COMPOSITIONS BASED ON POLYAMIDES AND GLASS FIBERS AND USE THEREOF IN THE FIELDS OF SANITATION AND WATER MANAGEMENT
The present invention relates to a molding composition comprising, by weight: a) 20% to 60% of at least one long-chain aliphatic polyamide having a number of carbon atoms per nitrogen atom of greater than or equal to 9, said at least one polyamide having an inherent viscosity in solution of less than or equal to 1.3, as determined in accordance with the standard ISO 307:2007 at a temperature of 20° C., b) 40% to 75% of glass fibers, and c) 0% to 5% by weight, by weight of at least one additive, the sum of the proportions of each constituent of said composition being equal to 100%, with the exclusion of an amorphous polyamide and a microcrystalline polyamide.
1 . A molding composition comprising, by weight:
a) 20% to 60% of at least one long-chain aliphatic polyamide having a number of carbon atoms per nitrogen atom of greater than or equal to 9, said at least one polyamide having an inherent viscosity in solution of less than or equal to 1.3, as determined in accordance with the standard ISO 307:2007 at a temperature of 20° C.,
b) 40% to 75% of glass fibers, said glass fibers being short glass fibers of circular cross section and having a fiber length of from 120 to 350 μm, and
c) 0% to 5% by weight, of at least one additive,
the sum of the proportions of each constituent of said composition being equal to 100%, with the exclusion of an amorphous polyamide and a microcrystalline polyamide.
2 . The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least two long-chain aliphatic polyamides are present in the composition.
3 . The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the long-chain aliphatic polyamide is obtained by polycondensation:
of at least one C 9 to C 18 amino acid, or of at least one C 9 to C 18 lactam, or of at least one aliphatic diamine Ca of at least one C 4 -C 36 diamine Ca with at least one C 4 -C 36 dicarboxylic acid Cb, or a mixture thereof.
4 . The composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the long-chain aliphatic polyamide is obtained by polycondensation:
of at least one C 9 to C 18 amino acid, or of at least one C 9 to C 18 lactam.
5 . The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said long-chain polyamide is chosen from PA1010, PA1012, PA1212, PA11 and PA 12, in particular PA11 and PA 12.
6 . The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said long-chain polyamide is chosen from PA11 and PA 12.
7 . The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said at least one additive is chosen from fillers, dyes, stabilizers, plasticizers, surface-active agents, nucleating agents, pigments, brighteners, antioxidants, lubricants, flame retardants, natural waxes, additives for laser marking, and mixtures thereof.
8 . A method for the manufacture of an article for the field of sanitation, transport or distribution of water at a temperature of less than or equal to 60° C., the method comprising manufacturing the article from the composition as defined in claim 1 .
9 . The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the article is chosen from a container, a conduit, a fitting, a connector, a quick connector, a screw, a flow-control device, an element of a flow-control device, a valve and a filter element and a structural part.
10 . The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the article has improved mechanical properties compared to an article the inherent viscosity in solution of which is greater than 1.3, determined at 23° C. in accordance with the standard ISO 527:2012 on a type 1A test specimen.
11 . The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the article has improved mechanical properties compared to an article the inherent viscosity in solution of which is greater than 1.3, determined at 60° C. in accordance with the standard ISO 527:2012 on a type 1A test specimen.
12 . The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the article has an improved creep strength compared to an article the inherent viscosity in solution of which is greater than 1.3, as determined in accordance with ISO 307:2007.
13 . The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the article is manufactured by injection molding.
14 . An article obtained by injection molding with a composition as defined in claim 1 .