Platable resin compositions
AssigneeSabic Global Technologies B.V.
InventorsHuanbing WANG, Pei Helen SUN, Dake SHEN, Yangang YAN, Xiaofeng YU
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Abstract
Disclosed are platable resin compositions for use in, for example, metal plating of plastics. The resin compositions include polycarbonate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene and a filler, and may exclude a laser direct structuring additive. The compositions possess markedly improved characteristics, such as notched IZOD impact, flex modulus, and peel strength. Also disclosed are methods for plating metal on a substrate that is formed from the present resin compositions, as well as articles that include the disclosed compositions.
Claims20
A platable resin composition comprising:
- 10-90 wt % of polycarbonate;
- 5-50% of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene;
- and,
- 1-8% of a filler,
- wherein said resin composition does not include a laser direct structuring additive, and
- wherein a substrate formed the resin composition is capable of being plated with a metal.
A method for the plating of metal on a substrate comprising:
- providing a substrate comprising a resin that includes
- 10-90 wt % of polycarbonate,
- 5-50% of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, and,
- 1-8% of a filler,
- wherein said resin composition does not include a laser direct structuring additive;
- and,
- depositing a metal on said substrate, thereby plating said substrate with said metal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.