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Paper-like butene-1 polymer compositions

Assignee: Princeton Chemical Research Inc
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Filing: 1980-09-18
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Granted: 1982-11-16
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Expires: 2000-09-18
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Abstract

Abstract A paper like butene-1 polymer sheet material is made by extruding a composition comprising (a) about 20 to 97% by weight of a butene-1 polymer having a molecular weight in excess of about 20,000, an isotacticity of at least about 25% and a butene-1 content of at least about 50% by weight, and (b) about 3 to 80% by weight of at least one normally solid filler insoluble in said polymer, to form a sheet, and stretching said sheet at least about 5% beyond its yield strain. The filler may be organic or inorganic and the sheet is preferably stretched at least about 20% beyond its yield point. The sheet is characterized by a novel surface appearance when scanned in an electron microscope, by dimensional stability and by approximately equal strengths in all directions as evidenced by a maximum tensile strength ratio of about 13:1 in mutually perpendicular directions.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jules Magder
  • 👤 Murray H. Reich

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 03:39
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; C08L23/18; C08L23/20; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/01; C08K3/013; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/91; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24355; Y10T428/24372; Y10T428/24405; Y10T428/24413; Y10T428/24421; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/268; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31938

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 91 words
A stretched paper-like sheet comprising (a) about 20 to 97% by weight of a butene-1 polymer having a molecular weight in excess of about 20,000, an isotacticity of at least about 25% and a butene-1 content of at least about 50% by weight, and (b) about 3 to 80% by weight of at least one normally solid filler insoluble in said polymer, said sheet having a maximum tensile strength ratio of about 10:1 in mutually perpendicular directions, the surface of said sheet being discontinuous due to the presence of micropores therein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 91 words
A stretched paper-like sheet comprising (a) about 20 to 97% by weight of a butene-1 polymer having a molecular weight in excess of about 20,000, an isotacticity of at least about 25% and a butene-1 content of at least about 50% by weight, and (b) about 3 to 80% by weight of at least one normally solid filler insoluble in said polymer, said sheet having a maximum tensile strength ratio of about 10:1 in mutually perpendicular directions, the surface of said sheet being discontinuous due to the presence of micropores therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 59 words
A sheet according to claim 1, wherein said filler in said sheet has a particle size of less than about 10 microns and is present in about 5 to 80% by weight of the composition, said sheet having a maximum tensile strength ratio of about 3:1, having a general surface appearance as shown in FIG. 2, and being ink-retentive.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 12 words
A sheet according to claim 2, carrying ink thereon in predetermined locations.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 15 words
A sheet according to claim 1, wherein the polymer consists essentially of units of butene-1.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 14 words
A sheet according to claim 1, wherein the polymer is a homopolymer of butene-1-.

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