Provided is a water-based epoxy resin composition and a cured product thereof, the water-based epoxy resin composition obtained by blending a water-based epoxy resin (A) and a curing agent composition (B) containing a reaction product (b1) of epichlorohydrin and an amine compound represented by the following formula (1), the water-based epoxy resin composition having a content ratio of the component (A) and the component (B) defined as [number of epoxy groups in component (A)/number of active amine hydrogens in component (B)] of 1/1.1 to 1/0.3:

H.sub.2N—CH.sub.2—A—CH.sub.2—NH.sub.2   (1)

wherein A is a 1,2-phenylene group, a 1,3-phenylene group, or a 1,4-phenylene group.

The present invention provides thermosetting resin pre-impregnated or infused fiber materials or prepregs comprising a fiber material of a heat resistant fiber, such as a continuous fiber material or a discontinuous chopped fiber mat, infused with a thermosetting resin mixture comprising (i) at least one liquid epoxy resin; (ii) at least one epoxy novolac resin, (iii) dicyandiamide and (iv) and an adduct of a cycloaliphatic amine and a liquid epoxy resin, wherein the dicyandiamide is dissolved in the adduct of a cycloaliphatic amine and a liquid epoxy resin. The prepreg or fiber material has a shelf life of at least 30 days at ambient temperature and pressure before its Initial Tg (DSC) rises above 40° C.

Adhesion promoters, Curable compositions containing the adhesion promoters, cured compositions that are formed from the curable compositions, and articles containing the cured compositions are provided. The adhesion promoter has at least one epoxide group and a plurality of hydrolyzable silyl groups. The curable compositions include an adhesion promoter, an epoxy resin, and a curing agent for the epoxy resin that has at least two amino groups that are primary and/or secondary amino groups.

The present disclosure provides a polymeric material including a polymerized reaction product of a polymerizable composition including components and has a solids content of 90% or greater. The components include a uretdione-containing material including a reaction product of a diisocyanate reacted with itself; a first hydroxyl-containing compound; an optional second hydroxyl-containing compound having a single OH group, wherein; and an epoxy component. The epoxy component is present in an amount of 35% by weight or greater, based on the total weight of the polymerizable composition. The first hydroxyl-containing compound has more than one OH group and the optional second hydroxyl-containing compound is a primary alcohol or a secondary alcohol. The present disclosure also provides a two-part composition, in which the polymeric material is included in the first part and the second includes at least one amine. Further, a method of adhering two substrates is provided, including obtaining a two-part composition; combining at least a portion of the first part with at least a portion of the second part to form a mixture; disposing at least a portion of the mixture on a first substrate; and contacting a second substrate with the mixture disposed on the first substrate. The disclosure also provides a polymeric material and a method of making a two-part composition. Advantageously, two-part compositions can be used as coatings and adhesive systems with handling and performance similar to existing two-part urethane systems, but with less sensitivity to water, or with performance similar to toughened epoxy systems.

An amine-functional adduct from the reaction of at least one amine of the formula (I) with at least one novolak epoxy resin having an average functionality in the range from 2.5 to 4. The adduct is liquid at room temperature without thinners and without a large excess of amine. It is suitable as a curing agent for epoxy resin compositions, in which it permits good workability, rapid curing, high hydrophobicity, and a high crosslinking density. It is particularly suitable for coatings, in which it permits nice surfaces, good intercoat adhesion, high thermal shock resistance, and good protection against steel corrosion.

Provided is an epoxy resin composition that, although it can be cured even at a low temperature, can form a cured product having excellent impact resistance and has excellent adhesive strength. Specifically, provided is an epoxy resin composition containing: (A) an epoxy resin which is liquid at 25° C.; (B) an epoxy resin which is solid at 25° C.; (C) a rubber-modified epoxy resin (excluding the (A) and the (B)); (D) a blocked urethane resin; (E) a spherical inorganic filler having an average particle size of 0.1 μm to 150 μm; (F) an organic filler; and (G) a latent curing agent.

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a coating composition, a coating film, a substrate with a coating film, or a production method therefor. This coating composition includes an epoxy resin (A), a silicone resin (B), aluminum (C), and an amine curing agent (D).

An electrochemical oxygen sensor includes a sensing surface having a working electrode and a reference electrode, a hydrophilic layer formed from an oxygen diffusion-limiting layer emulsion overlaying the working electrode and a hydrophobic membrane formed from a hydrophobic solution disposed over the hydrophilic layer. The hydrophilic layer contains an epoxy network and a hydrophilic polymer. The hydrophobic layer contains an acetate copolymer and a cross-linking agent that reacts with the liquid epoxy resin in the hydrophilic layer forming the epoxy network where the hydrophobic member is water vapor and oxygen permeable.

Disclosed are systems for treating a substrate comprising a deoxidizing composition and a coating composition. The deoxidizing composition comprises a Group IVA metal and/or a Group IVB metal and free fluoride, optionally may comprise a homopolymer or copolymer comprising a phosphorous-containing monomeric subunit, and has a pH of 1.0 to 3.0. The coating composition comprises first and second components and elastomeric particles. The first component comprises an epoxy-containing compound (E1) and/or an epoxide-functional adduct (E2). The second component comprises a diamine and/or a polyamine comprising a cyclic ring (A2) and/or an amine-functional adduct (A3). The present invention is also directed to methods of making the compositions, methods of coating a substrate, and coated substrates.

An epoxy resin, comprising an epoxy compound having at least two mesogenic structures and at least one divalent biphenyl group.