Abstract: A blend of a vinyl aromatic copolymer, and a poly(phenylene ether) concentrate containing poly(phenylene ether), a vinyl aromatic copolymer, polyamide, polycarbonate, polyester, poly(alkyl acrylate), and/or poly(alkyl methacrylate). The blend may optionally contain impact modifiers, thermoplastic molding materials including polyester, polystyrene, polyolefin, polyamide, poly(vinyl chloride), polyurethane, polyacetal, and conventional additives such as dyes and pigments.

Abstract: In the case where a polyamide is blended with a specific partially crosslinked graft-modified polyolefin elastomer obtained by dynamically heat-treating a blend of a peroxide-crosslinking olefin copolymer rubber and an olefinic plastic with an unsaturated carboxylic acid or derivative thereof, an unsaturated epoxy monomer or an unsaturated hydroxy monomer in the presence of an organic peroxide, if the graft-modified polyolefin plastomer occupies a major portion, a composition excellent in the oil resistance, the mechanical strength and the resistance against heat aging is obtained and if the polyamide occupies a major portion, a composition excellent in the impact resistance, the rigidity and the tensile strength is obtained.

Abstract: Unsaturated polyester resins of the type already having reactive liquid polymers reacted into the backbone of the resins, are cured in the presence of a reactive liquid polymer additive admixed with the prereacted unsaturated polyester resin. Heating of this system during cure causes the reactive liquid polymer additive to miscibilize with the unsaturated polyester resin. The unsaturated polyester resin modified in the manner described above shows a significant enhancement in toughness as measured by fracture energy over unmodified counterparts or counterparts modified by known methods of adduction or admixing alone.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mixture composed essentially of polyoxymethylene (component A), a rubber-elastic graft copolymer in which the particles have been formed from a rubber-elastic, single-phase core based on polydiene and a hard graft shell (component B) and, if appropriate, a polymeric third component (component C). The invention also relates to a three-component mixture of the components A, B' and C, the core, in the case of B', being preponderantly or entirely composed of poly(meth)acrylic acid ester or silicone rubber instead of polydiene.The shaped articles produced from these mixtures are particularly distinguished by good low-temperature impact strength.

Abstract: A refrigerant transporting hose having a laminar structure including an inner tube consisting of at least one layer, an outer tube disposed radially outwardly of and coaxially with the inner tube, and a reinforcing fiber layer interposed between the inner and outer tubes. The inner tube includes a resin layer formed of a resin composition which consists of a blend of modified polyolefin and polyamide resin, and 1-10% by weight of .epsilon.-caprolactam. A proportion by weight of the modified polyolefin to the polyamide resin is selected within a range between 40/60 and 10/90. The hose may have a sealing layer formed on the inner surface of the inner tube. The sealing layer consists of a chlorinated elastomer containing a dispersion of an acid receptive agent. Alternately, the sealing layer may be provided on the outer surface of a hose connector nipple.

Abstract: Multifunctional viscosity index improver additives for oleaginous composition comprising reaction products of (i)(a) ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers grafted with (i)(b) carboxylic acid material, further reacted with (ii) at least one of polyamine, polyol, about C.sub.30 -C.sub.400 hydrocarbyl substituted carboxylic acid component together with polyol, or said carboxylic acid component together with polyamine, wherein the copolymer (i)(a) comprises intramolecularly heterogeneous copolymer chains containing at least one crystallizable segment of methylene units and at least one low crystallinity ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymer segment, and wherein said copolymer has a molecular weight distribution characterized by at least one of a ratio of M.sub.w /M.sub.n of less than 2 and a ratio of M.sub.n /M.sub.w of less than 1.8.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition suitable for shaped articles comprises (A) 100 parts by weight of a composition consisting of (a) from 5-95% by weight of a polyphenylene ether and (b) from 95-5% by weight of a polyamide, (B) from 5-100 parts by weight of a reactive group-modified copolymer rubber, and (C) from 0.01-30 parts by weight of a copolymer of unsaturated epoxy compound/ethylene/(/ethylenically unsaturated compound).

