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Drip-retardant plasticized polyphenylene ether compositions containing microfibrillar poly(tetrafluoroethylene)
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1978-05-03
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Granted: 1982-06-01
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Expires: 1998-05-03
Abstract
Abstract There are provided drip-retardant, plasticized thermoplastic compositions which comprise, in admixture, a polyphenylene ether resin, a plasticizer in an amount at least sufficient to provide a plasticized composition after molding, and a microfibrillar poly(tetrafluoroethylene)resin in an amount at least sufficient to render the thermoplastic composition non-dripping when molten. The present compositions meet even more stringent standards than the UL-94 flame test.
Inventors
- 👤 William R. Haaf
- 👤 Gim F. Lee, Jr.
- 👤 Robert A. Williams
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 15:30
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08K; C08K5/00; C08K5/0008; C08K5/0016; C08L; C08L71/00; C08L71/08; C08L71/10; C08L71/12; C08L71/123
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A drip-retardant, plasticized thermoplastic composition which comprises, in admixture: (a) a polyphenylene ether resin; (b) a plasticizer in an amount at least sufficient to provide a plasticized composition after molding, said amount being sufficient to lower the temperature required to extrude the composition by at least 50° to 100° F. in comparison with the corresponding composition without the plasticizer; and (c) a microfibrillar poly(tetrafluoroethylene) resin in an amount at least sufficient to render said thermoplastic composition non-dripping when molten.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
A drip-retardant, plasticized thermoplastic composition which comprises, in admixture: (a) a polyphenylene ether resin; (b) a plasticizer in an amount at least sufficient to provide a plasticized composition after molding, said amount being sufficient to lower the temperature required to extrude the composition by at least 50° to 100° F. in comparison with the corresponding composition without the plasticizer; and (c) a microfibrillar poly(tetrafluoroethylene) resin in an amount at least sufficient to render said thermoplastic composition non-dripping when molten.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
104 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein the polyphenylene ether resin (a) has the formula: ##STR4## wherein the oxygen ether atom of one unit is connected to the benzene nucleus of the next adjoining unit, n is a positive integer and is at least 50, and each Q is a monovalent substituent selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydrocarbon radicals free of a tertiary alpha-carbon atom, halohydrocarbon radicals having at least two carbon atoms between the halogen atom and the phenyl nucleus, hydrocarbonoxy radicals and halohydrocarbonoxy radicals having at least two carbon atoms between the halogen atom and the phenyl nucleus.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition as defined in claim 2 wherein the polyphenylene ether resin (a) is poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene)ether.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein the plasticizer (b) is a compound of the formula: ##STR5## wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are the same or different and are alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkyl substituted aryl, aryl substituted alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, hydroxyaryl, hydroxyalkaryl, halogen, haloaryl and hydrogen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition as defined in claim 4 wherein said plasticizer (b) is an aromatic phosphate plasticizer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition as defined in claim 5 wherein said aromatic phosphate is triphenylphosphate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein said microfibrillar poly(tetrafluoroethylene) resin is present from about 0.1 to about 5 parts by weight, based on the combined weight of (a) and (b).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 which includes an impact modifier.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
A composition as defined in claim 8 wherein the impact modifier is an A-B-A 1 block copolymer wherein terminal blocks A and A 1 are polymers of a vinyl aromatic compound and center block B is a polymer of a conjugated diene.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composition as defined in claim 9 wherein said A-B-A 1 block copolymer is a styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A composition as defined in claim 9 wherein said A-B-A 1 block copolymer is a hydrogenated A-B-A 1 block copolymer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
A composition as defined in claim 11 wherein said hydrogenated A-B-A 1 block copolymer is a hydrogenated styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composition as defined in claim 8 wherein the impact modifier is a rubber modified, high impact polystyrene.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 which includes a flame retardant amount of a flame retardant agent.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 in which said plasticizer (b) is a flame retardant agent and is present in a flame retardant amount.
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