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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2001
Saeid Zerafati, Voorhees, NJ (US);
Michael Q. Tran, Abington, PA (US);
Nicolas Gruat, Montargis, FR;
Claude Granel, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Saeid Zerafati, Voorhees, NJ (US);
Michael Q. Tran, Abington, PA (US);
Nicolas Gruat, Montargis, FR;
Claude Granel, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Arkema Inc., Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
An improved impact modifier for polymers, such as PBT and blends thereof; is disclosed. The impact modifier is a blend of (A) a core/shell additive having a core based on alkyl acrylate, on a polyorganosiloxane rubber or a blend thereof and a shell based on poly(alkyl methacrylate), or on a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer grafted onto the core; and (B) a linear copolymer which contains from 50 to 85 parts of units derived from ethylene, from 5 to 40 parts of units derived from (meth)acrylic esters, and from 2 to 10 parts of a copolymerizable monomer containing an epoxy group. The impact strength provided by the impact modifier blend is unexpectedly higher than the impact strength provided by each individual component of the blend.