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding materials of improved green strength and impact toughness at low temperatures which are useful for producing injection moldings and are based on a TPU copolymer mixture, contain, based on 100 parts by weight,A) from 20 to 90 parts by weight of at least one thermoplastic polyurethane,B) from 1 to 40 parts by weight of at least one elastomeric graft copolymer formed fromB1) a grafting base comprising an elastomeric polymer having a glass transition temperature of below -20.degree. C. based on butadiene or an acrylate of from 1 to 10 carbon atoms in the alcohol moiety with or without a crosslinker andB2) a graft superstratum prepared by single- or multi-stage copolymerization of styrene, .alpha.-methylstyrene, acrylonitrile,methacrylonitrile and methyl methacrylate or of a mixture of at least two of said monomers,C) from 5 to 75 parts by weight of at least one copolymer prepared by copolymerization of, based on the total weight of (C),C1) from 55 to 90% by weight of .alpha.

Abstract: The present invention relates to improved polyphenylene ether-polyamide composition wherein the polyamide component comprises a mixture of amorphous and crystalline polyamide.

Abstract: A polymeric blend and a fuel container made of this blend. The blend has improved resistance to fuel and includes:(a) a copolymer obtained from copolymerization of .epsilon.-caprolactam, and a substance selected from the group consisting of:an aminocarboxylic acid having a carbon atom number not lower than 9,a lactam corresponding to said aminocarboxylic acid anda mixture of hexamethylenediamine with a dicarboxylic acid having a carbon atom number not lower than 9, a weight ratio of said .epsilon.-caprolactam with respect to said hexamethylenediamine plus said dicarboxylic acid being of from 4 to 9; and(b) a polyolefin polymer with functional groups selected from the group consisting of carboxyl groups, esters, anhydrides, and carboxylates.

Abstract: The invention relates to a flame retardant plastics composition and based on a polyamide, a polyolefin, and magnesium hydroxide of the following composition:(1) 5 to 52 wt. % of a polyamide (PA),(2) 8 to 55 wt. % of a polyolefin (PO) composition comprising polypropylene at least partially functionalized with a compound containing an ethylenically unsaturated group and/or a propylene group and a carboxylic acid group, acid anhydride group, acid amide group, imido group, carboxylic ester group, amino group, or hydroxyl group, and(3) 40 to 70 wt. % of magnesium hydroxide particles in platelet form having a specific surface area of not more than 18 m.sup.2 /g.A major portion of the compositions according to the invention satisfies the Underwriters Laboratories Inc. V.sub.0 rating and the compositions also stand out through favorable rheological behavior and the fact that articles made from them by injection moulding have an exceptionally smooth surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to compatible blends of 94 to 10% by weight aromatic poly(ester) carbonates or polycarbonates, 5 to 70% by weight polyamides and 1 to 20% by weight ester-functional (meth)acrylate polymers and, optionally, elastomers in typical modifying quantities, to a process for the production of these blends and to their use for the production of moldings.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions contain as essential componentsA) 40-95% by weight of a partly aromatic copolyamide composed essentially ofA.sub.1) 20-90% by weight of units derived from terephthalic acid and hexamethylenediamine,A.sub.2) 0-50% by weight of units derived from .epsilon.-caprolactam andA.sub.3) 0-80% by weight of units derived from adipic acid and hexamethylenediamine,B) 5-60% by weight of an impact modifying rubber, and in additionC) 0-50% by weight of fibrous or particulate fillers or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to thermoplastic polymer blends which comprise a monovinylidene aromatic copolymer, an acetal polymer and a thermoplastic polycarbonate resin or a polyester resin derived from the reaction of a dicarboxylic acid and a glycol, and which may also optionally contain an elastomeric material such as a thermoplastic polyurethane or an elastomeric copolyester. The resulting polymer blends have good processability and a beneficial combination of physical and chemical properties including thermal/dimensional stability, impact resistance, chemical resistance and environmental stress crack resistance. Said polymer blends are suitable for use in the preparation of a variety of molded utilitarian articles having good appearance and paintability.

