Polymer composition having heat-absorbing properties and high stability to weathering

1. An automotive glazing or architectural glazing produced from a polymer composition comprising

a) at least one transparent thermoplastic plastic;

b) at least one inorganic IR absorber from the group of the boride compounds,

c) at least one inorganic, nano-scale pigment,

d) at least one colouring agent comprising one of the following structures:

wherein

Ra and Rb, independently of one another, represent a linear or branched alkyl radical, or halogen;

n, independently of the respective R, represents a natural number from 0 to 3, the radical for n=0 being H;

wherein

R is selected from the group consisting of H and p-methylphenylamine radical;

e) at least one colouring agent comprising one of the following structures:

wherein

R3 represents a halogen;

n is 4;

wherein

R1 and R2, independently of one another, represent a linear or branched alkyl radical, or halogen;

n represents a natural number from 0 to 4;

wherein

the radicals R(5-20), each independently of the others, represents hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, neopentyl, hexyl, thexyl, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, sulfone or CN, and

M is copper,

wherein the colouring agents of component d) can be used in amounts of from 0.00001 wt. % to 0.3 wt. %, based on the individual component in question, and

the change in the colour value E after 3000 hours artificial weathering with xenon illumination at 0.75 W is less than 5.0 of said composition applied to a substrate,

wherein the automotive glazing or architectural glazing comprises a scratch-resistant coating comprising UV absorbers.

2. The automotive glazing or architectural glazing according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises the colouring agents of structures (1a) and (1b) in a 1:1 isomer mixture.

3. The automotive glazing or architectural glazing according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises the colouring agents of structures (1a) and (1b) in each case only in the form of a pure isomer.

4. The automotive glazing or architectural glazing according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one colouring agent of component d) and the at least one colouring agent of component e) are present in a ratio of from 1:3 to 3:1.

5. The automotive glazing or architectural glazing according to claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic plastic comprises a polycarbonate.

6. The automotive glazing or architectural glazing according to claim 1 , wherein the nano-scale pigment comprises carbon black and the IR absorber comprises lanthanum hexaboride.

7. The automotive glazing or architectural glazing according to claim 1 , wherein the IR absorber is present in an amount of from 0.0015 wt. % to 0.015 wt. %, calculated as solids content of metal boride in the polymer composition as a whole.

8. The automotive glazing or architectural glazing according to claim 1 , wherein the nano-scale pigment is present in an amount of from 0.0002 wt. % to 0.0035 wt. %, based on the composition as a whole.

9. The automotive glazing or architectural glazing according to claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises at least one additive selected from the group consisting of UV absorbers, demoulding agents, heat stabilisers and processing stabilisers.

10. The automotive glazing or architectural glazing according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises a colouring agent combination selected from the group consisting of:

a. (1a) and/or (1b), (7)

b. (1a) and/or (1b), (4), (7)

c. (1a) and/or (1b), (5), (7)

d. (1a) and/or (1b), (8b)

e. (3), (4)

f. (3), (5)

g. (3), (5), (8b)

h. (3), (4), (8b)

i. (3), (4), (7), and

j. (3), (5), (7).