Soft and tough radiation-curable coatings for fiber optic application
US4682851A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09D4/00
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A radiation-curable liquid coating composition which cures on radiation exposure to form a soft and tough coating and which is adapted for coating optical fiber is disclosed. This composition comprises a polyurethane, polyamide or polyurea oligomer having (1) a molecular weight in the range of about 2000 to about 8000; (2) amide, urea or urethane groups in an amount of one such group for every 300 to 900 units of weight; and (3) polyalkylene polyether, polyalkylene polysulfide or polyalkylene polyester groups in which the alkylene moiety contains 2-6 carbon atoms. The polyether, polysulfide or polyester constitutes about 40% to about 90% by weight of the oligomer, and each end of the oligomer is terminated with a monoethylenically unsaturated addition polymerizable group. From 20% to 50% of the weight of the composition is a radiation-curable monoethylenically unsaturated monomer having a T.sub.g below about 10.degree. C., and from 2% to 20% of the composition is a monoethylenically unsaturated monomer having a strong capacity for hydrogen bonding, such as vinyl pyrrolidone.
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