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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chuan-Ju Chen, Amherst, MA (US);
Mitchell J. Sierodzinski, Springfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
Bayer Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 6/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 6/900 ;
Abstract
A thermoplastic molding composition which features improved surface appearance is disclosed. The composition contains a blend of (A) a grafted rubber comprising a crosslinked rubber substrate which contains a styrenic core and an acrylate rubber shell, to which grafted is a grafted phase, and (B) a copolymeric matrix containing a copolymer such as styrene/acrylonitrile, and (C) an aromatic (co)polycarbonate resin. The composition is useful in the preparation of molded articles which are characterized in having low haze, high gloss and the absence of corona defect.