Heat resistant coating compositions, coated articles, and methods
View Patent ↗A coating composition, coated articles, and methods of coating, wherein the composition includes: a resin system comprising a polysilazane and optionally a polysiloxane and/or optionally an aromatic hydrocarbon; and glass particles having a softening point below operating temperature, a coefficient of thermal expansion of at least 80, and a dielectric constant of at least 5.
1. A coating composition comprising:
a resin system comprising a polysilazane and further comprising a polysiloxane and/or aromatic hydrocarbon resin; and
glass particles having a softening point below operating temperature of at least about 625° C. to no greater than about 760° C., a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of at least 80×10 −7 in/in/° C., and a dielectric constant of at least 5.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises a first part and a second part, wherein
the first part comprises the polysiloxane and/or aromatic hydrocarbon resin, an optional inorganic pigment powder, the glass particles, and an optional organic solvent; and
the second part comprises the polysilazane.
3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the glass particles have a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of no greater than 125×10 −7 in/in/° C.
4. The composition of claim 1 wherein the glass particles are selected such that a cured coating prepared from the coating composition adheres to cast iron at a dry film thickness of 100 microns to 150 microns after being sprayed on a cast iron substrate, dried for 30 minutes at 150° C. or allowed to sit overnight at room temperature, and heated for 45 minutes at 760° C.
5. The composition of claim 4 wherein the glass particles are selected such that for a cured coating prepared from the coating composition, after being sprayed on a cast iron substrate, dried for 30 minutes at 150° C. or allowed to sit overnight at room temperature, and heated for 2 hours at 760° C., no more than 20% of the surface area of the substrate is coated with electrocoat after being subjected to an electrophoretic deposition coating process, based on the total area of the substrate exposed to the electrophoretic deposition coating process.
6. The composition of claim 1 wherein the glass particles are selected such that for a cured coating prepared from the coating composition, after being sprayed on a cast iron substrate, dried for 30 minutes at 150° C. or allowed to sit overnight at room temperature, and heated for 45 minutes at 760° C., no more than 20% of the surface area of the substrate is coated with electrocoat after being subjected to an electrophoretic deposition coating process, based on the total area of the substrate exposed to the electrophoretic deposition coating process.
7. The composition of claim 6 wherein the glass particles are selected such that for a cured coating prepared from the coating composition no more than 10% of the surface area of the substrate is coated with electrocoat after being subjected to an electrophoretic deposition coating process, based on the total area of the substrate exposed to the electrophoretic deposition coating process.
8. The composition of claim 7 wherein the glass particles are selected such that for a cured coating prepared from the coating composition no more than 1% of the surface area of the substrate is coated with electrocoat after being subjected to an electrophoretic deposition coating process, based on the total area of the substrate exposed to the electrophoretic deposition coating process.
9. The composition of claim 1 wherein the glass particles are selected such that for a cured coating prepared from the coating composition, after being sprayed on a cast iron substrate, dried for 30 minutes at 150° C. or allowed to sit overnight at room temperature, and heated for 4 hours at 880° C., no more than 20% of the surface area of the substrate is coated with electrocoat after being subjected to an electrophoretic deposition coating process, based on the total area of the substrate exposed to the electrophoretic deposition coating process.
10. The composition of claim 1 wherein the coating composition further comprises an organic solvent.
11. The composition of claim 10 wherein the organic solvent is an aprotic solvent.
12. The composition of claim 1 wherein the coating composition further comprises inorganic pigment powder.
13. The composition of claim 1 further comprising fumed silica.
14. An article comprising a coating prepared from the composition of claim 1 .
15. The article of claim 14 which is an engine exhaust manifold.
16. A coating composition comprising:
a resin system comprising a polysilazane and further comprising a polysiloxane and/or aromatic hydrocarbon resin; and
glass particles having a softening point below operating temperature of at least about 625° C. to no greater than about 760° C., a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of at least 80×10 −7 in/in/° C., and a dielectric constant of at least 5;
wherein a cured coating prepared from the coating composition adheres to cast iron at a dry film thickness of 100 microns to 150 microns after being sprayed on a cast iron substrate, dried for 30 minutes at 150° C. or allowed to sit overnight at room temperature, and heated for 45 minutes at 760° C.
