Water-resistive coating composition

Abstract

A weather-resistive coating composition comprises from 21 to 25 weight percent of aromatic isocyanate with a functionality of at least 2.0, from 28 to 32 weight percent of polyol, from 4 to 8 weight percent of a diol having a molecular weight in the range of from 80 to 200, from 38 to 42 weight percent of filler having a particle size of no greater than 400 micrometers, and from 0.01 to 0.03 weight percent of a catalyst, wherein the coating composition has a water vapor permeability of at least 16 grains per m.sup.2 per 1 hour per 3.4 kPa of mercury, and the coating composition is a component of a building wall or roofing structure.

Claims

1. A weather-resistive coating composition, suitable for use as a component of a building wall or roofing structure, comprising: from 21 to 25 weight percent of aromatic isocyanate with a functionality of at least 2.0, from 28 to 32 weight percent of polyol, from 4 to 8 weight percent of a diol having a molecular weight in the range of from 80 to 200, from 38 to 42 weight percent of filler having a particle size of no greater than 400 micrometers, and from 0.01 to 0.03 weight percent of a catalyst, wherein, the coating composition has a water vapor permeability of at least 16 grains per m.sup.2 per 1 hour per 3.4 kPa of mercury.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the aromatic isocyanate is methylenediphenyl diisocyanante, toluene diisocyanate or polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate.

3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the polyol is polyether polyol, polybutadiene polyol, propyleneoxide end capped polyol or ethyleneoxide end capped polyol.

4. The composition of claim 1 wherein the diol is butanediol.

5. The composition of claim 1 wherein the filler is calcium carbonate or calcium magnesium carbonate both having a particle size of from 74 to 400 micrometers.

6. The composition of claim 1 wherein the catalyst is dibutyltin dilaurate.

7. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition comprises from 22 to 24 weight percent of aromatic isocyanate.

8. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition comprises from 29 to 31 weight percent of polyol.

9. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition comprises from 5 to 7 weight percent of a diol having a molecular weight in the range of from 80 to 200.

10. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition comprises from 39 to 41 weight percent of filler.

11. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition comprises from 0.015 to 0.025 weight percent of catalyst.

12. The composition of claim 5 wherein the calcium carbonate or calcium magnesium carbonate has a particle size of from 80 to 400 micrometers.

13. A building wall or roofing structure comprising a component having the weather-resistive coating composition of claim 1.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 shows an exploded view of one embodiment of an exterior building wall assembly.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(2) Coating Composition

(3) In one embodiment, the weather-resistive coating composition comprises: from 21 to 25 weight percent of aromatic isocyanate with a functionality of at least 2.0,

(4) from 28 to 32 weight percent of a polyol,

(5) from 4 to 8 weight percent of a diol having a molecular weight in the range of from 80 to 200,

(6) from 38 to 42 weight percent of filler having a particle size of no greater than 400 micrometers, and

(7) from 0.01 to 0.03 weight percent of a catalyst wherein,

(8) the coating composition has a water vapor permeability of at least 16 grains per m.sup.2 per 1 hour per 3.4 kPa of mercury, and

(9) the coating composition is a component of a building wall or roofing structure.

(10) In another embodiment, the weather-resistive coating composition comprises: from 22 to 24 weight percent of aromatic isocyanate with a functionality of at least 2.0,

(11) from 29 to 31 weight percent of a polyol,

(12) from 5 to 7 weight percent of a diol having a molecular weight in the range of from 80 to 200,

(13) from 39 to 41 weight percent of filler having a particle size of no greater than 400 micrometers, and

(14) from 0.015 to 0.028 weight percent of a catalyst wherein,

(15) the coating composition has a water vapor permeability of at least 16 grains per m.sup.2 per 1 hour per 3.4 kPa of mercury, and

(16) the coating composition is a component of a building wall or roofing structure.

(17) In yet another embodiment, the weather-resistive coating composition comprises: 23 weight percent of aromatic isocyanate with a functionality of at least 2.0,

(18) 30.1 weight percent of a polyol,

(19) 6.8 weight percent of a diol having a molecular weight in the range of from 80 to 200,

(20) 40 weight percent of filler having a particle size of no greater than 400 micrometers, and

(21) 0.02 weight percent of a catalyst wherein,

(22) the coating composition has a water vapor permeability of at least 16 grains per m.sup.2 per 1 hour per 3.4 kPa of mercury, and

(23) the coating composition is a component of a building wall or roofing structure.

(24) Preferably, the filler has a particle size of no greater than 400 micrometers. In some embodiments, the filler has a particle size of from 74 to 400 micrometers while in some other embodiments the filler has a particle size of from 80 to 400 micrometers or even 85 to 400 micrometers. Preferably, the filler is calcium carbonate or calcium magnesium carbonate. When the filler content is too high, the nail sealability of the coating when tested to ASTM D7349/D7349M Protocol 1 can fail. When the filler content is too low, the desired water vapor permeability performance may be compromised.

