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US4520164A
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Blends of aromatic polycarbonate resins, polyolefins and olefin copolymers, and acrylate interpolymer resins
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1982-12-22
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Granted: 1985-05-28
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Expires: 2002-12-22
Abstract
Abstract Thermoplastic molding compositions are described which comprise a miscible admixture of (a) an aromatic polycarbonate resin, (b) an olefinic polymer or copolymer and a minor amount of (c) a third component which is an acrylic polymer. The presence of the acrylic polymer permits the incorporation of amounts of component (b) in excess of 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of (a) and (b) together to improve the stress cracking resistance without normally attendant loss in ductility.
Inventors
- 👤 Ping Y. Liu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 17:30
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L69/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S525/00; Y10S525/902
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A thermoplastic composition, comprising an intimate blend of (a) a major proportion of an aromatic polycarbonate resin; (b) at least about 10.4 parts by weight of a polyolefin or an olefin copolymer resin per 100 parts by weight of (a) and (b) combined; and (c) a third polymeric component comprising (i) a polymerization product of acrylic comonomers, or an acrylic monomer with a diene rubber, alone, or including styrene or (ii) a multiphase interpolymer of a first elastomeric phase comprising an acrylic rubber and a rigid thermoplastic final phase, or (iii) a mixture of (i) and (ii), the amount of (c) being at least sufficient to impart to the blend a resistance to environmental stress cracking and crazing greater than that possessed by (a) and (b) together.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A thermoplastic composition, comprising an intimate blend of (a) a major proportion of an aromatic polycarbonate resin; (b) at least about 10.4 parts by weight of a polyolefin or an olefin copolymer resin per 100 parts by weight of (a) and (b) combined; and (c) a third polymeric component comprising (i) a polymerization product of acrylic comonomers, or an acrylic monomer with a diene rubber, alone, or including styrene or (ii) a multiphase interpolymer of a first elastomeric phase comprising an acrylic rubber and a rigid thermoplastic final phase, or (iii) a mixture of (i) and (ii), the amount of (c) being at least sufficient to impart to the blend a resistance to environmental stress cracking and crazing greater than that possessed by (a) and (b) together.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A composition according to claim 1, in which component (b) is present in an amount of from about 10.4 to about 45 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of (a) and (b) combined.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A composition according to claim 1, in which the aromatic polycarbonate resin has the formula ##STR3## wherein A is a divalent aromatic radical of a dihydric phenol.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
79 words
A composition according to claim 1, in which the aromatic polycarbonate resin has the formula ##STR4## wherein R 1 and R 2 are, independently, hydrogen, alkyl having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, or phenyl; X is, independently, alkyl having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, chloro, bromo or hydrogen; p and r are independently, from 0 to 4; and n represents the total number of monomer units and is an integer of at least about 30.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition according to claim 1, in which the aromatic polycarbonate resin is poly(bisphenol A carbonate).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
A composition according to claim 1, in which the component (b) is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyisobutylene, and copolymers of ethylene and alpha-olefins, copolymers of ethylene and alkyl acrylates, terpolymers of ethylene, propylene and a diene, and mixtures of any of the foregoing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition according to claim 1, in which component (b) comprises polypropylene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composition according to claim 1, in which component (b) comprises a copolymer of ethylene and propylene.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composition according to claim 1, in which component (b) comprises a copolymer of ethylene and ethyl acrylate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
77 words
A composition according to claim 1, in which component (c) (i) comprises (i) from 20 to 80 parts by weight of a polybutadiene or poly(butadiene-styrene), (ii) from 80 to 20 parts by weight of an acrylic monomer which has been interpolymerized with (i), and (iii) from 0 to 60 parts by weight of a styrene monomer interpolymerized (1) sequentially or simultaneously with the interpolymerization of (2) per 100 parts by weight of (i), (ii) and (iii) combined.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
84 words
A composition according to claim 1, in which component (c) (ii) is a multiphase polymer composed of a first stage comprising an elastomeric polymer which has been polymerized from a monomer mixture of 95 to 99.8 parts by weight of butyl acrylate, 0.1 to 2.5 parts by weight of butylene diacrylate and 0.1 to 2.5 parts by weight of allyl methacrylate or diallyl maleate per 100 parts by weight of said first stage, and a final stage which has been polymerized from methyl methacrylate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein a reinforcing amount of a filler is present.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition according to claim 12, wherein said filler comprises glass fiber.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein a flame-retardant effective amount of a metal salt of an organic sulfonic acid is present.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
An article which has been molded from a composition according to claim 1, said article being characterized by improved resistance to environmental stress cracking and crazing in comparison with a corresponding article without component (c).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein the third polymeric component is (c) (ii).
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