THERMOPLASTIC POLYCARBONATE COMPOSITIONS HAVING HIGH TOUGHNESS

• Main Authors: CHUNG, JAMES, Y., J, ERKELENZ, MICHAEL, HORN, KLAUS, PAUL, WINFRIED, G, MOETHRATH, MELANIE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 09.01.2008
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONSONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP

A thermoplastic molding composition that features improved low-temperature properties and is thus suitable for application in exterior automotive parts is disclosed. The composition contains (A) 80 to 60 percent of a copolycarbonate wherein 65 to 75 mole percent of its structural units are derived from compounds of formula (I) wherein R , R , R and R independently of one another represents H, C1-C4-alkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl or halogen, and wherein 25 to 35 mole percent of its structural units are derived from compounds of formula (II) where R , R , R and R independently one of the others denote H, CH3, Cl or Br and X is C1-C5-alkylene, C2-C5-alkylidene, C5-C6-cycloalkylene, C5-C10-cycloalkylidene and (B) 20 to 40 percent of a homopolycarbonate of bisphenol A having a melt flow rate, determined in accordance with ASTM D-1238 under 1.2 kg loading at 300° C. of 3 to 12 gm/10 minutes.