17. The composition of claim 16 wherein for a cured coating prepared from the coating composition, after being sprayed on a cast iron substrate, dried for 30 minutes at 150° C. or allowed to sit overnight at room temperature, and heated for 45 minutes at 760° C., no more than 20% of the surface area of the substrate is coated with electrocoat after being subjected to an electrophoretic deposition coating process, based on the total area of the substrate exposed to the electrophoretic deposition coating process.
18. An article comprising a coating prepared from the composition of claim 16 .
19. The article of claim 18 which is an engine exhaust manifold.
20. A coating composition comprising:
a resin system comprising a polysilazane and a polysiloxane; and
glass particles having a softening point below operating temperature of at least about 625° C. to no greater than about 760° C., a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of at least 80×10 −7 in/in ° C., and a dielectric constant of at least 5;
wherein the glass particles are selected such that for a cured coating prepared from the coating composition, after being sprayed on a cast iron substrate, dried for 30 minutes at 150° C. or allowed to sit overnight at room temperature, and heated for 45 minutes at 760° C., no more than 20% of the surface area of the substrate is coated with electrocoat after being subjected to an electrophoretic deposition coating process, based on the total area of the substrate exposed to the electrophoretic deposition coating process.
21. The composition of claim 20 wherein the glass particles are selected such that a cured coating prepared from the coating composition adheres to cast iron at a dry film thickness of 100 microns to 150 microns after being sprayed on a cast iron substrate, dried for 30 minutes at 150° C. or allowed to sit overnight at room temperature, and heated for 45 minutes at 760° C.
22. The composition of claim 20 wherein the polysilazane is of the formula:
Z-A
wherein Z is any silazane or siloxazane polymer and A is an alkoxy silyl group of the formula:
—X—R 1 —Si(R 2 ) n (OR 3 ) 3-n
wherein:
X is bonded to a silicon atom of Z and is either O or ═NR 4 wherein R 4 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1 to C6 alkyl, C2 to C6 alkenyl, aryl, C1 to C6 alkoxy, silyl, siloxyl, and silazanyl;
R 1 is alkylene optionally substituted with a heteroatom;
each R 2 is independently a member selected from the group consisting of:
(i) hydrogen,
(ii) hydroxyl,
(iii) C1 to C10 alkyl, either unsubstituted or substituted with hydroxyl, C1 to C6 alkoxy, C2 to C6 alkenyl, silyl, or —N(R 5 ) 2 where each R 5 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1 to C6 alkyl, and C2 to C6 alkenyl,
(iv) C1 to C10 alkenyl, either unsubstituted or substituted with hydroxyl, C1 to C6 alkoxy, silyl, or —N(R 5 ) 2 , and
(v) aryl of 1 or 2 rings, unsubstituted or substituted with hydroxyl, C1 to C6 alkyl, C2 to C6 alkenyl, C1 to C6 alkoxy, silyl, or —N(R 5 ) 2 ,
R 3 is the same as (iii), (iv) or (v); and
n=0, 1 or 2, and the ratio of the total number of OR 3 groups of A to Si—N bonds in Z is generally from 0.05 to 2.5.
23. An article comprising a coating prepared from the composition of claim 20 .
24. The article of claim 23 which is an engine exhaust manifold.
25. A method of coating a substrate, the method comprising applying to the substrate a coating composition comprising:
a resin system comprising a polysilazane and a polysiloxane and/or an aromatic hydrocarbon resin; and
glass particles having a softening point below operating temperature of at least about 625° C. to no greater than about 760° C., a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of at least 80×10 −7 in/in/° C., and a dielectric constant of at least 5.
26. The method of claim 25 wherein the substrate comprises cast iron.
27. The method of claim 26 wherein the substrate forms a part of an engine exhaust manifold.
28. A method of coating a substrate, the method comprising applying to the substrate a coating composition comprising:
a resin system comprising a polysilazane and a polysiloxane; and
glass particles having a softening point below operating temperature of at least about 625° C. to no greater than about 760° C., a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of at least 80×10 −7 in/in/° C., and a dielectric constant of at least 5;
wherein the glass particles are selected such that for a cured coating prepared from the coating composition, after being sprayed on a cast iron substrate, dried for 30 minutes at 150° C. or allowed to sit overnight at room temperature, and heated for 45 minutes at 760° C., no more than 20% of the surface area of the substrate is coated with electrocoat after being subjected to an electrophoretic deposition coating process, based on the total area of the substrate exposed to the electrophoretic deposition coating process.
29. The method of claim 28 wherein the substrate comprises cast iron.
30. The method of claim 29 wherein the substrate forms a part of an engine manifold.