Polyimide resin-fluoropolymer compositions

Abstract

Abstract This invention is a polyimide resin composition containing 100 parts by weight of polyimide having recurring units of the following formula: <IMAGE> +TR <IMAGE> wherein Y is a bond, divalent hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 10 carbons, hexafluorinated isopropylidene radical, carbonyl radical, thio radical, sulfinyl radical, sulfonyl radical or oxide, and R is a tetravalent radical of aliphatic radical having at least 2 carbons, alicyclic radical, monoaromatic radical, condensed polyaromatic radical, or noncondensed polyaromatic radical wherein aromatic radicals are mutually connected with a bond or a crosslinking function and from 5 to 100 parts by weight of fluororesin. The resin composition can provide molded products which are excellent in high-temperature stability, dimensional stability and mechanical strength and moreover have a low friction coefficient and good wear resistance. Therefore, the composition is useful as the material for electric and electronic devices, precision instrument parts etc. Polyimide of this invention can be prepared from aromatic diamines and tetracarboxylic acid dianydrides. Suitable aromatic diamines are 4,4'-bis(3-aminophenoxy)biphenyl, 2,2-bis[4-(3-aminophenoxy)phenyl]propane, bis[4-(3aminophenoxy)phenyl] sulfide etc. Suitable tetracarboxylic acid dianhydrides are pyromellitic dianhydride and 3,3', 4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride. Representative fluororesin which can be used in this invention is polytetrafluoroethylene.

Inventors

• 👤 Norimasa Yamaya
• 👤 Nobuhito Koga
• 👤 Kenichi Baba

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