Polyketone compound
An aliphatic polyketone compound including 85.0 to 99.5 wt % aliphatic polyketone and 0.5 to 15.0 wt % ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. An aliphatic polyketone compound described where the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene is 2.0 to 8.0 wt %. An aliphatic polyketone compound where the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene has a molecular weight greater than 1.0 million g/mol.
1. An aliphatic polyketone compound comprising:
85.0 to 98.0 wt % aliphatic polyketone; and
2.0 to 8.0 wt % ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene;
wherein a D50 value of the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene is less than 75 μm.
2. The aliphatic polyketone compound of claim 1 , wherein the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene has a molecular weight greater than 1.0 million g/mol.
3. The aliphatic polyketone compound of claim 1 , wherein the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene has an average particle size in the range from 10 μm to 300 μm.
4. The aliphatic polyketone compound according to of claim 1 , wherein the aliphatic polyketone has at least one of a melting point, measured according to DIN EN 11357-1, of 210 to 230° C., a glass transition point in a range from 5° C. to 20° C., a density in a range from 1.1 to 1.3 g/cm 3 , a moisture absorption of 0.3 to 1.2%, or an MVR in a range from 2 to 80 cm 3 /10 min.
5. The aliphatic polyketone compound of claim 1 , wherein the aliphatic polyketone comprises a terpolymer.
6. The aliphatic polyketone compound of claim 1 , wherein the aliphatic polyketone is produced from ethylene, carbon monoxide, and an alkene having from 3 to 5 carbon atoms.
7. The aliphatic polyketone compound of claim 1 , wherein, during production thereof, the arrangement of carbon monoxide and olefin in a polymeric chain takes place in a strictly alternating manner.
8. The aliphatic polyketone compound of claim 1 , wherein the aliphatic polyketone has at least one of a mean molecular weight Mn (number-average molecular weight) of between 60,000 and 100,000 or an Mw (weight-average molecular weight) of between 132,000 and 320,000.
9. A method for producing an aliphatic polyketone compound, comprising:
combining 98.0 to 85.0 wt % aliphatic polyketone with 2.0 to 8.0 wt % ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene; wherein the D50 value of the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene is less than 75 μm.
10. A molded body, comprising:
at least one of seals, wiper elements, coupling elements, baking rings (anti-extrusion rings), wear bands, guides, or structural parts,
wherein the molded body contains the aliphatic polyketone compound according to claim 1 .
11. The molded body of claim 10 , wherein the molded body comprises a rotationally symmetrical molded body.
12. The molded body of claim 10 , wherein the molded body comprises an injection molded part having only one injection point.
13. A method, comprising:
using the aliphatic polyketone compound of claim 1 to produce molded bodies,
wherein the molded bodies comprise at least one of seals, rod seals, piston seals, structural parts (with and/or without sealing function), wiper elements, coupling elements, toothed wheels, sliding bearings, baking rings, anti-extrusion rings, wear bands, or guides.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the molded bodies comprise injection molded parts each having only one injection point.
15. The aliphatic polyketone compound of claim 1 , wherein the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene is 5.0 to 7.5 wt %.
16. The aliphatic polyketone compound of claim 2 , wherein the molecular weight is from 3.0 to 7.0 million g/mol.
17. The aliphatic polyketone compound of claim 6 , wherein the alkene having from 3 to 5 carbon atoms comprises propylene.
18. The aliphatic polyketone compound of claim 4 , wherein the aliphatic polyketone has a density of 1.24 g/cm 3 .
19. The aliphatic polyketone compound of claim 8 , wherein the aliphatic polyketone has a polydispersity index between 2.2 and 3.2.