Abstract: Binders which are rendered water-dilutable by protonation with an acid, a process for their preparation and their use.These binders are obtainable by reacting a(A) Reaction product of a(a) carboxyl-containing component, consisting of a(a1) carboxyl-containing butadiene/acrylonitrile copolymer having a molecular weight of from 500 to 8,000, if necessary as a mixture with(a2) a dicarboxylic acid which differs from (a1) and, if appropriate,(a3) a monocarboxylic acid and(b) a diprimary and/or primary/secondary amine, with the proviso that from 0.7 to 5 moles of the said amine are used per mole of carboxyl groups of component (a),with one or more(B) epoxy resins having a mean molecular weight from 300 to 6,000 and containing on average from 1.5 to 3.0 epoxide groups per molecule and, if required,(C) an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic secondary amine.In combination with a crosslinking agent, they are useful as coating materials, in particular for cathodic electrocoating.

Abstract: A high bond strength, high heat resistant water-based adhesive designed for bonding a vinyl substrate to a polyolefin surface.

Abstract: Novel structural adhesive compositions for metal-bonding applications. The adhesives comprise olefinic-terminated liquid rubbers which are reacted with monoisocyanate compounds. The compositions according to the present invention are especially useful in formulating ambient temperature curable structural adhesive compositions.

Abstract: A solution of a non-reactive polymer in a liquid oxazoline which may include a reactive additive such as a polyisocyanate to provide solid polymers by interpolymerization of the oxazoline and reactive additive are described.

Abstract: Surface treating water-absorbent resins with a polyquaternary amine substantially increases both the rate of water absorption and the quantity of water absorbed and retained by the resin. In addition to improved water absorbing properties, the surface-treated resins maintain the necessary "dry feel" required for most applications.

Abstract: An epoxy resin adhesive composition comprising (A) an epoxy compound having at least two epoxy groups on the average in the molecule and (B) a reaction product obtained by reacting an aliphatic polyamine compound represented by the general formula H.sub.2 N(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 NH).sub.n H, in which n is 2 to 5, with a diene type liquid rubber having a terminal carboxyl group and a molecular weight of 1,000 to 7,000 so that the molar ratio of the aliphatic polyamine compound to the diene type liquid rubber is in the range of from 5 to 100.

Abstract: Heat curable compositions of reinforcing fibers (filaments), a thermosetting prepolymer or prepolymers and an effective amount of a curing agent or agents in which the fibers have been precoated with a fiber- and matrix resin-reactive elastomer are described. The compositions are useful to form composites of high fracture toughness and compressive strength which, in turn, can be formed into structural members such as aircraft parts. Processes for applying an elastomer coating to fiber tapes, fabrics and rovings are also described.

Abstract: An epoxy resin curing composition comprising a novel curing agent which is obtained by the amidation with elimination of alcohol between an adduct of a carboxyl-containing acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer with an epoxidized fatty acid ester and an amide-forming nitrogenous compound. This composition exhibits improved adhesion involving peel strength to plastics, rubbers or flexible vinyl chloride resins and is excellent in mechanical strength and resistance to water and alkali and particularly to acid.

Abstract: A highly reactive, water-absorptive resin is prepared by (1) impregnating a highly water-absorptive resin having carboxyl or carboxylate groups and a water content of 50 percent by weight or lower with a hydrophilic polymer or monomer having a reactive group and (2) polymerizing said monomer or crosslinking said polymer with a crosslinking agent.

Abstract: Dieneophile functional modified aminoepoxy resins are disclosed, which resins are the reaction product of (i) diepoxide reactant, (ii) amine functional dieneophile chain extending reactant, (iii) optionally, end-capping reactant such as monohydroxy functional blocked dieneophile, (iv) hydroxy functional secondary amine modifying agent, and (v) certain secondary amine terminated or carboxy terminated butadiene acrylonitrile copolymer modifying agent.

