IP Library Granted Patent US 11,964,417
Granted Patent B2
US 11,964,417 · App. 16/623,973 · Granted Apr 23, 2024

Melt processible fluororesin molded article

Inventors: Hiromasa Yabe (Shizuoka, JP); Takahiro Nishimura (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: CHEMOURS-MITSUI FLUOROPRODUCTS CO., LTD.
B29C48/022B29C48/07C08L27/14C08L27/16C08L27/18C08L27/20B29K2027/14B29K2027/16B29K2027/18
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Patent No.
US 11,964,417
App. No.
16/623,973
Granted
Apr 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a melt processible fluororesin molded article with reduced metal ions after molding (eluted metal ions) and submicron size fine particles. The melt processible fluororesin molded article has an amount of eluted Ni ions (in pg/cm 2 ) and amount of eluted Cr ions (in pg/cm 2 ) and amount of eluted Mo ions (in pg/cm 2 ) in a test solution after eluting for 20 hours at 60° C. using 12% nitric acid, quantitatively analyzed by the ICP (induced coupled plasma) mass analysis method, satisfy the following formula: 0.5≤1−[( M 1 +M 2 )/( M 1 +M 2 +M 3 )]<1, wherein M 1 refers to the eluted Cr ion amount (in pg/cm 2 ), M 2 refers to the eluted Mo ion amount (in pg/cm 2 ), and M 3 refers to the eluted Ni ion amount (in pg/cm 2 ).

Claims (16)

1. A melt processible fluororesin molded article, wherein an amount of eluted Ni ions in pg/cm 2 and an amount of eluted Cr ions in pg/cm 2 and an amount of eluted Mo ions in pg/cm 2 in a test solution after eluting for 20 hours at 60° C. using 12% nitric acid, quantitatively analyzed by an induced coupled plasma mass analysis method, satisfy the following formula:

0.68≤1−[(M 1 +M 2 )/(M 1 +M 2 +M 3 )]<0.76,

wherein M 1 refers to the eluted Cr ion amount in pg/cm 2 , M 2 refers to the eluted Mo ion amount in pg/cm 2 , and M 3 refers to the eluted Ni ion amount in pg/cm 2 , wherein the melt processible fluororesin molded article is formed from a melt processible fluororesin comprising a copolymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene and 2 to 8 mol % perfluoro(ethylvinyl ether), the melt processible fluororesin having a form selected from the group consisting of a pellet, a cube, and a bead prior to melt molding, wherein the melt processible fluororesin is melt molded to form the melt processible fluororesin molded article, wherein the amount of eluted Mo ions measured by the induced coupled plasma mass analysis method is 53 to 144 pg/cm 3 , the amount of eluted Cr ions measured by the induced coupled plasma mass analysis method is 149 to 838 pg/cm 3 , and the amount of eluted Ni ions measured by the induced coupled plasma mass analysis method is 627 to 3,014 pg/cm 3 , wherein the melt processible fluororesin molded article comprises fine particles measured by passing ultrapure water through an automatic measurement fine particle meter as specified in JIS K 0554 in an amount such that a total of 0 to 100 particles/mL are detected as measured by a fine particle in liquid measurement method as a sum of measurements for 1 hour, and wherein a zeta potential of a surface of the melt processible fluororesin molded article measured by a flow potential method is −50 mV or lower.

2. The melt processible fluororesin molded article according to claim 1 , wherein anions and cations are not detected by any of an ion chromatography method, the induced coupled plasma mass analysis method, and a time of flight-secondary ion mass spectrometry method.

3. The melt processible fluororesin molded article according to claim 1 , wherein a zeta potential measured by a flow potential method of the melt processible fluororesin is −50 mV or lower.

4. The melt processible fluororesin molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the melt processible fluororesin is having a melt flow rate (MFR) when measured at a measurement temperature of 372° C. and a load of 5 kg of 1 to 100 g/10 minutes.

5. The melt processible fluororesin molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the melt processible fluororesin molded article is having transmittance of 50% T or more at a wavelength of 240-800 nm.

6. The melt processible fluororesin molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the melt processible fluororesin molded article is having transmittance of 60% T or more at a wavelength of 240-800 nm.

7. The melt processible fluororesin molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the melt processible fluororesin molded article is having transmittance of 75% T or more at a wavelength of 240-800 nm.

8. The melt processible fluororesin molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the melt processible fluororesin molded article is having transmittance of 50% T or more at a wavelength of 240-340 nm.

9. The melt processible fluororesin molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the melt processible fluororesin molded article is a molded article selected from the group consisting of a tube, a pipe, a bottle, a fitting, a gasket, an O-ring, a valve, a filter housing, a wafer carrier, and a sheet molded article.

10. The melt processible fluororesin molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the melt processible fluororesin molded article is a gasket.

11. The melt processible fluororesin molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the melt processible fluororesin molded article is an O-ring.

12. The melt processible fluororesin molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the melt processible fluororesin molded article is a filter housing.

13. The melt processible fluororesin molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the melt processible fluororesin molded article is a regulator for a semiconductor manufacturing device.

14. The melt processible fluororesin molded article according to claim 1 , wherein the melt processible fluororesin molded article is a wafer carrier.

Assignments (2)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 7, 2020
From: THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 052598/0572 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2019
From: YABE, HIROMASA; NISHIMURA, TAKAHIRO
To: CHEMOURS-MITSUI FLUOROPRODUCTS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051319/0234 →