Highly filled polymer composition with improved properties

Abstract

A highly filled polymer composition with improved properties comprising: a continuous matrix material; a filler material in an amount of 10 to 80 wt. % of said composition; a polymer plasticizer dispersed in said continuous matrix material in an amount of 0.5 to 15 wt. % of said filler; a filler coating material which coats said filler particles in the form of a continuous coating layer thus forming coated filler particles; a diffusion zone around said coated filler particles where said filler coating and said continuous matrix material are mutually diffused into one another wherein said filler coating material is distributed with concentration decreasing in the direction outward from said continuous coating layer. Provided also is a method of preparing the aforementioned composition which guarantees that during extrusion or similar treatment the filler particles are coated with a continuous layer of the filler coating material and that the aforementioned diffusion zone is formed around the coated filler particles. In the manufacture of various products such as pipes, sheets, profiles, etc., the composition of the invention combines high deformation capacity with sufficient strength. Furthermore, the composition of the invention possesses high anticorrosive properties, has low shrinkage, and has high adhesion to metals, wood, plastics, etc.

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