Abstract: Molding compositions based on polyvinyl chloride contain as the component imparting impact resistance homo- and copolymeric acrylic acid esters of oxethylates of phenol or of substituted phenols, wherein the difference of the indices of refraction n.sub.D.sup.20 (at least 20.degree. C., measured with the Na D line) between the basic polymer and the component imparting impact resistance at most is .+-.0.01; optionally copolymers with other acrylic acid esters can also be used in the molding compositions. The latter are inexpensive to manufacture and, besides transparency and weatherability, also have impact resistance.

Abstract: Novel thermoplastic polyelectrolyte complexes are disclosed which are the reaction products of (a) a polyanion and (b) a polycation wherein one of the polyanion and polycation contains repeating units derived from a soft monomer. By the selection of said soft monomers and of the cation group present in the polycation, moldable, extrudable polyelectrolyte complexes are obtained.

Abstract: Interpolymers resulting from the polymerization of a vinyl/aromatic monomer such as styrene, an olefinic nitrile such as acrylonitrile and a maleimide in the presence of both an ethylene propylene-diene terpolymer (EPDM) and an ethylene-acrylate copolymer and to molded products produced therefrom are described.

Abstract: The method of producing a rubber compound having high green strength comprising providing separate rubber components one of which contains a tertiary amine component bound therein and the other of which contains a halogen cross linking agent bound therein, and blending the two rubber components to form a rubber blend having high green strength.

Abstract: A rubber composition having improved cut growth resistance, processability and dimensional stability is disclosed, which comprises not less than 20 parts by weight of polyisoprene having a melting point of not less than 10.degree. C. and a content of cis-1,4 bond of not less than 88% and the balance of at least one diene rubber.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer composition based on a copolymer of an unsaturated nitrile, a substantially saturated rubber, a chlorinated polyethylene, and a vinylchloride polymer.To improve the impact resistance and the flexural modulus, the polymer composition according to the invention comprises:a. 50-95 parts by weight of:a.1. 5-70 parts by weight of one or more polymers obtained by polymerizing a mixture of:10-90% wt. styrene and/or styrene derivatives,90-10% wt. acrylonitrile and/or methacrylonitrile, and0-20% wt. of one or more other monomers; anda.2. 95-30% vinylchloride polymer; andb. 5-50 parts by weight of:b.1. a substantially saturated rubber, andb.2. chlorinated polyethylene;with the vinylchloride polymer content in the overall polymer composition being at least about 25% by weight.

Abstract: A blend of natural and synthetic rubbers having processability and improved green strength and building tack is provided. The blend comprises from about 5 to 55 parts by weight of natural rubber, from about 30 to 50 parts by weight of a conjugated diene-containing synthetic rubber and, from about 5 to 50 parts by weight of a substituted acrylamide-containing synthetic rubber. The latter synthetic rubber comprises from about 0.3 to 10 percent by weight of an N-(alkoxymethyl)acrylamide monomer, based upon the weight of the substituted acrylamide-containing rubber.

Abstract: A self-crimping, melt-spun acrylonitrile polymer fiber comprising as the continuous fiber matrix a first polymer comprising from about 80 to about 99 weight percent acrylonitrile and from about 1 to about 20 weight percent of one or more monomers copolymerizable with acrylonitrile and heterogeneously dispersed within said fiber matrix a second polymer incompatible with said first polymer.

Abstract: A blend of (I) a thermoplastic material or (II) a rubber polymer with (III) an elastomeric interpolymer, where said interpolymer is prepared by aqueous emulsion polymerizing a monomer mixture comprised of (A) diene, (B) comonomer of selected esters and amides and (C) termonomer selected from (1) vinylic monomers and (2) alkyl esters.

Abstract: Stable aqueous dispersions of polyolefin fibers are formed by contacting the fibers with an aqueous solution of a cationic copolymer of an acrylamide and an acrylate or methacrylate ester, the pH of the aqueous solution having been adjusted to be in the range of from about 9.5 to about 12 either prior to, during or after contacting the fibers with said solution. An exemplary copolymer is that formed by the copolymerization of acrylamide and .beta.-methacryloyloxyethyltrimethylammonium methyl sulfate.

Abstract: Chlorinated polymers are employed within flexible wire insulation coatings to improve the insulation properties of the coating and to increase the coating's discoloration resistance.

Abstract: A rubbery polymer composition comprising (A) a copolymer consisting of 45 to 79% by weight of butadiene, 20 to 55% by weight of acrylonitrile and 0.1 to 10% by weight of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of amide compounds having the formula (I) shown below and imide compounds having the formula (II) shown below, and (B) a vinyl chloride polymer, the weight proportion of said (A) to said (B) being 95-40 to 5-60. Said composition is resistant to ozone and oil, and moreover, is excellent in heat aging resistance and sour gasoline resistance when used in an oil, in a solvent or in the atmosphere at a high temperature: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 individually represent hydrogen, chlorine, bromine, or alkyl having 1 to 12 carbon atoms; R.sub.3 represents hydrogen, or alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and R.sub.4 represents hydrogen, alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or aryl having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.

Abstract: An improved photosensitive resin system being essentially solvent-free which contains an ester produced from an unsaturated organic acid and a polyhydroxyl containing material, a photoinitiator, a carbonyl initiator, and a monomer capable of reacting with an acrylic monomer, wherein an improvement comprises an additional component comprising an unsaturated hydroxyl containing polymer hydrocarbon. The improved composition has curing rates far in excess of those systems not using the hydroxyl containing unsaturated polymer. In particular, the advantages obtained through the use of the additional component are much faster curing of the composition, exceptional gloss, toughness, abrasion resistance and good rub resistance.

