Zinc-salts of certain mercapto compounds and hindered phenols in olefin polymer based thermoplastic elastomers for improved heat aging

摘要

Disclosed is an olefin polymer-based thermoplastic elastomer comprising a propylene polymer material, an amorphous olefin copolymer rubber, and optionally a semicrystalline, essentially linear ethylene-C₃₋₄ alpha-olefin copolymer, having incorporated therein zinc salts of certain mercapto compounds and sterically hindered di-tertiary butyl phenol compounds. The compositions exhibit good retention of properties at elevated temperatures.