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Composition of a selectively hydrogenated block copolymer of a vinyl aromatic compound and a diolefin, a polycarbonate and an amorphous polyester
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1979-11-09
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Granted: 1981-05-12
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Expires: 1999-11-09
Abstract
Abstract There are provided compositions comprising (a) a selectively hydrogenated elastomeric block copolymer, (b) a polycarbonate and (c) an amorphous polyester. The use of the combination of (a) and (c) provides remarkable improvements in the melt flow characteristics, in resistance to brittle failure, and in the resistance to environmental stress crazing and cracking of the polycarbonate resin component (b).
Inventors
- 👤 Jan Bussink
- 👤 Jean M. H. Heuschen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 08:32
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L69/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A thermoplastic composition comprising an intimate blend of: (a) from about 0.1 to about 6 parts by weight of a selectively hydrogenated linear, sequential or radial teleblock copolymer of a vinyl aromatic compound (A) n and (A) n 1 and a diolefin (B), of the A-B-A 1 ; A-(B-A-B) n -A; A(BA) n B; (A) 4 B; B(A) 4 ; or B[(AB) n B] 4 type, wherein n is an integer of from 1 to 10; (b) from about 65 to about 97.5 parts by weight of an aromatic polycarbonate resin; and (c) from about 1 to about 30 parts by weight of an essentially amorphous polyester resin.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
A thermoplastic composition comprising an intimate blend of: (a) from about 0.1 to about 6 parts by weight of a selectively hydrogenated linear, sequential or radial teleblock copolymer of a vinyl aromatic compound (A) n and (A) n 1 and a diolefin (B), of the A-B-A 1 ; A-(B-A-B) n -A; A(BA) n B; (A) 4 B; B(A) 4 ; or B[(AB) n B] 4 type, wherein n is an integer of from 1 to 10; (b) from about 65 to about 97.5 parts by weight of an aromatic polycarbonate resin; and (c) from about 1 to about 30 parts by weight of an essentially amorphous polyester resin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein component (a) comprises from 1 to 4 parts by weight, component (b) comprises from 76 to 88 parts by weight and component (c) comprises from 10 to 20 parts by weight of the total weight of components (a), (b) and (c).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein, in component (a), (A) and (A) 1 are selected from styrene, α-methyl styrene, vinyl toluene, vinyl xylene and vinyl naphthalene and (B) is selected from butadiene, isoprene, 1,3-pentadiene or 2,3-dimethylbutadiene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A composition as defined in claim 3 wherein, in component (a), (A) is a styrene block, (B) is a diolefin block, and (A) 1 is a styrene block.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A composition as defined in claim 4 wherein, in component (a), terminal blocks (A) and (A) 1 have molecular weights of 2,000 to 100,000, respectively, and center block (B) has a molecular weight of from 25,000 to 1,000,000.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein component (b) is an aromatic polycarbonate of a dihydric phenol and a carbonate precursor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition as defined in claim 6 wherein said aromatic polycarbonate is a polycarbonate of bisphenol-A.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said component (c) is an essentially amorphous poly(ethylene terephthalate).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A reinforced composition as defined in claim 1 including a reinforcing amount of a reinforcing filler.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition as defined in claim 9 wherein the reinforcing agent comprises glass fibers.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 which also includes a small, effective amount of a pigment.
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