Abstract: A polyblend which has a high heat distortion temperature and good impact strength, and which may be transparent, is produced by blending 20 to 95 percent by weight of an anhydride polymer of a vinyl aromatic monomer, such as styrene or p-methylstyrene, with an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride, such as maleic anhydride, with 80 to 5 percent by weight of a methyl methacrylate homopolymer or copolymer, where at least one of the anhydride polymer or the methyl methacrylate polymer are rubber modified. Various other polymers or resins may be added to the blend, such as 10 to 60 weight percent of a vinyl chloride resin, or rubber modified vinyl chloride resin, up to 20 percent of an ungrafted rubber, or up to 40 percent of a graft copolymer of a vinyl aromatic monomer and methyl methacrylate, methacrylonitrile, or acrylonitrile or mixtures, grafted onto 10-60 percent of a substrate rubber.

Abstract: Thermoplastic blends having high heat distortion temperature and impact strength comprise 10-90 weight percent of a polyglutarimide, and 90-10 weight percent of a rubber-modified vinyl chloride resin prepared by polymerization of vinyl chloride in the presence of 2 to 50 percent of a rubber to form a graft copolymer.

Abstract: A polyblend which has high heat distortion temperature and high impact strength is produced from 80 to 20 percent by weight of vinyl chloride resins, which comprise 90 to 30 percent by weight of a rubber-modified vinyl chloride resin and 10 to 70 percent by weight of a vinyl chloride resin that is not rubber-modified; and 20 to 80 percent by weight of a polymer of a vinyl aromatic monomer such as styrene, an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride, such as maleic anhydride, and an optional third monomer such as methyl methacrylate or acrylonitrile, which polymer may be a rubber-modified polymer.

Abstract: A polyblend exhibiting high heat distortion temperatures, high impact strength, good processability, and which can be made in a substantially transparent form is produced from (a) 80-20 percent of a rubber-modified vinyl chloride resin, prepared by polymerization of vinyl chloride in the presence of 2-20 percent of a rubber; and (b) 20-80 percent of a rubber-modified copolymer or terpolymer of a vinyl aromatic monomer, such as styrene, an unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride, such as maleic anhydride, an optional third monomer such as methyl methacrylate or acrylonitrile, prepared by polymerizing the monomers in the presence of 5-25 percent of one or more rubbers; and (c) optionally 0 to 10 percent of an ungrafted rubber, such as a block copolymer of 1,3-butadiene and styrene; and/or 0-35 percent of a graft copolymer of rubber, styrene, and methyl methacrylate or acrylonitrile.

Abstract: A polyblend of (a) 80-20 percent of a rubber-modified vinyl chloride resin, prepared by polymerization of vinyl chloride in the presence of 2 to 20 percent of a rubber, and (b) 20-80 percent of copolymers or terpolymers of a vinyl aromatic monomer, such as styrene, an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride, such as maleic anhydride, and an optional third monomer such as methyl methacrylate or acrylonitrile, and (c) optionally 0-15 percent of an ungrafted rubber such as a block copolymer of 1,3-butadiene and styrene; and/or 0-35 percent of a graft copolymer of rubber, styrene, and methyl methacrylate or acrylonitrile. The polyblends have high heat distortion temperatures, high impact strength, good processability, and can be made in a substantially transparent form.

Abstract: A polyvinyl chloride resin blend having a high heat distortion temperature, comprising a blend of 60-80 percent by weight of a polyvinyl chloride resin and 20-40 percent by weight of a copolymer of a vinyl aromatic monomer, such as styrene, and either 14-27 percent by weight of maleic anhydride or 10-18 percent by weight of an imide derivative of maleic anhydride.

Abstract: The preparation of a branched, radial block copolymer having improved falling weight impact properties, especially at temperatures from room temperature to -40.degree. C. is described.

Abstract: The preparation of a branched, radial block copolymer having improved falling weight impact properties, especially at temperatures from room temperature to -40.degree. C., and having bimodal distribution of molecular structure in the arms of the block copolymer is described.

Abstract: The invention concerns thermoplastic molding compositions consisting essentially of a blend of:A. From about 40% to about 95% by weight of a interpolymer comprising from about 8 to about 15% block interpolymers prepared in a stereospecific system using from 5% to 35% vinyl aromatic compound and from 65 to 95% conjugated alkadiene, and about 84 to about 92% of a mixture containing from about 88 to about 93% sytrene and from about 7 to about 12% unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride selected from the group consisting of maleic anhydride and citraconic anhydride.B. From about 5% to about 60% of a polyphenylene oxide.