Autoxidizable polymer compositions, articles made therefrom and processes for making both.

摘要

An improved autoxidizab!e coating and/or impregnating composition comprises:
<UnorderedLists id="ula01" listStyle="none"><ListItem>(1) from 35 to 80 parts by weight, based on the total weight of components (1), (2) and (3), of a film-forming component comprising one or more drying oil and/or alkyd resin,</ListItem><ListItem>(2) from 10 to 50 parts by weight, based on the total weight of components (1), (2) and (3). of polymer having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of from 1,000 to 50,000 and containing:
<UnorderedLists id="ula02" listStyle="none"><ListItem>(a) from 40% to 100% by weight of units of dicyclopentenyl methacrylate and/or dicyclopentenyl-oxyalkyl methacrylate, and</ListItem><ListItem>(b) from 60% to 0% by weight of units of at least one other compatible monomer,</ListItem></UnorderedLists></ListItem><ListItem>(3) from 0 to 40 parts by weight, based on the total weight of components (1), (2) and (3), of reactive non-volatile diluent monomer, and</ListItem><ListItem>(4) sufficient polyvalent metal salt(s) or complex(es) to catalyse the oxidative curing of components (1), (2) and (3), the total of components (1), (2) and (3) being 100 parts by weight.</ListItem></UnorderedLists>