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Sizing for glass fibers and other similarly-coated fibers
Assignee: Saint Gobain Industries SA
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Filing: 1977-05-25
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Granted: 1979-09-18
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Expires: 1997-05-25
Abstract
Abstract Sizing compositions for coating glass fibers as well as the coated fibers in which the compositions are constituted essentially of two film forming agents and of two lubricants. One film forming agent is a modified starch in which almost the entire mass of starch granules is burst. The second is an acrylic polymer, preferably a water-soluble one. One lubricant is non-ionic and preferably a mineral oil. The second is a polyethylene wax in the form of an aqueous emulsion containing a cationic emulsifier.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernard de Massey
- 👤 Gilbert Bocquet
- 👤 Jacques Molinier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 00:59
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03C; C03C25/00; C03C25/10; C03C25/1095; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/2964; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31551; Y10T428/31645; Y10T428/31649; Y10T428/31971
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
Aqueous size for glass fibers, characterized in that it is comprised essentially of from 0.5 to 10% by weight of modified starch in which almost the entire mass of starch granules is burst, 0.1 to 5% by weight of an acrylic polymer, 1 to 5% by weight of a non-ionic lubricant containing an emulsifier, 0.2 to 2% by weight of a polyethylene wax, and 0.03 to 0.6% by weight of a cationic emulsifier of the said polyethylene wax.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
Aqueous size for glass fibers, characterized in that it is comprised essentially of from 0.5 to 10% by weight of modified starch in which almost the entire mass of starch granules is burst, 0.1 to 5% by weight of an acrylic polymer, 1 to 5% by weight of a non-ionic lubricant containing an emulsifier, 0.2 to 2% by weight of a polyethylene wax, and 0.03 to 0.6% by weight of a cationic emulsifier of the said polyethylene wax.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
Size according to claim 1, characterized in that from 90% to 100% of the granules of modified starch are burst.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
Size according to claim 1, characterized in that the starch in the form of a paste has, after cooking at a temperature of not more than about 100° C., and after total bursting of its granules, a viscosity between 15 and 200 cPo at 6% concentration and a temperature of 20° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
Size according to claim 1, characterized in that the starch is modified by an etherification treatment with an alkylene oxide in a way to form between 0.01 and 0.30 ether groups per anhydroglucose group of the starch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
Size according to claim 1, characterized in that the starch is modified by an esterification treatment with a member of the group consisting of acid anhydrides and phosphates to form between 0.01 and 0.30 ester groups per anhydro-glucose group of the starch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
Size according to claim 1, characterized in that the starch is modified by a cationization treatment to obtain between 0.01 and 0.30 nitrogenous groups per anhydro-glucose group of the starch.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
Size according to claim 1, characterized in that the starch is modified by a liquefying hydrolysis by means of a strong acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
Size according to claim 1, characterized in that the non-ionic lubricant is a mineral oil containing 15 to 30% of its weight of an emulsifying agent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
Size according to claim 8, characterized in that the mineral oil is a liquid vaseline having a viscosity of about 3° Engler at 20° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
Size according to claim 1, characterized in that the polyethylene wax has a fusion point between 100° and 130° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
Size according to claim 10, characterized in that the polyethylene wax is emulsified in water by means of a long carbon chain aliphatic quaternary amine present at from 15 to 30% by weight with respect to the said polyethylene wax.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
76 words
Size according to claim 1, characterized in that the acrylic polymer is a copolymer formed from at least one anionic monomer selected from group A constituted by acrylic, methacrylic, fumaric and itaconic acids of from 1 to 15 parts by weight for 100 parts of copolymer and from at least one non-ionic monomer selected from group B constituted by acrylamide, acrylonitrile, acrylates and alkyl methacrylates of from 30 to 95 parts by weight of each monomer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
Size according to claim 1, characterized in that the acrylic polymer is a non-ionic copolymer formed from monomers selected from group B constituted by acrylamide, acrylonitrile, acrylates and alkyl methacrylates of which the alkyl radical comprises up to eight carbon atoms.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
43 words
Size according to claim 1, characterized in that the acrylic polymer is a homopolymer formed from one of the monomers of the group B constituted by acrylamide, acrylonitrile, acrylates and alkyl methacrylates in which the alkyl radical comprises up to 8 carbon atoms.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
Size according to claim 1, characterized in that non-acrylic monomers selected from the class consisting of butadiene, styrene, vinyl acetate, and vinyl chloride are added to the acrylic monomer in a quantity at most equal to 70 parts by weight.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
Size according to claim 1, characterized in that N-methylol-acrylamide is added to the acrylic monomer in a quantity at most equal to 70 parts by weight.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
94 words
Aqueous size for glass fibers according to claim 1, characterized in that it contains 3 to 5% by weight of modified starch, 0.3 to 1.5% by weight of an anionic acrylic copolymer that is soluble in water, 1.5 to 2.5% by weight of a mineral oil rendered emulsifiable by a non-ionic emulsifying agent, 0.3 to 1% by weight of a polyethylene wax of which the melting point is between 100° and 130° C., 0.07 to 0.25% by weight of a cationic emulsifier of the said polyethylene wax, the rest of the mix being water.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
103 words
Sized glass fibers, characterized in that they comprise a proportion of dry size comprised between 0.4 and 1.2% with respect to the weight of the fibers and preferably between 0.60 to 0.80%, this dry size being obtained by depositing the following aqueous composition: 0.5 to 10% by weight of modified starch in which almost the entire mass is burst 0.1 to 5% by weight of an acrylic polymer 1 to 5% by weight of a non-ionic lubricant containing an emulsifier 0.2 to 2% by weight of a polyethylene wax 0.03 to 0.6% by weight of a cationic emulsifier of the said polyethylene wax.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
103 words
Sized glass fibers, characterized in that they comprise a proportion of dry size comprised between 0.4 and 1.2% with respect to the weight of the fibers and preferably between 0.60 to 0.80%, this dry size being obtained by depositing the following aqueous composition: 0.5 to 10% by weight of modified starch in which almost the entire mass is burst 0.1 to 5% by weight of an acrylic polymer 1 to 5% by weight of a non-ionic lubricant containing an emulsifier 0.2 to 2% by weight of a polyethylene wax 0.03 to 0.6% by weight of a cationic emulsifier of the said polyethylene wax.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
45 words
Size according to claim 1 characterized in that the starch is modified by either an etherification treatment, an esterification treatment, a cationization treatment or a liquefying hydrolysis and has a viscosity between 15 and 200 cPo at 6% concentration and a temperature of 20° C.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
21 words
Sized glass fibers according to claim 18 characterized in that from 90% to 100% of the granules of starch are burst.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
54 words
Sized glass fibers according to claim 18 characterized in that the starch in the form of a paste has, after cooking at a temperature of not more than about 100° C., and after total bursting of its granules, a viscosity between 15 and 200 cPo at 6% concentration and a temperature of 20° C.
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