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US4233409A
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Polymeric blend
Assignee: Bayer Antwerpen NV
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Filing: 1979-07-05
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Granted: 1980-11-11
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Expires: 1999-07-05
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a polymeric blend comprising first and second ABS polyblends, a grafted diene rubber terpolymer grafted with alkenyl aromatic and alkyl alkacrylate monomers, a block copolymer of conjugated diene and alkenyl aromatic monomers and a matrix copolymer of alkenyl aromatic and alkenyl nitrile monomers, said polymeric blend being ductile and tough at low temperatures.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles W. Bulkley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 13:14
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L55/00; C08L55/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
305 words
A polymeric blend composition comprising: A. a first ABS type polyblend prepared by polymerizing a solution of a first conjugated diene rubber dissolved in alkenyl aromatic and alkenyl nitrile monomers, having first grafted conjugated diene rubber particles with a particle size of about 0.7 to 10 microns, said first diene rubber particles having present about 1 to 5 parts of a monoalkenyl aromatic-alkenyl nitrile copolymer as grafted and occluded copolymer, said first polyblend having a rubber moiety present in an amount of about 1 to 15% by weight based on said first ABS polyblend, B. a second ABS type polyblend prepared by polymerizing alkenyl aromatic and alkenyl nitrile monomers in the presence of a second conjugated diene rubber dispersed as rubber particles in an aqueous latex, having second grafted conjugated diene rubber particles with a particle size of about 0.01 to 0.50 microns, said second diene rubber particles being grafted with said copolymer as a superstrate in an amount of about 0.10 to 2.5 parts per part of diene rubber, said second polyblend having a rubber moiety present in an amount of about 2 to 50% by weight of said second ABS polyblend, C. a grafted conjugated diene rubber terpolymer said diene rubber grafted with alkenyl aromatic and alkyl alkacrylate monomers and a rubber moiety of about 10 to 70% by weight, D. a block copolymer rubber of conjugated diene and alkenyl aromatic monomers, said diene monomer being present in at least 55% by weight of said copolymer, and E. a matrix copolymer of said alkenyl aromatic and alkenyl nitrile monomers, said polymeric blend having by weight, 10 to 15 parts of (A), 35 to 50 parts of (B), 3 to 15 parts of (C), 5 to 20 parts of (D), and 15 to 25 parts of (E), and having improved ductility at low temperatures.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
305 words
A polymeric blend composition comprising: A. a first ABS type polyblend prepared by polymerizing a solution of a first conjugated diene rubber dissolved in alkenyl aromatic and alkenyl nitrile monomers, having first grafted conjugated diene rubber particles with a particle size of about 0.7 to 10 microns, said first diene rubber particles having present about 1 to 5 parts of a monoalkenyl aromatic-alkenyl nitrile copolymer as grafted and occluded copolymer, said first polyblend having a rubber moiety present in an amount of about 1 to 15% by weight based on said first ABS polyblend, B. a second ABS type polyblend prepared by polymerizing alkenyl aromatic and alkenyl nitrile monomers in the presence of a second conjugated diene rubber dispersed as rubber particles in an aqueous latex, having second grafted conjugated diene rubber particles with a particle size of about 0.01 to 0.50 microns, said second diene rubber particles being grafted with said copolymer as a superstrate in an amount of about 0.10 to 2.5 parts per part of diene rubber, said second polyblend having a rubber moiety present in an amount of about 2 to 50% by weight of said second ABS polyblend, C. a grafted conjugated diene rubber terpolymer said diene rubber grafted with alkenyl aromatic and alkyl alkacrylate monomers and a rubber moiety of about 10 to 70% by weight, D. a block copolymer rubber of conjugated diene and alkenyl aromatic monomers, said diene monomer being present in at least 55% by weight of said copolymer, and E. a matrix copolymer of said alkenyl aromatic and alkenyl nitrile monomers, said polymeric blend having by weight, 10 to 15 parts of (A), 35 to 50 parts of (B), 3 to 15 parts of (C), 5 to 20 parts of (D), and 15 to 25 parts of (E), and having improved ductility at low temperatures.