Abstract: An improved method for the preparation of crosslinked polycarbonates comprises the reaction at elevated temperature of a composition containing cyclic polycarbonate oligomers with at least one polyglycidyl acrylate copolymer formed by the reaction of at least one olefinic compound with a glycidyl acrylate monomer. Further disclosed are network polycarbonates wherein the carbonate chains are linked to each other via polyglycidyl acrylate copolymer groups, and prepreg compositions which comprise a filler and a mixture of cyclic polycarbonate oligomers with a polyglycidyl acrylate copolymer.

Abstract: The subject invention relates to the polyester compositions being composed of (a) an aromatic polyester having the relative viscosity of 1.2 to 2.0, (b) an aromatic polycarbonate having the number average molecular weight of 10,000 to 80,000, and (c) a glycidyl-group containing copolymer consisting essentially of .alpha.-olefine and glycidyl ester of .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid and having the melt index of 0.1 to 100. They are useful for manufacturing electric, electronic and automotive parts, being superior in flow property and melt stability on molding, as well as in mechanical properties particularly in impact and hot-air aging resistance. The compositions can be molded to form various articles by conventional molding methods.

Abstract: A four-component blend of an aromatic carbonate polymer, a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, a methacrylate-diene-styrene shell-core copolymer and polybutylene terephthalate exhibits good shear thinning characteristics and weldline strength, as well as other favorable mechanical properties.

Abstract: Polymer blends useful as thermoplastic molding resins comprise polycarbonate, PETG and ABS or ASA exhibit enhanced moldability, heat resistance and thick section impact resistance not available in binary blends of the components.

Abstract: Compositions comprising a mixture of 20 to 30 parts by weight of polynorbornane, 80 to 30 parts by weight of a crystalline olefin-based polymer and a quantity of plasticizer for polynorbornane sufficient to lower its glass transition temperature to the range of rubbers. The crystalline olefin-based polymer is a polymer or mixture of polymers comprising 5 to 100 weight percent of a copolymer of ethylene and at least one alkyl acrylate the group of which contains 1 to 8 carbon atoms, said copolymer having a melt flow rate between 0.1 and 20 dg/min. and 0 to 95 weight percent of a copolymer of ethylene and at least one .alpha.-olefin containing at least 3 to 10 carbon atoms, said copolymer having a density between 0.89 and 0.93, a crystallinity between 15 and 50% and a melt flow rate between 0.5 and 15 dg/min. The composition of the invention is prepared by mixing a mixture of polynorbornane, plasticizer, ethylene/acrylate copolymer, crosslinking system and, if necessary, ethylene/.alpha.

Abstract: There is disclosed a resin composition comprising:(a) 28 to 78% by weight of a polyamide resin,(b) 20 to 70% by weight of a polyphenylene ether resin,(c) 2 to 40% by weight of a block copolymer composed of an alkenyl aromatic polymer and a conjugated diene polymer wherein a content of an alkenyl aromatic polymer structure unit is 10 to 45% by weight and at least 50% of a conjugated diene polymer structure unit is hydrogenated and(d) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated dicarboxylic acid, an acid anhydride and derivatives thereof with an amount of 0.01 to 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the sum of Components (a), (b) and (c),which has a specific dispersion state.The resin composition has excellent thermal stability and also good balance between impact strength, rigidity and high temperature rigidity with high degree.

Abstract: It was surprisingly found that a thermoplastic molding composition which contains polycarbonate and polyalkylene terephthalate resins at a particular weight ratio therebetween is rendered improved impact strength and hydrolysis resistance upon the incorporation of an additive amount of high melt flow high density polyethylene therewith. The molding composition of the invention comprise about 20-90 percent of polycarbonate resin, 80-10 percent of polyalkylene terephthalate (preferably PET) and about 3 to 5 percent of a high density polyethylene resin having a specific gravity of 0.94-0.97 and melt flow of 1 to 80 gm/10 min. as determined in accordance with ASTM D 1238.

Abstract: Blends of a linear alternating polymer of carbon monoxide and at least one ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon with a lesser amount of a poly(vinylaromatic)-modified polyphenylene oxide polymer exhibit improved modulus in comparison to the linear alternating polymer.

Abstract: Polymer blends useful as thermoplastic molding resins comprise polycarbonate, PCTG and ABS or ASA and exhibit enhanced moldability, heat resistance and thick section toughness not available in binary blends of the components.

Abstract: An improved stabilizer concentrate for use in stabilizing polymeric blend compositions which comprise a thermally sensitive interpolymer. The stabilizer concentrate comprises a carrier resin, and a stabilizing agent capable of stabilizing a thermally sensitive interpolymr. The improvement comprises employing a carrier resin having a viscosity such that the stabilizer concentrate has a viscosity of less than 60 percent of the viscosity of the polymeric blend composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition which is improved in compatibility between polyphenylene ether and polyamide and is excellent in processability and impact stength. This resin composition comprises:100 parts by weight of a composition comprising(A) 5-95% by weight of a polyphenylene ether resin and(B) 95-5% by weight of a polyamide and 0.01-10 parts by weight, based on said composition comprising (A) and (B), of (D) a compound comprising dinitrodiamine represented by the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X represents a divalent chain aliphatic,, cycloaliphatic or aromatic group which may contain halogen or oxygen, R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, a chain aliphatic group, a cycloaliphatic group or an aromatic group and when X and R.sup.1 are both chain aliphatic groups, the nitrogen atoms may further link to each other through R.sup.1 ; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group of 1-12 carbon atoms and R.sup.2 and R.sup.

Abstract: The invention relates to improved polymer material blends which include the compatibilizing agent, a compound of phosphoroustrislactams which is useful as a compatibilizing agent, between the polymer materials. An exemplary composition comprises one or more polyphenylene oxides, one or more polyesters and the compatibilizing agent comprising phosphoroustrislactams.

Abstract: The invention relates to polymer mixtures comprising A. an aromatic polycarbonate and B. a polyalkylene terephthalate. It has been found that the cosmetic properties of articles obtained by injection-moulding the polymer mixture can be improved by the addition of cross-linked polymer particles having an average particle size from 1 to 30 micrometers.

Abstract: A dynamically vulcanized composition is provided which comprises a polyolefin resin, an elastomer, and an ethylene copolymer resin such as a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate or an alkyl acrylate. A process for producing the dynamically vulcanized composition is also provided, which process includes the addition of the ethylene copolymer resin after the dynamic vulcanization step. The resulting composition comprises the ethylene copolymer resin predominantly in the polyolefin resin phase. The compositions have improved surface appearance and softness.

Abstract: Novel thermoplastic compositions are provided comprising a blend of a polyindane resin and an engineering thermoplastic such as polyphenylene ethers, polysulfones, polycarbonates, polyether ether ketones, polyarylates, polyamides, polyimides and polyphenylene sulfides. Blends of thermoplastic block copolymers with polyindane resins are also provided. These blends provide improved processability with good physical properties including high impact strength and high heat distortion temperature.

Abstract: A fiber-reinforced rubber composition capable of providing a vulcanizate having an excellent strength and modulus and a production process thereof. This fiber-reinforced rubber composition includes fine short fibers of thermoplastic polymer having ##STR1## groups buried in vulcanizable rubber. The vulcanizable rubber and the thermoplastic polymer are grafted to each other through a resol type alkylphenol formaldehyde resin precondensate or a novolak type phenol formaldehyde resin precondensate at an interface of the fiber. The ratio of the fiber to the vulcanizable rubber (A) 1 to 70 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the rubber in the case of the resol type alkylphenol formaldehyde resin precondensate or (B) 1 to 100 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the rubber in the case of the novolak type phenol formaldehyde resin precondensate.

Abstract: A resin composition comprising (A) from 10 to 90% by weight of a styrene resin; (B) from 10 to 90% by weight of a thermoplastic polyester resin; (C) from 1 to 80% by weight of an aromatic polycarbonate resin; and (D) from 1 to 80% by weight of an ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer resin.

Abstract: A moldable polyblend of an aromatic polycarbonate, a polyester of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid, an elastomeric rubber, and a polylactone, which polylactone is present within the range of from about 1.0 to about 10 weight % of the polyblend.

Abstract: A resin composition comprising:(i) at least one aromatic carbonate resin;(ii) at least one polyester resin; and(iii) an impact improving effective amount of at least one two-phase interpolymer comprised of at least one cross-linked polyacrylate and at least one cross-linked styrene-acrylonitrile resin.

