Blends of certain polyesters with acrylics

Claim 1

A two-phase blend comprising: (A) from 99% to 1% by weight of cycloaliphatic polyester or copolyester, and (B) from 1% to 99% by weight of an acrylic polymer or copolymer, wherein components (A) and (B) of said blend are selected from one of the following combinations: (1) (A) a polyester consisting of 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and 90-50 mole % of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, and 10-50 mole % of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol; and (B) poly(methyl methacrylate); (2) (A) a polyester consisting of 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and 40-1 mole % of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, and 60-99 mole % of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol; and (B) poly(cyclohexylmethacrylate); (3) (A) a polyester consisting of 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and a glycol selected from the group consisting of neopentyl glycol and ethylene glycol; and (B) poly(methyl methacrylate); (4) (A) a polyester consisting of 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and 40-60 mole % 1,6-hexanediol and 60-40 mole % 1,8-octanediol; and (B) poly(methyl methacrylate); (5) (A) a polyester consisting of 40-60 mole % trans-1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and 60-40 mole % cis-1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol; and (B) poly(methyl methacrylate); (6) (A) a polyester consisting of 40-60 mole % trans-1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and 60-40 mole % cis-1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol; and (B) poly(methyl methacrylate) and methyl acrylate; (7) (A) a polyester consisting of 40-60 mole % trans-1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and 60-40 mole % cis-1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol; and (B) 65-85 mole % methyl acrylate and 35-15 mole % cyclohexyl methacrylate; and (8) (A) a polyester consisting of 40-60 mole % trans-1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and 60-40 mole % cis-1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol; and (B) 70-90 mole % butyl acrylate and 30-10 mole % styrene, and further wherein an article prepared from said blend is visually clear having a diffuse transmittance value of 40% or greater as determined by ASTM Method D1003.