FLAME RETARDANT POLYCARBONATE COMPOSITIONS AND THIN-WALL ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM

    公开(公告)号:US20220372280A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-24

    申请号:US17765093

    申请日:2020-09-30

    Abstract: A flame retardant composition comprising: 34-94 wt % of a homopolycarbonate, acopolycarbonate, or a combination thereof; 5-85 wt % poly(carbonate-siloxane), in an amount effective to provide 2-6 wt % dimethyl siloxane; 0.05-0.6 w t%, preferably 0.2-0.4 wt%, of a C1-16 alkyl sulfonate salt flame retardant; 1-15 wt % of a mineral-filled silicone flame retardant synergist; 0.05-0.5 wt % of an anti-drip agent; wherein each amount is based on the total weight of the flame retardant composition, which sums to 100 wt %; and wherein a molded sample of the flame retardant composition has a Vicat softening temperature of greater than or equal to 140° C. as measured according to the ISO-306 standard at a load of 10 N and a heating rate of 50° C. per hour, and a flame test rating of V0 as measured according to UL-94 at a thickness of 1.0 millimeter, or at a thickness of 0.8 millimeter.

    POLYCARBONATE COMPOSITIONS
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20250051563A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-13

    申请号:US18716617

    申请日:2022-12-07

    Abstract: A polycarbonate composition suitable for thin-wall applications comprises: a linear homopolycarbonate; a poly(carbonate-siloxane) present in an amount effective to provide 0.1 to 10 wt % siloxane, based on the total weight of the composition, a linear polycarbonate having pendant ester groups in an amount effective to provide 0.1 to 5.0 mole % repeating units derived from C a monomer having a pendant ester group based on the total moles of the composition; and a flame retardant wherein a molded sample N of the composition has a UL-94 flame test rating of VO at a thickness of 1.5 mm.

    POLYCARBONATE COMPOSITIONS
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230174778A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-08

    申请号:US18076879

    申请日:2022-12-07

    CPC classification number: C08L69/00 C08L2205/035 C08L2205/025

    Abstract: Polycarbonate compositions comprising a linear homopolycarbonate, a poly(phthalate-carbonate), or a combination thereof; a poly(carbonate-siloxane) component present in an amount effective to provide 0.1 to 10 wt % siloxane, based on the total weight of the composition, comprising: a poly(carbonate-siloxane) having a 30-70 wt % siloxane content, a combination of a poly(carbonate-siloxane) having a 10 wt % or less siloxane content and a poly(carbonate-siloxane) having greater than 10 wt % to less than 30 wt % siloxane content, or a combination thereof; a linear polycarbonate comprising 0.1-4.0 mole % repeating units derived from a monomer having a pendant ester group based on the total moles of the composition; optionally, a reinforcing composition comprising glass fibers, a mineral filler, or a combination thereof; and a flame retardant comprising an aromatic organophosphorous compound can have low smoke density characteristics (e.g., a DS-4 measured according to ISO5659-2) and low heat release characteristics, (e.g., MAHRE measured according to ISO5660-1).

    TRANSPARENT, FLAME-RETARDANT HIGH-HEAT POLYCARBONATE COMPOSITIONS FOR THIN WALL APPLICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230067710A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17782273

    申请日:2020-12-04

    Abstract: A flame retardant composition comprising: 45.0-99.9 wt % of a high heat copolycarbonate comprising high heat carbonate units derived from high heat bisphenol monomers, and optionally comprising low heat carbonate units, wherein a homopolycarbonate of the low heat carbonate units has a glass transition temperature of up to 150° C. as determined by differential scanning calorimetry as per ASTM D3418 with heating rate of 20° C./min; 0-55 wt % of a homopolycarbonate; 0.1-0.8 wt % of a Ci-i6 alkyl sulfonate salt flame retardant; each based on the total weight of the flame retardant composition wherein a molded sample of the flame retardant composition has a UL 94 rating of V0 at a thickness of 1.5 millimeter, and a transmission of greater than 80%, 85%, or 88% or a haze of less than 2%, or 1%, each of the transmission and haze was determined according ASTM D1003 at a thickness of 1.0 millimeter.

    REINFORCED FLAME RETARDANT POLYCARBONATE COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED MELT VOLUME RATES

    公开(公告)号:US20230035378A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-02

    申请号:US17781741

    申请日:2020-12-15

    Abstract: A reinforced polycarbonate composition comprising 50-95 wt % of a poly(aliphatic ester-carbonate); 5-40 wt % of a high heat copolycarbonate comprising high heat carbonate units derived from 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3,5-trimethyl-cyclohexane, N-phenyl phenolphthalein bisphenol, 4,4-(1-phenylethylidene)bisphenol, 4,4-(3,3-dimethyl-2,2-dihydro-1H-indene-1,1-diyl)diphenol, 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)cyclododecane, 3,8-dihydroxy-5a,10b-diphenyl-coumarano-2′,3′,2,3-coumarane, or a combination thereof, preferably 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,3,5-trimethyl-cyclohexane, N-phenyl phenolphthalein bisphenol, or a combination thereof, and optionally comprising low heat carbonate units; 0.1-0.8 wt % of a C1-16 alkyl sulfonate salt flame retardant; 0.1-0.8 wt % of an anti-drip agent; 5-35 wt % glass fibers; wherein each amount is based on the total weight of the reinforced polycarbonate composition, which sums to 100 wt %.

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