Abstract: A novel thermoplastic resin composition is here provided which contains(I) 100 parts by weight of a polyoxymethylene resin alone or a mixture of the polyoxymethylene resin and a polycarbonate resin, with(II) 0.1 to 100 parts by weight of a multi-phase structure thermoplastic resin which is composed of 5 to 95% by weight of an epoxy group-containing olefin copolymer and 95 to 5% by weight of a vinyl polymer or copolymer obtained from at least one kind of vinyl monomer, either of both the components being in the state of a dispersion phase having a particle diameter of 0.001 to 10 .mu.m.Furthermore, a novel method for preparing the above-mentioned thermoplastic resin composition is also provided here.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding materials which consist of polyesters and polycarbonates and have good low-temperature impact strength contain(A) from 5 to 94 parts by weight of one or more aliphatic polyesters of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid,(B) from 5 to 94 parts by weight of one or more aromatic polycarbonates,(C) from 1 to 40 parts by weight of one or more olefin polymers which contain epoxide groups,the amounts of components A, B and C summing to 100 parts by weight, and, if required,(D) additives in effective amounts.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition having well-balanced properties which comprises 95-5 weight % of polycarbonate, 5-95 weight % of polyolefin and a particular combination of additional components selected from a styrene-ethylene.propylene copolymer, a styrene-ethylene. butyrene-styrene block copolymer, an AES resin, a styrene-olefin block copolymer, an unsaturated carboxylic acid-modified polyolefin, polybutylene terephthalate, a styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer, an oxazoline ring-containing styrene copolymer a saponified olefin-vinyl ester copolymer and an epoxy group-containing styrene copolymer.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding materials contain, as essential components,A) 5-92% by weight of a polyphenylene ether which can contain up to 50% by weight of a styrene polymer which differs from C),B) 5-92% by weight of a nylon,C) 3-50% by weight of a copolymer composed of C.sub.1) 97-99.9% by weight of styrene and/or substituted styrenes of the general formula I ##STR1## where R is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms or halogen, R.sup.1 is alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms or halogen and n is 0, 1, 2 or 3,C.sub.2) 0.1-3% by weight of an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated dicarbonyl compound andC.sub.3) 0-10% by weight of further, nonionic comonomers, andD) 0-35% by weight of a rubber impact modifier.

Abstract: A polymer blend comprising a polycarbonate, an acrylonitrile-methyl acrylate copolymer and an imide-acrylate copolymer containing acidic or anhydride groups which have been alkylated or esterified. The polymer blend has a low oxygen permeation rate, high strength, and is suitable for use as a packaging material.

Abstract: Thermoplastic resin compositions having excellent heat distortion resistance, impact resistance, chemical resistance and molding properties. The compositions are mixtures of a polyarylate, a polyamide and a specified graft copolymer or modified polyolefin.

Abstract: The invention relates to polymer mixtures which comprise a polyphenylene ether, one or more polyesters and a styrene polymer with side chains consisting entirely or partly of cyclic imino ether groups. The polymer mixtures have good properties, in particular a good impact strength in combination with good flow properties and a good chemical resistance.

Abstract: Thermoplastic blends having excellent chemical resistance and improved impact strength are prepared from a polyphenylene ether, a linear polyester such as poly(alkylene dicarboxylate), a polymer containing a substantial proportion or aromatic polycarbonate units, and property improving amounts of an alkylene acrylate copolymer.

Abstract: Thermoplastic compositions and articles made therefrom which have a high receptivity toward automotive paints comprises the following components:2%-25% of a copolymer of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid and ethylene,3%-50% of an elastomer comprising an ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymer,1%-50% of a crystalline homopolymer or copolymer of propylene,5%-40% of polyethylene or a copolymer of ethylene and an alpha-olefin,2%-20% of an epoxy or phenoxy resin; andoptionally, up to 50% of an inorganic filler. Such articles, when injection molded, exhibit flexural moduli in the range of 100,000 to 200,000 psi and have excellent paintability, a broad range of stiffness values and high impact and tensile strengths suitable for automotive applications such as bumpers, facias and wheel covers.

Abstract: Functionalized polyphenylene ethers are prepared by reacting a polyphenylene ether with a polymerizable olefinic compound containing a phosphorus or silicon atom or an epoxy or lactam group, preferably in the presence of a free radical initiator. They may be used in the preparation of compatible polyphenylene ether blends with such polymers as polyesters and polyamides.

