US4381364A
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Flame retardant tertiary polymer blend
Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1982-06-14
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Granted: 1983-04-26
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Expires: 2002-06-14
Abstract
Abstract Thermoplastic compositions are disclosed which comprise blends of about 50 to about 85 percent by weight of a thermoplastic polyurethane and the balance of the blend comprising (a) a polyvinyl halide resin and (b) a diene-nitrile copolymer rubber, the weight ratio of (a) to (b) being within the range of from about 1:4 to about 1.5:1. The novel blends do not melt or spread flaming drip when combusted but rather form chars. The blends are optionally fire retarded by the addition of flame retardants. The fire retarded blends find utility in, inter alia, electric wire and cable jacketing where a high degree of fire retardance is required. The blends without fire retardants provide a good thermoplastic polyurethane at lower cost than the polyurethanes alone and find utility in those applications normally associated with polyurethanes such as films, footwear, wire jacketing, and particularly those applications calling for a higher degree of oil resistance than polyurethanes alone.
Inventors
- 👤 Costas N. Georgacopoulos
- 👤 Curtis P. Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 22:02
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B3/00; H01B3/18; H01B3/30; H01B3/302; C; C08; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/01; C08K3/016; C08K5/00; C08K5/0008; C08K5/0066; C08K5/04; C08K5/06; C08L; C08L25/00; C08L25/02; C08L27/00; C08L27/02; C08L75/00; C08L75/04; C08L9/00; C08L9/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
54 words
A thermoplastic composition comprising a blend of about 50 to about 85 percent by weight of a thermoplastic polyurethane and the balance of the blend comprising (a) a polyvinyl halide resin and (b) a diene-nitrile copolymer, the weight ratio of (a) to (b) being within the range of from about 1:4 to about 1.5:1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
54 words
A thermoplastic composition comprising a blend of about 50 to about 85 percent by weight of a thermoplastic polyurethane and the balance of the blend comprising (a) a polyvinyl halide resin and (b) a diene-nitrile copolymer, the weight ratio of (a) to (b) being within the range of from about 1:4 to about 1.5:1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
11 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein (a) is polyvinyl chloride.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein (b) is a polyacrylonitrile/polybutadiene copolymer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition according to claim 1 which also comprises a flame retardant additive.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A composition according to claim 4 wherein said flame retardant additive comprises in combination antimony oxide and a halogenated aromatic compound.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
A thermoplastic composition comprising a blend of about 50 to about 85 percent by weight of a thermoplastic polyurethane and the balance of the blend comprising (a) a polyvinyl chloride resin and (b) a polyacrylonitrile/butadiene copolymer, the weight ratio of (a) to (b) being within the range of from about 1:4 to about 1.5:1.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
A thermoplastic composition comprising a blend of about 50 to about 85 percent by weight of a thermoplastic polyurethane and the balance of the blend comprising (a) a polyvinyl chloride resin and (b) a polyacrylonitrile/butadiene copolymer, the weight ratio of (a) to (b) being within the range of from about 1:4 to about 1.5:1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A composition according to claim 6 which also comprises an effective amount of a flame retardant combination comprising antimony oxide and a halogenated aromatic compound.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition according to claim 7 wherein said halogenated compound is a brominated aromatic compound.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition according to claim 6 wherein said polyurethane is a polyether polyurethane.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition according to claim 6 wherein said polyurethane is a polyester polyurethane.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
A composition according to claim 6 containing about 65 to about 85 percent by weight of a thermoplastic polyurethane and the balance comprising (a) polyvinyl chloride and (b) polyacrylonitrile/butadiene copolymer, the weight ratios of (a) to (b) being from about 1:3 to about 1.22:1.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
76 words
A thermoplastic composition comprising a blend of (A) about 50 to about 65 weight percent of a thermoplastic polyurethane; (B) about 10 to about 20 weight percent of (a) a polyvinyl chloride resin and (b) a polyacrylonitrile/butadiene copolymer, the weight ratio of (a) to (b) being from about 1:3 to about 1.22:1; (C) about 5 to about 15 weight percent of antimony oxide; (D) about 10 to about 20 weight percent of a brominated aromatic compound.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
76 words
A thermoplastic composition comprising a blend of (A) about 50 to about 65 weight percent of a thermoplastic polyurethane; (B) about 10 to about 20 weight percent of (a) a polyvinyl chloride resin and (b) a polyacrylonitrile/butadiene copolymer, the weight ratio of (a) to (b) being from about 1:3 to about 1.22:1; (C) about 5 to about 15 weight percent of antimony oxide; (D) about 10 to about 20 weight percent of a brominated aromatic compound.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition according to claim 12 wherein (A) is a polyether polyurethane.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition according to claim 12 wherein (A) is a polyester polyurethane.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition according to claim 13 or 14 wherein said brominated aromatic compound is decabromodiphenoxyethane.
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