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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 25, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wie-Hin Pan, Evansville, IN (US);
Dwight J Patterson, Murfreesboro, TN (US);
Omar M Boutni, Haslettt, MI (US);
Luca P Fontana, Evansville, IN (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524164 ; 524165 ; 524611 ; 524612 ; 525146 ;
Abstract
A polyestercarbonate copolymer blend which exhibits a glass transition temperature lower than bisphenol-A carbonate homopolymer, shows improved processability and fire-retardancy. The desired lower Tg and improved flow can be achieved by the polycondensation of a dihydric phenol and aliphatic dicarboxylic acid. The condensate is polymerized with a carbonate forming reagent. The resin is fire-retarded with a mixture of halogenated polycarbonate, potassium diphenylsulfone sulfonate and polytetrafluoroethylene.