Volume 129, Issue 4 pp. 1929-1938
Article

Thermomechanical and chemorheology properties of a thermosetting acrylic/melamine clearcoat modified with a hyperbranched polymer

Hossein Yari

Hossein Yari

Department of Polymer Engineering and Color Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

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Mohsen Mohseni

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Mohsen Mohseni

Department of Polymer Engineering and Color Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Department of Polymer Engineering and Color Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran===Search for more papers by this author
Zahra Ranjbar

Zahra Ranjbar

Department of Surface Coating and Corrosion, Institute for Color Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

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First published: 03 January 2013
Citations: 11

Abstract

The work presented here aims at studying the thermomechanical and chemorheological properties of an automotive clearcoat containing an acrylic/melamine resin modified with a hyperbranched poly ester-amide (HBP) additive. Rheological experiments were conducted at ambient (25°C) and curing temperature (140°C). Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis and hardness measurements were performed to reveal the influence of HBP content on the behavior of the cured samples. It was found that the viscosity of the resin containing HBP samples considerably decreased. Although curing degree and mechanical properties were improved at low HBP loadings, a reverse effect was seen at higher contents. Dynamic rheological results during curing showed that although low amount of HBP resulted in an early gel point (GP), higher HBP loading postponed the GP. This loading-dependent behavior was explained by the influence of HBP on viscosity and reactivity of the system on which the curing performance was influenced oppositely. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013

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