Preparation and Performance Test of Ultraviolet Curable Urushiol-Based Epoxy Acrylate Coatings

Wipe the tinplate sheet and glass slide with absolute ethanol to remove impurities on the surface for later use. Apply the pre- prepared urushiol-based epoxy acrylate to the tinplate so that the coating meets the paint film thickness standard. The coating needs to be uniform, otherwise there will be differences in performance. Place the painted film under 2000W UV curing agent, cure for a certain period of time, take it out and put it in the Drying Oven for 6 hours, and prepare for testing various properties. Figure 3-1 is the flow chart of coating preparation.

Performance Testing

Mechanical properties of UV-cured film

This test tests the mechanical properties of the cured film: follow the national standard GB/T 1731-93 to test the flexibility of the paint film , follow the national standard GB/T6379-1996 to test the hardness, follow the national standard GB/T 9286-1998 to test the paint The hardness of the film has passed the national standard GB/T1732-1993 to test the impact resistance of the paint film.

Gloss of UV-cured film

This test uses a gloss meter to test the gloss of the paint film, and follows the national standard GB/T1743-1979 to test the gloss of the paint film.

Solid content of UV curable film

In this test, acetone solution was used for extraction first, and the mass of the remaining insoluble matter in the reaction system can be determined by the degree of . The cured product contains unsaturated double bond resin, forming a three-dimensional network structure. Calculated as follows:

In the formula: m1 _is the unextracted mass of the sample:  m2 is _the mass of the sample after extraction;

Note: The extracted tinplate sheet should be washed and dried before the quality can be tested.

Corrosion Resistance Test

In this experiment, according to the national standard GB 9274-88 method, the UV cured film was soaked in the test. After soaking in the solution for a while, the surface state of the coating was observed.