Abstract: A resin composition curable at room temperature and useful, for example, as a coating agent, an adhesive and a sealing agent. The composition consists essentially of (A) a polymer having both carboxyl and tertiary amino groups, the polymer being the reaction product of (a-1) a vinyl polymer having both carboxylic anhydride and carboxyl groups with (a-2) a compound having both at least one group containing an active hydrogen capable of reacting with the carboxylic anhydride group in the polymer (a-1) and at least one tertiary amino group, and (B) a polyepoxy compound.

Abstract: A crosslinkable composition of matter is provided, which comprises first and second chain extended diepoxide resins, one or both of which are modified by reaction with hydroxy functional secondary amine and one or both of which are modified by reaction with certain secondary amine terminated or carboxy terminated butadiene acrylonitrile copolymer resin. The first resin, diene functional aminoepoxy resin, and the second resin, blocked dieneophile functional aminoepoxy resin, are co-reactive at elevated cure temperature. The diene functional aminoepoxy resin comprises the reaction product of diepoxide with amine functional diene chain extending reactant and, optionally, monofunctional end-capping reactant such as monohydroxy functional diene, and certain modifying agents.

Abstract: Novel 3-ring tetraglycidates having the formula ##STR1## wherein X=O, S, ##STR2## --CH.sub.2 --, C.dbd.O; Y=halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; and p0 n=0 to 4, are disclosedEpoxy resin systems exhibiting good tensile properties and moisture sensitivity can be made by copolymerizing the tetraglycidates with a polyamine curing agent. Prepregs can be made by combining the epoxy resin systems with a fiber reinforcement. The epoxy resin system may include a co-epoxide.

Abstract: Plastisols comprising a finely divided vinyl chloride polymer and the usual fillers, additives, and plasticizers, to which plastisols is added, as an adhesion promoter, an adduct formed between an epoxy compound and the condensation product formed between (1) a polyaminoamide, comprising polymerized fatty acids and an excess of a polyalkylene polyamine and (2) a carboxylic acid or an ester thereof, and methods for coating or adhering a substrate with such plastisols by applying said plastisols to the substrate and baking at temperatures of 90.degree. C. and up.

Abstract: The invention relates to a substantially anhydrous composition containing(a) an epoxy resin,(b) as hardener for the epoxy resin, the product obtained (i) by finely homogenizing (1) dicyandiamide and (2) urea by grinding (1) and (2) together or dissolving (1) and (2) in a common solvent, or (ii) by melting (1) and (2) together or (iii) by partially reacting (1) and (2) in a common solvent, the weight ratio of (1) and (2) being in the range from 4:1 to 1:4, and, optionally,(c) a curing accelerator.The compositions are suitable in particular for the preparation of coatings, preferably as powder coating compositions, and are distinguished by a very good relationship between levelling and reactivity, and the cured coatings have excellent stability to solvents and boiling water as well as excellent mechanical properties.

Abstract: An epoxy resin composition is provided. This composition contains (a) a curable glycidyl ether epoxide group-containing material, (b) an amino- terminated aliphatic polyether curing agent, (c) a polymeric toughening agent having both a rubbery phase and a thermoplastic phase or being capable of forming, with the epoxide group-containing material, both a rubbery phase and a thermoset phase on curing, and (d) a metal salt catalyst capable of providing an exotherm of at least 20.degree. C.

Abstract: A polyamide-rubber blend composition is disclosed. The composition is prepared by mixing the following components (a) and (b) under heating in the presence of a crosslinking agent.(a) 70 to 40 vol % of a rubber composition made of 5 to 40 vol % of an acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer rubber and 95 to 50 vol % of an epichlorohydrin rubber; and(b) 30 to 60 vol % of a polyamide resin, the gel fraction of the rubber composition (a) in the blend composition is at least 70 wt %.The acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer rubber of the composition preferably contains not less than 1.5 wt % of a carboxyl group in the polymer.