Abstract: Polymer blend compositions having improved toughness which comprise 99-1 weight percent polyamide resin, 1-99 weight percent ABS resin, and 1-100 phr of carboxylated nitrile rubbers, based upon the total weight of the polyamide and ABS resin.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition is here disclosed which is prepared by blending (I) 99 to 1% by weight of a polyamide resin, (II) 1 to 99% by weight of at least one kind of resin selected from the group consisting of a polyphenylene ether resin alone or a mixture of the polyphenylene ether resin and a styrene polymer, an aromatic polyester resin, a polycarbonate resin, a polyoxymethylene resin, an ABS resin, a polyarylene sulfide resin and a polyarylate resin, and (III) 0.1 to 100 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the aforesaid resins (I)+(II), of a multi-phase structure thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising (a) modified polyolefin produced by graft-polymerizing a polyolefin with a glycidyl compound represented by the following general formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms, Ar is an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6-20 carbon atoms and containing at least one glycidyloxy group, and n is an integer of 1-4; and (b) a matrix polymer resin such as polyamide, polyester, polycarbonate etc.

Abstract: A molding composition having improved toughness and impact strength comprising 60-90 percent by weight of a matrix resin in the form of a polyester or polyamide resin, reacted with 40-10 percent by weight of a rubber formed by copolymerization of ethylene, one or more mono-olefins, and preferably one or more polyenes, and an ester of an alpha, beta-unsaturated acid having an epoxide functionality on the alkoxy portion. The composition is prepared by forming a masterbatch containing the backbone rubber, a monomer having the epoxide functionality, a catalyst and a portion of the matrix resin of the final composition in a single step bulk process, and thereafter blending the masterbatch with the remainder of the matrix resin.

Abstract: Graft polymers for use as compatibilizers and/or modifiers for engineering thermoplastic compositions are provided comprising the reaction product of functionalized thermoplastic polymers with styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer. The functionalized thermoplastic polymers are based typically on polyolefin polymers and contain at least one functional group reactive either with styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer, or with direactive linking groups reactive with both of the functionalized thermoplastic polymer and styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer. The engineering thermoplastic compositions to be modified include polar engineering thermoplastics and the non-polar engineering thermoplastics based on styrene.

Abstract: Thermoplastic polymer blends comprising a monovinylidene aromatic copolymer, an acetal polymer and an elastomeric material such as a thermoplastic polyurethane or an elastomeric copolyester have good processability and a beneficial combination of physical and chemical properties including thermal/dimensional stability, impact resistance, chemical resistance and creep resistance. Said polymer blends are suitable for use in the preparation of a variety of molded utilitarian articles having good appearance and paintability.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process to produce toughened nylon compositions by blending a masterbatch comprising from about 15 to about 120 parts by weight of an .alpha.-polyamide with 100 parts by weight of a functionalized hydrogenated conjugated diolefin polymer and then blending the masterbatch with a sufficient amount of .alpha.-polyamide to result in a total of from about 200 to about 2000 parts by weight of .alpha.-polyamide in the resultant composition to form a toughened nylon composition. The toughened nylon composition has a 1/8 inch notched Izod impact toughness of greater than 10 ft-lb/in at -20.degree. F. when 20 parts by weight of the functionalized hydrogenated polyisoprene is blended according to this invention with a total of 80 parts by weight of nylon 6.

