CA2063456A1 - Flame retardant blends of polycarbonate, abs and a polyalkylmethacrylate having increased weld line strength - Google Patents
Flame retardant blends of polycarbonate, abs and a polyalkylmethacrylate having increased weld line strengthInfo
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Abstract
(8CP12043) FLAME RETARDANT BLENDS OF POLYCARBONATE, ABS AND POLYALKYLMETHACRYLATE
HAVING INCREASED WELD LINE STRENGTH
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
Flame retardant polymer blend compositions exhibiting increased weld line strength comprise a polycarbonate polymer, an ABS resin, a phosphate flame retardant compound and a polyalkylmethacrylate. Preferred polyalkylmethacrylates comprise polymethylmethacrylate homopolymer and copolymers thereof with at least one C1-C4 alkyl acrylate.
HAVING INCREASED WELD LINE STRENGTH
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
Flame retardant polymer blend compositions exhibiting increased weld line strength comprise a polycarbonate polymer, an ABS resin, a phosphate flame retardant compound and a polyalkylmethacrylate. Preferred polyalkylmethacrylates comprise polymethylmethacrylate homopolymer and copolymers thereof with at least one C1-C4 alkyl acrylate.
Description
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00~-060 (8C~12043) FL~ME RET~RDANT BLENDS OF POLYCARBONATE, ABS AND A ~OLY~LRYMETH~CRYLAT~
HaVING INCREASED WE~D LINE STRENGTH
FIELD OF THE INVEN~ION
Th~ pre~ent invention relate~ to flame re~ardant blends of polyo~rbonats ~nd ABS re~in. More particularly, the prasent invention r~lates to f lase retard~t polymer S blend compo~itions co~pri~ing a polycarbonate, an A~S
re3 in, a phosphate f lAme r~tardant compound and polyalkylmethncrylate which increasaY ths weld line strength prop~rtie~ of tha co~positions.
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Poly~er blend compo~ition~ for U8e in engi~e~ring applications should exhibit a combination o~
physical prop~rti~A ~u~h a~ he~t raBiBtan~e and flame retardarlcy, good impa~t str~ngth and good modulus.
Additionally, the blend compo3ition~ ~hould exhibit good me~lt f low propertie~ which facilitate proce3sing and molding of thQ blend composition~. Polycarbo~atQ~ are popular bleml coDIponent~ owing to their tou~hno~s and relatively high softening te~p~ratures. Howeve~r, owiTlg to 20 their relatively poor melt f low ~haxacteri~tica, .
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2~3~6 t8CP12043) polycarbonate~ are often blendQd with one or more additional polymers to improve l:heir m01t flow propertie~.
Example~ of such blend co~positions include ~he Grabowski U. S. PatQnt No. 3,130,177 which di~clo~es blend~ of S polycarbonate~ with polybutadi~ne, styT~ne, acrylonitrile graft polymers and th~ Grabo~ski U. S. Patent No.
00~-060 (8C~12043) FL~ME RET~RDANT BLENDS OF POLYCARBONATE, ABS AND A ~OLY~LRYMETH~CRYLAT~
HaVING INCREASED WE~D LINE STRENGTH
FIELD OF THE INVEN~ION
Th~ pre~ent invention relate~ to flame re~ardant blends of polyo~rbonats ~nd ABS re~in. More particularly, the prasent invention r~lates to f lase retard~t polymer S blend compo~itions co~pri~ing a polycarbonate, an A~S
re3 in, a phosphate f lAme r~tardant compound and polyalkylmethncrylate which increasaY ths weld line strength prop~rtie~ of tha co~positions.
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Poly~er blend compo~ition~ for U8e in engi~e~ring applications should exhibit a combination o~
physical prop~rti~A ~u~h a~ he~t raBiBtan~e and flame retardarlcy, good impa~t str~ngth and good modulus.
Additionally, the blend compo3ition~ ~hould exhibit good me~lt f low propertie~ which facilitate proce3sing and molding of thQ blend composition~. Polycarbo~atQ~ are popular bleml coDIponent~ owing to their tou~hno~s and relatively high softening te~p~ratures. Howeve~r, owiTlg to 20 their relatively poor melt f low ~haxacteri~tica, .
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2~3~6 t8CP12043) polycarbonate~ are often blendQd with one or more additional polymers to improve l:heir m01t flow propertie~.
Example~ of such blend co~positions include ~he Grabowski U. S. PatQnt No. 3,130,177 which di~clo~es blend~ of S polycarbonate~ with polybutadi~ne, styT~ne, acrylonitrile graft polymers and th~ Grabo~ski U. S. Patent No.
3,162,695 which di3clo~es blend3 of polycarbonate~ with butadiene-styrQne, me~hyl mathacrylata, ~tyrene graft copolymers. The Par~on~ U. S. Patent No. 4,886,855 di~close~ blends o~ polyc~rbonate, ABS resin and ~tyrene polymer~ which exhibit a good combin~tion of physical properti~ h~ Liebig et al U. S. P~tent No. 4,205,140 80 disclo~es a thenmopl~tic molding composition compri~ing a blend of ~ polycar~on~te, a diene ~ubb~r graft polym~r such as ABS, and a styrene polymer.
