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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 1988
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1986
Deborah L Allen, Dalton, MA (US);
Richard B Allen, Dalton, MA (US);
Robert A Wiercinski, Cambridge, MA (US);
General Electric Company, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Abstract
New and improved thermoplastic compositions are disclosed comprising a blend of an aromatic polycarbonate and a copolymer derived from a glycol portion comprising 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and ethylene glycol present in molar ratios of 1:4 to 4:1 respectively and an acid portion comprising an aromatic dicarboxylic acid selected from terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, and mixtures thereof. The compositions are compatible with, and advantageously contain impact modifiers and flame retardants. The copolymer of the subject invention has a heat distortion temperature of from 60.degree. C. to 70.degree. C. and when incorporated in the thermoplastic compositions of this invention provides polycarbonate-based compositions which exhibit lower heat distortion temperatures while retaining good tensile, flexural and impact strengths. The lower heat distortion temperatures of the compositions permits them to be molded and processed at lower temperatures thereby avoiding the degradation of the materials with concomitant loss in impact strength observed with higher conventional molding temperatures employed with earlier compositions.