Two-component coating compositions containing silane adhesion promoters

1. A two-component coating composition consisting of

a) a polyisocyanate component comprising NCO prepolymers produced by reacting one or more isocyanates with a polyether component at a NCO/OH equivalent ratio of 1.3:1 to 20:1,

b) an isocyanate-reactive component selected from the group consisting of low and high molecular weight polyols, high molecular weight amine-functional compounds and high molecular weight polyaldimines that contain less than 0.5% by weight, based on the weight of component b), of an aromatic polyamine,

c) 0.1 to 1.8 wt. %, based on the weight of components a) and b), of a compound containing at least one epoxy group and at least one alkoxysilane group, wherein a first component comprises a) and c) and a second component comprises b) and

d) optionally one or more additives selected from the group consisting of solvents, catalysts, leveling agents, wetting agents, flow control agents, antiskinning agents, antifoaming agents, fillers, viscosity regulators, plasticizers, pigments, dyes, UV absorbers, stabilizers against thermal and oxidative degradation, and combinations thereof.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the compound containing epoxy groups and alkoxysilane groups that are used as component c) in the compositions according to the present invention correspond to the following formula

wherein

X represents identical or different organic groups which are inert to isocyanate groups below 100° C., provided that at least one of these groups is an alkoxy group, and

Y represents a linear or branched alkylene group containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

3. The composition of claim 2 wherein

X represents identical or different alkyl or alkoxy groups, provided that at least one of these groups is an alkoxy group, and

Y represents a linear or branched alkylene group containing 2 to 4 carbon atoms.

4. The composition of claim 2

X represents identical or different alkoxy groups and

Y represents a linear alkylene group containing 3 carbon atoms.

5. The composition of claim 1 wherein component c) is present in an amount of 0.5 to 1.5 wt. %, based on the weight of components a) and b).

6. The composition of claim 2 wherein component c) is present in an amount of 0.5 to 1.5 wt. %, based on the weight of components a) and b).

7. The composition of claim 3 wherein component c) is present in an amount of 0.5 to 1.5 wt. %, based on the weight of components a) and b).

8. The composition of claim 4 wherein component c) is present in an amount of 0.5 to 1.5 wt. %, based on the weight of components a) and b).

9. The composition of claim 1 wherein polyisocyanate component a) comprises an NCO prepolymer prepared from a polyisocyanate and a polyether polyol and component c) is present in an amount of 0.5 to 1.5 wt. %, based on the weight of components a) and b).

10. The composition of claim 2 wherein polyisocyanate component a) comprises an NCO prepolymer prepared from a polyisocyanate and a polyether polyol and component c) is present in an amount of 0.5 to 1.5 wt. %, based on the weight of components a) and b).

11. The composition of claim 3 wherein polyisocyanate component a) comprises an NCO prepolymer prepared from a polyisocyanate and a polyether polyol and component c) is present in an amount of 0.5 to 1.5 wt. %, based on the weight of components a) and b).

12. The composition of claim 4 wherein polyisocyanate component a) comprises an NCO prepolymer prepared from a polyisocyanate and a polyether polyol and component c) is present in an amount of 0.5 to 1.5 wt. %, based on the weight of components a) and b).

13. A substrate coated with coating composition of claim 1 .

14. A metal substrate coated with the coating composition of claim 1 .