Abstract: Surface characteristics of a molded article formed by a composition comprising at least two kinds of engineering plastics and a functionalized polyolefin resin or a composition comprising the said composition and an inorganic filler or a rubbery substance incorporated therein can be improved without deteriorating such characteristics as rigidity, impact resistance, heat resistance, dimensional stability and moldability, by radiating an ultraviolet light not longer than 300 nm in wavelength to the molded article, the said functionalized polyolefin resin containing at least one member selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid group-, carboxylic ester group- or acid anhydride group-containing monomers, epoxy group-containing monomers, hydroxyl group-containing monomers, amino group-containing monomers, alkenyl cyclic iminoether derivatives and polyfunctional monomers.

Abstract: Thermoplastic compositions having improved mechanical, thermal and rheological characteristics comprising a blend of:(A) an impact resistant vinyl aromatic copolymer containing a vinyl aromatic monomer, an ethylenically unsaturated nitrile and a substrate of an olefinic elastomer;(B) a polyamidic resin;(C) a compatibilizing polymer containing from 0.01 to 4% mol. of a functional group reactive with the polyamide resin and(D) a polyolefin.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition is provided which comprises a polyamide, a grafted polymer of an isomonoolefin and an alkylstyrene, such as a maleic anhydride-grafted copolymer of isobutylene and para-methylstyrene, and optionally a polyolefin polymer.

Abstract: This invention discloses a unique blend of polyether ester amide and sulfur vulcanized rubber having higher modulus than the rubber component without sacrificing other properties of the rubber component.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified rubber composition comprising:(a) an uncured diene rubber selected from the group consisting of polybutadiene, styrene-butadiene rubber, isoprene-butadiene rubber, isoprene-butadiene-styrene rubber, nitrile rubber and carboxylated nitrile rubber;(b) from about 1 to 100 phr of a polymeric blend containing(i) from about 10 to 35 weight percent of at least one nylon,(ii) from about 65 to 90 weight percent of at least one polyolefin selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polypropylene modified with ethylene, and ethylene/propylene copolymers, and(iii) from about 1 to about 10 weight percent of an anhydride modified polyolefin containing from 0.2 to 9% by weight of chemically combined anhydride; and(c) at least one dithio diacid having the formula HOOC--A--S--S--A--COOH wherein A represents an alkylene group containing from about 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Impact modified thermoplastic polyurethane-polyester molding materials containing, based on 100 parts by weight of (A) to (C),A) from 30 to 90 parts by weight of at least one thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer,B) from 5 to 65 parts by weight of at least one thermoplastic polyester, preferably a polyalkylene terephthalate, andC) from 5 to 30 parts by weight of at least one graft rubber based on a polybutadiene (C1) or polyacrylate (C2) or a mixture of these graft rubbers andD) from 0 to 60% by weight of at least one fibrous or particulate filler andE) from 0 to 10% by weight of at least one assistant,the weight percentages being based on the weight of (A) to (C), are prepared by homogenizing the formative components at 190.degree.-250.degree. C.

Abstract: A novel thermoplastic resin composition excellent in heat resistance, impact resistance, hardness is provided which comprises 100 parts by weight of a composition comprising (A) 5-95% by weight of a polyphenylene ether prepared by oxidation polymerization of at least one phenol compound represented by the 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 and represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon residue, with a proviso that at least one of them is a hydrogen atom and (B) 95-5% by weight of a polyamide and 5-100 parts by weight of (C) a copolymer of an ethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymer rubber with an alkenyl aromatic compound and an unsaturated carboxylic acid or its anhydride. This composition may further contain 0.01-30 parts by weight of an epoxy compound (D) for 100 parts by weight of the composition of (A) and (B).

