IP Library Granted Patent US 6,933,347
Granted Patent B2
US 6,933,347 · App. 10/416,059 · Granted Aug 23, 2005

Tubes obtained from a propylene polymer composition

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Patent No.
US 6,933,347
App. No.
10/416,059
Granted
Aug 23, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

Tubes formed from a propylene based composition having a flexural modulus of elasticity of 1,400 to 2,000 MPa and a melt flow index of 0.1 to 1 g/10 minutes, including: from 80 to 97 parts in weight of a propylene homopolymer (A) having an isotacticity index of at least 0.96, and from 20 to 3 parts in weight of a statistical copolymer of propylene (B) containing from 45% to 70% ethylene by mole and/or an alpha olefin containing from 4 to 8 atoms of carbon, the ratio of the intrinsic viscosity of polymer (B) to polymer (A) being at least 1.55 and less than or equal to 3.

Claims (10)

1. Tubes formed from a propylene polymer based composition having a flexural modulus of 1,400 to 2,000 MPa and a melt flow index of 0.1 to 1 g/10 minutes, including: from 80 to 97 parts in weight of a propylene homopolymer (A) having an isotacticity index of at least 0.96, and from 20 to 3 parts in weight of a statistical copolymer of propylene (B) containing from 45% to 70% ethylene by mole and/or alpha olefin containing from 4 to 8 atoms of carbon, the ratio of the intrinsic of polymer (B) to polymer (A) being at least 1.55 and less than or equal to 3.

2. Tubes formed from a propylene polymer based composition having a flexural modulus of 1,500 to 1,900 MPa, a melt flow index of 0.3 to 0.6 g/10 minutes, and including: from 85 to 95 parts in weight of a propylene homopolymer (A) having an isotacticity index of at least 0.96, and from 15 to 5 parts in weight of a statistical copolymer of propylene (B) having from 35% to 55% in weight of ethylene, the ratio of the intrinsic viscosity of polymer (B) to polymer (A) being 1.6 to 2.

3. Tubes formed from a propylene polymer based composition of claim 1 , in which the melt flow index is 0.3 to 0.6.

4. Tubes formed from a propylene polymer based composition of claim 1 , in which polymers A and B are prepared in successive stages of polymerization.

5. Tubes formed from a propylene polymer based composition of claim 2 , in which polymers A and B are prepared in successive stages of polymerization.

6. Tubes formed from a propylene polymer based composition of claim 4 , in which at least one polymerization is in the gas phase.

7. Tubes formed from a propylene polymer based composition of claim 5 , in which at least one polymerization is in the gas phase.

8. Tubes formed from a propylene polymer based composition of claim 1 , which contains up to 10 weight percent additives.

9. Tubes formed from a propylene polymer based composition of claim 2 , which contains up to 10 weight percent additives.

10. Tubes according to any one of claims 1 , 2 or 3 - 9 designed to transport low pressure fluids.

Assignments (1)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 26, 2012
From: INEOS MANUFACTURING BELGIUM NV
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Reel/Frame 028443/0721 →