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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2005
Filed:
May. 28, 2003
Mitsuyuki Mizoguchi, Sodegaura, JP;
Yoshiharu Hirose, Ichihara, JP;
Mitsuyuki Mizoguchi, Sodegaura, JP;
Yoshiharu Hirose, Ichihara, JP;
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a thermosetting powder coating composition comprising (A) a glycidyl group-containing acrylic resin obtained by (co)polymerizing monomers containing an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a glycidyl group and/or a β-methylglycidyl group, (B) a polycarboxyl curative, and (C) an alcohol adduct of a styrene/maleic anhydride copolymer. Also disclosed are a cross-linked cured film of the composition and a process for preparing the composition. According to the invention, blending efficiency and dispersibility of the components of a powder coating, particularly those between the resin component and the curative component, are improved without changing a conventional production process of a powder coating, i.e., a process consisting of melt blending, cooling solidification, pulverization and sieving, and thereby a thermosetting powder coating composition, which is capable of forming a cross-linked cured film improved in appearance properties (high gloss, etc.), physical properties (hardness, scratch/mar resistance, etc.), and chemical properties (acid resistance, solvent resistance, etc.), particularly in scratch/mar resistance and/or chemical properties, and having a 60° gloss value of not less than 80, and which is favorably used for coating of automotive bodies and automotive parts, can be provided.