IP Library Granted Patent US 12,247,122
Granted Patent B2
US 12,247,122 · App. 17/996,636 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

Polycarbonate blend having reduced disturbing noise

Inventor: Kristina Pupovac (Düsseldorf, DE)
Assignee: Covestro Deutschland AG
C08L69/00B29C48/022C08F2/02C08F2/22C08F220/1804C08F279/04C08J3/12C08J3/226C08L23/0869C08L51/04C08L55/02C08L83/04C08L2203/30C08L2205/025C08L2205/035
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Patent No.
US 12,247,122
App. No.
17/996,636
Granted
Mar 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a moulding compound containing: A) at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate and polyester carbonate; B) a polymer containing B1) at least one rubber-modified vinyl(co)polymer containing B1.1) 80 to 95 wt. %, based on B1, of at least one vinyl monomer and B1.2) 5 to 20 wt. %, based on B1, of one or more rubber-elastic polybutadiene-containing graft foundations, wherein B1 contains polybutadiene-containing rubber particles, which are grafted with the vinyl monomers B1.1 and contain inclusions of vinyl(co)polymer consisting of the vinyl monomers B1.1, and a vinyl(co)polymer matrix which consists of the vinyl monomers B1.1 and is not bonded to these rubber particles and not enclosed in rubber particles, and optionally B2) further rubber particles, grafted with vinyl monomers, from B2.1) 5 to 75 wt. %, based on B.2, of at least one vinyl monomer grafted onto B2.2) 25 to 95 wt. %, based on B2, of one or more rubber-elastic graft foundations, wherein the weight ratio of the components B1 to B2 is at least 5:1; C) a master batch, which is solid at room temperature, containing C1) one or more copolymers containing structural units derived from an olefin and structural units derived from a polar comonomer; C2) a vulcanised silicone elastomer. The invention also relates to a method for preparing the moulding compound, to the use of the moulding compound for producing moulded bodies, and to the moulded bodies themselves.

Claims (33)

1. A thermoplastic molding compound containing

A) at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate and polyester carbonate,

B) a polymer containing

B1) at least one rubber-modified vinyl (co) polymer containing

B1.1) 80% to 95% by weight, based on B.1, of at least one vinyl monomer and

B1.2) 5% to 20% by weight, based on B1, of one or more elastomeric polybutadiene-containing graft substrates,

wherein B1

contains polybutadiene-containing rubber particles grafted with the vinyl monomers B1.1

which contain inclusions of vinyl (co) polymer consisting of the vinyl monomers B1.1 and

a vinyl (co) polymer matrix consisting of the vinyl monomers B1.1 which is not bonded to these rubber particles and not included in rubber particles,

wherein component B1 is a mixture of two rubber-modified vinyl (co) polymers and wherein in the first of these rubber-modified vinyl (co) polymers the vinyl monomer B.1.1 is a mixture of styrene and acrylonitrile and wherein in the second of these rubber-modified vinyl (co) polymers, the vinyl monomer B.1.1 is a mixture of styrene, acrylonitrile and butyl acrylate, and

B2 further rubber particles grafted with vinyl monomers composed of

B2.1) 5% to 75% by weight, based on B.2, of at least one vinyl monomer and

B2.2) 25% to 95% by weight, based on B2, of one or more elastomeric graft substrates,

wherein the weight ratio of component B1) to B2) is at least 5:1,

C) a masterbatch solid at room temperature containing

C1) one or more copolymers containing structural units derived from an olefin and structural units derived from a polar comonomer,

C2) a vulcanized silicone elastomer.

2. The molding compound as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polybutadiene-containing rubber particles grafted with vinyl monomers B1.1 present in component B1 have an average particle diameter D50 measured by ultracentrifugation of 0.5 to 1.5 μm.

3. The molding compound as claimed in claim 1 , wherein component B1 has a polybutadiene content of 7% to 15% by weight.

4. The molding compound as claimed in claim 1 , wherein component B1 is produced by a bulk polymerization process.

5. The molding compound as claimed in claim 1 , wherein component B2 is produced by an emulsion polymerization process.

6. The molding compound as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polybutadiene content is 2 to 7% by weight based on the molding compound.

7. The molding compound as claimed in claim 1 , wherein component C1 is a copolymer containing structural units derived from ethylene and an acrylate and wherein the proportion of structural units derived from an acrylate in component C1 is 6% to 12% by weight.

8. The molding compound as claimed in claim 1 , wherein component C contains 40 to 80% by weight of component C1 and 20 to 60% by weight of component C2.

9. The molding compound as claimed in claim 1 , containing

50-80% by weight of component A,

10-40% by weight of component B,

1-10% by weight of component C.

10. The molding compound as claimed in claim 1 , wherein component C is produced by dynamic vulcanization, wherein the vulcanized silicone elastomer C2 is dispersed in the thermoplastic matrix C1 by a mixing process.

11. The molding compound as claimed in claim 1 , further containing as component D at least one additive selected from the group consisting of flame retardants, lubricants and demolding agents, stabilizers, flow promoters, compatibilizers, and dyes, and pigments.

12. A process for producing a molding compound as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the components A to C and optionally component D comprising one or more polymer additives are mixed with one another at a temperature of 200° C. to 320° C. and subsequently cooled and pelletized.

13. A molded article obtainable from the molding compound as claimed in claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2022
From: PUPOVAC, KRISTINA
To: COVESTRO DEUTSCHLAND AG
Reel/Frame 061478/0193 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 20175182 · May 18, 2020 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230220196A1 · Jul 13, 2023
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