Abstract:
The invention pertains to A polyannide composition [composition (C)] comprising: —from 20 to 95% wt of at least one polyamide [polyamide (A)]; —from 1 to 30% wt of at least one branched polyamide different from polyamide (A), said branched polyamide comprising recurring units derived from polycondensation of a mixture [mixture (B)] comprising: —at least one polyamine monomer comprising at least three amine functional groups selected from the group consisting of secondary amine group of formula —NH— and primary amine group of formula -MH2 [monomer (FN)], and —ε-caprolactam (or derivates thereof); said branched polyamide possessing a concentration of amine end groups (AEG) and a concentration of carboxylic end groups (CEG) such that the difference AEG−CEG is of at least 100 meq/kg [polyamide (B)]; and —from 0.01 to 3.5% wt of at least one thermal stabilizer [stabilizer (S)], —optionally, from 0 to 60% wt of at least one filler [filler (F)]; —optionally, from 0 to 20% wt of at least one impact modifying rubber [rubber (I)]; —optionally, from 0 to 20% wt of other conventional additives, with above % wt being referred to the total weight of composition (C).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a thermoplastic composition having improved fluidity in the molten state, comprising at least: (a) a polyamide that has a melt viscosity greater than or equal to 50 Pa·s, and (b) a non-evolutive polyamide having a melt viscosity lower than the melt viscosity of said polyamide (a), above 0.8 Pa·s, and having a number-average molecular weight Mn lower than that of said polyamide (a), said composition having a melt viscosity that is stabilized at a value below the melt viscosity of said polyamide (a), said polyamide (b) having: a concentration of amine end groups (AEG) and/or of carboxyl end groups (CEG) less than or equal to 20 meq/kg, or a concentration of amine end groups (AEG) greater than or equal to 25 meq/kg; a concentration of acid end groups (CEG) greater than or equal to 25 meq/kg; and a concentration of blocked end groups (BEG) greater than or equal to 25 meq/kg.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a novel polyamide synthesized from biobased monomers. The novel polyamide comprises the repeating unit of formula I, described herein, in which R represents a covalent bond or a divalent hydrocarbon-based group chosen from saturated or unsaturated aliphatics, saturated or unsaturated cycloaliphatics, aromatics, arylaliphatics and alkylaromatics. The present disclosure also relates to a process for preparing the said polyamide, to its uses, and to articles and compositions comprising the said polyamide.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for producing aromatic polyimides, comprising the following steps: (a) preparation of one or more solid salt(s) by reacting one or more aromatic tetracarboxylic acid(s) and one or more diamine(s) according to a mole ratio ranging from 0.95 to 1.05; (b) drying of the solid salt(s), (c) addition, to the dry salt resulting from step (b), of one or more compound(s) (C) comprising one or more group(s) chosen from a carboxylic acid group, an anhydride group, an ester group and an acyl chloride group; (d) solid-state polymerization of said solid salt(s) in the presence of the compound(s) (C).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to semiaromatic semicrystalline thermoplastic copolyimides obtained by polymerization of at least: (a) an aromatic compound comprising two anhydride functions and/or carboxylic acid and/or ester derivatives thereof; (b) a diamine of formula (I) NH2—R—NH2 in which R is a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon-based radical optionally comprising heteroatoms, the two amine functions being separated by a number X of carbon atoms, X being between 4 and 12; and (c) a diamine of formula (II) NH2—R′—NH2 in which R′ is a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon-based radical optionally comprising heteroatoms, the two amine functions being separated by a number Y of carbon atoms, Y being between 10 and 20; it being understood that diamine (b) is different from diamine (c).
Abstract:
The invention pertains to a filled polyamide composition [composition (C)] comprising:—from 35 to 80% wt of at least one polyhydric alcohol-modified polyamide, comprising an amount of polyhydric alcohol (PHA, herein after) residues chemically bonded at least to a part of the polyamide [polyamide (A)] of at least 0.1% wt (based on the total weight of polyamide (A));—from 10 to 65% wt of at least one filler [filler (F)];—from 1 to 10% wt of at least one impact modifying rubber [rubber (I)]; and—from 0.01 to 3% wt of at least one copper-containing stabilizer, with above % wt being referred to the total weight of composition (C).
Abstract:
The invention pertains to a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional object with an additive manufacturing system comprising providing a support material comprising more than 50% wt. of a well-chosen polyamide. The polyamide can be a semi-crystalline polyamide having a melting point (Tm), as determined according to ASTM D3418, of from 100° C. up to less than 250° C., which, when immersed in water at a concentration of 250 g/l, is soluble in water, is dispersed in water or is swollen by water with a water uptake at saturation of at least 25% by weight, based on the initial weight of the polyamide. An exemplary polyamide is the condensation product of adipic acid with a diamine commercialized by Huntsmann Chemicals as Jeffamine® EDR-148.
Abstract:
The invention pertains to filled polyamide compositions [composition (C)] comprising: —at least one polyhydric alcohol-modified polyamide, comprising an amount of polyhydric alcohol (PHA, herein after) residues chemically bonded at least to a part of the polyamide [polyamide (A)] of at least 0.1% wt (based on the total weight of polyamide (A)); —at least one filler [filler (F)]; and —at least one polyamide, different from polyamide (A), more than 50% moles of recurring units thereof being of formula —HN—(CH2)5—CO— [polyamide (PA6)], in an amount of 5 to 50% wt, based on the combined weight of polyamide (A) and polyamide (PA6).
Abstract:
Articles obtained from a polymer composition, preparation process and uses The present invention relates to novel articles formed from a polymer composition, the process for preparing same and also the uses of said articles. More specifically, the present invention targets articles that are molded or extruded from a polymer composition in molten form comprising polyamide 10,6.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a polymer, chosen from polyamide, polyimide and polyamideimide, obtained through polymerisation of at least one or several alkyl-BHT diamine chosen from methyl-bis hexamethylene triamine, ethyl-bis hexamethylene triamine, n-propyl-bis hexamethylene triamine and/or i-propyl-bis hexamethylene triamine, and one or several polycarboxylic acid, chosen from aliphatic polycarboxylic acids, aryl polycarboxylic acids, alkylaryl polycarboxylic acids and arylalkyi polycarboxylic acids, said polymer comprising a minimum amount of alkyl-BHT diamine of 1 mol % relative to the total mole amount of diamine monomers comprised in the polymer, a composition comprising such a polyamide, a shaped article comprising such a composition or such a polyamide, a powder comprising particles comprising such a polyamide and a method of obtaining a shaped article comprising such a polyamide.