The Gag~ar cop~nding Application Serial No.
07/369,15? filed June 21, 1989, di~closes tharmoplastlc compo~it~on~ co~prising a blend of polycarbonate and a grA~t~d ABS re~in, which composition~ further conta~n a poly~lkymeth~crylate ~ ~ weld line ~rength enhancar. In the molding 9i~ p21rt:~ frc~m. than~oplMsti~ m~terial~, it i~
common to u~e ~ mold ds~ign in which molten pl~tic flowing in one dir~ction meet~ ~olten pla~tic ~lowing fro~
another dir~Gtion a3 the ~old ~ . Whera the two ma~e8 meet, th0 ~treams fuse together nnd form a bond at the ~uncture. ~he zone whare the ma~Qrials ~oin i3 commonly roferred to as ths weld line or ~ha knit line. The tansile strength of a molded p~rt a~ th~ weld line i~
generally lowar th~n in othsr ~ect~on~ o~ the p~rt. The 30 composition3 disclosed in the copending GaggAr application, the contents of which ~r~ incorporated h~rein - -, , :
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(8CP12043) by reference, overcom~ thi~ disad~antage in that the inclusion of the polyalkylmethacrylate Lmprovas the wQld line ~treng~h of part~ molded therefr~m.
It is ~180 d~irAble thet bl~d compo8itions of 5 polycarbon~te polymers and ABS re~ins exhibit ~lame retardant and fir~ retardant properties. In the past, these propertie havs been pro~ided by the addition of one or more convent$onal inorganic and/or organic f la~e retardant or fire retardant additives. The~e addi~ives are added in varying amounts and provide Y rying de~rees of f lam~ and fire retardant properties. In many in3tances however tho flama and fire rat~rdant additiv~
dlsadvnntag~ously af~ect other physic~l propertie~ of the composition~.
Accordingly, a ne~d e~lst for improved compo~itions o~ polyc~r~onate and ABS re~ which exhiblt Rati~factory fla~e rstnrdant properties in combination with gond physical prop~r~ie~, including w~ld lin~
strength.
SUMMARY OF TH~ ~TIO~
Accordingly, it i8 an ob~ct of th~ pr~e~t invention to provide poly~r blend co~po~ition~ compri ing a polycarbon~te polymer and an ABg re3in which compo~itiona ~xhibit good flam~ r~t~dant properties. It i8 a further ob~ect of the invention to provide polymer : blend compo~ition~ o~ polycar~onate polymer And A~S re~in which s~hibit good physic~l propsrti2s, including imp~ct strcn~th. It i8 an ~dditional ob~e~t o~ the inv~ntion to providQ pol~ymer blend co~po~itions of a polycarbon~te ~: - ;; - : -2 ~ 5 ~
( 8CP12043 ) polymar and an A13S resin which exhibit good weld line strangth .
The~e and addition~l object~ are provided by the polymer blend composition~ of th~a in~ention which compri~a 5 a polycarbonate polymer, an ABS r~sin, a pho phate fla~s retardant compound and a polyalkyl~3thacrylste. The polyalkylmethacrylate improve~ the weld line stxength of psrts molded fro~ th~ bl~nd co~po~itions wi~hout disadvantageou~ly affecting th~ flame retRrdant propertie3 pro~idod by th~ phosphate compound. Pr~ferred polyalkyl-mothacrylatas include polymethylmethacrylat2 homopolym~r and cGpolymers thereof with Cl-C4 alkyl acryla~es.
DETAILED DESCRTPTIQN
The polym~r blend compositlon~ according to th~
present in~ention ~xhibit ~ood flam~ retardant prop~r~ie~
and good phy~ical propertie~ including weld line strength.
Tho compo~itions compri~e a polycarbonate polym~r, an ABS
resin, a pho~phat~ flame retardant co~pound and a poly~lkylmeth~crylate.
The polycarbonata component included in tha blend compo3ition3 m~y ~e any aliphatic or aromatic homo-polyc~rbonat~ or co-polycarbonate know~ in the art. The polycarbonate co~nps~nent may be prepared in accordanee with 25 any of the proce~ss~ genorally known in the art, for exampl~, by the int~rf acial polycondensation proce~, by polycond~nc~tion in a homogeneous ph~se or by trz~n~e~tsrif ic~tion . Tha~e processe~ and th~a a~sociated rQActants, ~lt~lyst~, solv~nt~ and collditLon~ are w~
30 known in the art and are described in U. S. P~ents Nos.
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2,964,974; ~,970,137; 2,999,835; 2,999,846; 3,0~8,365;
3,153,008; 3,187,065; 3,215,668; and 3,258,414, all of which are incorporat~d herein by reference. Suitabl~
aromatic polycarbonat~s are bns~, for exampl~, on one or s more of the following bi~phenolst dihydro~y diphenyl~, bis-(hydroxyphenyl)-alkanes, bis-(hydroxyphenyl)-cycloalkanes, bi~-(hydroxyphenyl)-~ulphides, ~i8-(hydro~yphenyl)-ether~, bis-(hydroxyphenyl)-ketone~, bis-(hydroxyphenyl)-aulphoxides, bis-(hydroxyphenyl)-1~ sulphone~, ~,a -bi -(hydroxyph2nyl)-dii~opropyl benzenes, and their nu~leus-alkyl~t~d and nucleus-hal~genat~d derivative~, and mix~ure~ thereof.
