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Thermotropic liquid crystalline polyester compositions

US5250654A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Filing dateMay 4, 1992
Grant dateOct 5, 1993
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Expiry dateMay 4, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08G63/605
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to thermotropic liquid crystalline polyester compositions containing recurring units derived from hydroquinone, 4,4'-dihydroxybiphenyl, terephthalic acid, 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 4,4'-bibenzoic acid, and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid which are characterized as having melting points less than 365.degree. C., breaking elongations greater than or equal to 1.5%, and heat distortion temperatures greater than 200.degree. C. This invention further relates to the same compositions containing 20 to 40 weight percent of at least one glass reinforcing/filling agent and which are characterized as having melting points less than 365.degree. C., breaking elongations greater than or equal to 1.8%, and heat distortion temperatures greater than 230.degree. C. The compositions are useful as films, fibers, and shaped or molded articles.

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