Abstract: Polymer particles in a size range between 2 and 15 micrometers, and having a refractive index close to, but not identical with, that of a matrix polymer and optionally having one or more enclosing shells, the outer shell being compatible with the matrix polymer, impart light-diffusing properties to the matrix polymer without degrading its physical properties, while the particles having a closer refractive index match to the matrix polymer impart gloss reduction to the surface of the matrix polymer.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a thermoplastic composition which is a blend of A) a thermoplastic polyurethane and B) an at least partly crosslinked alkyl acrylate copolymer of a C.sub.1-6 alkyl acrylate and a monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile, styrene, vinyl acetate, C.sub.1-6 alkyl methacrylates and mixtures thereof. The preferred compositions also contain copolymer selected from the group consisting ofC1) a thermoplastic graft product of a rubber component having a glass transition temperature below 0.degree. C., which serves as the graft base, and at least one graft monomer selected from the group consisting of styrene, .alpha.-methyl styrene, acrylonitrile an C.sub.1-6 alkyl methacrylate,C2) a rubber-free resin copolymer of styrene or .alpha.-methyl styrene with acrylonitrile,C3) mixtures thereof.

Abstract: In the case where a polyamide is blended with a specific partially crosslinked graft-modified polyolefin elastomer obtained by dynamically heat-treating a blend of a peroxide-crosslinking olefin copolymer rubber and an olefinic plastic with an unsaturated carboxylic acid or derivative thereof, an unsaturated epoxy monomer or an unsaturated hydroxy monomer in the presence of an organic peroxide, if the graft-modified polyolefin plastomer occupies a major portion, a composition excellent in the oil resistance, the mechanical strength and the resistance against heat aging is obtained and if the polyamide occupies a major portion, a composition excellent in the impact resistance, the rigidity and the tensile strength is obtained.

Abstract: A process for melt-blending a polyamide with a crystalline polyolefin incompatible therewith in the presence of a rubbery compatibilizing polymer capable of chemically or physically associating with both the polyamide and the polyolefin, at a process temperature higher than the highest melting temperature of any crystalline polymer present and higher than the highest glass transition temperature of any amorphous polymer present but such that significant degradation of any polymer present does not occur, all blend components being present within stated ranges, and the melt viscosity ratio of the polyamide to that of the polyolefin at the process temperature and a shear rate of about 100-200 sec.sup.-1 being about 0.1-1.2, especially 0.4-0.8. High stiffness, supertough polymer blends, where notched Izod impact strength exceeds 535 J/m, are obtained.

Abstract: Higher yields of graft copolymer occur when a catalytic amount of base is present during the grafting reaction. The resulting blends of ungrafted polymer with higher graft-copolymer content exhibit improved toughness and clarity.

Abstract: A novel graft copolymer capable of imparting to a polyolefin when blended therewith high tensile modulus and high sag resistance without increasing melt viscosity, and a method of making the same. The graft copolymer is a polyolefin having a relatively high weight-average molecular weight methacrylate polymer grafted thereto. The graft copolymer is formed by dissolving or swelling a non-polar polyolefin in an inert hydrocarbon solvent, heating to dissolve the polyolefin, and while stirring the mixture, adding a methacrylate monomer, together with an initiator to produce a constant, low concentration of radicals, to form a graft copolymer with a high molecular weight polymer chain covalently bonded or grafted to the polyolefin backbone. The graft copolymer can be separated from the solvent, isolated by volatilizing the solvent, for example in a devolatilizing extruder, and extruded into a desired shape such as a sheet, tube or the like. This graft copolymer can be blended with a poolyolefin matrix.

Abstract: A polyamide composition of improved impact comprising a blend of components (A) 5 to 79.5 weight percent of a graft rubber composition of a graft polymer of methyl (meth)acrylate and/or (meth)acrylonitrile and a vinylaromatic monomer grafted onto a substrate rubber, (B) 94.5 to 20 weight percent of a polyamide resin, and (C) 0.5 to 60 weight percent of a polymer compatibilizer which contains from about 0.05 to 4.0 mole percent of a comonomer containing a functional group which reacts with the polyamide resin is useful for molding and extrusion.

Abstract: An impact-resistant polyamide resin is produced bypreparing Mixture (I) by melt-kneading (A) a polyamide resin with (B) at least one modified olefin polymer selected from the group consisting of olefin rubbers having an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride added thereto, .alpha.-olefin polymers having an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride added thereto, crystalline ethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymers having an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride added thereto, and ethylene-ethylenic unsaturated ester copolymers having an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid anhydride added thereto,preparing Mixture (II) by melt-kneading Mixture (I) with (C) a polyfunctional compound having in the molecule two or more functional groups reactive with carboxyl group, carboxylic acid anhydride group or amino group, andmelt-kneading Mixture (II) with (D) a polyamide resin.