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein said alkenyl aromatic monomer is selected from the group consisting of styrene, alpha methylstyrene, halostyrene, vinyl toluene and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein said alkenyl nitrile monomer is selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein said conjugated diene rubber is polybutadiene, isoprene, chloroprene, copolymers of butadiene-styrene, butadiene-acrylonitrile, butadiene-methyl methacrylate wherein said diene rubber has a diene monomer present in an amount of at least 50% by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein said alkyl alkacrylate monomer is methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate ethyl ethacrylate and methyl ethacrylate or mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein said copolymer has said alkenyl aromatic and said alkenyl nitrile monomers present in a weight ratio of about 60:40 to 85:15.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein said matrix copolymer has present said alkenyl aromatic and alkenylaromatic in a weight ratio of 60:40 to 85:15.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein said third terpolymer is prepared by polymerizing 30 to 80% by weight of a mixture of said alkenyl aromatic and alkyl alkacrylate monomers in the presence of 10 to 70% by weight of said diene rubber.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A composition of claim 8 wherein said mixture has a weight ratio of alkenyl aromatic to alkyl alkacrylate monomers of about 1:10 to 2:1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein said block copolymer rubber has a weight ratio of diene rubber to said alkenyl aromatic monomer of about 55:45 to 98:2.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
70 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein said grafted conjugated diene rubber terpolymer is prepared by polymerizing a monomer mixture of monoalkenyl aromatic and alkyl alkacrylate monomers in the presence of a latex containing a third conjugated diene rubber as rubber particles having a particle size of about 0.01 to 0.50 microns, said terpolymer having said third diene rubber moiety present in an amount of about 10 to 70% by weight.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
229 words
A polymeric blend composition comprising: A. a first ABS polyblend having first grafted conjugated diene rubber particle with a particle size of about 1 to 5 microns, said first diene rubber particles having present about 1 to 5 parts of a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer as grafted and occluded polymer, said first diene rubber particles having a rubber moiety present in an amount of about 1 to 15% by weight, B. a second ABS polyblend having second grafted conjugated diene rubber particles with a particle size of about 0.01 to 0.50 microns, said second diene rubber particles being grafted with said copolymer as a superstrate in an amount of about 0.10 to 2.5 parts per part of diene rubber, said second grafted rubber particles having a rubber moiety present in an amount of about 2 to 50% by weight of said second ABS polyblend, C. a grafted conjugated diene rubber terpolymer, said diene rubber grafted with styrene and methylmethacrylate monomers and a rubber moiety of about 10 to 70% by weight, D. a block copolymer of butadiene and styrene, E. a matrix copolymer of styrene and acrylonitrile, said polymeric blend having by weight, 10 to 15 parts of (A), 35 to 50 parts of (B), 3 to 15 parts of (C), 5 to 20 parts of (D) and 15 to 25 parts of E, and having improved ductility at low temperatures.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
229 words
A polymeric blend composition comprising: A. a first ABS polyblend having first grafted conjugated diene rubber particle with a particle size of about 1 to 5 microns, said first diene rubber particles having present about 1 to 5 parts of a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer as grafted and occluded polymer, said first diene rubber particles having a rubber moiety present in an amount of about 1 to 15% by weight, B. a second ABS polyblend having second grafted conjugated diene rubber particles with a particle size of about 0.01 to 0.50 microns, said second diene rubber particles being grafted with said copolymer as a superstrate in an amount of about 0.10 to 2.5 parts per part of diene rubber, said second grafted rubber particles having a rubber moiety present in an amount of about 2 to 50% by weight of said second ABS polyblend, C. a grafted conjugated diene rubber terpolymer, said diene rubber grafted with styrene and methylmethacrylate monomers and a rubber moiety of about 10 to 70% by weight, D. a block copolymer of butadiene and styrene, E. a matrix copolymer of styrene and acrylonitrile, said polymeric blend having by weight, 10 to 15 parts of (A), 35 to 50 parts of (B), 3 to 15 parts of (C), 5 to 20 parts of (D) and 15 to 25 parts of E, and having improved ductility at low temperatures.
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