Method for selecting adhesive with excellent folding stability

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of deriving significant factors of rheological properties, which influence folding stability for developing an adhesive with excellent folding stability, and predicting folding stability through the same. It is possible to select an adhesive with excellent folding stability by measuring initial stress and a strain recovery rate as the significant factors, and measuring predicted folding stability (predicted number of times of folding) therefrom.

Claims

1. A method for selecting an adhesive having folding stability, comprising: measuring an initial stress and a strain recovery of the adhesive by using a dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA) to select the adhesive, wherein the initial stress is 7000 to 25000 Pa, and the strain recovery is 70% to 99%, and wherein the selected adhesive has a predictive folding stability value of 40,000 or more according to Equation 1 below:
Predictive folding stability=1.587×10.sup.19(Strain recovery.sup.−4.722)(Initial stress.sup.−1.304)  [Equation 1].

2. The method for selecting an adhesive having excellent folding stability according to claim 1, wherein the initial stress is 12000 to 15000 Pa, and the strain recovery is 80% to 87%.

3. The method for selecting an adhesive having excellent folding stability according to claim 1, wherein Pearson's correlation coefficient between the folding stability and a combination of the initial stress and the strain recovery is 0.95.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 shows the relationship between the predictive folding stability calculated from the measured values of the initial stress and the stain recovery of an adhesive by using a dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA) and the actual folding stability, and the Pearson correlation coefficient between the predictive value and the experimental value is 0.95.

BEST MODE CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

(2) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail.

(3) It should be understood that the terms and words used in the specification and claims are not to be construed as having common and dictionary meanings, but are construed as having meanings and concepts corresponding to the spirit of the invention in view of the principle that the inventor can define properly the concept of the terms and words in order to describe his/her invention with the best method.

(4) The present invention is objected to derive significance factors of rhetological property which affect to folding stability of an adhesive, and to accurately predict the folding stability of an adhesive in order to develop an adhesive having excellent folding stability.

(5) In order to achieve the object, the present invention provides a method for selecting an adhesive suitable for a foldable display by measuring initial stress and strain recovery of the adhesive using a dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA) in the stretching property measurement (Stress Relaxation & Recovery) of the adhesive, and then calculating the predictive folding stability value of the adhesive from the measured values by using Equation 1 below:
Predictive folding stability=1.587×10.sup.19(Strain recovery.sup.−4.722)(Initial stress.sup.−1.304)  [Equation 1]

(6) In one embodiment, the stretching property of the adhesive can be measured by using DMA at a strain of 12% at a temperature of −20° C. for the strain time of 10 min and the recovery time of 20 min. These conditions may vary depending on experiments, and the strain time and the recovery time can usually be set so that the recovery time is at least twice of the strain time

(7) In one embodiment, the predictive folding stability value (predictive folding number) may be 40000 or more. The folding stability is a value obtained by combination of two factors of the initial stress and the strain recovery, and it is not predicted by only one factor of the two factors. The initial stress and the strain recovery are values that cause the predictive folding stability value to be 40000 or more. In one embodiment, the initial stress may be 7000 Pa to 25000 Pa, and the strain recovery may be 70% to 99%. In another embodiment, the initial stress may be 12000 Pa to 20000 Pa, for example, 12000 Pa to 15000 Pa, and the strain recovery may be 80% to 90%, for example, 80% to 87%.

(8) In one embodiment, the Pearson correlation coefficient between the folding stability and the combined factors of the initial stress and the strain recovery is 0.95.

MODE FOR INVENTION

(9) Hereinafter, the present invention is explained by the following examples in more detail. The following examples are intended to further illustrate the present invention. Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.

EXAMPLE

(10) In this Example, the selection of a suitable adhesive by measuring the stretching property of an adhesive for a foldable display and predicting the folding stability therefrom will be described in detail.

(11) (1) Preparation of Sample

(12) Six kinds of adhesive samples having the following composition (weight ratio) were prepared.

(13) Sample A: Ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA) 98, acrylic acid (AA) 2, citric acid (CA)(cross-linking agent) 0.03

(14) Sample B: EHA 98, AA 2, CA 0.5

(15) Sample C: EHA 94, AA 6, CA 0.03

(16) Sample D: EHA 97.5, AA 2.5, CA 0.03

(17) Sample E: Butyl acrylate (BA) 98, AA 2, CA 0.03

(18) Sample F: BA 94, AA 6, CA 0.03

(19) (2) Conditions for Measuring Stretching Property of Adhesive (DMA, Stress Relaxation & Recovery)

(20) The six kinds of the adhesive samples were subjected to an actual folding test under the following conditions to measure the stretching property of each sample.

(21) Temperature: −20° C.

(22) Strain: 12%

(23) Time: Strain 10 min, Recovery 20 min

(24) (3) Derivation of Significance Factors of Rheological Property

(25) As the significance factors of rheological property related to the folding stability, the initial stress and the strain recovery were derived through Stress Relaxation test by using DMA.

(26) (4) Prediction of Folding Stability

(27) As the significance factors of rheological property, the initial stress and the strain recovery were combined and the predictive folding stability value was calculated according to Equation 1 below:
Predictive folding stability=1.587×10.sup.19(Strain recovery.sup.−4.722)(Initial stress.sup.−1.304)  [Equation 1]

(28) The correlation coefficient between the predictive folding stability calculated from the measured values of the initial stress and the stain recovery of the adhesive samples by using DMA and the actual folding stability thereof was confirmed. It was found that the Pearson correlation coefficient between the folding stability and the combined factors of the initial stress and the strain recovery was 0.95.

(29) The actual folding test results (number of times) and the predictive folding test results (number of times) of the 6 adhesive samples were shown in Table 1 below.

(30) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Actual Predictive Adhesive folding folding Strain sample number number recovery Initial stress Suitability A 60000 53000 85.2 12941 ◯ B 15000 13000 99.8 21987.1 X C 15000 12000 88.4 35099.7 X D 30000 41000 86.6 14864.7 ◯ E 5000 7000 93.9 40874.3 X F 10000 6000 95.3 47026.2 X

(31) Based on the above table, it can be found that the adhesive samples A and D having the folding stability value of 40000 or more are excellent adhesives. Accordingly, an adhesive having excellent folding stability can be selected by calculating the folding stability value from the initial stress and strain recovery values of adhesives for a foldable display adhesives according to the method of the present invention.

(32) Although specific embodiments of the present invention are described in detail as described above, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the specific description is merely desirable exemplary embodiment and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the substantial scope of the present invention is defined by the accompanying claims and equivalent thereof.