Aqueous hydroxy-functional polyester dispersions containing urethane groups

1. Hydroxy-functional polyester dispersions containing urethane groups and comprising the following synthesis components:

a) 87.0% to 95% by weight of at least one hydroxyl-functional polyester having an average functionality>2,

b) 1% to 2.4% by weight of at least one di- and/or tri- and/or mono hydroxycarboxylic acid and/or aminocarboxylic acid,

c) 4% to 10.6% by weight of one or more at least difunctional polyisocyanates and

d) 0 to 3% by weight of other components,

the percentages a) to d) adding up to 100%, and at least 50% of the acid groups incorporated via component b) are in the form of salt groups, wherein the acid number of the polyester dispersions incorporated via component b) is 5.0 to 9.9mg KOH/g substance, and wherein the urethane group content of the of the polyester dispersions is from 3.0% by weight to 6.4% by weight.

2. Hydroxy-functional polyester dispersions containing urethane groups according to claim 1 , wherein the average molecular weight M w of the polyester dispersions is 8000 to 26,000 g/mol.

3. Hydroxy-functional polyester dispersions containing urethane groups according to claim 1 , wherein the polyesters of component a) have an average functionality of>2.5.

4. Hydroxyl-functional polyester dispersions containing urethane groups according to claim 1 , characterized in that the polyesters of component a) are reaction products of

a1) 30% to 77% by weight of one or more at least difunctional carboxylic acids and/or anhydrides thereof,

a2) 20% to 50% by weight of at least one diol,

a3) 3% to 30% by weight of at least one alcohol having more than 2 hydroxyl groups,

a4) 0 to 20% by weight of other hydroxyl- and/or carboxy-functional components and/or caprolactone.

5. A method of preparing the hydroxy-functional polyester dispersions containing urethane groups according to claim 1 , comprising reacting components a) to d) at a temperature of 40 to 140° C. and in the presence of 5% to 50% by weight of organic solvents and non-NCO-reactive neutralizing agents until the NCO value has reached 0%.

6. A method of preparing the hydroxy-functional polyester dispersions containing urethane groups according to claim 5 , further comprising adding neutralizing agents and additional organic solvents and/or auxiliaries, and blending water with the polymer solution.

7. A process of preparing paints, coatings, adhesives or sealants comprising preparing the hydroxy-functional polyester dispersions containing urethane groups according to claim 1 .

8. Aqueous binder combinations comprising

A) hydroxy-functional polyester dispersions containing urethane groups according to claim 1 and

B) at least one crosslinker resin.

9. Aqueous 1-component coating compositions comprising

A) 60% to 98% by weight of polyester dispersions according to claim 1 , optionally together with other dispersions, and

B1) 2% to 40% by weight of at least one blocked polyisocyanate, which optionally may be hydrophilically modified, and/or of at least one amino crosslinker resin.

10. Baking surfacer coats, one-coat paints, stone-chip protection primers or pigmented topcoats obtained from the aqueous 1-component coating compositions according to claim 9 .

11. Aqueous 2-component coating compositions comprising

A) 70% to 98% by weight of hydroxy-functional polyester dispersions containing urethane groups according to claim 1 , optionally together with other dispersions, and

B2) 2% to 30% by weight of optionally hydrophilically modified polyisocyanates containing free isocyanate groups.

12. A method of preparing hydroxy-functional polyester dispersions containing urethane groups and comprising the following synthesis components:

a) 87.0% to 95% by weight of at least one hydroxyl-functional polyester having an average functionality>2,

b) 1% to 2.4% by weight of at least one di- and/or tri- and/or mono hydroxycarboxylic acid and/or aminocarboxylic acid,

c) 4% to 10.6% by weight of one or more at least difunctional polyisocyanates and

d) 0 to 3% by weight of other components,

the percentages a) to d) adding up to 100%, and at least 50% of the acid groups incorporated via component bi are in the form of salt groups, and wherein the acid number of the polyester dispersions incorporated via component b) is 5.0 to 9.9 mg KOH/g substance, comprising

i) preparing an NCO-functional intermediate by reacting components b), c) and d) with an amount of component a) such as to result in an NCO:OH(NH) ratio of greater than 1.4:1, at 40 to 140° C. in the presence of 5% to 50% by weight of organic solvents and non-NCO-reactive neutralizing agents, and

ii) adding the remainder of component a) to the NCO-functional intermediate and, optionally, further solvents and/or neutralizing agents until the NCO content has reached 0%.

13. A method of preparing hydroxy-functional polyester dispersions containing urethane groups according to claim 12 , further comprising adding neutralizing agents and, additional organic solvents and/or auxiliaries, and blending water with the polymer solution.

14. The method of preparing hydroxy-functional polyester dispersions containing urethane groups according to claim 12 , characterized in that in step i), 4% to 30% by weight of component a) are used, based on the total amounts of the amounts of a) to d) used in total.