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 µm (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.
Abstract:
Preparation of metal-plated, extruded plastic comprises: melt blending and extrusion of a plastic mixture (comprising: thermoplastic polymer (A); metal powder (B) having an average particle diameter of 0.1-100 mu m and more negative normal potential in acid solution than silver; dispersant (C); and fibrous/particulate fillers or their mixture (D)); and contacting the extruded plastic object with an acid, neutral or basic metal salt solution through electrolessly or galvanically. Preparation of metal-plated, extruded plastic comprises: melt blending and extrusion of a plastic mixture (comprising 100 wt.% of the components related to the total weight: 5-50 wt.% of thermoplastic polymer (A); 50-95 wt.% of metal powder (B) having an average particle diameter of 0.1-100 mu m and more negative normal potential in acid solution than silver; 0-10 wt.% of dispersant (C); and 0-40 wt.% of fibrous/particulate fillers or their mixture (D)); and contacting extruded plastic object with an acid, neutral or basic metal salt solution through electrolessly or galvanically brought into contact , that metal having a more positive normal potential in a correspondingly acid, neutral or basic solution than component (B), where the plastic object is surface-activated in the non-molten state after the melt blending and extrusion step and before the contacting step. An independent claim is included for a metal-plated, extruded plastic object obtained by the process.
Abstract:
A process is proposed for production of low-emission moldings for continuous operating temperatures >50° C. composed of a thermoplastic molding composition comprising A) from 10 to 99.9% by weight of polybutylene terephthalate or a mixture thereof with polyethylene terephthalate and/or polypropylene terephthalate, B) from 0.1 to 50% by weight of at least one terpolymer obtainable from b1) at least one vinylaromatic monomer, b2) at least one C1-C4-alkyl (meth)acrylate or (meth)acrylonitrile, and b3) from 0.1 to 10% by weight, based on the total weight of components b1) to b3), of at least one monomer which comprises an alpha,beta-unsaturated anhydride, and C) from 0 to 60% by weight of other additives, where the total of the percentages by weight of the components (A) to (C) is 100%, via injection molding, which comprises carrying out the injection molding by means of a vented plastifying unit with a cylinder with inlet aperture for the thermoplastic molding composition, with a screw which conveys and plastifies the thermoplastic molding composition within a screw channel, and with one or more vents for discharge of volatile content from the plastified thermoplastic molding composition from the screw channel outward from the vented plastifying unit.
Abstract:
The film or plate, which can be metalized, is a plastics mixture of four components. The tensile stretch of the thermoplastic polymer component is greater than the mixture including the metal powder, dispersant and filling components by a factor of 1.1-100.0. The tensile strength of the thermoplastic polymer component is stronger than the mixture by a factor of 0.5-4.0. The film or board is metalised by deposition in one or more layers. The plastics mixture (based on 100 weight%) comprises: (a) 5-50 weight% of a thermoplastics polymer; (b) 50-95 weight% of a metal powder with an average particle diameter of 0.01-100 microns and has a negative potential in acidic solution present a silver; (c) 0-10 weight% of a dispersant; and (d) 0-40 weight% of a fibre or particulate filler or mixture. INDEPENDENTLY CLAIMED are: (1) thermoplastic moulding formed from the film or plate; (2) granulate formed from the thermoplastics moulding; (3) bonded layered film or plate formed comprising the film or plate as covering layer and a substrate layer formed from one or more thermoplastic polymers; (4) Moulding comprising the film or plate or a bonded layered film or plate and a back sprayed, foamed, charged or compressed plastics carrier layer; (5) metallised moulding of the (bonded layered) film or plate and (component (b) containing layer, preferably of copper, chromium, nickel, silver and/or gold; (6) production of the film or plate and bonded layered film or plate by melt mixing and extrusion of the plastics mixture; (7) production of the metallised mouldings involving galvanisation or direct metallisation through vacuum deposition, irradiation/spraying or sputtering.