Abstract: This invention is a thermoplastic blend based on polycarbonate, thermoplastic polyurethane and an impact modifier. These resins have been found to be suitable for preparing molded or shaped articles having excellent combinations of processability, heat resistance, flexibility, solvent resistance and low temperature toughness. These resins comprise (a) about 35 to about 65 percent by weight of a thermoplastic aromatic polycarbonate; (b) about 35 to about 65 percent by weight of a thermoplastic polyurethane; and (c) about 1 to about 20 percent by weight of an impact modifier, which weight percentages are based on the combined weights of the polycarbonate and thermoplastic polyurethane. A preferred embodiment of the present invention is a thermoplastic automobile part, such as a bumper facia, prepared from such a thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: The invention relates to compatible blends having good surfaces of aromatic polycarbonates or poly(ester) carbonates and polyamides and, optionally, graft polymers and typical additives with addition of polymers containing sulfonamide units as compatibilizers, to a process for the production of these blends and to their use for the production of moldings having good surface properties.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin comprises a graft copolymer obtained by graft-polymerizing one or more kinds of vinyl monomer onto a compound rubber, wherein that compound rubber is obtained by inseparably entangling a polyalkyl(meth)acrylate rubber and a modified polyorganosiloxane rubber, the modification being obtained by radical polymerization of 1 to 15 parts by weight of at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of a polyfunctional unsaturated compound having at least one (meth) acryloyloxy group and a polyfunctional unsaturated compound having a cyanuric acid or isocyanuric acid skeleton in the presence of a polyorganosiloxane rubber.

Abstract: A resin composition comprising (A) a thermoplastic resin, (B) a functional compound having one or more bonds or one or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of organic groups having a non-aromatic carbon-carbon multiple bonds, oxirane groups and substituted carboxyl groups and (C) a diamino compound represented by the following general formula:R.sup.I NH--X--NHR.sup.IIwherein R.sup.I and R.sup.II each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group optionally having one or more inactive substituents, and X represents an alkylene group having 7 to 30 carbon atoms and optionally having one or more inactive substituents.

Abstract: A super-tough polymeric composition comprising an engineering thermoplastic and a modified radial polymer. The engineering thermoplastic is selected from the group consisting of polyamides, thermoplastic polyesters, polyphenylene ether resins, polyarylene sulfide resins, polysulfone and the like. The modified radial polymer is modified by grafting a compound containing a carboxylic acid or carboxylic acid derivative group. The modified, radial polymer has from about 3 to about 50 arms, as determined using light scattering techniques and the arms will be olefin polymers. The polymer compositions will yield shaped articles which fail ductilely when tested using ASTM procedure D-256 at room temperature and some at -20.degree. F.

Abstract: A thermoplastic molding composition was composed ofA: 20-90% by weight of a thermoplastic polyurethane,B: 1-40% by weight of an elastomeric graft copolymer formed fromb.sub.1 : 50-90% by weight of a grafting base comprising an elastomeric polymer which has a glass transition temperature of below -20.degree. C. and is based on butadiene or a C.sub.2 -C.sub.10 -acrylate and, if desired, a crosslinking agent andb.sub.2 : 10-50% by weight of a graft superstratum formed from styrene and acrylonitrile in the ratio of from 85:15 to 60:40 or styrene or methyl methacrylate, andC: 5-75% by weight of a copolymer formed fromc.sub.1 : 55-90% by weight of .alpha.-methylstyrene andc.sub.2 : 10-45% by weight of acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile or a mixture thereof, andD: up to 50% by weight of a reinforcing filler.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising 99-1 parts by weight of (i) a hydrogenated diene polymer which is a hydrogenation product of a straight or branched chain block copolymer consisting of (C) a polybutadiene block segment having a 1,2-vinyl content of not more than 20% and (D) a block segment which is a polybutadiene or an alkenyl aromatic compound-butadiene copolymer, the butadiene portion of which has a 1,2-vinyl content of 25-95% and 1-99 parts by weight of (ii) at least one of a thermoplastic resin or a rubbery polymer.

