THERMOPLASTIC SILICONE ELASTOMERS FORMED FROM POLYESTER RESINS

The present invention, therefore, relates to a method for preparing a thermoplastic elastomer, said method comprising: (I) mixing (A) a thermoplastic resin comprising more than 50 percent by volume of a polyester resin other than poly(butylene terephthalate), said thermoplastic resin having a soften...

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Main Authors Gross, Craig, Chorvath, Igor, Gruszynski, Kenneth, Lee, Michael, Liao, Jun, Nakanishi, Koji, Rabe, Richard, Romenesko, David
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.08.2002
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Summary:The present invention, therefore, relates to a method for preparing a thermoplastic elastomer, said method comprising: (I) mixing (A) a thermoplastic resin comprising more than 50 percent by volume of a polyester resin other than poly(butylene terephthalate), said thermoplastic resin having a softening point of 23° C. to 300° C., (B) a silicone elastomer comprising (B′) 100 parts by weight of a diorganopolysiloxane gum having a plasticity of at least 30 and having an average of at least 2 alkenyl groups in its molecule and, optionally, (B″) up to 200 parts by weight of a reinforcing filler, the weight ratio of said silicone elastomer (B) to said thermoplastic resin (A) being greater than 35:65 to 85:15, (C) 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a stabilizer for each 100 parts by weight of said thermoplastic resin and said silicone elastomer, (D) an organohydrido silicon compound which contains an average of at least 2 silicon-bonded hydrogen groups in its molecule and (E) a hydrosilation catalyst, components (D) and (E) being present in an amount sufficient to cure said diorganopolysiloxane (B′); and (II) dynamically curing said diorganopolysiloxane (B′).