Abstract:
A thermoplastic moulding composition with improved metal plating properties is provided. This thermoplastic moulding composition is produced from a graft copolymer (A) a thermoplastic polymer (B) and a thermoplastic polymer (C) that is not, or only to a limited amount miscible with the thermoplastic polymer (B). The thermoplastic polymer (C) contains from 1 to 10 % by weight of at least one monoethylenically unsaturated monomer, like acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, or dicarboxylic acids, such as maleic acid and fumaric acid and their anhydrides, such as maleic anhydride. The vinyl aromatic content of component (C) is at least 5 units lower compared to that of component (B). The graft copolymer is produced from a soft elastomeric particulate graft base with a glass transition temperature below 0°C obtained by emulsion polymerization of a conjugated diene alone or with a small amount of a monoethylenically unsaturated monomer or of at least one C1-8-alkyl acrylate, or of mixtures of these, upon which is grafted a vinyl aromatic monomer and acrylonitrile and optionally another monoethylenically unsaturated monomer.
Abstract:
Thermoplastic moulding compositions comprising the following components: 5-95% of a copolymer A consisting of: 70-76% of vinylaromatic monomer(s) A1, 24-30% of vinyl cyanide monomer component(s) A2 and 0-50% of one or more unsaturated copolymerizable monomers A3, 0-60% of a graft rubber B and 5-50% of thin glass fibers C are advantageously used for injection moulding.
Abstract:
The invention relates to methods for producing thermoplastic moulding compounds comprising A) 39 to 99% by weight of at least one thermoplastic polymer, B) 1 to 60% by weight of a flame retardant component comprising B1) an expandable graphite, and C) 0 to 60% by weight of further additives, wherein the percentages by weight are respectively related to the overall weight of the components A) to C) and together make up 100% by weight, by melting-mixing the components A), B) and, if present, C) in an extruder, wherein the extruder comprises along the conveying direction, in this sequence, at least one metering zone, a plasticating zone, an homogenizing zone and a discharge zone, wherein metering of the expandable graphite B1) into the extruder takes place at a point downstream of which - seen in the conveying direction - the extruder screw has essentially no shearing elements, and relates to thermoplastic moulding compounds which can be produced by these methods, to the use of said thermoplastic moulding compounds for producing fibres, films, mouldings and foams and also to these fibres, films, mouldings and foams themselves.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a resin composition comprising 60 to 95% by weight of a copolymer which contains, as repeating units, at least one a,b-unsaturated monocarboxylic nitrile and at least one aromatic vinyl monomer as component (A), 5 to 20% by weight of a graft rubber containing a graft core b1 made up of at least one a,b-unsaturated monocarboxylic ester having a median particle size of 50 to 150 nm and at least one graft sheath b2 made up of at least one aromatic vinyl monomer and at least one a,b-unsaturated monocarboxylic nitrile as component (B), 2 to 15% by weight of a graft rubber containing a graft core c1 made up of at least one a,b-unsaturated monocarboxylic ester having a median particle size of 300 to 600 nm and at least one graft sheath c2 made up of at least one aromatic vinyl polymer and at least one a,b-unsaturated monocarboxylic nitrile as component (C) and 0 to 10% by weight additives as component (D), wherein the sum of the amounts of components (A), (B), (C) and (D) is 100% by weight, and also a medium for the optical recording of data, comprising such a resin composition.
Abstract:
A thermoplastic moulding composition with improved metal plating properties is provided. This thermoplastic moulding composition is produced from a graft copolymer (A) a thermoplastic polymer (B) and a thermoplastic polymer (C) that is not, or only to a limited amount miscible with the thermoplastic polymer (B). The thermoplastic polymer (C) contains from 1 to 10 % by weight of at least one monoethylenically unsaturated monomer, like acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, or dicarboxylic acids, such as maleic acid and fumaric acid and their anhydrides, such as maleic anhydride. The vinyl aromatic content of component (C) is at least 5 units lower compared to that of component (B). The graft copolymer is produced from a soft elastomeric particulate graft base with a glass transition temperature below 0°C obtained by emulsion polymerization of a conjugated diene alone or with a small amount of a monoethylenically unsaturated monomer or of at least one C1-8-alkyl acrylate, or of mixtures of these, upon which is grafted a vinyl aromatic monomer and acrylonitrile and optionally another monoethylenically unsaturated monomer.
Abstract:
Films or plates made of a plastic mixture and capable of being metal-plated are disclosed, comprising, in relation to the total weight of components A, B, C and D, which add up to 100 % by weight: (a) 5-50 % by weight of a thermoplastic polymer as component A; (b) 50-95 % by weight of a metal powder having an average particle diameter ranging from 0.01-100 νm (determined by the method defined in the description), the metal having a more negative normal potential in an acid solution than silver, as component B; (c) 0-10 % by weight of a dispersant as component C; and (d) 0-40 % by weight fibrous or particulate fillers or their mixtures as component D. The elongation at tear of component A (determined by the method defined in the description) is 1.1-100 times higher than the elongation at tear of the plastic mixture comprising components A, B and optionally C and D (determined by the method defined in the description). The tensile strength of component A (determined by the method defined in the description) is 0.5-4 times higher than the tensile strength of the plastic mixture comprising components A, B and optionally C and D (determined by the method defined in the description). Also disclosed are thermoplastic moulding compounds for producing these films or plates that can be metal-plated, a granulate comprising these thermoplastic moulding compounds, stratified composite films or plates and mouldings comprising these films or plates, metal-plated polymer bodies comprising these films or plates, stratified composite films or plates and mouldings, processes for producing these objects, the use of these objects as EMI shieldings and absorbers, dampers or reflectors for electromagnetic radiation, oxygen scavengers, electroconducting components, gas barriers, and decorative elements comprising these objects.