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US 2013/0280532 A1Published application
Poly(arylene ether) composition and its use in the fabrication of extruded articles and coated wire
OwnerKim Gene Balfour, Hua Guo +2inventors
InventorsKim Gene Balfour, Hua Guo, Juha-Matti Levasalmi, Vijay Rajamani
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Abstract
An electron-beam cured poly(arylene ether) composition exhibits an excellent balance of flexibility, chemical resistance, and resistivity per unit volume. The chemical resistance of the composition is substantially improved by electron beam curing. The electron-beam cured poly(arylene ether) composition is useful for the fabrication of extruded articles, including insulation for automotive wire and cable.
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A cured composition, comprising:
- the product obtained on curing with 5 to 5,000 megarads of electron beam radiation an uncured composition comprising
- 20 to 55 weight percent of a poly(arylene ether),
- 20 to 50 weight percent of a thermoplastic polyolefin,
- 2 to 10 weight percent of a compatibilizer for the poly(arylene ether) and the thermoplastic polyolefin, and
- 5 to 20 weight percent of an impact modifier, wherein the impact modifier comprises the reaction product of a maleic anhydride grafted polystyrene-poly(ethylene-butylene)-polystyrene triblock copolymer and a polyethyleneimine;
- wherein all weight percents are based on the total weight of the uncured composition unless a different basis is specified;
- wherein the uncured composition excludes brominated materials;
- wherein the uncured composition excludes polymerizable acrylic monomers and allylic monomers;
- wherein the cured composition passes the class A, B, or C short-term and long term heat ageing tests according to ISO 6722, Section 10;
- and
- wherein the cured composition passes the chemical resistance test according to LV112 Section 8.8.1 using at least one fluid medium specified in LV112-1 Media group I or Media group II.
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An extruded article, comprising the product of a process comprising:
- extrusion molding an uncured composition comprising
- 20 to 55 weight percent of a poly(arylene ether),
- 20 to 50 weight percent of a thermoplastic polyolefin, and
- 2 to 10 weight percent of a compatibilizer for the poly(arylene ether) and the thermoplastic polyolefin, and
- 5 to 20 weight percent of an impact modifier, wherein the impact modifier comprises the reaction product of a maleic anhydride grafted polystyrene-poly(ethylene-butylene)-polystyrene triblock copolymer and a polyethyleneimine;
- wherein all weight percents are based on the total weight of the uncured composition unless a different basis is specified;
- wherein the uncured composition excludes brominated materials;
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- wherein the uncured composition excludes polymerizable acrylic monomers and allylic monomers;
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- curing the uncured composition with 5 to 5,000 megarads of electron beam radiation to form a cured composition;
- wherein the cured composition passes the class A, B, or C short-term and long term heat ageing tests according to ISO 6722, Section 10;
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- wherein the cured composition passes the chemical resistance test according to LV112 Section 8.8.1 using at least one fluid medium specified in LV112-1 Media group I or Media group II.
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A coated wire, comprising:
- a conductor, and
- a covering disposed on the conductor;
- wherein the covering comprises a cured composition that is the product obtained on curing with 5 to 5,000 megarads of electron beam radiation an uncured composition comprising
- 20 to 55 weight percent of a poly(arylene ether),
- 20 to 50 weight percent of a thermoplastic polyolefin, and
- 2 to 10 weight percent of a compatibilizer for the poly(arylene ether) and the thermoplastic polyolefin, and
- 5 to 20 weight percent of an impact modifier, wherein the impact modifier comprises the reaction product of a maleic anhydride grafted polystyrene-poly(ethylene-butylene)-polystyrene triblock copolymer and a polyethyleneimine;
- wherein all weight percents are based on the total weight of the uncured composition unless a different basis is specified;
- wherein the uncured composition excludes brominated materials;
- and
- wherein the uncured composition excludes polymerizable acrylic monomers and allylic monomers;
- wherein the cured composition passes the class A, B, or C short-term and long term heat ageing tests according to ISO 6722, Section 10;
- and
- wherein the cured composition passes the chemical resistance test according to LV112 Section 8.8.1 using at least one fluid medium specified in LV112-1 Media group I or Media group II.
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A method of improving the chemical resistance of a poly(arylene ether) composition, comprising:
- curing an uncured poly(arylene ether) composition with 5 to 5,000 megarads of electron beam radiation to form a cured poly(arylene ether) composition;
- wherein the uncured poly(arylene ether) composition comprises
- 20 to 55 weight percent of a poly(arylene ether),
- 20 to 50 weight percent of a thermoplastic polyolefin,
- 2 to 10 weight percent of a compatibilizer for the poly(arylene ether) and the thermoplastic polyolefin, and
- 5 to 20 weight percent of an impact modifier, wherein the impact modifier comprises the reaction product of a maleic anhydride grafted polystyrene-poly(ethylene-butylene)-polystyrene triblock copolymer and a polyethyleneimine;
- wherein all weight percents are based on the total weight of the uncured composition unless a different basis is specified;
- wherein the uncured composition excludes brominated materials;
- wherein the uncured composition excludes polymerizable acrylic monomers and allylic monomers;
- wherein the cured composition passes the class A, B, or C short-term and long term heat ageing tests according to ISO 6722, Section 10;
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- wherein the cured composition passes the chemical resistance test according to LV112 Section 8.8.1 using at least one fluid medium specified in LV112-1 Media group I or Media group II.
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A cured composition, comprising:
- the product obtained on curing with 5 to 5,000 megarads of electron beam radiation an uncured composition comprising
- 20 to 55 weight percent of a poly(arylene ether),
- 20 to 50 weight percent of a thermoplastic polyolefin, and
- 2 to 20 weight percent of a compatibilizer for the poly(arylene ether) and the thermoplastic polyolefin, and
- 5 to 20 weight percent of an impact modifier, wherein the impact modifier comprises the reaction product of a maleic anhydride grafted polystyrene-poly(ethylene-butylene)-polystyrene triblock copolymer and a polyethyleneimine;
- wherein all weight percents are based on the total weight of the uncured composition unless a different basis is specified;
- wherein the uncured composition excludes brominated materials;
- wherein the uncured composition excludes polymerizable acrylic monomers and allylic monomers;
- wherein the cured composition passes the class A, B, or C short-term and long term heat ageing tests according to ISO 6722, Section 10;
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- wherein the cured composition passes the chemical resistance test according to LV112 Section 8.8.1 using at least one fluid medium specified in LV112-1 Media group I or Media group II.
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