Abstract:
This invention is a dual cure adhesive that can be designed to have a proper balance of properties by choosing formulation materials to meet certain inequalities. The dual cure adhesive comprises ethylenically unsaturated compounds capable of UV-initiated free radical polymerization and epoxy compounds and their corresponding curing agents capable of thermal cure. In a particular embodiment, the dual cure adhesive comprises (A) one or more monofunctional acrylate compounds containing an oxygen-containing cyclic unit, (B) one or more monofunctional acrylate compounds in which the ester group contains a hydrocarbon group consisting of at least six carbon atoms, and (C) one or more thermoplastic, solid, amorphous epoxy compounds having a softening point or melting point between 60 C. and 100 C.