Specific ex~pl~s of the~e bisph~nols are 4,4~
dihydroxy diphenyl, 2,2-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propane, 2, 4 -bi8 - ( 4 -hydro~yphenyl)-2-methyl butane, 1,1-bi~-(4-hydroxyphanyl)-cycloh~xane, ~,~-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-p-diisopropyl b~nzene, 2,2-bis~3-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propana, 2,2-bi~-(3-chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-propane, bis-t3,5-dimethyl-4-hydro~yphenyl)-methan~, 2,2-bi3-(3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyph~nyl)-propan~, bi~-(3,5-dLme~hyl-4-hydroxypheny} ) -sulphonE3, 2, 4-bis- ~ 3, 5-di~nethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl ) -2-mathyl butans, 1,1, -bis- ( 3, 5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyph~nyl)-cy~:loh~xane, a,a-bis-~3,5-dim~ hyl-4-hydroxyph~nyl)-p-diisopropyl b~nz~e, 2,2-bi3-(3,5-di~hloro-4-hy~roxyph~nyl)-prop~nQ and 2,2-bi~-(3,5-2~3~
( 8CP12043 ) dibromo-4-hydroxyphenyl ) -propane. A particularly preferred bi~phenol is 2,2-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propnne, more commonly known as bi~phenol A.
The ABS resin compri.~e~ a rigid graft polymer grafted to a diane rubber ~u~trate. In a pref erred embodiment, the rigid graft polymer is formed from styrene and acrylonitrile and the diene rubb~r substrate comprise~
polybutadiene. However, it i~ well within the ~cop~ o~
the prosent invention to amploy an A~S re~in in which the rigid polymer i~ fo~m~d f rom a monovinylid~ne aromatic monom2r other than s~yr~n~, for example, u~ing 0~2 or more ~ub3ti~uted styrene3, and from acrylat~ or methacrylate monom~r~ in place of acrylo~itrile a3 is wall kno~n in the art. Additionally,the ABS re~in may include diene rubber~
lS other than polybutadiene as i8 well known in th2 art. In the context of the pre3ent application, reference to the ABS re~in component will also include these eguivalent polymsr3. It i8 noted how~ver tha~ ~BS resin comprising a rigid graft polymer formed from 8tyreng and acrylonitrile grafted to polybutadiene i8 the preferred A~S resin. I~
this pref~rr~d embodiment, it i8 further preferred ~ha~
the weight ratio of ~tyr~ne to acrylonitrilQ in ~he rigid graft portion of the A~S resin i3 in the rAnge. of abou~
1:1 to about 5:1 ~o that the amount of tyr~ne i~ equal ~o or gr~ater than tha amount of ac~ylvnitrile included in the gra~t portion. The ABS re~in component may be prepared according to methods al~o w~ll known in the art.
As i~ known in the art, methods of producing A~S resin m~y re~ult in ~ product comprising ~ mixture of ABS gra~t and : ~, - :
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(8CP12043) ungr~fted ri~id copol~mer, for ex~mple, ungrafted 5tyren2-acrylonitrile copoly~er. ~hes~ mixtures are al~o suitable for u3e in the in~ention.
The ~BS rasin 3hould contaLn at least 40 weight percent, and preferably 50 weight per~ent, of the dL~ne rubbQr cub~tr~ta in ord~r to contribute ~o the advantageou~ physic~l properti~5 of the compogitions. In a preferred embodiment, the ABS resin comprises from about to about 75 waight percent o~ tha diene rubber ~ubstrate.
The phosphate ~lama retardant compound which is includ2d in the polym~r blend compo3itions of ~he present invQntion may compriss any of such ~ompounds ~hich ~re known in the art for use in polym~r systQm2. Suitable phoRph~t~ fl~me reta~d~nt compound~ in~lud~ monophosphnts compound3 and diphosphata compo~nd~. Pr~ferred fl~ma retardant compuunds compri~e triaryl phosphat~ , alkylaryl phosphat~s and trialkyl phosphates. Bxampl~ o~ the~s phosphats~ includa triphenyl pho~phate and isopropyl triphenyl phosphate.
Th3 poly~l~ylmethacrylate which i~ includ~d in the blend co~po~ition0 of the pre~en~ inYention impro~ss the weld line s~r~ng~h of part~ molded from the composi~ion~ without di3ad~antngeou~Iy affacting the flame retardant properties of the co~po2itions provided by th0 phosphate f lame retardant compou~d. A praferred polyalkylm~thacryl~te for use in the composition of the pr~sent invention co~pris~ polymethylm~hAcylate (P~A).