Abstract: Dieneophile functional modified aminoepoxy resins are disclosed, which resins are the reaction product of (i) diepoxide reactant, (ii) amine functional dieneophile chain extending reactant, (iii) optionally, end-capping reactant such as monohydroxy functional blocked dieneophile, (iv) hydroxy functional secondary amine modifying agent, and (v) certain secondary amine terminated or carboxy terminated butadiene acrylonitrile copolymer modifying agent.

Abstract: Described are novel thermosetting epoxy resin compositions suitable for making cured resins, prepregs and stiff, tough thermoset composites. The thermosetting compositions comprise a polyepoxide component, an amine hardener and a specified amount of certain aromatic oligomers containing functional groups which are reactive with the polyepoxide and/or hardener under curing conditions for the composition. The cured resins have a multiphase morphology which comprises at least one glassy continuous phase and at least one glassy discontinuous phase and have a fracture toughness, K.sub.IC, of at least 1.0 MPam.sup.1/2.

Abstract: Disclosed is a stiff, tough thermoset composite, the composite comprising a crosslinked epoxy resin matrix and high strength filaments. The resin matrix comprises a glassy discontinuous phase dispersed in a glassy continuous phase that continues throughout the resin matrix. Volume fractions of the discontinuous phase are at least about 35% of the total volume of the continuous and discontinuous phases combined in exceptionally tough composites.Also disclosed are novel resin compositions suitable for making these thermosets.

Abstract: There are provided polymers containing chlorine wherein part of the chlorine atoms are substituted by thio-amide groups and where a further part of the chlorine atoms are substituted by epoxy moieties. Starting materials of choice are chlorinated polyalkylenes, polyvinyl chloride and polyvinylidene chloride. The polymers are produced by first producing a chlorine containing polymer wherein part of the chlorine is substituted by thio-amide groups, and further reacting such product with an epoxy resin so as to introduce epoxy groups.

Abstract: New and improved heat curable compositions are disclosed comprising epoxidic resin(s) and aromatic ether-sulfone polyamines, alone or in combination with other diamine curing agents and/or curing catalysts alone, or in further combination with reinforcements, e.g., graphite fibers and, optionally modified with second resins. The cured neat resins and fiber resin matrix compositions exhibit high toughness, compression strength and short beam shear strength under dry, wet and hot/wet conditions.

Abstract: Diene functional modified aminoepoxy resins are disclosed, which resins are the reaction product of (i) diepoxide reactant, (ii) amine functional conjugated diene chain extending reactant, (iii) optionally, end-capping reactant such as monohydroxy functional diene, (iv) hydroxy functional secondary amine modifying agent, and (v) certain secondary amine terminated or carboxy terminated butadiene acrylonitrile copolymer modifying agent.

Abstract: A composition for use in a chloride ion electrode is provided herein. This composition is made up of a mixture of an epoxy resin, a vinyl chloride resin, one or more solvents, a quaternary ammonium salt and hardening agents for setting said epoxy resin; wherein said epoxy resin and the vinyl chloride resin is used at a ratio of 8:1 to 1:2 by weight. The present invention also relates to a response membrane produced from said composition and a method for producing the response membrane by setting or hardening the aforementioned composition. When the response membrane is used in the chloride ion selective electrode, it is capable of measuring a sample containing blood or protein and by use of the response membrane, it is possible to selectively determine chloride ions in a sample with a high degree of accuracy.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are water-based coatings comprising as an essential film-former resinous blends of acid group-containing resins and modified epoxy resins which have been found to be particularly useful as electrodepositable compositions for can coatings.

Abstract: A crosslinkable composition of matter is provided, which comprises first and second chain extended diepoxide resins, one or both of which are modified by reaction with hydroxy functional secondary amine and one or both of which are modified by reaction with certain secondary amine terminated or carboxy terminated butadiene acrylonitrile copolymer resin. The first resin, diene functional aminoepoxy resin, and the second resin, blocked dieneophile functional aminoepoxy resin, are co-reactive at elevated cure temperature. The diene functional aminoepoxy resin comprises the reaction product of diepoxide with amine functional diene chain extending reactant and, optionally, monofunctional end-capping reactant such as monohydroxy functional diene, and certain modifying agents.