(25) The aromatic isocyanate may be methylenediphenyl diisocyanante (MDI), toluene diisocyanate (TDI) or polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate (PMDI), preferably polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate.

(26) The diol has a molecular weight in the range of from 80 to 200, one suitable example of this being butanediol.

(27) The polyol may be polyether polyol, polybutadiene polyol, propyleneoxide end capped polyol or ethyleneoxide end capped polyol.

(28) A preferred catalyst is dibutyltin dilaurate. Other suitable catalysts are 2,2 dimorpholinodiethylether, N-methylmorpholine, N-ethylmorpholine, N-butylmorpholine, 2-(2-(dimethylamino)ethoxy)ethan-1-ol, N-(2-(dimethylamino) ethyl)-n-methylethanolamine, bis(2-dimethyl aminoethylether), N.sup.1-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)-N.sup.2, N.sup.2-dimethyly etane-1,2-diamine, N,N,N′,N′,N″-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine, N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine, 1,3-bis(dimethylamino)propane, N,N-dimethylaminopropylamine, N,N-diethylethanolamine, dimethylethanolamine, N1-(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)-N.sup.1,N.sup.3,N.sup.3-trimethylpropane-1,3-diamine, N,N-diisopropylethanolamine or ethanolamine.

(29) When the coating is to be applied in-situ on a building, it is preferable that the coating is supplied as a two-part kit suitable for mixing and use on site. In such a circumstance, Part A of the kit comprises the aromatic isocyanate and Part B of the kit comprises polyether polyol, butanediol, filler and catalyst. When the coating is applied to an OSB or plywood board as it is being made, the coating may be used as a one-component system as an alternative to a two-part kit.

(30) Preferably the composition has a cure time of less than 24 hours when cured at ambient temperature.

(31) Use of the Coating Composition

(32) The coating composition is particularly effective as a weather-resistive coating in a building wall or roofing structure.

(33) FIG. 1 shows generally at 10 an exploded view of one embodiment of an exterior building wall assembly. Components of the assembly include exterior cladding 11, an oriented strand board or plywood board 12 and insulation 13. Further components such as a stud frame and gypsum sheets are positioned on the innermost side of the insulation 13. A water-resistive coating 14 such as described herein is applied on the outer facing side of board 12.

(34) The coating composition 14 has a water vapor permeability of at least 16 grains per m.sup.2 per 1 hour per 3.4 kPa of mercury (23 grains per ft.sup.2 per 1 hour per inch of mercury) and a liquid water resistance Cobb value of no greater than 10.

TEST METHODS

(35) Particle Size Measurement of Fillers

(36) The particle size of each filler was measured using a Beckman Coulter LS 13 320 Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer. The method for particle size distribution (PSD) follows that described in Beckman Coulter LS 13 320 operational manual part number B05577AB published October 2011.

(37) Water Vapor Permeability (WVP) Measurement

(38) Coating films of the composition were prepared on release liner (Technicote: 53# SCK LINER L-3) by drawdown method. Coatings having a 0.3 mm (12 mil) nominal thickness were obtained using a 0.5 mm (20 mil) gap drawdown bar. The films were cured overnight in an ambient environment.

(39) WVP of the freestanding films was tested using a MOCON 100.4K test machine at 38° C. and 100%RH according to ASTM D6701-01. For each sample, two specimens were cut from the films and used to obtain an average WVP value.

(40) Water Absorption Measurements (Cobb Test)

(41) The Cobb Tests according to ASTM 5795-16 were conducted using FLAMEBLOCK® (Louisiana Pacific) as the substrate and the coating formulations were coated on the FLAMEBLOCK® using the drawdown method described above. The substrates were conditioned at 60° C. overnight prior to coating.

EXAMPLES

(42) Examples prepared according to current invention are indicated by numerical values. Control or Comparative Examples are indicated by letters.

(43) Materials

(44) The aromatic isocyanate with a functionality of at least 2.0 was polymeric MDI available from Dow Chemical, Midland, MI under the tradename PAPI 27.

(45) The polyol was polyether polyol also from Dow under the tradename Voranol 4240.

(46) The butanediol was from Millipore Sigma.

(47) Calcium carbonate filler grades were from Imerys Carbonates. Cockeysville, Md.

(48) MMT nanoclay filler was montmorillonite treated nanoclay, surface modified filler (lot MKBL3496V) from Millipore Sigma, St. Louis, Mo.

(49) Graphite (<20 micron, synthetic) filler was also from Millipore Sigma.

