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Polyphenylene ether compositions
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1977-06-23
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Granted: 1978-12-05
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Expires: 1997-06-23
Abstract
Abstract There are provided high impact strength thermoplastic compositions comprising a polyphenylene ether and a rubber modified polystyrene resin. The compositions include a dispersed phase of rubber particles having a maximum mean diameter of 2 microns and preferably from about 0.5 to 2 microns; the composition contains greater than 22% by weight of a rubber gel phase on a polyphenylene ether-free basis; and the rubber comprises a polybutadiene having a cis-1,4 content of at least 50% by weight and a vinyl content of no more than 10% by weight. The compositions provide molded articles with substantial and unexpected improvements in impact resistance, surface appearance and resistance to aggressive solvent systems and the retention of impact strength at sub-zero temperatures is particularly outstanding.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur Katchman
- 👤 Gim F. Lee, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 15:33
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L51/00; C08L51/04; C08L71/00; C08L71/08; C08L71/10; C08L71/12; C08L71/123
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A high impact strength thermoplastic composition comprising (a) a polyphenylene ether and (b) a rubber modified polystyrene resin, said composition having a dispersed particulate rubber phase in which the particles have a maximum mean diameter of about 2 microns, said composition containing not substantially less than about 22% by weight of a particulate rubber gel phase, on a polyphenylene ether-free basis, dispersed in a polystyrene matrix, and said rubber comprising a polybutadiene having a cis-1,4 content of at least 50% by weight and a vinyl group content of no more than 10% by weight of said polybutadiene.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A high impact strength thermoplastic composition comprising (a) a polyphenylene ether and (b) a rubber modified polystyrene resin, said composition having a dispersed particulate rubber phase in which the particles have a maximum mean diameter of about 2 microns, said composition containing not substantially less than about 22% by weight of a particulate rubber gel phase, on a polyphenylene ether-free basis, dispersed in a polystyrene matrix, and said rubber comprising a polybutadiene having a cis-1,4 content of at least 50% by weight and a vinyl group content of no more than 10% by weight of said polybutadiene.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein the mean diameter of the dispersed elastomeric particles is from about 0.5 microns to about 2 microns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said particulate rubber gel phase comprises from about 22 to about 80% by weight of said composition, on a polyphenylene ether-free basis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A composition as defined in claim 3 wherein said particulate rubber gel phase comprises from about 22 to about 30% by weight of said composition, on a polyphenylene ether-free basis.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A composition as defined in claim 4 wherein said particulate rubber gel phase comprises from about 23.5 to about 25.5% by weight of said composition, on a polyphenylene ether-free basis.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said polybutadiene has a cis-1,4 content of at least 85% by weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A composition as defined in claim 6 wherein said polybutadiene has a cis-1,4 content of at least 95% by weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said polystyrene resin, on a rubber-free basis, comprises from 20 to 80% by weight of the combined weight of said polystyrene resin, on a rubber-free basis, and said polyphenylene ether.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
A composition as defined in claim 8 wherein said polystyrene resin, on a rubber-free basis, comprises from 40 to 60% by weight of the combined weight of said polystyrene resin, on a rubber-free basis, and said polyphenylene ether.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein the rubber phase comprises from 0.1 to 30% of the total weight of said composition.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition as defined in claim 10 wherein the rubber phase comprises from 1 to 15% of the total weight of said composition.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition as defined in claim 11 wherein the rubber phase comprises from 1.5 to 8.5% of the total weight of said composition.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said rubber phase comprises particles of a polystyrene grafted elastomer gel.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
A composition as defined in claim 13 wherein said rubber modified polystyrene comprises from 70- 99 parts by weight of polystyrene and 1- 30 parts by weight of a polybutadiene elastomer-styrene graft copolymer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
A composition as defined in claim 14 wherein the mean particulate diameter of said graft copolymer phase is from about 0.5 microns to about 2 microns.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
A composition as defined in claim 14 wherein the graft copolymer phase comprises from 1.5 to 8.5% of the total weight of said composition.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said polyphenylene ether has the repeating structural formula: ##STR3## ##STR4## wherein the oxygen ether atom of one unit is connected to the benzene nucleus of the next adjoining unit, n is a positive integer and is at least 50, and each Q is a monovalent substituent selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydrocarbon radicals free of a tertiary alpha-carbon atom, halohydrocarbon radicals having at least two carbon atoms between the halogen atom and the phenyl nucleus, hydrocarbonoxy radicals and halohydrocarbonoxy radicals having at least two carbon atoms between the halogen and the phenyl nucleus.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
A composition as defined in claim 17 wherein each Q is alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition as defined in claim 18 wherein each Q is methyl.
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