IP Library Granted Patent US 9,206,304
Granted Patent B2
US 9,206,304 · App. 13/639,961 · Granted Dec 8, 2015

Automotive interior compound

Inventors: Klaus Lederer (Linz, AT); Erwin Kastner (Linz, AT)
Assignee: Borealis AG
C08L23/10C08K3/0033C08L23/06C08L23/16C08L53/00C08L2205/03C08L2205/035C08L2207/02C08L2308/00
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Patent No.
US 9,206,304
App. No.
13/639,961
Granted
Dec 8, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Composition having a melt flow rate MFR 2 (230° C.) measured according to ISO 1133 in the range of 15 to 30 g/10 min, said composition comprises a heterophasic propylene copolymer (H-PP1), a high melt flow polypropylene (HMF-PP), a styrenic block copolymer (SBC) and a mineral filler (F), wherein (a) the heterophasic propylene copolymer (H-PP1) has a xylene cold soluble (XCS) content measured according to ISO 6427 in the range of 22.0 to 50.0 wt.-% and comprises (a1) a polypropylene matrix (M1) and (a2) an elastomeric copolymer (E1) comprising units derived from propylene and ethylene and/or C 4 to C 12 α-olefin, (b) the melt flow rate MFR 2 (230° C.) measured according to ISO 1133 of the high melt flow polypropylene (HMF-PP) is higher than the melt flow rate MFR 2 (230° C.) measured according to ISO 1133 of the heterophasic propylene copolymer (H-PP1), and (c) the high melt flow polypropylene (HMF-PP) has melt flow rate MFR 2 (230° C.) measured according to ISO 1133 of at least 40.0 g/10 min.

Claims (49)

1. Composition comprising a melt flow rate MFR 2 (230° C.) measured according to ISO 1133 in the range of 15 to 30 g/10 min, said composition comprises

25 to 40 wt.-% of a heterophasic propylene copolymer (H-PP1),

22 to 30 wt.-% of a high melt flow polypropylene (HMF-PP),

7 to 25 wt.-% of a styrenic block copolymer (SBC) and

15 to 25 wt.-% of a mineral filler (F), wherein

(a) the heterophasic propylene copolymer (H-PP1) has a xylene cold soluble (XCS) content measured according to ISO 6427 in the range of 22.0 to 50.0 wt.-% and comprises

(a1) a polypropylene matrix (M1) and

(a2) an elastomeric copolymer (E1) comprising units derived from

propylene and

ethylene and/or C 4 to C 12 α-olefin,

(b) the melt flow rate MFR 2 (230° C.) measured according to ISO 1133 of the high melt flow polypropylene (HMF-PP) is higher than the melt flow rate MFR 2 (230° C.) measured according to ISO 1133 of the heterophasic propylene copolymer (H-PP1),

and

(c) the high melt flow polypropylene (HMF-PP) has melt flow rate MFR 2 (230° C.) measured according to ISO 1133 from 60.0 to 1000.0 g/10 min.

2. Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer (H-PP1) has a melt flow rate MFR 2 (230° C.) measured according to ISO 1133 in the range of 3.0 to 30.0 g/10 min.

3. Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer (H-PP1) has

(a) a total propylene content of 75.0 to 92.0 wt.-%

and/or

(b) a propylene content in the xylene cold soluble (XCS) fraction of 50.0 to 75.0 wt.-%.

4. Composition according to claim 1 , wherein

(a) the intrinsic viscosity (IV) measured in solvent decalin according to ISO 1268-1 of the xylene cold soluble (XCS) fraction of the heterophasic propylene copolymer (H-PP1) is above 2.0 dl/g

and/or

(b) wherein the melt flow rate MFR 2 (230° C.) measured according to ISO 1133 of the xylene cold insoluble (XCI) fraction of the heterophasic propylene copolymer (H-PP1) is in the range of 20.0 to 150.0 g/10 min.

5. Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the high melt flow polypropylene (HMF-PP) is not degraded.

6. Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer (H-PP2) comprising

(i) a polypropylene matrix (M2) and

(ii) an elastomeric copolymer (E2) comprising units derived from

propylene and

ethylene and/or C 4 to C 12 α-olefin.

7. Composition according to claim 6 , wherein the xylene cold soluble (XCS) content of the heterophasic propylene copolymer (H-PP2) measured according to ISO 6427 is

(a) lower compared to the xylene cold soluble (XCS) content of the heterophasic propylene copolymer (H-PP1) measured according to ISO 6427

and/or

(b) in the range of 7.0 to 20.0 wt.-%.

8. Composition according to claim 7 , wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer (H-PP2) has

(a) a total propylene content 85.0 to 96.0 wt.-%,

and/or

(b) a higher total propylene content compared to the heterophasic propylene copolymer (H-PP1)

and/or

(c) a propylene content in the xylene cold soluble (XCS) fraction of 50.0 to 75.0 wt.-%.

9. Composition according to claim 7 , wherein the intrinsic viscosity (IV) measured in solvent decalin according to ISO 1268-1 of the xylene cold soluble (XCS) fraction of the heterophasic propylene copolymer (H-PP2) is below 3.0 dl/g.

10. Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the styrenic block copolymer (SBC) has

(i) a styrene content equal or below 20 wt.-%,

and/or

(ii) has a melt flow rate MFR (230° C./5.0 kg) of at least 8.0 g/10 min,

and/or

(iii) a density of equal or below 0.910 g/m 3 .

11. Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the mineral filler (F) is talc.

12. Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises additionally high density polyethylene (HDPE).

13. Composition according to claim 1 used in the manufacture of an automotive article.

14. Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the mineral filler (F) is talc comprising a particle size distribution d95 in the range of 1 to 20 μm.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 23, 2022
From: BOREALIS AG
To: BOREALIS AG
Reel/Frame 059219/0949 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2012
From: LEDERER, KLAUS; KASTNER, ERWIN
To: BOREALIS AG
Reel/Frame 029168/0442 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 10160393 · Apr 20, 2010 · regional
Continuity (1)
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