Aqueous coating composition, method for production of the same, and use thereof
Water-based coating composition comprising at least one resin composition for a water-based coating composition and as a rheological assistant at least one polyamide and at least one acrylate thickener based on poly(meth)acrylic acid.
1. A water-based coating composition comprising
at least one resin composition for a water-based coating composition,
a rheological assistant comprising at least one polyamide, and
at least one acrylate thickener based on polyacrylic acid or polymethacrylic acid, wherein the mass ratio of polyamide to acrylate thickener is 10:1 to 1.5:1 and wherein the rheological assistant is 2 to 15% by weight based on total binder solids.
2. The coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the polyamide comprises the reaction product of polyamines and fatty acids.
3. The coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the acrylate thickener is a polyacrylic acid.
4. The coating composition of claim 1 , further comprising at least one color and/or effect pigment.
5. The coating composition claim 4 , wherein the color and/or effect pigment is selected from the group consisting of organic pigments, inorganic pigments, coloring pigments, extending pigments, rheology-controlling pigments, optical-effect-imparting pigments, electrically conductive pigments, magnetically shielding pigments, fluorescent pigments, metallic pigments, organic fillers, inorganic fillers, transparent fillers, hiding fillers, nanoparticles, and combinations thereof.
6. The coating composition of claim 1 that is a basecoat material comprising a color pigment.
7. The coating composition of claim 4 , wherein the color and/or effect pigment comprises a metal powder.
8. The coating composition of claim 7 , wherein the metallic pigment is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, bismuth oxychloride, mica, titanium oxide-coated mica, iron oxide-coated mica, micaceous iron oxide, titanium oxide-coated silica, titanium oxide-coated aluminum, iron oxide-coated silica, and iron oxide-coated aluminum.
9. The coating composition of claim 1 , comprising from 2 to 10% by mass of the rheological assistant, based on the total binder solids.
10. The coating composition of claim 9 , comprising from 2 to 8% by mass of the rheological assistant, based on the total binder solids.
11. The coating composition of claim 7 , comprising from 4 to 15% by mass of the rheological assistant, based on total binder solids.
12. The coating composition of claim 11 , comprising from 4 to 12% by mass of the rheological assistant, based on the total binder solids.
13. The coating composition of claim 1 , comprising a mass ratio of polyamide to acrylate thickener of from 7:1 to 3:1.
14. The coating composition of claim 1 , comprising at least one further rheological assistant.
15. The coating composition of claim 14 , wherein the at least one further rheological assistant is selected from the group consisting of polyurethane-based associative thickeners, carboxymethylcellulose acetobutyrate thickeners, metal silicate, and silica.
16. The coating composition of claim 14 , comprising a mass ratio of polyamide to acrylate thickener to at least one further rheological assistant of from 12:1:1 to 1:0.5:1.
17. The coating composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one resin composition comprises a binder and a crosslinking agent, wherein the binder forms a dispersion or a solution in water.
18. A process for preparing the coating composition of claim 1 , comprising mixing and dispersing the individual components comprising
the at least one resin composition,
the rheological assistant comprising at least one polyamide, and
the at least one acrylate thickener based on poly(meth)acrylic acid in an aqueous medium.
19. A method of coating a substrate of an article, comprising applying the coating composition of claim 1 as a paint system on the substrate of an article that is at least one of a metal body, part, or component, or a plastic body, part, or component, wherein the body, part, or component is a least one of an automobile, a passenger car, a truck, a motorbike, a bus, and a household electrical product.
20. A water-based coating composition comprising
at least one resin composition for a water-based coating composition comprising a water-dilutable polyurethane resin and an amino resin;
a metal silicate;
a metallic effect pigment;
a rheological assistant comprising at least one polyamide and
at least one acrylate thickener based on polyacrylic acid or polymethacrylic acid, wherein the mass ratio of polyamide to acrylate thickener is 7:1 to 3:1 and wherein the rheological assistant is 2 to 15% by weight based on total binder solids.
21. The composition of claim 20 wherein the polyamide is a reaction product of a polyamine with a fatty acid.