Abstract: A vulcanizable rubber composition comprising (1) 100 parts by weight of a polymer composition comprising(I) a vinylidene fluoride resin,(II) at least one rubber selected from the group consisting of acrylic rubbers, .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated nitrile-conjugated diene copolymer rubbers and hydrides of .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated nitrile-conjugated diene copolymer rubbers, said acrylic rubber consisting of (A) 30 to 99.9% by weight of an alkyl acrylate and/or an alkoxy-substituted alkyl acrylate, (B) 0.1 to 10% by weight of a crosslinkable monomer and (C) 0 to 70% by weight of another ethylenically unsaturated compound copolymerizable with (A) and (B) (the sum of (A), (B) and (C) is 100% by weight) and said .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated nitrile-conjugated diene copolymer rubber consisting of (D) 10 to 60% by weight of an .alpha.,.beta.

Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition comprising 70 to 98 parts of an aromatic polycarbonate having a viscosity number of from 40 to 100 cm.sup.3 /g and 2 to 30 parts of a polyoctenylene or a modified polyoctenylene.

Abstract: A resin composition which comprises(A) 60 to 99% by weight of a composition comprising 1 to 99% by weight of a polyarylene ester and 99 to 1% by weight of a polycarbonate or a polyalkylene terephthalate, and(B) 40 to 1% by weight of an ethylene copolymer consisting of 50 to 90% by weight of ethylene, 5 to 49% by weight of an .alpha..beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid alkyl ester and 0.5 to 10% by weight of maleic anhydride,said resin composition having significantly improved impact properties with less dependency on the radius of notched part without deteriorating the excellent heat distortion resistance or excellent processability, barrier properties, chemical resistance, heat resistance of (A) of the composition comprising a polyarylene ester and a polycarbonate or a polyalkylene terephthalate and being useful for utilities such as parts for electric and/or electronic equipment, parts of automobiles and parts of office automation equipment which have been desired to be miniaturized and to have a thin-wall.

Abstract: Polyphenylene ether-polyamide compositions having improved resistance to water absorption and swell are provided by incorporating therein a phenolic compound.

Abstract: An adhesive composition comprising:a polymer latex containing a copolymer which comprises(a) 40 to 80% by weight of a conjugated diene monomer and(b) 0.5 to 30% by weight of a cyanated vinyl monomer,(c) 5 to 35% by weight of vinylpyridine and(d) not more than 53% by weight of an aromatic vinyl monomer; anda resorcin-formalin resin, which composition can adhere various fibers to rubbers.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding materials containing(A) not less than 5% by weight of a polyphenylene ether and(B) not less than 5% by weight of a nylon furthermore contain(C) not less than 0.1% by weight of a copolymer composed of(C.sub.1) not less than 30% by weight of a styrene of the general formula I ##STR1## where R and R.sup.1 are alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, hydrogen and/or halogen and n is 0, 1, 2 or 3,(C.sub.2) not less than 0.5% by weight of an epoxide-containing polymerizable monomer and/or(C.sub.3) not less than 0.05% by weight of a halobenzyl-containing polymerizable monomer possessing a structural unit (II) ##STR2## where X is halogen, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms or hydrogen and n is 1, 2 or 3, and/or(C.sub.4) not less than 0.05% by weight of a polymerizable monomer containing oxazoline groups and(C.sub.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition having superior processability and impact strength has:(A) 100 parts by weight of a composition comprising 95-5 % by weight of a polyphenylene ether obtained by oxidation polymerization of at least one phenol compound represented by the following formula: ##STR1## (wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 which may be identical or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or a substituted hydrocarbon group and at elast one of them is a hydrogen atom) and 5-95 % by weight of a thermoplastic polyester, and(B) 0.01-10 parts by weight of an amino resin obtained by modifying, with an alcohol, an addition reaction product of formaldehyde and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of melamine, guanamine and urea.

Abstract: A rubber composition for use in tire, particularly bead filler comprises 2.about.30 parts by weight of a particular modified novolak resin having a self-curability based on 100 parts by weight of rubber ingredient.

Abstract: Thermoplastic compositions consisting essentially of 25-80 weight percent polyamide, 10-70 weight percent polyarylate, 0.5-30 weight percent elastomeric modifier, and 0.5-7 weight percent epoxy functional polymer, where the epoxy functional polymer and the polyarylate are preblended with each other, show unexpectedly superior resistance to high speed puncture, even as compared with the same formulation absent preblending.

