Provided herein is a two-component thermal interface material.

The disclosure relates to a (meth)acrylate adhesive composition comprising a (meth)acrylate polymer, a cross-linking agent and a reactive siloxane copolymer with the acid value of the (meth)acrylate polymer is between 0 and 15 mgKOH/g, and the reactive siloxane copolymer derived from the copolymerization of a silane compound represented by the formula: X—R.sup.1—SiR.sup.2.sub.3-a(OR.sup.3).sub.a (I), a non-hydroxyl acrylate monomer containing C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl group and a hydroxyl (meth)acrylate monomer, wherein the use amount of the reactive siloxane copolymer is between 0.1 parts to 6 parts by weight per hundred parts by weight of the (meth)acrylate polymer, wherein X is an acryl group or a (methyl)acryloxy group, R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl group or alkoxy group, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 respectively are C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl group, and a is an integer between 1 to 3. The present (meth)acrylate adhesive composition can provide an enhanced adhesion and weather resistance, also an enhanced stability over time and storage stability, when be used in polarizer bonding, can show a satisfied adhesion reliability and a proper rework ability.

A reinforcing sheet including one or more layers of a reinforcing material, and a thermosetting adhesive associated with the reinforcing material, wherein the thermosetting adhesive includes a curing agent, and an epoxy-modified dimerized fatty acid combined with an epoxy terminated polyurethane interpenetrating network.

A process for producing a thermoplastic polyoxazolidinone comprising copolymerization of a diisocyanate compound (A) with a bisepoxide compound (B) in the presence of a specific a quaternary ammonium, quaternary phoshonium and/or quaternary stibonium-based catalyst (C), a compound (D), a compound (F) wherein compound (D) and compound (F) is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a monofunctional isocyanate, a monofunctional epoxide, a cyclic carbonate, a monofunctional alcohol, a monofunctional amine optionally in a solvent (E), and wherein bisepoxide compound (B) comprises an epoxy-terminated oxazolidone-based prepolymer. The invention is also related to the resulting thermoplastic polyoxazolidinone.

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 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 part 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 according to the present disclosure 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.

A reinforcing sheet including one or more layers of a reinforcing material, and a thermosetting adhesive associated with the reinforcing material, wherein the thermosetting adhesive includes a curing agent, and an epoxy-modified dimerized fatty acid combined with an epoxy terminated polyurethane interpenetrating network.

A coating system includes at least one putty layer and at least one clear coat layer. The at least one putty layer includes a putty having a binder component which has at least one polyaspartic acid ester and a hardener component which has at least one polyisocyanate. The at least one clear coat layer includes a clear coat coating material based on an RMA binder or a polyaspartic acid ester binder.

Liquid epoxy-based adhesive compositions are provided, which upon curing result in crash durable and stress resistant cured bonds on both steel and other materials, in particular metals such as aluminum; and in some embodiments are weldable in an uncured state; also provided are bonded assemblies comprising the cured epoxy-based adhesives, methods of making the liquid epoxy-based adhesives, methods of bonding assemblies and articles of manufacture comprising the bonded assemblies.

A process for preparing a thermoplastic polymer involves reacting at least components (a) to (b), in the presence of a catalyst composition (c). Component (a) is an isocyanate composition containing at least one uretdione diisocyanate (a-i), and component (b) is an epoxide composition containing at least one diepoxide (b-i). The catalyst composition (c) contains at least one ionic liquid (c-i), preferably selected from 1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium bromide, 1-benzyl-3-methyl imidazolium chloride. 1-butyl-1-methylpiperidinium chloride, 1-ethyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium bromide, 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-methyl imidazolium chloride, butyl-1-methylpiperidinium acetate, or mixtures of two or more thereof. A thermoplastic polymer obtained or obtainable from the process is useful for the preparation of a fibre or a molded article or as a modifier for another thermoplastic material.

There is provided a photocurable composition including Component (A): epoxy compound, Component (B): acrylic ester compound, Component (C): isocyanate compound, Component (D): photobase generator, and Component (E): compound having a thiol group, in which Component (A) has two or more epoxy groups in one molecule, Component (B) has two or more acryloyl groups in one molecule, Component (C) has two or more isocyanate groups in one molecule, and Component (E) has two or more thiol groups in one molecule, and a ratio of a total mass of Component (A), Component (B), Component (C), and Component (D) to a mass of Component (E) is (Component (A)+Component (B)+Component (C)+Component (D)):Component (E)=74:26 to 20:80.