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AssigneeShanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Academia Sinica
InventorsDuan Youlu, Jin Shanrong, Huang Tingchun, Sun Jin, Yu Xinying
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Fluoropolymer alloys made of melt fabricatable extra-high-molecular weight fluorinated ethylene-propylene copolymer (EHMW-FEP) and one or more other polymers. In fluoropolymer alloys made of EHMW-FEP and polytetrafluoroethylene, the weight percentage of the former is 0.1-99.9% and the latter is 99.9-0.1% respectively. The processes for preparing the fluoropolymer alloys are dried powder co-mill or wetted powder co-mill. Using the fluoropolymer alloys of this invention various kinds of articles have been fabricated by melt compression or cold compaction and sintering. These articles show a great improvement in creep property and also a prolonged service life in comparison with those made from ordinary polytetrafluoroethylene.
Fluoropolymer alloys, which comprises the melt fabricatable extra-high-molecular weight fluorinated ethylene-propylene copolymer (EHMW-FEP) and one or more other polymers selected from the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene, polychlorotrifluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride, tetrafluoroethylene-ethylene copolymer, polysulfone, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyimide, polycarbonate, polyphenylene oxide and polyphenylene sulfide, said (EHMW-FEP) being a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and about 12 to 30% by weight of hexafluoropropylene having a melt viscosity of more than 1.times.10.sup.6 poises, and melt flow index of less than 0.8 gram/10 minute.
A process for preparing fluropolymer alloys of melt fabricatable extra-high-molecular weight fluorinated ethylene-propylene copolymer (EHMW-FEP) and one or more other polymers selected from he group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene, polychlorotrifluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride, tetrafluoroethylene-ethylene copolymer, polysulfone, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyimide, polycarbonate, polyphenylene oxide and polyphenylene sulfide, said (EHMW-FEP) being a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and about 12 to 30% by weight of hexafluoropropylene having a melt viscosity of more than 1.times.10.sup.6 poises, and melt low index of less than 0.8 gram/10 minute, comprising powder co-mill drying or wetted powder CO-milling.
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