A~ i8 w~ll known in the a~t, polymethylmethacrylate may be produced by the poly~riz~tion of ~ethylm~th~crylate monomer. Th~ polymethylmethacyl te may be in the form of .:
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(8C~12043) a polymethylme~n~late homopolym~r or a copolymer of polymethylmethacrylate wi~h one or more C1-C4 alkyl aerylate8, for ex~mple, ethyl acrylate. Generally, polymethylmethacrylate homopolymer i8 available commercially a~ a mixturo of ~e ho~opolymer and one or more copolymers of methyl methacrylatQ with one or more Cl-C4 alkyl acrylate~.
The polym~r blend compositions of the pre~en~
invention include tha four es ential components, nam~aly, 10 the polycarbonate polyaller, the ABS re~in, the pho~phate flame re~ardant co~po~nd and the polyalkylmeth~crylate in amount~ which p-ovide tha compo~itions with good phy~ic~l propertie3 including increa~ed weld line strength, and good flame ret~lrdant propertie~ . Pr~f~rably, the 15 poly~lkylmethacryl~te i8 included in an amount ~ufficient to Lmprove thQ w~ld line strongth of th~ compo3itions a~
measured by the Izod impact strength and~or the ten3ile strength at the weld lins area of parts molded from the pre~ent compo~itionB.
In a pref3rred embodiment, the ~omposi~ion~
according to ths pre~ent invention compri~e rom about 60 to about 90 waight p~roent of the polyc~rbon~a po}ymer, from about S to ~bo~t 25 weight perc~nt of the AB5 re~in, fro~ about 1 to ~bout 25 w~gh percent of the phosphate flame ret~rda~t compound, and from about 1 to about 20 weight parclsnt o~ the polyalkylmsthacryl~ta. Mor~
pr~fer~bly, th~ compo~ition~ according ~o the pre~ent invention CIDmpri~e from about 65 to about B5 weight percen~ of the polyc~rbonAts component, from abou~ 5 to about ~0 ~Qiç~ht per-ent of the ABS ~e~in, fsom about 5 to about 15 wQJ ~ht pe~rcent of th~ phosphat~ ~1~ retardant .
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~07-060 9 (8CP12043) compound, and from about 5 to about 20 weight perGent of the polyalkylmethac~ylate.
The bl~nd compo~itions of tha invention may b~
produc~d according to conv~ntional methodR employang conventional mi~ing and compounding appaæatu~ including, for example, ~ingle and twin-screw extruder~, mixing rolls and internAl mixers. The blend compo~ition~ may al90 include various con~entional additi~e~ including, among others, seabilizer~, lubri~nts, flow aids, mold relea3e 10 a~ants, and antist tic agent-~, fillar~, glaa~ fib~rs, pigm~nts and the lik~. Suitable additivGs may al~o include an ~nti-drip aga~t, for ~xampl~, polyt~trafloroethylen~, and/or syn~rgistie ~alts, for example, pota~sium diphenyl~ulfone ~ul~on~te (RSS), S~B
and tAe like.
The following exa~ple d~monstrate~ the compo~itions according to the prasent in~ntion, and t~e improved proparties exhibited thereby.
In this e~mple, a composition according to ehe prosont in~ention containing a polyc~rbonato polymer, an ABS resin, a phosphat~ flam~ ret~rd~nt co~pound and a polymeehyl~eth~crylate w~ prepar~d and d~ignA~ed Compo8~ tion 1. For comparison, a si~ilar compo~i~ion, designAted Co~position 2, was prepar~d wherein a ~tyrene-acrylonitril~ copolym~r w~ employed in place of th~
poly~othylmethac~ylate included in Co~position 1. Th~
com?ponants of th~ co~po~ition~ are ~et fcrth in Table 1 in p ~ by waight. Each co~po~ition al~o includ~d approxim~taly 2 part3 by woight of a ~ombination of an .. ~ ' ` .
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(8CP12043) antioxidsnt, an antidrip agent and stabilizers. The composi~ion3 were ~180 ~ub~ect~d to mea~urement of vario~ls propertie~ including the he~at di~tortion temperature (according to AST~-D64~), the fle~ural properties 5 (according to AST~-D5383, the Dyn~tup imp ct prop rtie3 - (according to a modified var~ion of AS~-D3763-84), and flammability (according to the Underwriter~ Labora~ories Te3t UL-94 V using a 0.062" sample). Additionally, th~
wald line strength of molded parts formed from ~he composition was determinad a~ mea~ur~d by th~ Izod imp~c~
s~rength (unnotched ~mpl~ according tD AS~M-D256) and the te~sile ~txength (according o AST~-D638). The results of thes~ meas~rement~ ~re also s~t forth in Table 1.
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007-~60 11 (8CP12043) Tabl~ 1 Comoo~i ionComPosit~on 1 Polycarbonat~ 7~.22 78.22 Polymathylmethacrylate 11.46 Styrone-acrylonitrile copolymer ----- 11.46 ABS 10.32 10.32 Monophosphate Co~pou~d 12.61 12.61 Heat Di~tortion T~Mperature 10 (1/8~x1~2~ sæmple, F)163 164 Fl~xural Strenqth (p8i) 5 13450 1~683 Flexural l~odulu8 (xlO ) 4 . 0 4 .
