Abstract:
The disclosure of this application is directed to unsaturated polyester compositions, containing a polymer of a cyclic ester having an average of at least one carboxyl group per molecule, which have particular utility in sheet molding applications to form thermoset articles characterized by excellent impact strength and by excellent surface properties such as excellent smoothness, excellent receptiveness to paints and excellent reproduction of the surface contours of the mold in which they are formed into shaped, thermoset articles.
Abstract:
UNSATURATED POLYESTERS ARE REACTED WITH OR CROSSLINKED WITH BICYCLO(2.2.2)HEPT-2-YL ACRYLATE (BCHA) AND THE CORRESPONDING BICYLO(2.2.1)HEPT - 2 - YL METHACRYLATE (BCHMA) EITHER ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER VINYL MONOMERS COMMONLY USED FOR CROSSLINKING UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESINS. THE USE OF OR THE INCORPORATION OF BCHA OR BCHMA IN POLYESTER PREMIXES DRASTICALLY REDUCES THE LOSS OF VINYL MONOMER IN POLYESTER PREMIXES AND IMPROVES THE ULTRAVIOLET STABILITY WITHOUT DELETERIOUSLY AFFECTING THE RESIN PROPERTIES. EXAMPLES ARE GIVEN ILLUSTRATING THE REDUCTION OF VOLATILITY OF UNSATURATED POLYESTER PREMIXES WHICH EMPLOY STYRENE AND VINYLTOLUENE AS CROSSLINKING MONOMERS IN COMBINATION WITH EITHER BCHA OR BCHMA. THE RESINOUS PRODUCTS CONTAINING BCHA OR BCHMA ARE USEFUL AS MOLDING COMPOSITIONS, PROTECTIVE COATINGS, ADHESIVES AND LAMINATING RESINS.
Abstract:
The disclosure of this application is directed to unsaturated polyesters which are the condensation reaction products of a mixture of an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or anhydride thereof, ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol; and to compositions based thereon which have particular utility in sheet molding and bulk molding applications to form thermoset articles of desired configuration.
Abstract:
This invention relates to brominated polyesters, based on diols and as co-reactants a brominated maleic acid, a brominated tetrahydrophthalic acid, anhydrides or brominated monomeric esters of the anhydrides thereof, which are substantially free of dibromosuccinate and dibromohexahydrophthalate groups, contain bromine end groups and possess excellent flame-retardant properties, excellent thermal stability, excellent resistivity to ultraviolet light and can be used as flame-retardant plasticizers and when containing unsaturated groups, derived from nonhalogenated unsaturated polycarboxylic acids, can be used in molding applications to form aesthetically attractive thermoset articles characterized by excellent chemical, physical and electrical properties.