Abstract:
THE IMPACT STRENGTH OF THERMOPLASTIC POLYACETALS IS IMPROVED BY ADMIXING SMALL AMOUNTS OF POLYMERS WHICH HAVE A SOFTENING TEMPERATURE BELOW THE CRYSTALLITE MELTING POINT OF THE POLYACETAL AND A SECOND ORDER TRANSITION TEMPERATURE WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM -120* TO +30*C. AND WHICH ARE PRESENT IN THE MIXTURE IN THE FORM OF PARTICLES OF DIAMETERS WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM 0.1 TO 5 MICRONS. THE POLYACETALS SO MODIFIED ARE SUITABLE FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF FINISHED OR SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS.