| abstract |
Curable composition comprising a) an epoxy resin containing on average more than one epoxy group per molecule, and b) as a curing agent a hybrid hardener, said hardener being a combination of b1) an amine compound selected from aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic amines , amidoamines containing imidazoline group based on mono or polybasic acids, adducts of said amines or amidoamines prepared from cyclic carbonates, said amine compound containing, on average per molecule, at least two reactive hydrogen atoms attached to nitrogen atoms, and b2) a polyphenol novolac, and in which the polyphenol novolac is used in an amount of from 30% to 45% by weight, based on the total weight of the hardener combination b1) and b2). |