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Polyetherimide-polysulfide blends

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1982-03-18
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Granted: 1984-06-19
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Expires: 2002-03-18
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed are blends of (a) a polyetherimide and (b) a polysulfide. The blends have good flexural strength regardless of the relative proportions of the components of the blend and have generally higher mechanical properties than those associated with the polysulfide component of the blend.

Inventors

  • 👤 Harold F. Giles, Jr.

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 10:10
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L79/00; C08L79/04; C08L79/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 196 words
A composition comprising a blend of (a) a polysulfide of the following formula: --R.sub.1 --S.sub.n -- where R 1 is a divalent aliphatic or aromatic radical and n is a whole number from 1 to 5; and (b) a polyetherimide of the following formula: ##STR16## where a represents a whole number in excess of 1, the group ##STR17## is selected from: ##STR18## R' being hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy, Z is a member of the class consisting of (1): ##STR19## and (2) divalent organic radicals of the general formula: ##STR20## where X is a member selected from the class consisting of divalent radicals of the formulas: ##STR21## where q is 0 or 1, y is a whole number from 1 to 5, and R is a divalent organic radical selected from the class consisting of (1) aromatic hydrocarbon radicals having from 6-10 carbon atoms and halogenated derivatives thereof, (2) alkylene radicals and cycloalkylene radicals having from 2-20 carbon atoms C(2-8) alkylene terminated polydiorganosiloxane, and (3) divalent radicals included by the formula: ##STR22## where Q is a member selected from the class consisting of: ##STR23## where x is a whole number from 1 to 5 inclusive.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 196 words
A composition comprising a blend of (a) a polysulfide of the following formula: --R.sub.1 --S.sub.n -- where R 1 is a divalent aliphatic or aromatic radical and n is a whole number from 1 to 5; and (b) a polyetherimide of the following formula: ##STR16## where a represents a whole number in excess of 1, the group ##STR17## is selected from: ##STR18## R' being hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy, Z is a member of the class consisting of (1): ##STR19## and (2) divalent organic radicals of the general formula: ##STR20## where X is a member selected from the class consisting of divalent radicals of the formulas: ##STR21## where q is 0 or 1, y is a whole number from 1 to 5, and R is a divalent organic radical selected from the class consisting of (1) aromatic hydrocarbon radicals having from 6-10 carbon atoms and halogenated derivatives thereof, (2) alkylene radicals and cycloalkylene radicals having from 2-20 carbon atoms C(2-8) alkylene terminated polydiorganosiloxane, and (3) divalent radicals included by the formula: ##STR22## where Q is a member selected from the class consisting of: ##STR23## where x is a whole number from 1 to 5 inclusive.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 39 words
A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein the polysulfide has repeating units of the structural formula: --R.sub.1 --S.sub.n -- where R 1 is a divalent aliphatic or aromatic radical and n is a number from 1 to 5.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 36 words
A composition in accordance with claim 2 wherein R 1 of the polysulfide is aromatic and selected from phenylene, biphenylene, naphthylene, oxydiphenyl or lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or halogen substituted derivatives thereof, and n is one.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 13 words
A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein the polysulfide is polyphenylene sulfide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 168 words
A composition in accordance with claims 2, 3, 4 or 1 wherein the polyetherimide has the formula: ##STR24## where a represents a whole number in excess of 1, the group ##STR25## is selected from: ##STR26## R' being hydrogen, lower alkyl or alkoxy, Z is a member of the class consisting of (1) ##STR27## and (2) divalent organic radicals of the general formula: ##STR28## where X is a member selected from the class consisting of divalent radicals of the formulas, ##STR29## where q is 0 or 1, y is a whole number from 1 to 5, and R is a divalent organic radical selected from the class consisting of (1) aromatic hydrocarbon radicals having from 6-10 carbon atoms and halogenated derivatives thereof, (2) alkylene radicals and cycloalkylene radicals having from 2-20 carbon atoms, C.sub.(2-8) alkylene terminated polydiorganosiloxane, and (3) divalent radicals included by the formula ##STR30## where Q is a member selected from the class consisting of ##STR31## where x is a whole number from 1 to 5 inclusive.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 32 words
A composition in accordance with claim 5 wherein the polyetherimide is of the formula: ##STR32## and the divalent bonds of the --O--Z--O--radical are in the 3,3'; 3,4'; 4,3' or the 4,4' position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 17 words
A composition in accordance with claim 6 wherein Z is; ##STR33## and R is selected from; ##STR34##
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 15 words
A composition in accordance with claim 7 wherein the polyetherimide is of the formula: ##STR35##

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