Abstract
AbstractThe influence of the weight ratio of a castor oil modified epoxy resin (CE) and an epoxidiacrylate resin (EDA) on photocrosslinking and properties of the coatings containing these resins, hexandioldiacrylate monomer (HDDA) and photoinitiator Darocur 1173 (D.1173) upon UV‐exposure have been studied. The variation of acrylate groups during the photoinitiated polymerization was evaluated by FTIR analysis. The crosslinking of the UV‐cured coatings was proved by gel fraction and swelling degree determinations. In addition, some of the properties of the UV‐cured coatings such as relative hardness, flexibility, impact resistance, adhesion onto steel plates and gloss have also been examined. It was shown that the increase of the CE/EDA ratio from 10/40 to 40/10 in investigated coatings led to the decrease of the conversion rate of acrylate groups, and significantly changed some properties of the cured coatings after 14.4 s of UV irradiation: Decrease of gel fraction from 96 to 61 %, but improved the flexibility from 10 to 3 mm, impact resistance from 40 to 140 kG.cm, adhesion from 5 to 2 points. The gloss of the coatings remained to be 100 % in all cases. Long hydrocarbon chains of castor oil residue in CE, lower reactivity of double bonds and radicals formed in the chains compared with those of acrylate groups have been attributed to the obtained relationship between the CE/EDA ratio and photocrosslinking, properties of the cured coatings.
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