Claims
- 1. A curable suspension of an epoxy resin formulation consisting of
- a) a storage-stable suspension of an epoxy resin and as toughener a core/shell polymer suspended therein in which the toughener is homogeneously dispersed in the form of very fine particles in the submicron range and wherein the core of the core/shell polymer consists of polybutadiene or butadiene/styrene copolymers and the shell contains no groups that react with a curable epoxy resin formulation, wherein said storage-stable suspension is prepared by either 1) when using liquid epoxy resins, adding the aqueous emulsion of a core/shell polymer, with or without a solvent, to the epoxy resin, and removing the water or mixture of water and solvent by vacuum distillation, or 2) when using solid epoxy resins, fusing the solid epoxy resin or dissolving it in a suitable solvent and adding the aqueous emulsion of a core/shell polymer to the epoxy resin, and subsequently removing the water or mixture of water and solvent by vacuum distillation;
- b) as a curing agent a compound selected from the group consisting of dicyandiamide, a polycarboxylic acid; a polycarboxylic anhydride; a polyamine selected from the group consisting of ethylenediamine, 1,2-propanediamine, 1,3-propanediamine, N,N-diethylethylenediamine, hexamethylenediamine, diethylenetriamine, triethylentetramine, tetraethylenepentamine, N,N-dimethyl-1,3-propanediamine, N,N-diethyl-1,3-propanediamine, ethanolamine, m- and p-phenylenediamine, bis(4-aminophenyl)methane, aniline-formaldehyde resins, bis(4-aminophenyl)sulfone, m-xylylenediamine, bis(4-aminocyclohexyl)methane, 2,2-bis(4-aminocyclohexyl)propane, 2,2-bis(4-amino-3-methylcyclohexyl)propane, 3-aminomethyl-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexylamine (isophoronediamine), and N-(2-aminoethyl)piperazine; a polyaminoamide; an amino group-containing adduct of an amine and a polyepoxide; a polyol and a catalytic hardener, and, as optionally, at least one component selected from the group consisting of a curing accelerator, a reinforcing material, and a filler other than the reinforcing material.
- 2. A suspension according to claim 1, wherein the epoxy resin is a liquid or solid polyglycidyl ether or ester, or a cycloaliphatic epoxy resin.
- 3. Suspension according to claim 1, wherein the epoxy resin is a liquid or solid diglycidyl ether of a bisphenol, or a diglycidyl ester of a cycloaliphatic or aromatic dicarboxylic acid.
- 4. A suspension according to claim 1, wherein the curing agent is selected from the group consisting of a polycarboxylic acid, a polycarboxylic anhydride, 3,3'-dimethyl-4,4'-diaminodicyclohexylmethane, dicyandiamide and a catalytic hardener.
- 5. A suspension according to claim 1, wherein the curing agent is selected from the group consisting of 3,3'-dimethyl-4,4'diaminocyclohexylmethane, dicyandiamide and a catalytic hardener.
- 6. A curable suspension of an epoxy resin formulation consisting of
- a) a storage-stable suspension of an epoxy resin and as toughener a core/shell polymer suspended therein in which the toughener is homogeneously dispersed in the form of very fine particles in the submicron range and wherein the core of the core/shell polymer consists of polybutadiene or butadiene/styrene copolymers and the shell contains no groups that react with a curable epoxy resin formulation, wherein said storage-stable suspension is prepared by either 1) when using liquid epoxy resins, adding the aqueous emulsion of a core/shell polymer, with or without a solvent, to the epoxy resin, and removing the water or mixture of water and solvent by vacuum distillation, or 2) when using solid epoxy resins, fusing the solid epoxy resin or dissolving it in a suitable solvent and adding the aqueous emulsion of a core/shell polymer to the epoxy resin, and subsequently removing the water or mixture of water and solvent by vacuum distillation;
- b) 3,3'-dimethyl-4,4'-diaminodicyclohexylmethane as a curing agent, and, as optionally, at least one component selected from the group consisting of a curing accelerator, a reinforcing material, and a filler other than the reinforcing material.
- 7. A casting resin, a laminating resin or an adhesive comprising a suspension as claimed in claim 1 or 4.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/087,232, filed Jul. 6, 1993, now abandoned.
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