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US 12,173,153 B2Granted
Dual-molded polyamide-silicone composite article and methods of making
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsRamnath Subramaniam, Joseph S. Warner, Michael J. Svendsen, David M. Castiglione
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Abstract
A dual-molded silicone-polyamide composite article including a first molded piece that comprises a blend of polyamide and an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer and a second molded piece that comprises a thermoset, hydrosilylation-cure silicone polymer. A portion of a surface of the second molded piece is autogenously bonded to a portion of a surface of the first molded piece.
Claims19
A dual-molded silicone-polyamide composite article comprising:
- a first molded piece that comprises a blend of polyamide and an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer in which the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer comprises at least 60 weight percent vinyl alcohol monomer units, with vinyl alcohol monomer units of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer providing from 2 to 20 weight percent of the blend and with the polyamide providing at least 70 percent by weight of the first molded piece;
- and,
- a second molded piece that comprises a thermoset, hydrosilylation-cure silicone polymer,
- wherein a portion of a surface of the second molded piece is autogenously bonded to a portion of a surface of the first molded piece;
- and,
- wherein the polyamide is chosen from the group consisting of nylon 66, nylon 6, and copolymers and blends thereof.
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