Claims
- 1. A curable composition, which is polymerizable by excluding oxygen therefrom and which is further curable by heating, comprising
- (A) an anaerobically polymerizable mixture which is stable in oxygen, but is polymerizable by excluding oxygen therefrom, which comprises
- (i) an acrylic ester of formula II, IV, VI ##STR10##
- R.sup.8 --C(R.sup.9)--(CH.sub.2 OCO--C(R.sup.1).dbd.CH.sub.2).sub.2VI
- where for an acrylic ester of formula II
- R.sup.1 denotes --H, --Cl, --CH.sub.3 or --C.sub.2 H.sub.5,
- R denotes H, --CH.sub.3, --C.sub.2 H.sub.5, --CH.sub.2 OH, or --CH.sub.2 O--CO--C(R.sup.1).dbd.CH.sub.2
- R.sup.2 denotes H, OH, or --OCO--C(R.sup.1).dbd.CH.sub.2
- a is an integer of from 1 to 8,
- b is an integer of from 1 to 20, and
- c is zero or 1;
- where for an acrylic ester of formula IV
- c is zero or 1,
- e is 2, 3 or 4,
- R.sup.4 denotes --H or --CH.sub.3, and
- R.sup.5 denotes an organic radical of valency e, linked through a carbon atom thereof other than a carbon atom of a carbonyl group;
- where for an acrylic ester of formula VI
- R.sup.1 denotes --H, --Cl, --CH.sub.3 or --C.sub.2 H.sub.5,
- R.sup.8 denotes CH.sub.3 --, C.sub.2 H.sub.5 --, --CH.sub.2 OH or CH.sub.2 .dbd.C(R.sup.1)COOCH.sub.2 --, and
- R.sup.9 denotes --CH.sup.2 OH or --CH.sub.2 OOC--C(R.sup.1).dbd.CH.sub.2 ;
- (ii) an organic free radical initiator, and
- (iii) an accelerator of free radical polymerization which is benzoic sulfimide, diethyl phosphoro hydrazidate, a mixture of benzoic sulfimide and N,N-dimethyl-p-toluidine or a mixture of diethyl phosphoro hydrazidate and N,N-dimethyl-p-toluidine,
- (B) an epoxide resin, and
- (C) a basic curing agent for epoxide resins which is dicyandiamide or an imidazole, wherein the composition is subject to anaerobic polymerization by excluding oxygen therefrom and curing either at room temperature or at elevated temperature.
- 2. A composition as claimed in claim 1, in which the free radical initiator (ii) is a hydroperoxide, peroxide, alphahydroxysulfone, aromatic alpha-aminosulfone, or a mixture of an organic amine oxide and a HN= acidic compound.
- 3. A composition as claimed in claim 1, in which the amount of polymerization initiator (ii) is between 0.01% and 15% by weight of the ester (i).
- 4. A composition as claimed in claim 1, in which the amount of accelerator (iii) is between 1 and 10% by weight of the ester (i).
- 5. A composition according to claim 1, in which the epoxide resin (B) contains at least two groups of formula ##STR11## directly attached to an atom or atoms of oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur, where either R.sup.13 and R.sup.15 each represent a hydrogen atom, in which case R.sup.14 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, or R.sup.13 and R.sup.15 together represent --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --, in which case R.sup.14 denotes a hydrogen atom.
- 6. A composition according to claim 1, in which the epoxide resin is a polyglycidyl ether of a bisphenol, of a novolak formed from formaldehyde and a phenol, or of an aliphatic diol, a diglycidyl ester of a dicarboxylic acid, or an N,N'-diglycidyl derivative of a hydantoin.
- 7. A composition as claimed in claim 1, in which the weight ratio of the free radical-polymerizable compound to epoxide resin is within the range 1:0.05-10.
- 8. A composition as claimed in claim 1, in which 0.01 part to 0.5 part by weight of curing agent is used per part of epoxide resin.
- 9. A composition according to claim 1, which is further cured by heating.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 724,425, filed Apr. 18, 1985, now abandoned.
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