Flamm~bility (UL-94 V, 0 . 062 " 8~mpl~
Fl~me Cla~ V-0 V O
~ver~ge ~urn ( 8~G ) 1 . 2 1 . 6 M~ um Bw:n ( 8~: )2 4 No. Drips 0/5 0/5 Dynatup ~73Fl ~a~ Lo~d (lb) 12S3 1138 Fa~l Pt Energy ~ft/lb) 42.5 42.0 ~eld-Lins Streny~h Izod I~pact, Unnotchsd 3.1 1.7 ~ît-lbJin) Tensile ~trength (psi~ 7910 4730 :~
Th~ resul~ set foxth in T~ble 1 demonstra~e th~t ~he impact p~rformanc~ o~ Co~po~ition 1 accordlng to , , 2~$3~
(~CP120~3) the pre~ant invention i8 ~i~nificantly improved at the weld line area a~ com~ared with that o~ compara~ive Composition 2 without any ~ignificant sacrifice in flammability resistance.
Th~ preceding ax~mple i~ 8et f orth to illustr~Q
a sperific embodiment of the invention and i8 not intended to limit the 8cope of the compositions o$ the present invention. ~dditional embodi~nt~ and ~dv~ntages within the 8COpe of the claLmed invention will be ~pparent to one of ordinary 8kill in the art.
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The Gag~ar cop~nding Application Serial No.
07/369,15? filed June 21, 1989, di~closes tharmoplastlc compo~it~on~ co~prising a blend of polycarbonate and a grA~t~d ABS re~in, which composition~ further conta~n a poly~lkymeth~crylate ~ ~ weld line ~rength enhancar. In the molding 9i~ p21rt:~ frc~m. than~oplMsti~ m~terial~, it i~
common to u~e ~ mold ds~ign in which molten pl~tic flowing in one dir~ction meet~ ~olten pla~tic ~lowing fro~
another dir~Gtion a3 the ~old ~ . Whera the two ma~e8 meet, th0 ~treams fuse together nnd form a bond at the ~uncture. ~he zone whare the ma~Qrials ~oin i3 commonly roferred to as ths weld line or ~ha knit line. The tansile strength of a molded p~rt a~ th~ weld line i~
generally lowar th~n in othsr ~ect~on~ o~ the p~rt. The 30 composition3 disclosed in the copending GaggAr application, the contents of which ~r~ incorporated h~rein - -, , :
2~34~
(8CP12043) by reference, overcom~ thi~ disad~antage in that the inclusion of the polyalkylmethacrylate Lmprovas the wQld line ~treng~h of part~ molded therefr~m.
It is ~180 d~irAble thet bl~d compo8itions of 5 polycarbon~te polymers and ABS re~ins exhibit ~lame retardant and fir~ retardant properties. In the past, these propertie havs been pro~ided by the addition of one or more convent$onal inorganic and/or organic f la~e retardant or fire retardant additives. The~e addi~ives are added in varying amounts and provide Y rying de~rees of f lam~ and fire retardant properties. In many in3tances however tho flama and fire rat~rdant additiv~
dlsadvnntag~ously af~ect other physic~l propertie~ of the composition~.
Accordingly, a ne~d e~lst for improved compo~itions o~ polyc~r~onate and ABS re~ which exhiblt Rati~factory fla~e rstnrdant properties in combination with gond physical prop~r~ie~, including w~ld lin~
strength.
SUMMARY OF TH~ ~TIO~
Accordingly, it i8 an ob~ct of th~ pr~e~t invention to provide poly~r blend co~po~ition~ compri ing a polycarbon~te polymer and an ABg re3in which compo~itiona ~xhibit good flam~ r~t~dant properties. It i8 a further ob~ect of the invention to provide polymer : blend compo~ition~ o~ polycar~onate polymer And A~S re~in which s~hibit good physic~l propsrti2s, including imp~ct strcn~th. It i8 an ~dditional ob~e~t o~ the inv~ntion to providQ pol~ymer blend co~po~itions of a polycarbon~te ~: - ;; - : -2 ~ 5 ~
( 8CP12043 ) polymar and an A13S resin which exhibit good weld line strangth .
The~e and addition~l object~ are provided by the polymer blend composition~ of th~a in~ention which compri~a 5 a polycarbonate polymer, an ABS r~sin, a pho phate fla~s retardant compound and a polyalkyl~3thacrylste. The polyalkylmethacrylate improve~ the weld line stxength of psrts molded fro~ th~ bl~nd co~po~itions wi~hout disadvantageou~ly affecting th~ flame retRrdant propertie3 pro~idod by th~ phosphate compound. Pr~ferred polyalkyl-mothacrylatas include polymethylmethacrylat2 homopolym~r and cGpolymers thereof with Cl-C4 alkyl acryla~es.
DETAILED DESCRTPTIQN
The polym~r blend compositlon~ according to th~
present in~ention ~xhibit ~ood flam~ retardant prop~r~ie~
and good phy~ical propertie~ including weld line strength.
Tho compo~itions compri~e a polycarbonate polym~r, an ABS
resin, a pho~phat~ flame retardant co~pound and a poly~lkylmeth~crylate.
