Abstract: A water-dispersible polyester composition for an image recording medium, comprising (1) a polyester having a glass transition temperature of not less than 40.degree.C., a specific gravity of not less than 1.25, a value of SP of 9.5-12.0, and at least one kind of hydrophilic polar group, and which is insoluble in methyl ethyl ketone, toluene, and a mixed solvent thereof, wherein 65% by mole or more of a glycol component constituting the polyester is ethylene glycol, in a proportion of 5-50% by weight, (2) an organic compound compatible with water in a proportion of 0-20% by weight, and (3) water in a proportion of 30-95% by weight all percentages by weight being based upon the total weight of said composition containing components (1), (2) and (3). When used for an image recording layer of an image recording medium, the composition of the invention is conducive to the durability of the recorded images excellent in heat resistance, resistance to plasticizer, resistance to fingerprint, and solvent resistance.

Abstract: A dye-receiving resin for sublimation transfer image receiving materials, which mainly constitutes an image receiving layer of the sublimation transfer image receiving materials, said resin being a polyester resin comprising, as a main dicarboxylic acid component, an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, and an alicyclic glycol component in glycol component, and an image receiving layer comprising said resin shows high dye-receiving sensitivity, is superior in durability and preservation stability of images transferred, and can provide high-quality sublimation transfer image receiving materials.

Abstract: A radiation curable resin having at least two (meth)acryloyl groups at both terminal ends of a molecular chain which is obtained by reaction of (1) a polyester polyol and/or polycarbonate polyol, (2) a diisocyanate, (3) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate containing a hydroxyl group therein, and optionally (4) a compound having at least two active hydrogens in the molecule is disclosed. The resin has at least two (meth)acryloyl groups at a terminal end of the molecular chain. The molecular weight of the resin is 1,000 to 50,000, the urethane bonding concentration is not more than 3,000 equivalent/10.sup.6 g and the (meth)acryloyl group concentration is 100 to 6,000 equivalent/10.sup.6 g. A radiation curable resin composition containing the resin and a precoated metal using the composition are also disclosed.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is disclosed which comprises a non-magnetic support and a magnetic coating layer formed thereon, the magnetic coating layer being formed by applying a magnetic coating composition comprising a resinous binder and magnetic particles dispersed therein, wherein the coating composition contains, as a resinous binder, a modified polyurethane resin obtained by reacting a polyurethane resin (A) with a bicyclic amide acetal (B), the polyurethane resin (A) having carboxyl groups in an amount of 50 to 2,000 equivalents/10.sup.6 g and the equivalent ratio of the bicyclic amide acetal (B) to the carboxyl groups of the polyurethane resin (A) being within the range of 0.5 to 2.0.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium prepared by applying a magnetic material onto a non-magnetic support, said coating material containing fine ferromagnetic particles dispersed in a binder and curing said magnetic coating material, characterized in that said binder comprises a thermoplastic resin or a radiation-curable resin wherein there is chemically bonded to the resin at least one phosphorous compound represented by the following formulae: ##STR1## wherein, X, Y and R.sub.1 -R.sub.5 is as disclosed herein. The present invention also relates to a method of producing said recording medium.

Abstract: A radiation curable resin which is a polyurethane acrylate having (meth)acryloyloxy groups at the terminal end of the molecule and in the molecular chain thereof, and containing metal sulfonate groups in the molecule in a ratio of 3.0 to 1,500 equivalent/10.sup.6 g of the resin, said polyurethane acrylate being obtained by reaction of(1) a copolyester having hydroxyl groups at both terminal ends of the molecule and containing metal sulfonate groups therein,(2) a diisocyanate,(3) a compound (A) having at least one (meth)acryloyloxy group and two hydroxyl groups,(4) a compound (B) having at least one (meth)acryloyloxy group and one hydroxyl group, and optionally(5) a polyol other than the above (1) or (3). the radiation curable resin containing a compound (C) having at least one carboxylic acid group and two hydroxyl groups in addition to the above components (1) to (5) is also disclosed.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion of polyester resin which comprises(A) a crystalline polyester having a melting point of 70.degree. to 200.degree. C. and containing 0.5 to 10% by mole of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid having a metal sulfonate group as the polycarboxylic acid component,(B) a non-crystalline polyester having a softening point of 40.degree. to 200.degree. C. and containing 0.5 to 10% by mole of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid having a metal sulfonate group as the polycarboxylic acid component,(C) a water-soluble organic compound having a boiling point of 60.degree. to 200.degree. C., and(D) water, said components (A), (B), (C) and (D) being incorporated in the following weight ratio:A/B=0-95/100-5 (1)A+B/C/D=10-70/2-40/20-88 (2)0.02.ltoreq.C/C+D.ltoreq.0.66.