Abstract: A moldable thermoset composition comprising about 5-60% liquid crystal polymer and about 95-40% of an epoxy-functional rubber by weight, a process for making and a process for using same. The composition is made by melt mixing the LCP and the epoxy-rubber to form a blend. This blend is then cooled and may be molded, extruded, or otherwise formed into a desired shape. The composition is then heat-treated to make it set.

Abstract: Moldable multi-phase polyblends having excellent impact properties are disclosed which comprise blends of a polyamide, a thermoplastic copolymer of an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid and a monovinyl aromatic monomer, and an anhydride-functionalized elastomer. The functionalized elastomers are low in unsaturation, providing polyblends having good oxidative stability, and are .alpha.,.beta.-carboxylic acid anhydride adducts of EPDM-type rubbers, hydrogenated block or random copolymers of monovinyl aromatic monomers and conjugated dienes, or hydrogenated polymers of conjugated dienes. Optimum impact properties are achieved by combining the components of the polyblends using particular melt-blending procedures.

Abstract: A thermoplastic multiphase composition is provided which is a melt blend of a functionalized block or graft copolymer and a polyamide. The blend is made from polymers. That is, an elastomeric polymer is blended with a reactive polymer having a functionality which is reactive with the polyamide. This blending occurs under conditions, such as in the presence of free radicals, which lead to the coupling of the elastomeric polymer and the reactive polymer and forms a block or graft copolymer. The graft or block copolymer is then blended with a polyamide. The composition is a multi-phase composition wherein the polyamide is generally a continuous phase, and the block or graft copolymer is present in the form of a particulate dispersed phase. The polyamide compositions have a wide range of improved properties such as good low temperature (e.g., minus 40.degree. C.) impact resistance and good high temperature heat deflection (e.g., 65.degree. C).

Abstract: Thoughened thermoplastic compositions are described having a good balance of mechanical, thermal and process properties, comprising:at least a polyphenylene ether,at least a polyamide,an elastomeric copolymer containing a vinyl aromatic polymer grafted on an olefinic elastomer, andan organic diisocyanate.

Abstract: This invention provides hardenable compositions useful as construction media for a wide range of applications. Particular utility is found in the dental and medical arts where such compositions are highly suitable for the formation and construction of denture base, denture baseplates, denture liners, denture repair, custom trays, veneering for crowns and bridgework, artificial teeth, veneers and repair for natural teeth, and tooth restorative fillings. Such materials having improved impact strengths and elastic moduli when hardened are disclosed which include rubber-modified polymer.

Abstract: A polypropylene thermoplastic resin composition comprising (a) a modified crystalline polypropylene of a crystalline polypropylene comprising said modified crystalline polypropylene and (b) a modified polyamide obtained by partially or wholly grafting a polyamide with a clay mineral. A polypropylene thermoplastic resin composition comprising, in addition to the above polypropylene thermoplastic resin composition comprising the components (a) and (b), one or any combination of the following components (c), (d) and (e): (c) an ethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymer rubber or a modified ethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymer rubber, (d) a block copolymer between a monovinyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon and a conjugated diene, a hydrogenation product of said block copolymer, or a modification product of said block copolymer, and (e) an inorganic filler.

Abstract: The invention relates to polymer mixtures which comprise an aromatic polycarbonate, a polyester, and a thermoplastic elastomer. The polymer mixture comprises a polyester-ester urethane or a polyether imide ester as a thermoplastic elastomer. The polymer mixtures according to the invention have good flow properties.