Abstract: Described herein are compositions which contain a specific group of oligomeric diamine hardeners and epoxy compounds which when combined with structural fibers produce composites which have improved tensile properties, high compressive strengths, and improved impact resistance. These compositions also exhibit low moisture absorption.

Abstract: A small-globular crosslinked polymer of monoallylamine swellable but insoluble in water can be obtained by crosslinking a part of the amino groups of a monoallylamine polymer with formaldehyde or a compound having, in its molecule, at least two functional groups reactive with primary amino group.

Abstract: The invention provides a water-reducible coating composition comprising an epoxy resin, an amino group-containing curing agent for the epoxy resin and a watersoluble organic compound which occurs in at least 2 tautomeric forms, in one of which a labile hydrogen atom is linked to a carbon atom and which compound contains at least one carbonyloxy group or sulfonyl group.

Abstract: An epoxy resin composition comprising an epoxy resin, either 2-vinyl-4,6-diamino-s-triazine or 2-vinyl-4,6-diamino-s-triazine/isocyanuric acid adduct, and at least one compound selected from dicyandiamide, polyvinyl-p-phenol and specific imidazole compounds. The composition is useful, for example, in inks, insulating paints and adhesives for printed circuit base boards and in copper-clad laminated boards.

Abstract: Curable thermosetting resin compositions comprising an epoxy resin having at least two 1,2-epoxy groups per molecule, an aromatic diamine hardener, and as a cure accelerator an aromatic trihydroxy compound are disclosed. The aromatic trihydroxy compound, such as for example, phloroglucinol, n-propyl gallate, or pyrogallol, improves the cure speed of the epoxy/aromatic diamine resin system, while at the same time producing cured compositions having excellent mechanical and thermal properties. The disclosed compositions find particular application in the preparation of composites by, e.g., filament winding procedures.

Abstract: Miscible blends of poly-2-oxazolines and thermoplastic polymers are disclosed herein. These blends exhibit a single glass transition point indicative of a miscible blend. The blends of this invention are useful as membranes, particularly separation membranes for mixtures of organic compounds or organic compounds and water and a perevaporation process.

Abstract: A coating composition containing 10-80% by weight of binder and 20-90% by weight of an organic solvent in which the binder is(1) a chlorosulfonated ethylene vinyl acetate polymer,(2) an epoxy resin,(3) a polyamine curing agent, and(4) a bicyclic amidine.The composition is used as a primer or topcoating for metal substrates and curings at ambient temperatures and provides a finish that has excellent adhesion to the substrate and is tough, durable, weatherable and when pigmented with electrically conductive pigments, can be used as a coating for electrodes used in electrochemical reactions such as grids used in lead acid storage batteries.

Abstract: Novel hardener compositions for epoxy resins comprising (a) 65 to 95% by weight of an adduct containing free amino groups of 35 to 94% by weight of at least one member of the group consisting of polyamines, polyaminoimidazolines and polyaminoamides and 5 to 30% by weight of at least one glycidyl compound, based on the total hardener composition weight, (b) 0.1 to 5% by weight at least one aliphatic or aromatic carboxylic acid and (c) 0.9 to 30% by weight of a phenol-modified aromatic hydrocarbon resin with a hydroxyl content of 0.9 to 6% and their preparation, water-emulsifable epoxy compositions containing said hardener compositions, aqueous emulsions of said epoxy resins, water compositions containing said aqueous epoxy emulsions and their uses.

Abstract: The present invention describes a polyamide-rubber blended composition having improved resistance to ozone, stress whitening and gasoline prepared by mixing together with heating the following components:(a) from 70 to 20 volume percent of a rubber composition consisting of:(i) 30 to 70 volume percent of an acrylonitrile-butadine copolymer rubber containing at least 0.8 weight percent of an epoxy group in the polymer, and(ii) 30 to 80 volume percent of an epichlorohydrin rubber;(b) 30 to 80 volume percent of a polyamide resin; and(c) at least 0.15 parts by weight of a carboxylic acid having a functional group calculated in terms of the weight of the carboxyl group per 100 parts by weight of the rubber composition of component (a).

