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US 12,281,220 · App. 17/618,739 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Soft propylene copolymer composition

Inventors: Johan Defoer (Beringen, BE); Marc Knaepen (Beringen, BE)
Assignee: BOREALIS AG
C08L23/142B32B5/028B32B27/08B32B27/12B32B27/32B32B2274/00B32B2307/72B32B2419/06B32B2605/08C08L2203/162C08L2205/035C08L2207/02
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Patent No.
US 12,281,220
App. No.
17/618,739
Granted
Apr 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a propylene copolymer composition comprising (A) from 50.0 to 95.0 wt %, based on the total amount of the propylene copolymer composition, of a heterophasic propylene copolymer having a matrix phase and an elastomeric phase dispersed in said matrix phase, wherein the matrix phase is a propylene random copolymer, the heterophasic propylene copolymer further having a melt flow rate MFR2 of 0.2 to 12.0 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1133 at a temperature of 230° C. and a load of 2.16 kg, and a xylene cold solubles (XCS) fraction in the range of from 20.0 to 50.0 wt % based on the total amount of the heterophasic propylene copolymer (A), determined according to ISO 16152 at a temperature of 25° C., and (B) from 5.0 to 25.0 wt %, based on the total amount of the propylene copolymer composition, of a propylene based plastomer having a density in the range of from 845 to 870 kg/m 3 , determined according to ASTM D 1505 on compression moulded test specimens and a melt flow rate MFR2 of 1.0 to 30.0 g/10 min, determined according to ASTM D1238 at a temperature of 230° C. and a load of 2.16 kg, wherein the propylene copolymer composition has a tensile modulus of below 300 MPa, determined according to ISO 527-2, measured on injection moulded test specimens, and follows the following inequation: tensile modulus [MPa]<375 MPa−6×amount of (B) [MPa×wt %/wt %], an article comprising said propylene copolymer composition and the use of said propylene copolymer composition in a single ply roofing membrane.

Claims (32)

1. A propylene copolymer composition comprising:

(A) from 55.0 to 90.0 wt %, based on the total amount of the propylene copolymer composition, of a heterophasic propylene copolymer having a matrix phase and an elastomeric phase dispersed in said matrix phase, wherein the matrix phase is a propylene random copolymer,

the heterophasic propylene copolymer further having a melt flow rate MFR 2 of 0.2 to 12.0 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1133 at a temperature of 230° C. and a load of 2.16 kg, and

a xylene cold solubles (XCS) fraction in the range of from 20.0 to 50.0 wt % based on the total amount of the heterophasic propylene copolymer (A), determined according to ISO 16152 at a temperature of 25° C., and

(B) from 10.0 to 23.0 wt %, based on the total amount of the propylene copolymer composition, of a propylene based plastomer having a density in the range of from 845 to 870 kg/m 3 , determined according to ASTM D1505 on compression moulded test specimens and a melt flow rate MFR 2 of 1.0 to 30.0 g/10 min, determined according to ASTM D1238 at a temperature of 230° C. and a load of 2.16 kg,

wherein the propylene copolymer composition has a tensile modulus of below 300 MPa, determined according to ISO 527-2, measured on injection moulded test specimens, and follows the following inequation:

tensile modulus [MPa]<375 MPa−6×amount of ( B )×MPa/wt %,

wherein in the above inequation, the “amount of (B)” represents a numerical value corresponding to the amount of propylene based plastomer (B) in [wt %], based on the total weight of propylene copolymer composition.

2. The propylene copolymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein the propylene copolymer composition follows one or more of the following inequations:

tensile modulus [MPa]<360 MPa−6×amount of ( B )×MPa/wt %,

tensile modulus [MPa]<350 MPa−6×amount of ( B )×MPa/wt %, or

tensile modulus [MPa]<325 MPa−6×amount of ( B )×MPa/wt %,

wherein in the above inequations, the “amount of (B)” represents a numerical value corresponding to the amount of propylene based plastomer (B) in [wt %], based on the total weight of propylene copolymer composition.

3. The propylene copolymer composition according to claim 1 , having a melt flow rate MFR 2 of 0.3 to 10.0 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1133 at a temperature of 230° C. and a load of 2.16 kg.

4. The propylene copolymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer (A) has a flexural modulus of from 130 MPa to 380 MPa.

5. The propylene copolymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein the propylene based plastomer (B) is a random propylene-ethylene plastomer.

6. The propylene copolymer composition according to claim 1 , further comprising:

(C) from 5 to 25 wt %, based on the total amount of the propylene copolymer composition, of an ethylene based plastomer having a density in the range of from 850 to 900 kg/m 3 , determined according to ISO 1183D on compression moulded test specimens and a melt flow rate MFR 2 of 0.5 to 30.0 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1133 at a temperature of 190° C. and a load of 2.16 kg, wherein the ethylene based plastomer (C).

7. The propylene copolymer composition according to claim 6 , having a strain hardening factor, measured at a strain rate of 10 s −1 and a Hencky strain of 2.5 (SHF e10) of at least 1.15 up to 3.00 and/or a strain hardening factor, measured at a strain rate of 5 s −1 and a Hencky strain of 2.5 (SHF e5) of at least 1.05 up to 2.60.

8. The propylene copolymer composition according to claim 6 , having a Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear Non Linear Factor at a strain of 1000%, LAOS NLF (1000%), of from 1.5 to 5.0, and/or a Large Amplitude Oscillatory Shear Non Linear Factor at a strain of 500%, LAOS NLF (500%), of from 2.0 to 6.0.

9. The propylene copolymer composition according to claim 1 , further comprising:

(D) from 0.5 to 5.0 wt %, based on the total amount of the propylene copolymer composition, of a propylene based plastomer having a density in the range of from 875 to 900 kg/m 3 , determined according to ASTM D1505 on compression moulded test specimens.

10. The propylene copolymer composition according to claim 7 , wherein the propylene based plastomer (D) is a random propylene-ethylene plastomer.

11. The propylene copolymer composition according to claim 1 , having a Charpy notched impact strength, determined according to ISO 179/1eA at −40° C., of at least 1.9 KJ/m 2 up to 6.0 KJ/m 2 .

12. The propylene copolymer composition according to claim 1 , having a fogging gravimetric of from 0.00 to not more than 0.15 mg determined according to DIN 75201 method B.

13. An article comprising the propylene copolymer composition according to claim 1 .

14. The article according to claim 13 , being a car upholstery or a single ply roofing membrane.

15. The article according to claim 14 , whereby the single ply roofing membrane is composed of:

i) a top layer,

ii) a bottom layer, and

iii) optionally a scrim layer,

wherein either layer i) or ii) or both layers i) and ii) comprise the propylene copolymer composition according to claim 1 .

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 Dec 13, 2021
From: DEFOER, JOHAN; KNAEPEN, MARC
To: BOREALIS AG
Reel/Frame 058374/0031 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 19184754 · Jul 5, 2019 · regional
Continuity (1)
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