US4172102A
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Low-shrink unsaturated polyester molding compositions
Assignee: BASF SE
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Filing: 1977-11-30
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Granted: 1979-10-23
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Expires: 1997-11-30
Abstract
Abstract Unsaturated polyester molding compositions which contain ethylenically unsaturated polyesters, copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated monomeric compounds and a polyalkylene ether copolymer have improved shelf life, can be cured with little shrinkage and after curing give a smooth surface with high gloss.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard Hoene
- 👤 Anton Hesse
- 👤 Kurt Demmler
- 👤 Horst Lawonn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 12:25
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L51/00; C08L51/08; C08L67/00; C08L67/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
An unsaturated polyester molding composition which is curable in the presence of a polymerization initiator and comprises a mixture of (a) one or more ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable polyesters, (b) one or more ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable monomeric compounds, the proportion by weight of a:b being 80:20 to 30:70, and (c) a polyalkylene ether copolymer in an amount of 0.1 to 25% by weight, based on the total weight of components a and b, wherein the polyalkylene ether copolymer has a molecular weight of between about 1,000 and 1,000,000 and is a graft polymer mixture or copolymer mixture, or a mixture of these, which graft polymer mixture or copolymer mixture is obtained by free radical polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated polyalkylene ethers and one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers in a proportion by weight of ethers:monomers of 0.5:99.5 to 30:70.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
137 words
An unsaturated polyester molding composition which is curable in the presence of a polymerization initiator and comprises a mixture of (a) one or more ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable polyesters, (b) one or more ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable monomeric compounds, the proportion by weight of a:b being 80:20 to 30:70, and (c) a polyalkylene ether copolymer in an amount of 0.1 to 25% by weight, based on the total weight of components a and b, wherein the polyalkylene ether copolymer has a molecular weight of between about 1,000 and 1,000,000 and is a graft polymer mixture or copolymer mixture, or a mixture of these, which graft polymer mixture or copolymer mixture is obtained by free radical polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated polyalkylene ethers and one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers in a proportion by weight of ethers:monomers of 0.5:99.5 to 30:70.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A curable unsaturated polyester molding composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polyalkylene ether copolymer is a graft polymer mixture which is obtained by free radical graft polymerization of an ethylenically unsaturated hydroxyl-containing polyalkylene ether and one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
A curable unsaturated polyester molding composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polyalkylene ether copolymer is a copolymer mixture which is obtained by free radical copolymerization of an ethylenically unsaturated, copolymerizable polyalkylene ether and one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A curable unsaturated polyester molding composition as claimed in claim 3, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable polyalkylene ether contains from 0.1 to 6 moles of ethylenically unsaturated groups per mole of polyalkylene ether.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A curable unsaturated polyester molding composition as claimed in claim 4, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable polyalkylene ether contains the ethylenically unsaturated groups predominantly in the terminal positions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
66 words
A curable unsaturated polyester molding composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the graft-polymerizable or copolymerizable ethylenically unsaturated polyalkylene ether has been obtained using a polyfunctional starter molecule, which may or may not be ethylenically unsaturated and has from 2 to 6 hydrogen atoms which are active in a Zerewitinoff reaction, and one or more alkylene oxides of 2 to 4 carbon atoms per alkylene unit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
59 words
A curable unsaturated polyester molding composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable polyalkylene ethers are prepared by reacting a saturated hydroxyl-containing polyalkylene ether with an organic compound containing an ethylenically unsaturated double bond and a reactive group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, alkoxy, carboxyl, carbalkoxy, epoxy, isocyanate group and dicarboxylic acid anhydride radical.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A curable unsaturated polyester molding composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the saturated hydroxyl-containing polyalkylene ether consists of polymerized units of ethylene oxide or ethylene oxide and propylene oxide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A curable unsaturated polyester molding composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable polyalkylene ethers have molecular weights of from 2,000 to 10,000.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
A curable unsaturated polyester molding composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable polyalkylene ether contains from 0.1 to 6 moles of ethylenically unsaturated groups per mole of polyalkylene ether.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
A curable unsaturated polyester molding composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable polyalkylene ether contains from 0.1 to 3 moles of ethylenically unsaturated groups per mole of polyalkylene ether.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
A curable unsaturated polyester molding composition as claimed in claim 4, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable polyalkylene ether contains the ethylenically unsaturated groups predominantly in the terminal positions.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
A curable unsaturated polyester molding composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polyalkylene ether copolymers are prepared by copolymerizing ethylenically unsaturated polyalkylene ethers and styrene or methylstyrenes.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
A curable unsaturated polyester molding composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polyalkylene ether copolymers are prepared by copolymerizing ethylenically unsaturated polyalkylene ether and methyl methacrylate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
A curable unsaturated polyester molding composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polyalkylene ether copolymers are prepared by copolymerizing ethylenically unsaturated polyalkylene ethers and methylmethacrylate and vinylacetate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
39 words
A curable unsaturated polyester molding composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable polyesters contain radicals of ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acids in an amount of from 50 to 100 mole percent based on dicarboxylic acids present.
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