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Process for producing sheet molding compound

Assignee: DIC Corp
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Filing: 1980-08-06
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Granted: 1982-04-27
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Expires: 2000-08-06
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Abstract

Abstract A process for producing an easily handleable sheet molding compound which comprises impregnating glass fibers with a resin composition comprising (A) an unsaturated polyester having a hydroxyl value of 20 to 55 and an acid value of 5 to 20 with a hydroxyl value/acid value ratio of from 1.7 to 10, (B) a polymerizable monomer and (C) a polyisocyanate compound having not more than 20 carbon atoms excepting the carbon atoms of the isocyanate groups and selected from the group consisting of diisocyanates and polymethylenepolyphenyl isocyanates, the proportions of the unsaturated polyester (A) and the polyisocyanate compound (C) being such that the mole ratio of the hydroxyl groups of the unsaturated polyester (A) to the isocyanate groups of the polyisocyanate compound (C) is from 0.7 to 1.3, and said composition being free from an oxide or hydroxide of magnesium or calcium, said impregnation being effected so that the glass fiber content becomes 40 to 75% by weight; and molding the resin-impregnated glass fibers into a sheet.

Inventors

  • 👤 Tomomasa Mitani
  • 👤 Yoshimi Ogasawara
  • 👤 Shunichi Hiraishi

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 18:30
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/28; C08G18/67; C08G18/68; C08K; C08K7/00; C08K7/02; C08K7/04; C08K7/14; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/20; Y10T442/2475; Y10T442/273; Y10T442/2926; Y10T442/2992

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
A process for producing an easily handleable sheet molding compound which comprises impregnating glass fibers with a resin composition comprising (A) an unsaturated polyester having a hydroxyl value of 20 to 55 and an acid value of 5 to 20 with a hydroxyl value/acid value ratio of from 1.7 to 10, (B) a polymerizable monomer and (C) a polyisocyanate compound having not more than 20 carbon atoms excepting the carbon atoms of the isocyanate groups and selected from the group consisting of diisocyanates and polymethylenepolyphenyl isocyanates, the proportions of the unsaturated polyester (A) and the polyisocyanate compound (C) being such that the mole ratio of the hydroxyl groups of the unsaturated polyester (A) to the isocyanate groups of the polyisocyanate compound (C) is from 0.7 to 1.3, and said composition being free from an oxide or hydroxide of magnesium or calcium, said impregnation being effected so that the glass fiber content becomes 40 to 75% by weight; and molding the resin-impregnated glass fibers into a sheet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 166 words
A process for producing an easily handleable sheet molding compound which comprises impregnating glass fibers with a resin composition comprising (A) an unsaturated polyester having a hydroxyl value of 20 to 55 and an acid value of 5 to 20 with a hydroxyl value/acid value ratio of from 1.7 to 10, (B) a polymerizable monomer and (C) a polyisocyanate compound having not more than 20 carbon atoms excepting the carbon atoms of the isocyanate groups and selected from the group consisting of diisocyanates and polymethylenepolyphenyl isocyanates, the proportions of the unsaturated polyester (A) and the polyisocyanate compound (C) being such that the mole ratio of the hydroxyl groups of the unsaturated polyester (A) to the isocyanate groups of the polyisocyanate compound (C) is from 0.7 to 1.3, and said composition being free from an oxide or hydroxide of magnesium or calcium, said impregnation being effected so that the glass fiber content becomes 40 to 75% by weight; and molding the resin-impregnated glass fibers into a sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 35 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said unsaturated polyester (A) is obtained by reacting an alpha, beta-unsaturated dibasic acid or both the alpha, beta-unsaturated dibasic acid and a saturated dibasic acid with a polyhydric alcohol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 27 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said polymerizable monomer (B) is a compound having an unsaturated double bond in the molecule and being liquid at ordinary temperature.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 69 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said diisocyanate compounds (C) are expressed by the general formula OCN--R--NCO wherein R represents an alkylene group containing not more than 20 carbon atoms, a phenylene group; an alkyl-substituted phenylene group; a xylylene group; a diphenylene group; a diphenylene group with the phenylene groups bonded through an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or an alkylene group; a naphthylene group, or a cyclohexylene group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 24 words
A molded article having high electrical insulation and high strength prepared by molding the sheet molding compound obtained by the process of claim 1.

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