The polycarbonata component included in tha blend compo3ition3 m~y ~e any aliphatic or aromatic homo-polyc~rbonat~ or co-polycarbonate know~ in the art. The polycarbonate co~nps~nent may be prepared in accordanee with 25 any of the proce~ss~ genorally known in the art, for exampl~, by the int~rf acial polycondensation proce~, by polycond~nc~tion in a homogeneous ph~se or by trz~n~e~tsrif ic~tion . Tha~e processe~ and th~a a~sociated rQActants, ~lt~lyst~, solv~nt~ and collditLon~ are w~
30 known in the art and are described in U. S. P~ents Nos.
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(8CP12043~
2,964,974; ~,970,137; 2,999,835; 2,999,846; 3,0~8,365;
3,153,008; 3,187,065; 3,215,668; and 3,258,414, all of which are incorporat~d herein by reference. Suitabl~
aromatic polycarbonat~s are bns~, for exampl~, on one or s more of the following bi~phenolst dihydro~y diphenyl~, bis-(hydroxyphenyl)-alkanes, bis-(hydroxyphenyl)-cycloalkanes, bi~-(hydroxyphenyl)-~ulphides, ~i8-(hydro~yphenyl)-ether~, bis-(hydroxyphenyl)-ketone~, bis-(hydroxyphenyl)-aulphoxides, bis-(hydroxyphenyl)-1~ sulphone~, ~,a -bi -(hydroxyph2nyl)-dii~opropyl benzenes, and their nu~leus-alkyl~t~d and nucleus-hal~genat~d derivative~, and mix~ure~ thereof.
Specific ex~pl~s of the~e bisph~nols are 4,4~
dihydroxy diphenyl, 2,2-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propane, 2, 4 -bi8 - ( 4 -hydro~yphenyl)-2-methyl butane, 1,1-bi~-(4-hydroxyphanyl)-cycloh~xane, ~,~-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-p-diisopropyl b~nzene, 2,2-bis~3-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propana, 2,2-bi~-(3-chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-propane, bis-t3,5-dimethyl-4-hydro~yphenyl)-methan~, 2,2-bi3-(3,5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyph~nyl)-propan~, bi~-(3,5-dLme~hyl-4-hydroxypheny} ) -sulphonE3, 2, 4-bis- ~ 3, 5-di~nethyl-4-hydroxyphenyl ) -2-mathyl butans, 1,1, -bis- ( 3, 5-dimethyl-4-hydroxyph~nyl)-cy~:loh~xane, a,a-bis-~3,5-dim~ hyl-4-hydroxyph~nyl)-p-diisopropyl b~nz~e, 2,2-bi3-(3,5-di~hloro-4-hy~roxyph~nyl)-prop~nQ and 2,2-bi~-(3,5-2~3~
( 8CP12043 ) dibromo-4-hydroxyphenyl ) -propane. A particularly preferred bi~phenol is 2,2-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propnne, more commonly known as bi~phenol A.
The ABS resin compri.~e~ a rigid graft polymer grafted to a diane rubber ~u~trate. In a pref erred embodiment, the rigid graft polymer is formed from styrene and acrylonitrile and the diene rubb~r substrate comprise~
polybutadiene. However, it i~ well within the ~cop~ o~
the prosent invention to amploy an A~S re~in in which the rigid polymer i~ fo~m~d f rom a monovinylid~ne aromatic monom2r other than s~yr~n~, for example, u~ing 0~2 or more ~ub3ti~uted styrene3, and from acrylat~ or methacrylate monom~r~ in place of acrylo~itrile a3 is wall kno~n in the art. Additionally,the ABS re~in may include diene rubber~
lS other than polybutadiene as i8 well known in th2 art. In the context of the pre3ent application, reference to the ABS re~in component will also include these eguivalent polymsr3. It i8 noted how~ver tha~ ~BS resin comprising a rigid graft polymer formed from 8tyreng and acrylonitrile grafted to polybutadiene i8 the preferred A~S resin. I~
this pref~rr~d embodiment, it i8 further preferred ~ha~
the weight ratio of ~tyr~ne to acrylonitrilQ in ~he rigid graft portion of the A~S resin i3 in the rAnge. of abou~
1:1 to about 5:1 ~o that the amount of tyr~ne i~ equal ~o or gr~ater than tha amount of ac~ylvnitrile included in the gra~t portion. The ABS re~in component may be prepared according to methods al~o w~ll known in the art.
As i~ known in the art, methods of producing A~S resin m~y re~ult in ~ product comprising ~ mixture of ABS gra~t and : ~, - :
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.
2~3~
(8CP12043) ungr~fted ri~id copol~mer, for ex~mple, ungrafted 5tyren2-acrylonitrile copoly~er. ~hes~ mixtures are al~o suitable for u3e in the in~ention.
The ~BS rasin 3hould contaLn at least 40 weight percent, and preferably 50 weight per~ent, of the dL~ne rubbQr cub~tr~ta in ord~r to contribute ~o the advantageou~ physic~l properti~5 of the compogitions. In a preferred embodiment, the ABS resin comprises from about to about 75 waight percent o~ tha diene rubber ~ubstrate.
