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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2002
William D. Coggio, Hudson, WI (US);
Peter J. Scott, Madison, AL (US);
Klaus Hintzer, Kastl, DE;
Erik D. Hare, St. Paul, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a curable composition comprising a fluoropolymer comprising interpolymerized units derived from (i) CF ═CF—R , wherein R is fluorine or a C -C perfluoroalkyl, (ii) at toast about 10 mole percent of a hydrogen-containing C -C olefin, based on the total moles of said CF ═CFR and said olefin, (iii) an average of two or more bromine atoms including one or more terminal bromine atom(s) per fluoropolymer chain, (iv) optionally CX ═CX—R, wherein each X is independently H, F, or Cl and R is a halogen or a C -C alkyl or alkenyl group that may include one or more ether linkage(s), (v) optionally a bromine-containing cure site monomer; (b) optionally, a peroxide curing agent; and (c) optionally, a crosslinking co-agent. The invention also provides methods of making and using such fluoropolymer compositions.