Abstract:
An injection molding or extrusion polypropylene composition having improved impact strength and improved weld line properties, wherein the polypropylene composition comprises a blend composition of an isotactic polypropylene homopolymer having a number average molecular weight as measured by GPC of at least 15,000, about 5 to about 15 parts by weight of a zinc neutralized sulfonated EPDM terpolymer per 100 parts by weight of the isotactic polypropylene homopolymer, and about 5 to about 15 parts by weight of a high molecular weight polypropylene.
Abstract:
This invention relates to injection moldable type elastomeric compositions having improved physical and rheological properties. The compositions used for elastomeric articles include a styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene block copolymer or compounds thereof, a neutralized sulfonated EPDM terpolymer and a non-polar process oil; and optionally a polypropylene thermoplastic resin.These blend compositions can be readily processed due to their superior rheological properties on conventional plastic fabrication equipment, especially on low pressure injection molding equipment into elastomeric articles having excellent physical properties and desirable rubbery characteristics.
Abstract:
This invention relates to improved front and rear fascia of a motor vehicle having improved flexibility, wherein the improved elastomeric composition used in forming the fascia includes a neutralized sulfonated elastomeric polymer, a polyolefinic thermoplastic resin and a preferential plasticizer. The formed fascia has an elastomeric-rich inner core which is composed of a blend of the neutralized sulfonated elastomeric polymer being plasticized with a preferential plasticizer and a polyolefinic thermoplastic resin, and a thermoplastic-rich outer shell which is composed of a thermoplastic blend of a major portion of the polyolefinic thermoplastic resin and a minor portion of the neutralized sulfonated elastomeric polymer being plasticized with a preferential plasticizer.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method for increasing the viscosity of C4–C7 isoolefin copolymers including halomethylstyrene derived units by mixing the copolymer with a hindered amine or phosphine of the structure R1 R2 R3 N or R1 R2 R3 P wherein R1, R2 and R3 are preferably lower and higher alkyl groups. The resulting ionically associated, amino or phosphine modified elastomers are used to prepare thermoplastic elastomer blend compositions, including dynamically vulcanized compositions, containing more finely dispersed elastomers which results in compositions having improved mechanical properties.
Abstract:
Oriented films are prepared. A thermoplastic vulcanizate, prepared by mixing at least 20 wt % of a thermoset rubber by weight of the total composition into a thermoplastic polymer are disclosed. After the mixture is prepared the thermoset rubber is entrained as discrete particles within the continuous thermoplastic polymer phase. The resulting composite is subjected to a stress either by pulling, blow molding, or any other film-forming process as is known in the art. This stress causes the continuous phase polymer molecules to become aligned or oriented in the direction in which the stress was applied, thus creating the oriented thermoplastic vulcanizate of the invention. This material has improved gas permeability and improved flexibility properties.
Abstract:
The present invention is a composition and a method of forming a composition, the composition comprising at least a halogenated elastomer and an amine or phosphine. An additional rubber component may be present in the composition of the invention. In one embodiment, the halogenated elastomer is a isoolefin copolymer comprising a halomethylstyrene derived unit. The amine or phosphine compound is represented by the formula (R1R2R3)Q, wherein Q is a Group 15 element, and wherein R1 is either hydrogen or a C4 to C30 hydrocarbyl group, R2 is either hydrogen or a C1 to C30 hydrocarbyl group; and R3 is either hydrogen or a C1 to C30 hydrocarbyl group provided that at least one of R1, R2 and R3 is not hydrogen. The additional rubber is selected from butyl rubber, halogenated butyl rubber, star-branched butyl rubber, halogenated star-branched butyl rubber, isobutylene homopolymer, butadiene rubber, neoprene, nitrile rubbers, ethylene/propylene/diene terpolymers, ethylene/propylene copolymers, styrene butadiene rubbers, polybutadiene, polyisoprene, isoolefin/alkylstyrene copolymer, halogenated isoolefin/alkylstyrene copolymer, natural rubber, polypropylene, polyethylene, polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride, silicon rubber, propylene oxide polymer, and mixtures thereof.
Abstract:
Tire curing bladders are made from poly(isobutylene-co-4-bromomethylstyrene) with a benzylic bromine content of from 0.15 to 0.45 mole percent, vulcanized with a cure system of 1,6-hexamethylene-bis(sodium thiosulfate) and zinc oxide. The vulcanizate has low residual benzylic bromine content which leads to enhanced stability under severe duty applications, reduced hot tension set, and reduced adhesion or co-cure to halobutyl tire innerliners.
Abstract:
A water or brine soluble terpolymer having the structure: ##STR1## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of ##STR2## wherein x is about 1 to about 95 mole percent; y is about 0.1 to about 5.0 mole percent; R.sub.1 is methyl or hydrogen; z is 1 to 29 mole percent; R.sub.2 is an alkyl group of 1-5 carbon atoms; R.sub.3 is an alkyl group of 3 to 4 carbon atoms; R.sub.4 is an alkyl group of 1-5 carbon atoms; and R.sub.5 is an alkyl group of 4-20.
Abstract:
A water or brine soluble terpolymer having the structure: ##STR1## wherein x is selected from the group consisting of ##STR2## wherein x is about 70 to about 95 mole percent; y is about 0.1 to about 5.0 mole percent; z is about 1 to about 30 mole percent; R.sub.1 is methyl or hydrogen; a is about 1 to about 5; b is about 3 to about 4; R.sub.3 is an alkyl group of 3 to 4 carbon atoms; R.sub.4 is an alkyl group having about 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R.sub.5 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbons, a hydrocarbon aryl group having about 6 to 20 carbons and an alkylaryl group having the structure of ##STR3## wherein A is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl groups, ethyl groups and propyl groups and mixtures thereof and c is about 6 to 20; and n is about 1 to 60.
Abstract:
A water soluble terpolymer having the structure: ##STR1## wherein x is selected from the group consisting of ##STR2## wherein x is about 1 to about 95 mole percent; y is about 0.1 to about 5.0 mole percent; R.sub.1 is methyl or hydrogen; z is about 1 to about 30 mole percent; R.sub.2 is an alkyl group of 1-5 carbon atoms; R.sub.3 is an alkyl group of 3 to 4 carbon atoms; R.sub.4 is an alkyl group of 1-5 carbon atoms; and R.sub.5 is an alkyl group of 4-20.