IP Library Granted Patent US 6,943,229
Granted Patent B2
US 6,943,229 · App. 10/473,136 · Granted Sep 13, 2005

Low crystallizability polypropylene sheet

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Patent No.
US 6,943,229
App. No.
10/473,136
Granted
Sep 13, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A low crystallizability polypropylene sheet which has an average spherulite radius between 0.1 μm and 4 μm, an average number of spherulites of 600/mm 2 or less in a sheet cross section, a solid density of 0.895 g/cm 3 or less, a fusion enthalpy H of less than 90 J/g at the highest endothermic peak of the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curve, a degree of gloss of 90% or higher on at least one side and shows an exothermic peak of 1 J/g or higher at the low temperature side of said highest endothermic peak and a thickness of 50 μm or more.

Claims (14)

1. A low crystallizability polypropylene sheet characterized in that it has an average spherulite radius between 0.1 μm and 4 μm, an average number of spherulites of 600/mm 2 or less in a sheet cross section, a solid density of 0.895 g/cm 3 or less, a fusion enthalpy H of less than 90 J/g at the highest endothermic peak of the differential scanning calorimetry (DCS) curve, a degree of gloss of 90% or higher on at least one side, and shows an exothermic peak of 1 J/g or higher at the low temperature side of said highest endothermic peak and a thickness of 50 μm or more.

2. The low crystallizability polypropylene sheet according to claim 1 , characterized in that its internal haze is not higher than (330t 2 −150t 20)%, where t is the thickness of the low crystallizability polypropylene sheet.

3. The low crystallizability polypropylene sheet according to claim 1 , characterized in that its tensile modulus is 1,500 MPa or less.

4. The low crystallizability polypropylene sheet according to claim 1 , comprising a material selected from the group consisting of homo polypropylene, random polypropylene, block polypropylene, and mixtures thereof.

5. The low crystallizability polypropylene sheet according to claim 4 , said material further comprising petroleum resin, terpene resin, or a combination thereof.

6. The low crystallizability polypropylene sheet according to claim 2 , characterized in that its tensile modulus is 1,500 MPa or less.

7. The low crystallizability polypropylene sheet according to claim 2 , comprising a material selected from the group consisting of homo polypropylene, random polypropylene, block polypropylene, and mixtures thereof.

8. The low crystallizability polypropylene sheet according to claim 3 , comprising a material selected from the group consisting of homo polypropylene, random polypropylene, block polypropylene, and mixtures thereof.

9. The low crystallizability polypropylene sheet according to claim 6 , comprising a material selected from the group consisting of homo polypropylene, random polypropylene, block polypropylene, and mixtures thereof.

10. The low crystallizability polypropylene sheet according to claim 7 , wherein said raw material further comprises petroleum resin, terpene resin, or a combination thereof.

11. The low crystallizability polypropylene sheet according to claim 8 , wherein said raw material further comprises petroleum resin, terpene resin, or a combination thereof.

12. The low crystallizability polypropylene sheet according to claim 9 , wherein said raw material further comprises petroleum resin, terpene resin, or a combination thereof.

13. A method of manufacturing a shaped article comprising thermoforming the sheet of claim 1 into said shaped article.

14. A shaped article manufactured by the method of claim 13 .

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Feb 1, 2005
From: IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
To: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 015642/0154 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2004
From: FUNAKI, AKIRA; KUBO, MASAHIRO
To: IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 015123/0390 →