# US 5,708,065 A · Fire resistant resin compositions

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- Number: US 5,708,065 A
- Document ID: US5708065A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/770,191
- Filed: 1996-12-19
- Granted: 1998-01-13
- Earliest claimed: 1995-12-22
- Assignees: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
- Inventors: Marvin Michel Martens; Robert Valentine Kasowski; Kevin Bodle Cosstick; Robert Earl Penn
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5708065A

## CPC

- C08K 5/34928: {Salts}
- C08K 5/0066: {Flame-proofing or flame-retarding additives}
- C08K: Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients (paints, inks, varnishes, dyes, polishes, adhesives C09)

## Abstract

This invention relates to flame retardants for polyester and polyamide compositions, and specifically relates to compositions containing (1) about 30 to about 70 weight percent of a polyester or a synthetic, aliphatic polyamide or a mixture thereof; (2) about 15 to about 40 weight percent of glass or mineral reinforcing agent; and (3) a flame retardant of (a) about 20 to about 30 weight percent of melamine phosphate and up to about 10 weight percent of a charring catalyst; (b) about 15 to about 30 weight percent of melamine phosphate, up to about 10 weight percent of a charring catalyst and up to about 10 weight percent of a char former; (c) about 5 to about 45 weight percent of melamine pyrophosphate; (d) about 15 to about 30 weight percent of melamine pyrophosphate and up to about 10 weight percent of a charring catalyst; (e) about 15 to about 30 weight percent of melamine pyrophosphate, up to about 10 weight percent of a charring catalyst and up to about 10 weight percent of a char former, or (f) about 20 to about 30 weight percent melamine pyrophosphate and up to about 10 weight percent of at least one of melamine cyanurate, melamine, or zinc borate, wherein all percents by weight are based on the total weight of (1)+(2)+(3) only.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A composition comprising:
(1) about 30 to about 70 weight percent of a polyester or a synthetic, aliphatic polyamide or a mixture thereof;
(2) about 15 to about 40 weight percent of a reinforcing agent; and
(3) a flame retardant selected from the group consisting of
(a) about 5 to about 20 weight percent of melamine pyrophosphate;
(b) about 32.5 to about 45 weight percent of melamine pyrophosphate; or
(c) about 20 to about 30 weight percent melamine pyrophosphate and up to about 10 weight percent of at least one of melamine or zinc borate
wherein all percents by weight are based on the total weight of (1)+(2)+(3) only.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1 wherein said polyamide is nylon-6,6, nylon-6, copolymers thereof or mixtures thereof.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1 wherein said polyester is polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene terephthalate/polybutylene terephthalate copolymers or polyethylene terephthalate/polybutylene terephthalate mixtures.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The composition of claim 3 wherein the flame retardant is 3(a).

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1 wherein said reinforcing agent is glass, carbon, mica, aramid fibers or mixtures thereof.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1, wherein composition component (1) comprises a mixture of about 60 weight percent or greater of a polyester and up to about 40 weight percent of a synthetic, aliphatic polyamide.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The composition of claim 1, further comprising (4) a silane compound.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The composition of claim 7, wherein the silane compound is present in an mount up to about 0.4 weight percent, based on the total weight of (1)+(2)+(3)+(4) only.

### Claim 9 (depends on 3)

The composition of claim 3 wherein the flame retardant is 3(b).

### Claim 10 (depends on 3)

The composition of claim 3 wherein the flame retardant is 3(c).

### Claim 11 (depends on 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)

A molded article made from the composition of any of claims 1, 2, 4, 5-8 and 9-10.