Abstract: The invention relates to thermoplastic compositions made up of:A. Polyphenylene ethers, in an amount of 15-95 wt. parts;B. Styrene resins, in an amount of 0 to 70 wt. parts;C. E-SBR rubbers, in an amount of 3-15 wt. parts;D. styrene-butadiene polymers prepared by emulsion polymerization (with Styrene incorporated in the copolymer in the amount og 3-15 wt. parts; andE. Optionally, other additives.The invention further relates to a method for preparing such thermoplastic compositions.

Abstract: This invention relates to mixtures of at least one elastomer latex with at least one dispersion of an aromatic polycarbonate, aromatic polyester or aromatic polyester carbonate.

Abstract: A low gloss thermoplastic with good physical properties comprises a blend of a polycarbonate with ABS and a gloss-reducing amount of a glycidyl methacrylate copolymer.

Abstract: Polyphenylene ether/rubber modified polystyrene compositions are uniquely suitable for flow molding large, e.g., 10 pounds or more, parts when the rubber modified polystyrene contains at least 12 percent by weight of particulate rubber, the rubber particles have an average diameter of greater than about 3 microns, and the compositions have an R* value of greater than about 16. R* is the ratio of the low shear rate viscosity to the high shear rate viscosity at the optimum processing temperature.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition prepared by crosslinking a composition comprising the following components (A), (B) and (C) by using a phenolic curing agent:(A) 30-70 parts by weight of an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer prepared by copolymerizing ethylene and an .alpha.-olefin having 3 to 12 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst comprising a solid component and an organoaluminum compound which solid component contains at least magnesium and titanium, said ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer having the following properties (I) to (IV):______________________________________ (I) Melt index 0.01-100 g/10 min (II) Density 0.860-0.910 g/cm.sup.3 (III) Maximum peak temperature as measured according to a not lower than 100.degree. C. differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) (IV) Insolubles in boiling n-hexane not less than 10 wt.

Abstract: Heat shrinkable thermoplastic compositions are prepared by blending an ethylene copolymer resin with an EPDM rubber and dynamically vulcanizing the rubber. The ethylene copolymer resin is a copolymer of ethylene with an alkyl ester of an alpha, beta monoethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acid as well as copolymers of ethylene with the acid per se. The preferred copolymer is ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer. Uncured rubber can be included in the composition.

Abstract: A polyphenylene ether resin composition superior in impact resistance, heat resistance, mechanical strength, moldability, and flow properties, comprising a polyphenylene ether resin (A), a polystyrene resin (B), and a polyorganosiloxane-based graft copolymer (C) produced by graft polymerizing one or more vinyl monomers onto a polyorganosiloxane rubber which contains a graft-linking agent copolymerized and exhibits a degree of swelling of 3 to 15 measured in toluene.

Abstract: A polymer blend of superior impact resistance comprises an intimate blend of a polyester resin, a polycarbonate resin and an acid-modified polyolefin. The preferred acid-modified polyolefin is a polyethylene wax which has been modified with maleic acid anhydride.

Abstract: Elastoplastic compositions comprising a continuous crystalline polyolefin phase and at least two phases discretely dispersed in the polyolefin phase, one of which is a dynamically cured EPDM rubber and the other an amorphous and thermoplastic styrene polymer, in which at least 80% of the dispersed particles has a maximum size preferably below 5 .mu.m.The compositions are prepared by masticating a mixture of the components under conditions of dynamic curing of rubber.

Abstract: A rubber composition which in the cured state shows improved adhesion to substrate through hydroxyl-reactive adhesives such as polyurethane comprises a first elastomer such as EPDM which shows generally poor adhesion, a minor proportion of a halogenated elastomer, phenol resin, a curative system for covulcanizing the elastomer, and an aminic substance which catalyses reaction between the resin and isocyanate containing adhesives.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions contain as essential components(A) from 1 to 90% by weight of a polycarbonate,(B) from 1 to 90% by weight of a polyester,(C) from 1 to 90% by weight of a polyamide,(D) from 0.5 to 30% by weight of a polymeric component having hydroxyl groups and in addition(E) from 0 to 30% by weight of an impact-modifying rubber and(F) from 0 to 60% by weight of a fibrous or particulate filler.

Abstract: Blends of a silicone-polycarbonate block copolymer with a compatibilized alloy of polyphenylene ether and polyester resins comprise a class of thermoplastic materials with physical properties ranging from those of a self-extinquishing, tough thermoplastic elastomer to a rigid engineering material. The compatibilizers include aromatic polycarbonates and rubber-modified impact modifiers.