Abstract: An expandable composition of a solid synthetic vulcanizable elastomer of ethylene/higher alpha-olefin/nonconjugated diene copolymer or polychloroprene, a blowing agent, and a curing agent for the elastomer, said composition containing from about 5-25% based on the weight of total polymer of an ionomer resin which is an ethylene polymer containing at least about 50 mole percent ethylene and bearing from about 0.2-25 mole percent acid functional groups that are at least about 50% neutralized by metal ions.

Abstract: Compatibilized polymer blends are described comprising a blend of olefin polymer, nitrile rubber, and a compatibilizing amount of block copolymer comprising nitrile rubber compatibilizing segments and olefin polymer compatibilizing segments.

Abstract: Compositions comprising styrene polymers or polypropylene and dichlorocarbene-modified butadiene polymer exhibit improved flame-retardant behavior and a unique char-forming behavior.

Abstract: In the process of melting a blend of nitrile polymer and lubricous additive with a screw-plasticizing unit, the improvement which involves having an absorptive anti-slip agent such as rubber crumb in admixture with the blend when charging the plasticator to minimize feeding problems.

Abstract: Improved rubbery compositions comprise vinyl chloride polymers, butadiene-acrylonitrile polymers and butadiene-styrene-tertiary amine polymers. Such compositions may be compounded and vulcanized and the vulcanizates may be used in hoses, rolls and gaskets.

Abstract: The green strength of elastomer blends of natural or synthetic cis-1,4-polyisoprene and synthetic elastomers is improved by adding to the chain of the synthetic elastomer an ionogenic compound. The said ionogenic compound can be incorporated into the chain of the synthetic elastomer through conventional polymerization with the monomers forming the synthetic elastomer, and the ionogenic group of the compound will be pendant from the chain or backbone of the elastomer. The ionogenic group is combined with a readily ionogenic metal base or salt. This combination yields blends which have greatly improved green strength as compared to rubber blends known to the art.

Abstract: A vulcanizable elastomeric composition comprising(a) from about 89-40%, by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of an acrylic acid ester, or mixture thereof, having the formula ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4) radical, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OR', wherein R' is an alkyl (C.sub.1 -C.sub.4) radical, or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CN;(b)from about 10-45%, by weight, same basis, of bis(2-methoxyethyl)fumarate, bis(2-methoxyethyl)maleate, or mixtures thereof,(c) from about 1-10%, by weight, same basis, of an unsaturated monomer containing a halogen atom or an epoxy group, and(d) from 0 to 5%, by weight, of polybutadiene, polychloroprene or polyisoprene.

Abstract: A light-polarizing film comprising a polymer mixture containing a polymer having polyene chains formed by partial dehydrohalogenation of a halogenated vinyl polymer or a halogenated vinylidene polymer and one or more of the polymers selected from the group consisting of acrylate polymers and methacrylate polymers. Said light-polarizing film has excellent heat stability as well as humidity resistance and is useful in various fields including liquid crystal device, optical device, etc.

Abstract: The char-forming characteristics of aromatic polymers containing one or more combustion resistant components are improved by incorporating therein a polybenzyl, a polyallyl, or an allyl/benzyl moiety. As an example, a styrene polymer comprising a halogenated comonomer such as bromostyrene is rendered char-forming by the presence of copolymerized vinylbenzyl chloride in the styrene polymer. Such polymeric compositions are useful in the manufacture of shaped articles such as housings for electrical appliances.

Abstract: A thermoplastic powder coating composition is provided, comprising particles of polymeric material comprising a mixture of polymer (A) and polymer (B),polymer (A) and polymer (B) being selected from the group consisting of polymer of ethylenically unsaturated monomer, alkyd, polyester, and polyester urethane,one of either polymer (A) or polymer (B) containing an average of about 0.9-1.1 reactive groups per molecule and the other of polymer (A) or polymer (B) containing an average of 1-10 reactive groups per molecule,the reactive groups on polymer (A) being coreactive in a condensation reaction with the reactive groups on polymer (B), andpolymer (A) and polymer (B) are compatible.

Abstract: A vinyl chloride resin composition having surface smoothness comprises:(1) 100 parts of vinyl chloride polymer; and(2) 0.1 to 30 parts of a polymer processing aid comprising:(A) 10 to 100 parts of a copolymer comprising 20 to 99% of an alkyl methacrylate, 1 to 70% of a dialkyl itaconate, and 0 to 60% of a monomer copolymerizable therewith; and(B) 0 to 90 parts of a copolymer comprising 80 to 100% of an alkyl methacrylate, and 0 to 20% of a monomer copolymerizable therewith,the sum of the quantities of the copolymers (A) and (B) producing 100 parts of the polymer processing aid, all quantities expressed in parts and percentages being by weight.This vinyl chloride resin composition comprising a novel polymer processing aid not only shows an increased gelation rate, yields less ungelled particles and possesses excellent processability such as an increased elongation at a high temperature, but particularly affords a formed product of notably improved surface smoothness.

Abstract: Certain mixtures of polyanionic and polycationic polymers are effective inhibitors of magnesium hydroxide scale formation in evaporative desalination units.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process of producing a fiber-reinforced rubber article having excellent mechanical strength and modulus of elasticity, and exhibiting rubber-like elasticity, by providing a rubber composition from a vulcanizable rubber material, a vulcanizing agent and 1,2-polybutadiene staple fibers in an amount of 1 to 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the rubber material, shaping and vulcanizing the rubber composition to provide a shaped, vulcanized article in which surface portions of said 1,2-polybutadiene staple fibers are vulcanized and cross-linked to the vulcanized rubber material matrix.

Abstract: Blends of a copolymer of methyl methacrylate and styrene with an acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer have improved optical, mechanical and gas barrier properties as well as improved processability.