The invention relates to thermosetting
acrylic resin for a
powder coating. The thermosetting
acrylic resin is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by
mass: 4-14 parts of an initiator, 110-280 parts of soft monomers, 400-570 parts of hard monomers, 192-450 parts of functional monomers, and 1-8 parts of a molecular weight
regulator, wherein the soft monomers refer to
acrylic acid alkyl ester compounds, and the hard monomers refer to
methacrylate,
styrene, or compounds of derivatives of
methacrylate and
styrene. The
acrylic resin contains
epoxy functional groups and hydroxyl functional groups simultaneously, wherein the
epoxy equivalent is 570-630g / mol and the
hydroxyl value is 40-50mgKOH / g; the acrylic resin can react with various substances such as carboxyl,
amidogen and
isocyanate and can be used for
powder coating. A
coating film, which is formed after the thermosetting
powder coating prepared from the acrylic resin in combination with other materials is sprayed, has excellent
weather resistance, good leveling performance, outstanding surface
hardness, and high glossiness, durability and decorating performance; the
powder coating can be used for indoor or outdoor
metal sectional materials or building materials. The thermosetting acrylic resin can substitute for TGIC (
triglycidyl isocyanurate) to a certain extent so as to avoid the use of the toxic substances.