摘要 |
The invention provides thermosetting coating compositions in which acrylic copolymers are used as carriers for fluorocarbon resins. The compositions ha ve a combination of high fluorocarbon content, high solids content, and a low viscosity suitable for coil coating. Thus, the solids are borne in organic solvent systems which permit minimization of the viscosity and a moderate evaporation rate. The solvent system has a .delta.H of from 1.7 to 2.6 (calories/cubic centimeter)1/2 and a .delta.V of from 8 to 9.5 (calories/cub ic centimeter)1/2 and is exemplified by a mixture of 4 or more of the following solvents: aliphatic ketones having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms, alkyl esters having a total of from 5 to 7 carbon atoms, aromatic acid esters having from 8 to 12 carbon atoms, lactones, and aromatic solvents. The acrylic polymer is comprised of (a) acrylic esters having no additional functionality, (b) acrylic esters having additional functionality by which the acrylic polymer may be cross-linked, and (c) an acryloxyalkyl oxazolidine.
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