US4280949A
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Modified polyester compositions containing mineral filler
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1979-02-12
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Granted: 1981-07-28
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Expires: 1999-02-12
Abstract
Abstract Modified thermoplastic polyester compositions are provided which comprise (a) a poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate) resin or polyester copolymer and, optionally, a poly(ethylene terephthalate) resin, (b) a modifier therefor comprising a combination of an acrylic or methacrylic monomer grafted polymer of a conjugated diene alone or combined with a vinyl aromatic and an aromatic polycarbonate, and (c) a mineral filler selected from clay, mica and/or talc alone or combined with glass fibers and, optionally, (d) a flame retardant. Modifier (b) and mineral filler (c) provide enhanced resistance to impact fracture, increased strength and improved resistance to heat distortion in articles molded from the compositions.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald L. Dieck
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 16:05
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/34; C08L; C08L67/00; C08L67/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A thermoplastic composition comprising: (a) a polyester composition comprising: (i) a poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate) resin; (ii) a blend of a poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate) resin and a poly(ethylene terephthalate) resin; (iii) a block copolyester of poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate) and an aromatic/aliphatic or aliphatic polyester; (iv) a blend of (iii) and a poly(ethylene terephthalate) resin; or (v) a blend of (iii) and a poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate) resin; (b) an impact modifier therefor comprising a combination of: (i) an acrylic or methacrylic monomer grafted polymer of a conjugated diene alone or combined with a vinyl aromatic monomer; and (ii) an aromatic polycarbonate resin, in an amount of up to 60 parts per 100 parts by weight of (a) and (b) together; and (c) an effective amount to improve impact strength after annealing and at -20° C. of mineral filler therefor selected from clay, mica, talc or a mixture of any of the foregoing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A thermoplastic composition comprising: (a) a polyester composition comprising: (i) a poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate) resin; (ii) a blend of a poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate) resin and a poly(ethylene terephthalate) resin; (iii) a block copolyester of poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate) and an aromatic/aliphatic or aliphatic polyester; (iv) a blend of (iii) and a poly(ethylene terephthalate) resin; or (v) a blend of (iii) and a poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate) resin; (b) an impact modifier therefor comprising a combination of: (i) an acrylic or methacrylic monomer grafted polymer of a conjugated diene alone or combined with a vinyl aromatic monomer; and (ii) an aromatic polycarbonate resin, in an amount of up to 60 parts per 100 parts by weight of (a) and (b) together; and (c) an effective amount to improve impact strength after annealing and at -20° C. of mineral filler therefor selected from clay, mica, talc or a mixture of any of the foregoing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein the impact modifier (b) is present in an amount of at least about 1.0 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of (a) and (b) together.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein the impact modifier (b) is present in an amount of from about 2.5 to about 50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of (a) and (b) together.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein the mineral filler (c) comprises calcined kaolin clay.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composition as defined in claim 4 wherein said clay filler is a silane coupling agent surface-treated clay.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said filler component (c) is present in an amount of from about 1 to about 60 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of (a), (b) and (c) together.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein each said polyester in component (a) has an intrinsic viscosity of at least about 0.4 deciliters/gram when measured in a solution in a 60:40 mixture of phenol and tetrachloroethane at 30° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
A composition as defined in claim 7 wherein each said polyester in component (a) has an intrinsic viscosity of at least about 0.6 deciliters per gram when measured in a solution in a 60:40 mixture of phenol and tetrachloroethane at 30° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein in components (a)(i), (a)(ii) and (a)(v), said poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate) resin is linear or branched.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A composition as defined in claim 9 wherein said branched polyester is a high melt viscosity (1,4-butylene terephthalate) resin which includes a small amount of a branching component containing at least three ester forming groups.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein in said graft copolymer resin component (b)(i), the conjugated diene polymer comprises butadiene or isoprene, alone, or in combination with a vinyl aromatic compound and the grafted monomer is a methacrylic monomer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition as defined in claim 11 wherein said graft copolymer units of butadiene, styrene and a C 1 -C 6 alkyl methacrylate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A composition as defined in claim 12 wherein in said graft copolymer the C 1 -C 6 alkyl methacrylate is methyl methacrylate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said aromatic polycarbonate resin includes units derived from bisphenol-A.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 which also includes (d) a flame-retardant amount of a flame-retarding agent.
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