Polycarbonate blend compositions having improved weatherability and scratch resistance
AssigneeCovestro LLC
InventorsMarina Rogunova, Michelle L. Montgomery
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Abstract
A thermoplastic molding composition comprises polycarbonate, and demonstrates improved weatherability and having a high scratch and mar resistance. The composition comprises: (A) 50 to 90 percent by weight relative to the weight of the composition (pbw) of an aromatic (co)poly(ester)carbonate, (B) greater than 0 wt. % to 10 wt. % of a mineral filler comprising quartz or silica, and (C) greater than 0 wt. % to 5 wt. % of a high molecular weight non-polar lubricant and most preferably a siloxane lubricant, wherein the siloxane is not polymerized with the aromatic (co)poly(ester)carbonate. The composition may further comprise a rubber-modified graft polymer, and a vinyl copolymer.
Claims11
A thermoplastic molding composition comprising:
- (A) 50 wt. % to 90 wt. of an aromatic (co)poly(ester)carbonate,
- (B) greater than 0 wt. % to 10 wt. of a mineral filler comprising a fused silica flour having a pH measured according to DIN ISO 10390 of 5.0 to 8.0, and an average particle size d50 of 0.25 μm to 5.0 μm and a content of metal oxides ≤2% by weight based on component B,
- (C) greater than 0 wt. % to 5 wt. % of a high molecular weight siloxane lubricant, wherein the siloxane is not polymerized with the aromatic (co)poly(ester)carbonate, and wherein the molecular weight of the siloxane lubricant is 100,000 grams per mole,
- (D) greater than 0 wt. % to 20 wt. %, of a rubber modified graft polymer, wherein component D is at least one graft polymer of;
- D.1:
- 5 wt. % to 95% wt. % of at least one vinyl monomer selected from the group consisting of styrene, α-methylstyrene and methyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile and maleic anhydride on;
- D.2:
- 5 wt. % to 95% wt. % of a one or more elastomeric graft bases selected from the group consisting of diene rubbers, acrylate rubber and silicone/acrylate composite rubbers with glass transition temperatures below −10° C., wherein the glass transition temperature is determined by means of differential scanning calorimetry according to standard DIN EN 61006 at a heating rate of 10 K/min with definition of the glass transition temperature as the mid-point temperature, and
- (E) greater than 0 wt. % to 40 wt. % of a vinyl copolymer,
- wherein the wt. %, all instances, are relative to the weight of the composition (pbw).
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