The phosphate ~lama retardant compound which is includ2d in the polym~r blend compo3itions of ~he present invQntion may compriss any of such ~ompounds ~hich ~re known in the art for use in polym~r systQm2. Suitable phoRph~t~ fl~me reta~d~nt compound~ in~lud~ monophosphnts compound3 and diphosphata compo~nd~. Pr~ferred fl~ma retardant compuunds compri~e triaryl phosphat~ , alkylaryl phosphat~s and trialkyl phosphates. Bxampl~ o~ the~s phosphats~ includa triphenyl pho~phate and isopropyl triphenyl phosphate.
Th3 poly~l~ylmethacrylate which i~ includ~d in the blend co~po~ition0 of the pre~en~ inYention impro~ss the weld line s~r~ng~h of part~ molded from the composi~ion~ without di3ad~antngeou~Iy affacting the flame retardant properties of the co~po2itions provided by th0 phosphate f lame retardant compou~d. A praferred polyalkylm~thacryl~te for use in the composition of the pr~sent invention co~pris~ polymethylm~hAcylate (P~A).
A~ i8 w~ll known in the a~t, polymethylmethacrylate may be produced by the poly~riz~tion of ~ethylm~th~crylate monomer. Th~ polymethylmethacyl te may be in the form of .:
.
:, ': , ~ - ,: :
2~3~
(8C~12043) a polymethylme~n~late homopolym~r or a copolymer of polymethylmethacrylate wi~h one or more C1-C4 alkyl aerylate8, for ex~mple, ethyl acrylate. Generally, polymethylmethacrylate homopolymer i8 available commercially a~ a mixturo of ~e ho~opolymer and one or more copolymers of methyl methacrylatQ with one or more Cl-C4 alkyl acrylate~.
The polym~r blend compositions of the pre~en~
invention include tha four es ential components, nam~aly, 10 the polycarbonate polyaller, the ABS re~in, the pho~phate flame re~ardant co~po~nd and the polyalkylmeth~crylate in amount~ which p-ovide tha compo~itions with good phy~ic~l propertie3 including increa~ed weld line strength, and good flame ret~lrdant propertie~ . Pr~f~rably, the 15 poly~lkylmethacryl~te i8 included in an amount ~ufficient to Lmprove thQ w~ld line strongth of th~ compo3itions a~
measured by the Izod impact strength and~or the ten3ile strength at the weld lins area of parts molded from the pre~ent compo~itionB.
In a pref3rred embodiment, the ~omposi~ion~
according to ths pre~ent invention compri~e rom about 60 to about 90 waight p~roent of the polyc~rbon~a po}ymer, from about S to ~bo~t 25 weight perc~nt of the AB5 re~in, fro~ about 1 to ~bout 25 w~gh percent of the phosphate flame ret~rda~t compound, and from about 1 to about 20 weight parclsnt o~ the polyalkylmsthacryl~ta. Mor~
pr~fer~bly, th~ compo~ition~ according ~o the pre~ent invention CIDmpri~e from about 65 to about B5 weight percen~ of the polyc~rbonAts component, from abou~ 5 to about ~0 ~Qiç~ht per-ent of the ABS ~e~in, fsom about 5 to about 15 wQJ ~ht pe~rcent of th~ phosphat~ ~1~ retardant .
2~3l~
~07-060 9 (8CP12043) compound, and from about 5 to about 20 weight perGent of the polyalkylmethac~ylate.
The bl~nd compo~itions of tha invention may b~
produc~d according to conv~ntional methodR employang conventional mi~ing and compounding appaæatu~ including, for example, ~ingle and twin-screw extruder~, mixing rolls and internAl mixers. The blend compo~ition~ may al90 include various con~entional additi~e~ including, among others, seabilizer~, lubri~nts, flow aids, mold relea3e 10 a~ants, and antist tic agent-~, fillar~, glaa~ fib~rs, pigm~nts and the lik~. Suitable additivGs may al~o include an ~nti-drip aga~t, for ~xampl~, polyt~trafloroethylen~, and/or syn~rgistie ~alts, for example, pota~sium diphenyl~ulfone ~ul~on~te (RSS), S~B
and tAe like.
The following exa~ple d~monstrate~ the compo~itions according to the prasent in~ntion, and t~e improved proparties exhibited thereby.
In this e~mple, a composition according to ehe prosont in~ention containing a polyc~rbonato polymer, an ABS resin, a phosphat~ flam~ ret~rd~nt co~pound and a polymeehyl~eth~crylate w~ prepar~d and d~ignA~ed Compo8~ tion 1. For comparison, a si~ilar compo~i~ion, designAted Co~position 2, was prepar~d wherein a ~tyrene-acrylonitril~ copolym~r w~ employed in place of th~
poly~othylmethac~ylate included in Co~position 1. Th~
com?ponants of th~ co~po~ition~ are ~et fcrth in Table 1 in p ~ by waight. Each co~po~ition al~o includ~d approxim~taly 2 part3 by woight of a ~ombination of an .. ~ ' ` .
.
' .
