IP Library Granted Patent US 8,481,625
Granted Patent B2
US 8,481,625 · App. 13/489,983 · Granted Jul 9, 2013

Polycarbonate resin composition, and molded object, film, plate, and injection-molded article obtained by molding the same

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Patent No.
US 8,481,625
App. No.
13/489,983
Granted
Jul 9, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a polycarbonate resin composition (X) which includes a polycarbonate resin (A) and an aromatic polycarbonate resin (B), the polycarbonate resin (A) including a constitutional unit derived from a dihydroxy compound (a) having, as part of the structure thereof, a site represented by the following formula (1) and a constitutional unit derived from a dihydroxy compound (b) of an aliphatic hydrocarbon, wherein the proportion of the constitutional unit derived from the dihydroxy compound (b) of an aliphatic hydrocarbon based on all constitutional units each derived from a dihydroxy compound in the polycarbonate resin (A) is 45% by mole or more. (The case where the site represented by the formula (1) is part of —CH 2 —O—H is omitted.)

Claims (24)

1. A polycarbonate resin composition (X) which comprises a polycarbonate resin (A) and an aromatic polycarbonate resin (B), the polycarbonate resin (A) comprising a constitutional unit derived from a dihydroxy compound (a) having, as part of the structure thereof, a site represented by the following formula (1) and a constitutional unit derived from a dihydroxy compound (b) of an aliphatic hydrocarbon, wherein the proportion of the constitutional unit derived from the dihydroxy compound (b) of an aliphatic hydrocarbon based on all constitutional units each derived from a dihydroxy compound in the polycarbonate resin (A) is 45% by mole or more,

wherein the site represented by the formula (1) as part of —CH 2 —O—H is excluded, and

wherein the polycarbonate resin composition (X) has a single glass transition temperature and the glass transition temperature is not lower than the glass transition temperature of the polycarbonate resin (A) and not higher than the glass transition temperature of the aromatic polycarbonate resin (B).

2. The polycarbonate resin composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a molded object having a thickness of 3 mm formed from the polycarbonate resin composition has a total light transmittance of 85% or higher after having undergone a 500-hour irradiation treatment with a sunshine carbon arc lamp at a discharge voltage of 50 V and a discharge current of 60 A at a black panel temperature of 63° C. in an environment having a relative humidity of 50% and a rainfall spray period per hour of 12 minutes, and the molded object has a difference in yellowness index (YI) value between before and after the irradiation treatment of 10 or less.

3. The polycarbonate resin composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the glass transition temperature of the polycarbonate resin (A) is 75-105° C.

4. The polycarbonate resin composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the glass transition temperature of the polycarbonate resin composition (X) is 75-130° C.

5. The polycarbonate resin composition as claimed in claim 1 , which gives an injection-molded article that has a total light transmittance, as measured in accordance with JIS K7105 (1981) using a hazemeter and illuminant D65, of 60% or higher.

6. The polycarbonate resin composition as claimed in claim 1 , which, when having a thickness of 1 mm, has a total light transmittance as measured in accordance with JIS K7361-1 (1997) of 80% or higher and a haze as measured in accordance with JIS K7105 (1981) of 5% or less.

7. The polycarbonate resin composition as claimed in claim 1 , which has a notched Charpy impact strength as measured in accordance with ISO 179 (2000) of 10 kJ/m 2 or higher.

8. The polycarbonate resin composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the proportion of the constitutional unit derived from the dihydroxy compound (b) of an aliphatic hydrocarbon based on all constitutional units each derived from a dihydroxy compound in the polycarbonate resin (A) is 45-80% by mole, and

the content of the polycarbonate resin (A) in the polycarbonate resin composition (X) is 1-99% by mass.

9. The polycarbonate resin composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the dihydroxy compound (a) is a dihydroxy compound represented by the following formula (2):

10. The polycarbonate resin composition as claimed in claim 1 , which further contains an ultraviolet absorber in an amount of 0.0001-1 part by weight per 100 parts by weight of the mixture of the polycarbonate resin (A) and the aromatic polycarbonate resin (B).

11. The polycarbonate resin composition as claimed in claim 1 , which further contains a hindered amine-based light stabilizer in an amount of 0.001-1 part by weight per 100 parts by weight of the mixture of the polycarbonate resin (A) and the aromatic polycarbonate resin (B).

12. The polycarbonate resin composition as claimed in claim 1 , which further contains an antioxidant in an amount of 0.0001-1 part by weight per 100 parts by weight of the mixture of the polycarbonate resin (A) and the aromatic polycarbonate resin (B).

13. The polycarbonate resin composition as claimed in claim 1 , which further contains a release agent in an amount of 0.0001-2 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the mixture of the polycarbonate resin (A) and the aromatic polycarbonate resin (B).

14. A polycarbonate resin molded object obtained by molding the polycarbonate resin composition according to any one of claims 1 , 2 and 3 to 13 .

15. The molded object as claimed in claim 14 , which has a photoelastic coefficient as measured with light having a wavelength of 600 nm of 7×10 −11 Pa −1 or less.

16. A film obtained by molding the polycarbonate resin composition according to any one of claims 1 , 2 and 3 to 13 .

17. The film as claimed in claim 16 which, when having been molded in a thickness of 0.2 mm, has a total light transmittance as measured in accordance with JIS K7361-1 (1997) of 80% or higher and a haze as measured in accordance with JIS K7105 (1981) of 3% or less.

18. A plate obtained by molding the polycarbonate resin composition according to any one of claims 1 , 2 and 3 to 13 .

19. An injection-molded article obtained by injection-molding the polycarbonate resin composition according to any one of claims 1 , 2 and 3 to 13 .

20. The polycarbonate resin composition as claimed in claim 1 , which further contains a hindered amine-based light stabilizer in an amount of 0.001-1 part by weight and an antioxidant in an amount of 0.0001-1 part by weight, each per 100 parts by weight of the mixture of the polycarbonate resin (A) and the aromatic polycarbonate resin (B).

21. The polycarbonate resin composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the amount of the polycarbonate resin (A) is 50 to 99% by weight of the composition.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043750/0834 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 4, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
To: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043750/0207 →
MERGER Recorded Aug 31, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, INC
To: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043746/0912 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2012
From: YOKOGI, MASASHI; FUJI, MICHIAKI; SASAKI, HARUO; TANAKA, KAZUYA; TANIGUCHI, KOUICHIROU
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION; MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 028329/0970 →