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.