl glycol, withb) 40 to 48 mole % of a dicarboxylic acid component containingv) 0 to 49.9 mole % of one or more saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acids or an anhydrides thereof having at least 2 carbon atoms andvi) 50.1 to 100 mole % of one or more unsaturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acids or anhydrides thereof having at least 4 carbon atoms,wherein the percentages of a) and b), i) to iv) and v to vi) add up to 100.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polyurethanes which contain acryloyl groups, have a viscosity at 23.degree. C. of 800 to 100,000 mPa.s, and are prepared by reacting at an NCO/OH equivalent ratio of 0.7:1 to 1:1,I) an organic isocyanate component containinga) 20 to 50 mole % of one or more organic diisocyanates, other than hexamethylene diisocyanate, which have aliphatically and/or cycloaliphatically bound isocyanate groups and a molecular weight of less than 300 andb) 50 to 80 mole % of hexamethylene diisocyanate withII) a hydroxyl component containingc) 43 to 93 hydroxyl equivalent % of an alcohol component which has an average hydroxyl functionality of 0.8 to 1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition which is suitable for the preparation of coatings, sealants and/or fillers and contains one or more binder components and as reactive thinner an octadienyl ether which may contain ester groups and which has a viscosity at 23.degree. C. of at most 5,000 mPas and a content of 1 to 80% by weight of octadienyl groups, --C.sub.8 H.sub.13, 0 to 35% by weight of hydroxyl groups and 0 to 30% by weight of carboxyl groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a polyurethane containing acryloyl groups byI) reacting at an NCO:OH equivalent ratio of 1.8:1 to 2.5:1, based on starting components a) and b),a) 0.25 to 0.5 moles of a diisocyanate component comprising one or more organic diisocyanates other than hexamethylene diisocyanate which have a molecular weight below 300 and contain aliphatically and/or cycloaliphatically bound isocyanate groups withb) 0.2 to 0.55 moles of an alcohol component containing acryloyl groups and comprising one or more monohydric alcohols containing acryloyl groups and having a molecular weight of 116 to 144II) mixing the product of step I) withc) 0.5 to 0.75 moles of hexamethylene diisocyanate,III) reacting the resulting mixture withd) 0.1 to 0.65 moles of an alcohol component containing acryloyl groups and comprising one or more monohydric alcohols containing acryloyl groups and having a molecular weight of 116 to 144 ande) 0.15 to 0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of powder coating compositions having a glass transition temperature of 20.degree. to 80.degree. C. bya) homogeneously dissolving in an inert solvent or solvent mixture having a boiling point or range between 50.degree. and 150.degree. C.A) a polyol component having a hydroxyl value of 30 to 155 and a glass transition temperature of 30.degree. to 120.degree. C. and containing at least one hydroxy-functional copolymer of olefinically unsaturated monomers,B) a polyisocyanate component containing blocked isocyanate groups, having a glass transition temperature of -45.degree. to +45.degree. C. and containing at least one ketoxime-blocked polyisocyanate andC) a catalyst component containing at least one catalyst for the reaction between blocked isocyanate groups and hydroxyl groups components,wherein components A) and B) are present in an amount which is sufficient to provide an equivalent ratio of blocked isocyanate groups to hydroxyl groups of 0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to hydrophilic polyurethanes having a content of (i) olefinic double bonds (expressed as C.dbd.C, molecular weight 24) of at least 1.0% by weight and (ii) ethylene oxide units incorporated through polyethylene glycol of 20 to 80% by weight, which are based on the reaction product ofa) 1.0 mole of a polyisocyanate component consisting of at least one organic polyisocyanate withb) 0.3 to 2.5 moles of at least one .beta.,.gamma.