An active energy ray-curable resin composition which is excellently adhesive to a base material, an undercoat agent which is for a metal thin film and includes the resin composition, and a formed material obtained using the undercoat agent for a metal thin film are provided. The active energy ray-curable resin composition includes, as essential components, an alkyd resin (A), an unsaturated bond-containing polymerizable compound (B), a phenolic compound (C) represented by the following structural formula (1) ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group), and a photopolymerization initiator (D) having a structural moiety represented by the following structural formula (2) ##STR00002##
wherein R.sup.3's are any of an aliphatic hydrocarbon group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, an alkoxy group, a hydroxyl group and an amino group, wherein two or more of the R.sup.3's may form a ring structure.

There is described an acrylic polyester resin, obtainable by grafting an acrylic polymer with a polyester material. The polyester material is obtainable by polymerizing (i) a polyacid component, with (ii) a polyol component. At least one of the polyacid component and/or the polyol component comprises a monomer having an aliphatic group containing at least 15 carbon atoms. At least one of the polyacid component and/or the polyol component comprises a functional monomer operable to impart functionality on to the polyester resin, such that an acrylic polymer may be grafted with the polyester material via the use of said functionality. Also provided is an aqueous coating composition comprising the acrylic polyester resin and a packaging coated with the composition.

There is described an acrylic polyester resin, obtainable by grafting an acrylic polymer with a polyester material. The polyester material is obtainable by polymerizing (i) a polyacid component, with (ii) a polyol component. At least one of the polyacid component and/or the polyol component comprises a monomer having an aliphatic group containing at least 15 carbon atoms. At least one of the polyacid component and/or the polyol component comprises a functional monomer operable to impart functionality on to the polyester resin, such that an acrylic polymer may be grafted with the polyester material via the use of said functionality. Also provided is an aqueous coating composition comprising the acrylic polyester resin and a packaging coated with the composition.

Laminated steel having a low interface bubble rate, comprising: a substrate with a surface roughness of 0.15-0.25 μm and a modified flexible polyester film thermally laminated onto the surface of the substrate. The modified flexible polyester film is obtained by copolymerization modification of ethylene terephthalate with a low-molecular-weight aliphatic polyester. A method for manufacturing the laminated steel having an extremely low interface bubble rate, comprising the steps of: (1) preheating and then heating the substrate; (2) uncoiling the modified flexible polyester film at room temperature, and then thermally laminating same onto the substrate; and (3) cooling and squeeze-drying. The laminated steel having a low interface bubble rate is made of the substrate with a low surface roughness and the modified flexible polyester thermally laminated onto the surface of the substrate, so that the laminated steel has the low interface bubble rate, high product surface quality, excellent adhesion property, and is applicable for forming into deep-drawn containers.

Laminated steel having a low interface bubble rate, comprising: a substrate with a surface roughness of 0.15-0.25 μm and a modified flexible polyester film thermally laminated onto the surface of the substrate. The modified flexible polyester film is obtained by copolymerization modification of ethylene terephthalate with a low-molecular-weight aliphatic polyester. A method for manufacturing the laminated steel having an extremely low interface bubble rate, comprising the steps of: (1) preheating and then heating the substrate; (2) uncoiling the modified flexible polyester film at room temperature, and then thermally laminating same onto the substrate; and (3) cooling and squeeze-drying. The laminated steel having a low interface bubble rate is made of the substrate with a low surface roughness and the modified flexible polyester thermally laminated onto the surface of the substrate, so that the laminated steel has the low interface bubble rate, high product surface quality, excellent adhesion property, and is applicable for forming into deep-drawn containers.

There is described an acrylic polyester resin, obtainable by grafting an acrylic polymer with a polyester material. The polyester material is obtainable by polymerizing (i) a polyacid component, with (ii) a polyol component, including—2,2,4,4-tetraallcylcyclobutane-1,3-diol. One of the polyacid component or the polyol component comprises a functional monomer operable to impart functionality on to the polyester resin, such that an acrylic polymer may be grafted with the polyester material via the use of said functionality. Also provided is an aqueous coating composition comprising the acrylic polyester resin and a metal packaging containing coated with the composition.

There is described an acrylic polyester resin, obtainable by grafting an acrylic polymer with a polyester material. The polyester material is obtainable by polymerizing (i) a polyacid component, with (ii) a polyol component, including—2,2,4,4-tetraallcylcyclobutane-1,3-diol. One of the polyacid component or the polyol component comprises a functional monomer operable to impart functionality on to the polyester resin, such that an acrylic polymer may be grafted with the polyester material via the use of said functionality. Also provided is an aqueous coating composition comprising the acrylic polyester resin and a metal packaging containing coated with the composition.

Provided is a polycarbonate-modified acrylic resin which is a reaction product of a polycarbonate diol (A) obtained by using 1,5-pentanediol and 1,6-hexanediol as raw materials, and an unsaturated monomer mixture (B) containing methyl methacrylate, an unsaturated monomer (b1) having a hydroxyl group, an unsaturated monomer (b2) having a carboxyl group, and an unsaturated monomer (b3) having an alkyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms as essential components, wherein the mass proportion of the unsaturated monomer (b2) in the unsaturated monomer mixture (B) is in the range of 2 to 10% by mass. The polycarbonate-modified acrylic resin is advantageous in that a coating film having high adhesion to a plastic substrate and having excellent water-resistant adhesive property and excellent fragrance resistance can be obtained from the resin, and therefore can be advantageously used in a coating composition.

Provided is a polycarbonate-modified acrylic resin which is a reaction product of a polycarbonate diol (A) obtained by using 1,5-pentanediol and 1,6-hexanediol as raw materials, and an unsaturated monomer mixture (B) containing methyl methacrylate, an unsaturated monomer (b1) having a hydroxyl group, an unsaturated monomer (b2) having a carboxyl group, and an unsaturated monomer (b3) having an alkyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms as essential components, wherein the mass proportion of the unsaturated monomer (b2) in the unsaturated monomer mixture (B) is in the range of 2 to 10% by mass. The polycarbonate-modified acrylic resin is advantageous in that a coating film having high adhesion to a plastic substrate and having excellent water-resistant adhesive property and excellent fragrance resistance can be obtained from the resin, and therefore can be advantageously used in a coating composition.

Provided is a polycarbonate-modified acrylic resin which is a reaction product of a polycarbonate diol (A) obtained by using 1,5-pentanediol and 1,6-hexanediol as raw materials, and an unsaturated monomer mixture (B) containing methyl methacrylate, an unsaturated monomer (b1) having a hydroxyl group, an unsaturated monomer (b2) having a carboxyl group, and an unsaturated monomer (b3) having an alkyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms as essential components, wherein the mass proportion of the unsaturated monomer (b2) in the unsaturated monomer mixture (B) is in the range of 2 to 10% by mass. The polycarbonate-modified acrylic resin is advantageous in that a coating film having high adhesion to a plastic substrate and having excellent water-resistant adhesive property and excellent fragrance resistance can be obtained from the resin, and therefore can be advantageously used in a coating composition.