Basf Aktiengesellschaft

Rudolf Stephan

Juergen Hambrecht

Johann Swoboda

Claus Bernhard

Franz Brandstetter

Burghard Schmitt

Georg Wassmuth

Herbert Naarmann

Hermann Gausepohl

Gerhard Heinz

Adolf Echte

Graham E McKee

Klaus Penzien

Franz Haaf

Klaus Benker

Josef Schwaab

Heinz-Juergen Overhoff

Hans Breuer

The invention relates to a thermoplastic molding material of an elastomeric polymer A, a shell B grafted to the polymer A, and a copolymer C as rigid matrix. The amount of polymer A is 1 to 25 percent by weight based on the weight of A+B+C. It has a glass transition temperature, Tg, of less than 0.degree. C. and an average particle size of 200 to 750 nanometers (d.sub.50 value of the integral mass distribution) and is composed of: 50 to 99.9 percent by weight of at least one alkylacrylate with 1 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical and 0.1 to 5 percent by weight of a polyfunctional monomer which has a crosslinking action. Grafting shell B represents 5 to 40 percent by weight based on A+B+C and is composed of at least one of the monomers of the group of

Thermoplastic molding material

Thermoplastic molding materials contain a copolymer A and a graft copolymer B. The copolymer A is a hard component comprising one or more copolymers of styrene and/or .alpha.-methylstyrene with from 20 to 40% by weight of acrylonitrile. The graft copolymer B comprises one or more crosslinked acrylate polymer with a mean particle size of 0.5-0.8 .mu.m (d.sub.50 value of the cumulative mass distribution), a particle distribution, expressed by the ratio ##EQU1## in the range Q.gtoreq.0.6, and a glass transition temperature Tg below 0.degree. C. A mixture of styrene and acrylonitrile in a weight ratio from 88:12 to 65:35 is grafted onto this rubber.

Thermoplastic molding materials

A thermoplastic molding material contains 50-90% by weight of a hard component A comprising one or more copolymers of styrene and/or .alpha.-methylstyrene with acrylonitrile, and 50-10% by weight of a graft copolymer B comprising 40-80% by weight of a crosslinked acrylate polymer which has a mean particle size greater than 0.8 .mu.m (d.sub.50 value of the cumulative mass distribution) and onto which 20-60% by weight of a mixture of styrene and acrylonitrile in a weight ratio of from 88:12 to 65:35 is grafted. The novel molding material is used for the production of moldings.

Transparent, impact-resistant thermoplastic molding materials produced from a rigid methylmethacrylate polymer A, a rigid styrene-acrylonitrile polymer B and a flexible graft copolymer C, made from grafting an alkylmethacrylate and optionally styrene onto a rubber grafting base.

Transparent impact-resistant molding material

Thermoplastic molding compositions based on rubber-modified styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers containing a halogenated styrene oligomer as the effective flame-proofing agent which is sufficiently heat-stable, does not interfere with processing on conventional machinery, does not corrode or cause coatings on such machinery, and has virtually no adverse effect on the impact strength of the polymers. The flameproofing agent as a rule has a degree of polymerization of from 3 to 200 and can be incorporated into the polymer by conventional methods; the polymer may or may not contain additional synergistic agents and processing auxiliaries, which are incorporated in the conventional manner and in the conventional amounts.

Self-extinguishing thermoplastic molding compositions

Impact-resistant thermoplastic molding compositions having a hard component comprising a styrene/acrylonitrile copolymer and a soft component comprising a graft copolymer of styrene and acrylonitrile on a rubbery polymer containing butadiene. The rubbery polymer serving as base for the graft copolymer is produced by polymerization or the monomer of monomers forming said polymer in aqueous emulsion and in the presence of a small amount of an alkanol of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms. The compositions have improved color and color stability and may be processed by conventional methods to form shaped articles.

Impact resistant thermoplastic molding compositions

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