Abstract: The present invention describes a polyamide-rubber blended composition having improved resistance to ozone, stress whitening and gasoline prepared by mixing together with heating the following components:(a) from 70 to 20 volume percent of a rubber composition consisting of:(i) 30 to 70 volume percent of an acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer containing at least 0.7 weight percent of a carboxyl group in the polymer, and(ii) 70 to 30 volume percent of an epichlorohydrin rubber;(b) 30 to 80 volume percent of a polyamide resin; and(c) at least 0.1 parts by weight of a polyepoxy compound in terms of the weight of the epoxy group per 100 parts by weight of the rubber composition of component (a),components (a) and (b) blended together after which component (c) is added and the resulting mixture kneaded with heat to form the polyamide-rubber blended composition.

Abstract: A cathode-precipitating electrodeposition coating composition consisting essentially of (A) 100 parts of a high-molecular-weight compound having a molecular weight of 500 to 10,000 and containing an amino group and a carbon-carbon double bond, (B) 3 to 200 parts by weight of a reaction product obtained by reacting an unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 or 4 carbon atoms with the terminal glycidyl group of a glycidyl compound obtained by reacting a bisphenol with epichlorohydrin, and (C) 0.2 to 20 parts by weight of an oil-soluble manganese salt of a monoester of a 1,2-dicarboxylic acid or a manganese salt of sulfonated or maleinized polybutadiene having a molecular weight of 300 to 3,000.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing a one-phase, solid, controlled release pesticidal composition, said process comprising simultaneously mixing and heating a mixture of a copolymer of a hydrophobic barrier monomer and an unsaturated monomer dicarboxylic acid, a pesticide and a cross-linking agent to a temperature of about 60.degree. to 150.degree. C. but below the decomposition temperature of the pesticide until a homogenous melt is produced, followed by cooling.

Abstract: A resinous protective coating useful in adhering plastics to metallic substrates. The protective coating is particularly useful as a solder mask and in the manufacture of printed circuit boards with circuit patterns having a resolution of at least 0.25 mm lines and spaces thereon. The protective coating comprises resins dissolved in solvents, wherein the coating, upon being subjected to heat, goes from a liquid or soft "gel-like" state into a solid phase without bleeding. The protective coating is resistant to copper, nickel and gold electroplating baths, adheres to insulating substrates, adhesive coated base materials as well as metallic substrates and is capable of withstanding the thermal shock of dip soldering.

Abstract: Novel thermosettable compositions comprising a mixed cyanate of a polyphenol containing a copolymer of an ethylenically unsaturated compound and an alkenylphenyl cyanate are disclosed. These compositions are also useful in the preparation of novel epoxy resin compositions.

Abstract: New compositions of matter are disclosed which comprise (1) a copolymer of an ethylenically unsaturated aromatic cyanate and a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated compound which is free of cyanate groups or mixture thereof, (2) optionally a polycyanate or mixture thereof and/or (3) an epoxy resin.

Abstract: A cathode-precipitating electrodeposition coating having excellent low-temperature curability, said composition consisting essentially of(A) 100 parts by weight of a high molecular compound having a molecular weight of 500 to 10,000 and containing carbon-carbon double bonds with an iodine value of 50 to 500 and 30 to 300 millimoles of amino groups per 100 g,(B) 10 to 200 parts by weight of a product of reaction of a diglycidyl compound represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.

Abstract: Metal, preferably divalent copper, cobalt or nickel, phthalocyanine tetraamines are used as curing agents for epoxides. The resulting copolymers have high thermal and chemical resistance and are homogeneous. They are useful as binders for laminates, e.g. graphite cloth laminate.