2~3 ~
(8CP12043) antioxidsnt, an antidrip agent and stabilizers. The composi~ion3 were ~180 ~ub~ect~d to mea~urement of vario~ls propertie~ including the he~at di~tortion temperature (according to AST~-D64~), the fle~ural properties 5 (according to AST~-D5383, the Dyn~tup imp ct prop rtie3 - (according to a modified var~ion of AS~-D3763-84), and flammability (according to the Underwriter~ Labora~ories Te3t UL-94 V using a 0.062" sample). Additionally, th~
wald line strength of molded parts formed from ~he composition was determinad a~ mea~ur~d by th~ Izod imp~c~
s~rength (unnotched ~mpl~ according tD AS~M-D256) and the te~sile ~txength (according o AST~-D638). The results of thes~ meas~rement~ ~re also s~t forth in Table 1.
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:
2~3~
007-~60 11 (8CP12043) Tabl~ 1 Comoo~i ionComPosit~on 1 Polycarbonat~ 7~.22 78.22 Polymathylmethacrylate 11.46 Styrone-acrylonitrile copolymer ----- 11.46 ABS 10.32 10.32 Monophosphate Co~pou~d 12.61 12.61 Heat Di~tortion T~Mperature 10 (1/8~x1~2~ sæmple, F)163 164 Fl~xural Strenqth (p8i) 5 13450 1~683 Flexural l~odulu8 (xlO ) 4 . 0 4 .
Flamm~bility (UL-94 V, 0 . 062 " 8~mpl~
Fl~me Cla~ V-0 V O
~ver~ge ~urn ( 8~G ) 1 . 2 1 . 6 M~ um Bw:n ( 8~: )2 4 No. Drips 0/5 0/5 Dynatup ~73Fl ~a~ Lo~d (lb) 12S3 1138 Fa~l Pt Energy ~ft/lb) 42.5 42.0 ~eld-Lins Streny~h Izod I~pact, Unnotchsd 3.1 1.7 ~ît-lbJin) Tensile ~trength (psi~ 7910 4730 :~
Th~ resul~ set foxth in T~ble 1 demonstra~e th~t ~he impact p~rformanc~ o~ Co~po~ition 1 accordlng to , , 2~$3~
(~CP120~3) the pre~ant invention i8 ~i~nificantly improved at the weld line area a~ com~ared with that o~ compara~ive Composition 2 without any ~ignificant sacrifice in flammability resistance.
Th~ preceding ax~mple i~ 8et f orth to illustr~Q
a sperific embodiment of the invention and i8 not intended to limit the 8cope of the compositions o$ the present invention. ~dditional embodi~nt~ and ~dv~ntages within the 8COpe of the claLmed invention will be ~pparent to one of ordinary 8kill in the art.
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Claims (16)
1. A polymer blend composition, comprising a polycarbonate polymer, an ABS resin, a phosphate flame retardant compound and a polyalkylmethacrylate polymer.
2 . A polymer blend composition as defined by claim 1, wherein the polyalkylmethacrylate polymer is included in an amount sufficient to improve the weld line strength of the composition.
3. A polymer blend composition as defined by claim 1, comprising from about 60 to about 90 weight percent of the polycarbonate polymer, from about 5 to about 25 weight percent of the ABS rein, from about 1 to about 25 weight percent of the phosphate flame retardant compound, and from about 1 to about 20 weight percent of the polyalkylmethacylate.
4 . A polymer blend composition as defined by claim 1, comprising from about 65 to about 85 weight percent of the polycarbonate polymer, from about 5 to about 20 weight percent of the ABS resin, from about 5 to (8CP12043) about 15 weight percent of the phosphate flame retardant compound, and from about 5 to about 20 weight percent of the polyalkylmethacrylate.
5. A polymer blend composition as defined by claim 1, wherein the polycarbonate polymer comprises an aromatic polycarbonate.
6. A polymer blend composition as defined by claim 1, wherein the polycarbonate is formed from bisphenol.
7. A polymer blend composition as defined by claim 6, wherein the polycarbonate is formed from bisphenol-A.
8. A polymer blend composition as defined by claim 1, wherein the ABS resin comprises a polymer of styrene and acrylonitrile grafted to a diene rubber substrate.
9. A polymer blend composition as defined by claim 8, wherein the ABS resin comprises at least 40 weight percent of the diene rubber substrate.
10. A polymer blend composition as defined by claim 8, wherein the ABS resin comprises at least 50 weight percent of the diene rubber substrate.
11. A polymer blend composition as defined by (8CP12043) claim 8, wherein the ABS resin further includes free, ungrafted styrene-acrylonitrile polymer.
12. A polymer blend composition as defined by claim 1, wherein the phosphate flame retardant compound is selected from the group consisting of monophosphates and diphosphates.
13. A polymer bland composition as defined by claim 12, wherein the phosphate flame retardant compound is selected from the group consisting of triaryl phosphates, trialkyl phosphates and alkylaryl phosphates.
14. A polymer blend composition as defined by claim 1, wherein the polyalkylmethacrylate comprises a polymethylmethacrylate homopolymer or a copolymer thereof with C1-C4 alkyl acrylate.
15. A polymer blend composition as defined by claim 14, wherein the polyalkylmethacrylate comprises polymethylmethacrylate homopolymer.
16 08CP12043 16. The invention as defined in any of the preceding claims including any further features of novelty disclosed.
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