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US 4,904,725 AGranted
Block copolymeric rubber compositions for soles
AssigneeShell Oil Company
InventorGlenn R. Himes
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Abstract
Unit soles having a high abrasion resistance are molded from a polymeric composition comprising radial (AB)--.sub.x --BA monoalkenyl arene/conjugated diene block copolymers, syndiotactic-1,2-polybutadiene, a hydrocarbon extending oil, and a filter.
Claims2
A unit sole molded from a polymeric composition having high abrasion resistance and freedom from weld lines, said composition comprising:
- (a) 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer portion comprising
- (1) about 10% to 90% of one or more radial (AB--).sub.x --BA block copolymers where x is between 1 and 20, each block A being a monoalkenyl arene polymer having an average molecular weight between about 5,000 and 75,000, each block B being an elastomeric conjugated diene polymer having an average molecular weight between about 15,000 and about 300,000 and said blocks A comprise 8-50% by weight of each copolymer;
- (2) about 10% to 90% by weight of one or more radical (CD--).sub.y DC block copolymers where y is between 1 and 20, each block C being a monoalkenyl arene polymer having an average molecular weight between about 5,000 and 75,000, each block D being an elastomeric conjugated diene polymer having an average molecular weight between about 8,000 and about 60,000, and said blocks C comprise60-90% by weight of each copolymer,
- (b) about 5 to about 200 parts by weight of a syndiotactic 1,2-polybutadiene;
- (c) about 9 to 50 parts by weight of a linear low density polyethylene;
- (d) about 0 to about 200 parts by weight of a hydrocarbon rubber extending oil;
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- (e) about 10 to about 50 parts by weight of a large agglomerate size filler.
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