Thermosetting powdery coating composition

The thermosetting powdery coating composition of the invention comprises (A) from 40 to 98 parts by weight of a fluorinecontaining copolymer, which is a copolymer of a fluoroolefin and a comonomer having a crosslinkable reactive group, e.g., hydroxy, carbonyl, amino and glycidyl groups, containing at least 10% by weight of fluorine and having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.05-2 dl/g (30.degree. C., tetrahydrofuran) and a glass transition temperature of 30.degree.-120.degree. C. and (B) from 60 to 2 parts by weight of a curing agent capable of forming crosslinks by reacting with the crosslinkable reactive groups in (A). The powdery coating composition of the invention is excellent in the dispersibility of pigments and efficiency in the coating works therewith and capable of giving a coating film having improved adhesion to the substrate surface, surface luster, impact resistance and insusceptibility to stain.

What is claimed is:

1. A thermosetting powdery coating composition which comprises, in admixture:

(A) from 40 to 98 parts by weight of a fluorine-containing copolymer comprising a monomeric moiety derived from a fluoroolefin compound and having hydroxyl groups as the crosslinkable reactive groups of which the content of fluorine is at least 10% by weight, the intrinsic viscosity determined at 30.degree. C. in tetrahydrofuran is in the range from 0.05 to 2 dl/g, the glass transition temperature is in the range from 35.degree. C. to 120.degree. C. and the weight loss by heating does not exceed 2%; and

(B) from 60 to 2 parts by weight of a blocked isocyanate compound as the curing agent capable of forming crosslinks by reacting with the crosslinkable reactive groups in the fluorine-containing copolymer.

2. The thermosetting powdery coating composition of claim 1 wherein the fluoroolefin compound is selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene, chlorotrifluoroethylene, trifluoroethylene, vinylidene, fluoride, hexafluoropropylene and pentafluoropropylene.

3. The thermosetting powdery coating composition of claim 1 wherein the content of fluorine in the fluorine-containing copolymer is in the range from 15 to 72% by weight.

4. The thermosetting powdery coating composition of claim 1 wherein the fluorine-containing copolymer is a copolymer of a monomeric mixture comprising a fluoroolefin compound and a comonomer copolymerizable therewith and having a crosslinkable reactive group.

5. The thermosetting powdery coating composition of claim 4 wherein the monomeric mixture contains from 30 to 70% by moles of the fluoroolefin compound.

6. The thermosetting powdery coating composition of claim 1 wherein the fluorine-containing copolymer has a hydroxyl value in the range from 1 to 200 mg KOH/g.

7. The thermosetting powdery coating of claim 1 wherein the fluorine-containing copolymer has a hydroxyl value in the range from 20 to 140 mg KOH/g.

8. The thermosetting powdery coating composition of claim 7 wherein the glass transition temperature is in the range from 45.degree. to 120.degree. C.

9. The thermosetting powdery coating composition as claimed in claim 8, wherein the fluorine-containing copolymer is a copolymer of a monomeric mixture comprising a fluoroolefin compound and a comonomer copolymerizable therewith and having a crosslinkable reactive group.

10. The thermosetting powdery coating composition as claimed in claim 9 wherein the monomeric mixture contains from 30 to 70% by moles of the fluoroolefin compound.

11. The thermosetting powdery coating composition of claim 1 wherein the glass transition temperature is in the range from 45.degree. to 120.degree. C.

12. The thermosetting powdery coating composition as claimed in claim 9 wherein (A) and (B) are in a weight ratio of 50:50 to 97:3.

13. The thermosetting powdery coating composition as claimed in claim 12, wherein the glass transition temperature is 35.degree. to 100.degree. C.

14. The thermosetting powdery coating composition as claimed in claim 13, wherein the composition has a particle diameter not exceeding 400 .mu.m.