US4079099A
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Poly(4-methyl-1-pentene)/block copolymer blend
Assignee: Shell USA Inc
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Filing: 1977-05-05
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Granted: 1978-03-14
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Expires: 1997-05-05
Abstract
Abstract Polymeric blends having excellent dimensional stability and an improved balance of properties are prepared by intimately mixing certain selectively hydrogenated block copolymers with polymers and copolymers of 4-methyl-1-pentene under conditions where at least partial continuous networks which interlock are formed.
Inventors
- 👤 William P. Gergen
- 👤 Sol Davison
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 00:48
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L75/00; C08L75/04; C08L101/00; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; C08L23/18; C08L23/20; C08L27/00; C08L33/00; C08L33/18; C08L53/00; C08L53/02; C08L53/025; C08L67/00; C08L67/02; C08L67/04; C08L69/00; C08L71/00; C08L71/08; C08L71/10; C08L71/12; C08L71/123; C08L77/00; B; B29; B29C; B29C64/00; B29C64/10; B29C64/106; C08L2205/00; C08L2205/04; C08L59/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A composition comprising the admixture obtained by intimately mixing about 4 to about 96 parts by weight of a block copolymer and about 96 to about 4 parts by weight of an engineering thermoplastic resin so as to form at least partial continuous interlocking networks wherein: (a) said block copolymer comprises at least two monoalkenyl arene polymer end blocks A and at least one substantially completely hydrogenated conjugated diene mid block B, said block copolymer having an 8 to 55 percent by weight monoalkenyl arene polymer block content, each polymer block A having an average molecular weight of between about 5,000 and about 125,000, and each polymer block B having an average molecular weight of between about 10,000 and about 300,000; and (b) said engineering thermoplastic resin is selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of 4-methyl-1-pentene and copolymers of 4-methyl-1-pentene with alpha-olefins wherein said resin has a generally crystalline structure and a melting point over about 120° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
159 words
A composition comprising the admixture obtained by intimately mixing about 4 to about 96 parts by weight of a block copolymer and about 96 to about 4 parts by weight of an engineering thermoplastic resin so as to form at least partial continuous interlocking networks wherein: (a) said block copolymer comprises at least two monoalkenyl arene polymer end blocks A and at least one substantially completely hydrogenated conjugated diene mid block B, said block copolymer having an 8 to 55 percent by weight monoalkenyl arene polymer block content, each polymer block A having an average molecular weight of between about 5,000 and about 125,000, and each polymer block B having an average molecular weight of between about 10,000 and about 300,000; and (b) said engineering thermoplastic resin is selected from the group consisting of homopolymers of 4-methyl-1-pentene and copolymers of 4-methyl-1-pentene with alpha-olefins wherein said resin has a generally crystalline structure and a melting point over about 120° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein said block copolymer monoalkenyl arene is styrene and said block copolymer conjugated diene is selected from isoprene and butadiene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein said block copolymer has an ABA linear structure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein said block copolymer has a branched structure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A composition according to claim 3 wherein said block copolymer is a selectively hydrogenated block copolymer of styrene and butadiene, said butadiene having a 1,2 content of between about 35 and 55%.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein said engineering thermoplastic resin is a homopolymer of 4-methyl-1-pentene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein said engineering thermoplastic resin is a copolymer of 4-methyl-1-pentene and an alpha-olefin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition according to claim 7 wherein said alpha-olefin has from 4 to 18 carbon atoms.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A composition according to claim 7 wherein said copolymer has from about 0.5 to about 30.0% by weight of a linear alpha-olefin.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein said engineering thermoplastic resin and said block copolymer are melt blended under essentially isoviscous blending conditions.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
A composition according to claim 10 wherein the viscosity ratio of the viscosity of the block copolymer divided by the viscosity of the engineering thermoplastic resin is between about 0.2 and about 4.0 at the processing temperature Tp.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composition according to claim 11 wherein said viscosity ratio is between about 0.8 and about 1.2.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
A composition according to claim 11 wherein said processing temperature Tp is between about 150° and about 400° C.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the amount of block copolymers is between about 7 and about 93 parts by weight and the amount of engineering thermoplastic resin is between about 93 and about 7 parts by weight.
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