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Fiber reinforced resins with improved physical properties and process for producing same

US6051644A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 23, 1998
Grant dateApr 18, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 23, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08L67/02
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for lessening shear-induced reduction of fiber length in a melt processable, fiber reinforced polymer composition, and compositions useful in and obtained from such process, comprising the steps of: admixing a first polymer, the first polymer being a thermoplastic polymer, with a second polymer being TLCP, and a reinforcing fiber; and subjecting the composition to shear, wherein the first and second polymers have melt processing ranges that overlap over an overlapping melt processing range; and the second polymer is partly immiscible with or immiscible with the first polymer when mixed with the first polymer within the overlapping melt processing range.

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