US4705648A
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Thermally conducting, electrically insulating thermoplastics
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1985-06-05
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Granted: 1987-11-10
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Expires: 2005-06-05
Abstract
Abstract The production of thermoplastics by polymerization of olefins in the presence of light metal non-ferrous metal or alloys thereof by means of a heterogenous Ziegler-Natta catalyst is taught. Preferably, the polyolefin is crosslinked in regions thereof adjacent the metal particles. The product resins can be employed either alone or as a component of a polyblend with other polymers for the purpose of achieving heat removal with simultaneous electrical insulation in electronic and electrical engineering applications.
Inventors
- 👤 Karl-Heinz Reichert
- 👤 Wolfgang Schoeppel
- 👤 Stawros Ewangelidis
- 👤 Jurgen Bednarz
- 👤 Ulrich Leute
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 13:49
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B3/00; H01B3/18; H01B3/30; H01B3/44; H01B3/441; C; C08; C08F; C08F10/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
An electrically insulating, thermally conductive polyolefin resin composition containing from about 25 to 85 volume percent of light metal particles dispersed therethrough on a 100 volume percent total resin composition basis, said polyolefin resin having been produced by polymerizing a composition comprising (a) at least one compatible lower alkene monomer selected from the group ethylene, propylene, and butene, (b) an alkadiene as a crosslinking monomer having from about 6 to 14 carbon atoms, (c) a Ziegler-Natta catalyst, and (d) light metal particles comprising a metal selected from the group aluminum, magnesium, beryllium, and alloys thereof with said particles having oxidized surfaces and being dispersed in the liquid phase of said monomer composition, said light metal of said particles being characterized by having a specific gravity of less than about 3, said particles being characterized by having a particle size in the range from about 1 to 100 microns said particles comprising from about 25 to 85 volume percent of said resin composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
An electrically insulating, thermally conductive polyolefin resin composition containing from about 25 to 85 volume percent of light metal particles dispersed therethrough on a 100 volume percent total resin composition basis, said polyolefin resin having been produced by polymerizing a composition comprising (a) at least one compatible lower alkene monomer selected from the group ethylene, propylene, and butene, (b) an alkadiene as a crosslinking monomer having from about 6 to 14 carbon atoms, (c) a Ziegler-Natta catalyst, and (d) light metal particles comprising a metal selected from the group aluminum, magnesium, beryllium, and alloys thereof with said particles having oxidized surfaces and being dispersed in the liquid phase of said monomer composition, said light metal of said particles being characterized by having a specific gravity of less than about 3, said particles being characterized by having a particle size in the range from about 1 to 100 microns said particles comprising from about 25 to 85 volume percent of said resin composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The resin composition of claim 1 wherein said light metal is selected from the group consisting of aluminum magnesium and beryllium or alloys thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The resin composition of claim 1 wherein said polyolefin comprises polyethylene and said olefin monomer composition comprises ethylene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The resin composition of claim 3 wherein said polyolefin is crosslinked in regions thereof immediately adjacent such metal particles.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The resin composition of claim 4 wherein said light metal comprises aluminum.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The resin composition of claim 1 wherein said light metal particles have oxidized surfaces.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The resin composition of claim 1 wherein said light metal particles comprise from about 35 to 70 volume percent of the total said resin composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A polyblend comprising a polyolefin resin composition of claim 1 and a polyphenylene sulfide polymer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
An extruded profile comprised of a resin composition of claim 1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
11 words
The composition of claim 9 wherein said profile comprises a sheet.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
The composition of claim 9 wherein said profile comprises a tube.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
162 words
In a process for making a polyolefin resin having electrically insulating, thermally conductive properties of the type where a lower alkene monomer composition is the type where a lower alkene monomer composition of at least one monomer selected from the group ethylene, propylene, and butene is polymerized in the liquid phase in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst with light metal particles being dispersed in such monomer composition, said light metal particles comprising from about 25 to 85 volume percent of the final polymerized resin, said light metal particles being selected from the group consisting of aluminum, magnesium, and beryllium, said monomer composition additionally containing initially up to about 10 mole percent of an alkadiene having from about 6 to 14 carbon atoms per molecule based on total lower alkene monomer initially present, said light metal particles being further characterized by having oxidized surfaces, particle sizes in the range from about 1 to 100 microns, and specific gravities less than about 3.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
162 words
In a process for making a polyolefin resin having electrically insulating, thermally conductive properties of the type where a lower alkene monomer composition is the type where a lower alkene monomer composition of at least one monomer selected from the group ethylene, propylene, and butene is polymerized in the liquid phase in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst with light metal particles being dispersed in such monomer composition, said light metal particles comprising from about 25 to 85 volume percent of the final polymerized resin, said light metal particles being selected from the group consisting of aluminum, magnesium, and beryllium, said monomer composition additionally containing initially up to about 10 mole percent of an alkadiene having from about 6 to 14 carbon atoms per molecule based on total lower alkene monomer initially present, said light metal particles being further characterized by having oxidized surfaces, particle sizes in the range from about 1 to 100 microns, and specific gravities less than about 3.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 12 wherein said light metal particles comprise from about 35 to 70 volume percent of the final polymerized resin.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 12 wherein said monomer composition with said light metal particles dispersed therein is in a liquid phase when said polymerization is initiated.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
149 words
A thermoplastic polyethylene resin composition having a thermal conductivity of at least about 2 Wm -1 K -1 and a specific electrical resistance of at least about 3×10 9 Ohm-meters, said resin composition having dispersed therethrough from about 40 to 85 weight percent of aluminum particles having average particle sizes in the range from about 20 to 80 microns, said particles being in the physical form of flakes and having the surfaces of such particles oxidized, said resin composition having been produced by polymerizing a monomer composition comprised of from about 90 to 98 mole percent of ethylene and correspondingly from about 10 to 2 mole percent of at least one alkadiene containing from about 6 to 14 carbon atoms per molecule in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and said aluminum particles, said monomer composition, said catalyst and said aluminum particles being initially dispersed in an inert liquid.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
149 words
A thermoplastic polyethylene resin composition having a thermal conductivity of at least about 2 Wm -1 K -1 and a specific electrical resistance of at least about 3×10 9 Ohm-meters, said resin composition having dispersed therethrough from about 40 to 85 weight percent of aluminum particles having average particle sizes in the range from about 20 to 80 microns, said particles being in the physical form of flakes and having the surfaces of such particles oxidized, said resin composition having been produced by polymerizing a monomer composition comprised of from about 90 to 98 mole percent of ethylene and correspondingly from about 10 to 2 mole percent of at least one alkadiene containing from about 6 to 14 carbon atoms per molecule in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and said aluminum particles, said monomer composition, said catalyst and said aluminum particles being initially dispersed in an inert liquid.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
13 words
The resin composition of claim 1 wherein said alkadiene comprises 1, 7 octadiene.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 12 wherein said alkadiene comprises 1, 7 octadiene.
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