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Reinforced polycarbodiimide modified polyalkylene terephthalate

US4110302A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 7, 1977
Grant dateAug 29, 1978
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Expiry dateMar 7, 1997

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08L101/00
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Molding resin compositions comprising a polycarbodiimide modified polyalkylene terephthalate polymer (polypropylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, or mixtures thereof) and a reinforcing agent such as glass fibers have been found to exhibit improved impact strength and thus are useful in various molding applications in order to prepare articles of manufacture having, e.g., industrial (e.g., gears, bearings), automotive (e.g., automotive distributor caps, distributor rotors), and electrical (e.g., motor end caps, brush holders) applications. These molding resin compositions are particularly useful in certain automotive, industrial, and electrical applications where greater impact strength may be required to extend the useful life of various articles of manufacture which may be subjected to occasional or continuous shock or impact. These molding resin compositions may be prepared by intimately admixing in the molten state a reinforcing agent such as glass fibers with a polycarbodiimide modified polyalkylene terephthalate polymer formed from the reaction between a polyalkylene terephthalate polymer which is the reaction product of terephthalic acid or a dialkyl ester of ter…

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