Abstract: A lacquer composition comprising a water soluble reaction product of(a) a water soluble acrylic polymer or copolymer having pendant amine groups, and(b) a glycidyl ether of a di- or polyhydric alcohol or monomeric phenolic compound having 2-4 aromatic hydroxy groupswith the proviso that per amine equivalent of component (a) 0.5-0.85 epoxide equivalents of component (b) are present, the reaction product being hardened by a mixture of component (b) above and a glycidyl ether of a polymeric phenol-aldehyde condensate or of polyamine derived from ethyleneimine and/or propyleneimine.The composition is useful for coating such substrates as leather.

Abstract: A novel diepoxide curing agent is revealed. The curing agent comprises a mixture of an imidazole compound and a selected polyoxyalkylenepolyamine.This curative produces an epoxy resin of low viscosity with a prolonged pot life. They find particular usefulness in filament winding and pultrusion processes where they are used to fabricate articles of considerable strength.

Abstract: This invention is directed to curable molding compositions containing a mixture of a poly(acrylate); a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomer which serves to crosslink the poly(acrylate) to a thermoset product; a crosslinkable vinyl monomer having a reactivity ratio (r.sub.1) with styrene of greater than one and at least one of the following: (i) a second crosslinkable vinyl monomer having a reactivity ratio (r.sub.1) with styrene of greater than one, (ii) an epoxy compound having at least one 1,2-epoxy group per molecule, and (iii) an unsaturated fatty acid ester; and a thermoplastic polymer low profile additive. The curable molding compositions exhibit improved shrink control during the curing reaction. This invention is also directed to fiber reinforced thermoset resin articles which exhibit generally improved surface appearance quality and can be produced by a rapid injection molding process from the curable molding compositions.

Abstract: An adhesive composition comprises(a) a thermoplastic polyamide having reactive amine groups;(b) a thermoplastic copolymer of an alkene with an ethylenically unsaturated ester of an alkanol and a carboxylic acid, e.g. vinyl acetate or ethyl acrylate, and optionally one or more acidic copolymers; and(c) a thermoplastic epoxy resin.The components (a) and (b) are present in a ratio of from 35:65 to 75:25 by weight and component (c) is present in an amount of from about 8 to 79 parts per hundred parts of components (a) and (b) by weight, components (a), (b) and (c) existing separately in the form of particles that are mixed together.

Abstract: A resinous protective coating useful in adhering plastics to metallic substrates. The protective coating is particularly useful as a solder mask and in the manufacture of printed circuit boards with circuit patterns having a resolution of at least 0.25 mm lines and spaces thereon. The protective coating comprises resins dissolved in solvents, wherein the coating, upon being subjected to heat, goes from a liquid or soft "gel-like" state into a solid phase without bleeding. The protective coating is resistant to copper, nickel and gold electroplating baths, adheres to insulating substrates, adhesive coated base materials as well as metallic substrates and is capable of withstanding the thermal shock of dip soldering.

Abstract: The heat-hardenable binder mixture based on organic resins comprises an organic resin having primary and/or secondary and, if appropriate, also additional tertiary amino groups and a cross-linking agent based on an organic compound containing at least 2 carbalkoxymethyl groups. The binder mixture can additionally contain pigments, fillers, cross-linking catalysts, corrosion inhibitors and further finish auxiliaries. The binder mixture is used in a process for preparing coatings by applying a coating agent in the form of a film to a substrate and subsequently hardening the film by baking.

Abstract: A resinous protective coating useful in the manufacture of printed circuit boards with circuit patterns having a resolution of at least 0.25 mm lines and spaces thereon. The protective coating comprises resins dissolved in solvents, wherein the coating upon being subjected to heat goes from a high viscosity solution to a gel and then to a solid or from a soft "gel-like" state into a solid. The protective coating is resistant to copper electroplating baths, adheres to insulating substrates, adhesive coated base materials as well as metallic substrates and is capable of withstanding the thermal shock of dip soldering.