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Poly(arylene sulfide) composition containing an ethylene polymer
Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1984-04-16
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Granted: 1985-10-01
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Expires: 2004-04-16
Abstract
Abstract A poly(arylene sulfide) composition containing a minor amount of low-density polyethylene. In applications such as poly(arylene sulfide) reinforced molding compositions, the invention composition will generally contain a poly(phenylene sulfide), a reinforcing material such as glass or carbon fibers, and from about 0.1 to about 10 weight percent, based on the weight of the composition, of an ethylene polymer having a density of from about 0.910 to about 0.940 g/cc and a melt index of greater than 100 g/10 min.
Inventors
- 👤 Roy F. Wright
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 09:26
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08K; C08K7/00; C08K7/02; C08K7/04; C08L; C08L81/00; C08L81/02; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; C08L23/04; C08L23/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
63 words
A composition comprising (a) a poly(arylene sulfide), (b) an ethylene polymer having a density in the range of about 0.910 to about 0.940 g/cc and a melt index of greater than about 100 g/10 min present in an amount within the range of about 0.1 to about 10 weight percent, based on the weight of the composition, and (c) a fibrous reinforcing material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
63 words
A composition comprising (a) a poly(arylene sulfide), (b) an ethylene polymer having a density in the range of about 0.910 to about 0.940 g/cc and a melt index of greater than about 100 g/10 min present in an amount within the range of about 0.1 to about 10 weight percent, based on the weight of the composition, and (c) a fibrous reinforcing material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 1 in which the ethylene polymer is an ethylene homopolymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition of claim 1 in which the fibrous reinforcing material is selected from glass fibers and carbon fibers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
66 words
The composition of claim 1 in which the poly(arylene sulfide) is present in an amount of from about 50 to about 75 weight percent, the fibrous reinforcing material is present in an amount of about 50 to about 20 weight percent, and the ethylene polymer is present in an amount of from about 0.2 to about 5 weight percent, based on the weight of the composition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composition of claim 4 in which the poly(arylene sulfide) is poly(phenylene sulfide).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 5 in which the ethylene polymer has a density in the range of from about 0.910 to about 0.930 g/cc.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 6 in which the ethylene polymer is present in an amount of from about 0.25 to about 3 weight percent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composition of claim 1 in which the ethylene polymer has a melt index of greater than about 400 g/10 min.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
86 words
A composition comprising (a) a poly(phenylene sulfide) present in an amount of from about 50 to about 65 weight percent; (b) an ethylene homopolymer having a density of from about 0.910 to about 0.930 g/cc and a melt index of greater than about 400 g/10 min and present in an amount of from about 0.25 to about 3 weight percent; and (c) a fibrous reinforcing material present in an amount of from about 25 to about 45 weight percent, based on the weight of the composition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
86 words
A composition comprising (a) a poly(phenylene sulfide) present in an amount of from about 50 to about 65 weight percent; (b) an ethylene homopolymer having a density of from about 0.910 to about 0.930 g/cc and a melt index of greater than about 400 g/10 min and present in an amount of from about 0.25 to about 3 weight percent; and (c) a fibrous reinforcing material present in an amount of from about 25 to about 45 weight percent, based on the weight of the composition.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
54 words
In a molding method wherein a reinforced poly(arylene sulfide) molding composition is extruded at an elevated temperature, the improvement which comprises extruding a reinforced poly(arylene sulfide) molding composition comprising an ethylene polymer having a density of from about 0.910 to about 0.940 g/cc and a melt index of greater than about 400 g/10 min.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
In a molding method wherein a reinforced poly(arylene sulfide) molding composition is extruded at an elevated temperature, the improvement which comprises extruding a reinforced poly(arylene sulfide) molding composition comprising an ethylene polymer having a density of from about 0.910 to about 0.940 g/cc and a melt index of greater than about 400 g/10 min.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 10 comprising injection molding said composition.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 10 in which the poly(arylene sulfide) is poly(phenylene sulfide) and the ethylene polymer is an ethylene homopolymer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 10 comprising extruding said composition at an elevated temperature into a mold.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 10 in which the reinforcing material is selected from chopped glass and chopped carbon fibers.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
59 words
A method for improving the crack resistance of a molded article prepared from a poly(arylene sulfide) molding composition, the method comprising incorporating an ethylene polymer having a density of from about 0.910 to about 0.940 g/cc and a melt index of greater than about 400 g/10 min in a molding composition comprising poly(arylene sulfide) and a fibrous reinforcing material.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
59 words
A method for improving the crack resistance of a molded article prepared from a poly(arylene sulfide) molding composition, the method comprising incorporating an ethylene polymer having a density of from about 0.910 to about 0.940 g/cc and a melt index of greater than about 400 g/10 min in a molding composition comprising poly(arylene sulfide) and a fibrous reinforcing material.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 15 in which the ethylene polymer is an ethylene homopolymer .
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 15 in which the reinforcing material is selected from glass and carbon fibers.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 15 which further comprises injection molding said composition.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
34 words
The composition of claim 1 in which the poly(arylene sulfide) is poly(phenylene sulfide) having a melt flow of from about 30 to about 400 g/10 min and the fibrous reinforcing material is carbon fibers.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
49 words
The composition of claim 19 in which the ethylene polymer has a density of from about 0.910 to about 0.930 g/cc and a melt index greater than about 100 g/10 min and is present in the composition in an amount of from about 0.25 to about 3 weight percent.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composition of claim 20 in which the ethylene polymer has a melt index of greater than about 400 g/10 min.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
26 words
The composition of claim 21 in which the carbon fibers are present in the composition in an amount of from about 50 to 20 weight percent.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
27 words
The composition of claim 22 further comprising from about 0.5 to about 2.0 weight percent of at least one of Li 2 CO 3 and a hydrotalcite.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 10 in which the reinforced poly(arylene sulfide) molding composition comprises from about 20 to about 50 weight percent of carbon fibers, based on the weight of the composition.
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