(50) Sepiolite clay was from Southern Clay Products, Gonzales, Tex.

(51) Bentonite clay and Tixogel VZ and VP thixotropes were obtained from BYK USA Inc, Wallingford, Conn.

(52) Thixotropic silica, talc and 1/16 milled glass fiber were sourced from FibreGlast, Brookville, Ohio.

(53) The catalyst was dibutyltin dilaurate from Millipore Sigma.

(54) Preparation

(55) Voranol 4240 polyol, dibutyltin dilaurate catalyst and butanediol were mixed by a dual-axis speed mixer (Flacktek DAC-150). Filler was then added also using the speed mixer. This constituted part B. Prior to application as a WRB coating, the Part B component was mixed with Part A (PAPI™ 27) by speed mixer at 2000 rpm for 30 s. The formulations are shown below in Table 1.

(56) All the formulations in Table 1 had a 50% hard segment. The percent hard segment is the mass fraction of low molecular weight species (here no greater than 500 g/mol) in the polyurethane backbone. In this case, the hard segment comprised the mass fraction of isocyanate plus the mass fraction of butanediol chain extender. Conversely the soft segment is the mass fraction of higher Mw species, which is typically only the polyol.

(57) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Polyol Diol Filler Catalyst MDI Example % % % Filler Type % % A 10.00 2.26 None — 0.02 7.74 1 4.00 0.90 60 CaCO.sub.3 0.02 3.10 (74-400μ) 2 6.04 1.36 40 CaCO.sub.3 0.02 4.60 (74-400μ) 3 6.04 1.36 40 CaCO.sub.3 0.02 4.60 (297-595μ) 4 4.00 0.90 60 CaCO.sub.3 0.02 3.10 (40-45μ) B 9.00 2.03 60 CaCO.sub.3 0.02 6.97 (40-400μ) 5 9.00 2.03 10 MMT Nano 0.01 6.97 Clay 6 9.00 2.03 10 Graphite 0.01 6.97 C 9.00 2.03 10 Sepiolite 0.01 6.97 D 9.00 2.03 10 Bentonite 0.01 6.97 E 9.00 2.03 10 1/16 Milled 0.01 6.97 Glass Fiber F 9.00 2.03 10 Thixotropic 0.01 6.97 Silica G 9.00 2.03 10 Talc 0.01 6.97 H 9.00 2.03 10 Tixogel ™ VZ 0.01 6.97 I 9.00 2.03 10 Tixogel ™ VP 0.01 6.97

(58) Table 2 provides some further information on the particle size of the fillers used in the examples.

(59) TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Filler d10 Filler D50 Filler D90 Example Filler Type (microns) (microns) (microns) A — — — — 1 GM 40-200 105 229 385 CaCO.sub.3 (74-400μ) 2 GM 40-200 105 229 385 CaCO.sub.3 (74-400μ) 3 CaCO.sub.3 105 229 385 (297-595μ) 4 CaCO.sub.3 3.18 54.1 155 (40-45μ) B CaCO.sub.3 1.78 39.8 122 (40-400μ) 5 MMT Nano 1.37 8.90 24.8 Clay 6 Graphite 1.88 7.09 17.2 C Sepiolite 2.86 28.1 148 D Bentonite 2.35 19.4 52.0 E 1/16 Milled 17.8 54.2 231 Glass Fiber F Thixotropic 1.38 4.25 9.24 Silica G Talc 2.71 13.2 32.4 H Tixogel ™ VZ 12.01 44.9 96.8 I Tixogel ™ VP 8.95 33.6 77.9

(60) The compositions were then coated onto a liner for water vapor permeability and water absorption tests. The visual quality of the coating was also noted. Those coatings of poor visual quality or having a liquid water resistance Cobb value of greater than 10 as per ASTM D3285 or a water vapor permeability lower than 23 grains per ft.sup.2 per 1 hour per inch Hg (15 grains per m.sup.2 per 1 hour per 3.4 kPa) were deemed to be unacceptable and referenced as comparative examples. The test results are shown in Table 3.

(61) TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 WVP (grains per ft2 Average Film per 1 h per inch of Hg Cobb Units* Example Quality (US Perms)) (ASTM 5795) A Good 22.77 7.2 1 Good 60.77 5.3 2 Good 47.31 6.0 3 Good Not measured 5.9 4 Good 27.65 4.5 B Good 16.32 4.4 5 Good 26.64 4.8 6 Good 32.76 5.7 C Poor Unable to measure - 6.3 saturated instrument implying permeability is excessive D Foamy 45.89 7.3 E Poor 43.90 6.1 F Poor 37.68 5.8 G Poor 35.58 6.1 H Poor 40.37 5.7 I Poor 37.68 5.2 *The standard error based on a pool variance of the triplicate water absorption tests is ±0.4 units.