Clear and flame retardant polycarbonate resin film
View Patent ↗The disclosure relates to a polycarbonate resin film with excellent clarity and flame retardance. The compositions comprise 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin (A). The compositions further comprise 0.10 to 0.18 parts by weight of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt compound (B) of a perfluoroalkane sulfonic acid. The compositions further comprise 0.05 to 0.35 parts by weight of a silicone compound (C). The film has an average thickness of 200 to 500 μm, a degree of haze of 5% or lower as measured according to the conditions specified in JIS K7105, and a flame retardance of VTM-1 or VTM-0 at a thickness of 300 μm as measured according to the UL94 test specified by the Underwriters Laboratories (UL).
1. A polycarbonate resin film, which is prepared by molding a resin composition, which comprises 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin (A), 0.10 to 0.18 parts by weight of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt compound (B) of a perfluoroalkane sulfonic acid per 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin (A), and 0.05 to 0.35 parts by weight of a silicone compound (C) per 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin (A), wherein the main chain of the silicone compound (C) is branched, the silicone compound (C) contains an organic functional group, the organic functional group includes essentially an aromatic group and optionally includes a hydrocarbon group other than the aromatic group, wherein the film has:
(1) an average thickness of 200 to 500 μm,
(2) a degree of haze of 5% or lower as measured according to the conditions specified in JIS K7105, and
(3) a flame retardance of VTM-1 or VTM-0 at a thickness of 300 μm as measured according to the UL94 test specified by the Underwriters Laboratories (UL).
2. The polycarbonate resin film of claim 1 , wherein the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt compound (B) of a perfluoroalkane sulfonic acid is an alkali metal salt of a perfluorobutane sulfonic acid.
3. The polycarbonate resin film of claim 1 , wherein the amount of the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt compound (B) of a perfluoroalkane sulfonic acid is 0.13 to 0.16 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin (A).
4. The polycarbonate resin film of claim 1 , wherein the amount of the silicone compound (C) is 0.10 to 0.30 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin (A).
5. The polycarbonate resin film of claim 1 , wherein the amount of the silicone compound (C) is 0.15 to 0.25 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin (A).
6. The polycarbonate resin film of claim 2 , wherein the amount of the alkali metal salt of the perfluorobutane sulfonic acid is 0.13 to 0.16 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin (A).
7. The polycarbonate resin film of claim 2 , wherein the amount of the silicone compound (C) is 0.10 to 0.30 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin (A).
8. The polycarbonate resin film of claim 3 , wherein the amount of the silicone compound (C) is 0.10 to 0.30 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin (A).
9. The polycarbonate resin film of claim 6 , wherein the amount of the silicone compound (C) is 0.10 to 0.30 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin (A).
10. The polycarbonate resin film of claim 2 , wherein the amount of the silicone compound (C) is 0.15 to 0.25 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin (A).
11. The polycarbonate resin film of claim 3 , wherein the amount of the silicone compound (C) is 0.15 to 0.25 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin (A).
12. The polycarbonate resin film of claim 4 , wherein the amount of the silicone compound (C) is 0.15 to 0.25 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin (A).
13. The polycarbonate resin film of claim 6 , wherein the amount of the silicone compound (C) is 0.15 to 0.25 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin (A).
14. The polycarbonate resin film of claim 7 , wherein the amount of the silicone compound (C) is 0.15 to 0.25 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin (A).
15. The polycarbonate resin film of claim 8 , wherein the amount of the silicone compound (C) is 0.15 to 0.25 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin (A).
16. The polycarbonate resin film of claim 9 , wherein the amount of the silicone compound (C) is 0.15 to 0.25 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polycarbonate resin (A).