-ethylenically unsaturated ether alcohol containing 5 to 29 carbon atoms,c) 0 to 1.0 mole of at least one synthesis component containing at least two isocyanate-reactive groups and having a molecular weight of 62 to 2,000 andd) 0.25 to 0.85 moles of a polyethylene glycol component containing at least one polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 1,300 to 5,000,at an NCO/OH equivalent ratio, based on starting components a) to d), of 0.7:1 to 1.2:1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of olefinically unsaturated polyester resins containing at least 0.025 moles of urethane groups per 100 g of resin by reactingA) olefinically unsaturated polyester resins which contain alcoholic hydroxyl groups, have a molecular weight (M.sub.n) of 800 to 10,000, an acid vlaue of 0 to 50 and a hydroxyl number of 30 to 120, and are based on the reaction product ofI) a dicarboxylic acid component containing a) 90 to 100 mole percent of maleic acid, maleic anhydride and/or fumaric acid and b) 0 to 10 mole percent of another carboxylic acid andII) 1.1 to 1.5 moles, based on one mole of the dicarboxylic acid component, of a polyol component containing c) 0.1 to 0.5 moles of at least one saturated cycloaliphatic diol having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, d) 0.5 to 0.9 moles of at least one saturated aliphatic diol having 2 to 6 carbon atoms and e) 0.1 to 0.5 moles of at least one .beta.,.gamma.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aliphatic polyurethanes which contain acryloyl groups, have a viscosity at 23.degree. C. of 1000 to 300,000 mPa.s as an 80% by weight solution in butyl acetate and are based on the reaction product (at an NCO/OH equivalent ratio 0.5:1 to 1:1) ofa) 1.0 mole of a polyisocyanate component containing at least 50 equivalent percent, based on NCO equivalents, of 1,6-diisocyanato-2,2,4-trimethylhexane and/or 1,6-diisocyanato-2,4,4-trimethylhexane withb) 0.7 to 1.5 moles of at least one monohydric alcohol having a molecular weight of 116 to 300 and containing acryloyl groups andc) 0.2 to 0.6 moles of at least one polyhydric alcohol having a molecular weight of 92 to 200.The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of these aliphatic polyurethanes.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to polyurethanes containing (meth)acryloyl groups and to a method of manufacture thereof. The polyurethanes are produced by reactinga) a polyisocyanate component of which at least 50 NCO-equivalent-% consists of at least one acyclic aliphatic diisocyanate containing 6 to 12 carbon atoms in the aliphatic radical,b) an alcohol component containing (meth)acryloyl groups consisting essentially of a monohydric alcohol containing (meth)acryloyl groups and having a molecular weight of from 116 to 1000,c) at least one .beta.,.gamma.-ethylenically unsaturated ether alcohol containing 5 to 14 carbon atoms, andd) at least one polyhydric alcohol, at an NCO:OH equivalent ratio, based on all the starting components a) to d), of from 0.5:1 to 1:1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aliphatic polyurethanes which contain acryloyl groups and are based on the reaction product (at an NCO/OH equivalent ratio of 0.5:1 to 1:1) ofa) 1.0 mole of a diisocyanate component containing at least 50 equivalent percent, based on NCO equivalents, of hexamethylene diisocyanate withb) 0.5 to 0.85 moles of at least one monohydric alcohol having a molecular weight of 116 to 144 and containing acryloyl groups.c) 0.15 to 0.5 moles of a monohydric alcohol having a molecular weight of 154 to 2000 and containing ester groups or a mixture of alcohols having an average molecular weight of 154 to 2000 and an average hydroxyl functionality of 0.8 to 1.5 and containing ester groups andd) 0.3 to 0.5 moles of at least one polyhydric alcohol having a molecular weight of 62 to 2000.The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of these polyurethanes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-dispersible binder composition which is suitable for the production of a stoving filler to be processed from the aqueous phase and which containsa) 65 to 95% by weight of a urethane-modified polyester resin containing carboxyl groups,b) 5 to 35% by weight of a crosslinker resin andc) 0 to 2% by weight of an emulsifier,wherein the percentages are based on the total weight of components a) to c), characterized in that component a) has an acid value of 15 to 36, a hydroxyl value of at least 40 and a molecular weight (M.sub.

Abstract: A polyurethane is disclosed having improved properties as a reactive emulsifier for radically-curable synthetic resins. The polyurethane is obtained by the reaction of a) a polyisocyanate component; b) an alcohol component; and c) a polyethylene glycol component. The reactive emulsifiers are useful in aqueous coating compositions.