METHOD FOR PREPARING POLYMERIC MIXTURES OF POLY- (VINYL CHLORIDE) CONTAINING A CRYSTALLINE POLYESTER WITH LIMITED MISCIBILITY AND ITS REFORMED COMPOSITES

摘要

A polyblend of poly(vinyl chloride) ("PVC") and a segmented copolyester ("SCPE") consists essentially of three components, including: (a) terephthalic acid and a minor amount, relative to the terephthalic acid, of isophthalic acid; (b) 1,3-propane diol or 1,4-butane diol which, with component (a) forms a long PPT or PBT chain (referred to as the hard segment); and, (c) a short chain ester glycol (soft segment) consisting of a C2-C12 alkanedioic acid or cycloalkanedioic acid ("(cyclo)alkanedioic") and a C2-C12 alkane diol or cycloalkane diol ("(cyclo)alkane") coupled with component (a), so that the SCPE has a m p in the range from above 170 DEG C to about 220 DEG C; then, the SCPE provides a plasticizing function in PVC without substantially denigrating the desirable properties of PVC when the SCPE is used in the range from about 30 to about 70 parts by wt based on 100 parts of the polyblend. The term "ester glycol" is used to emphasize the glycol chain ends. A glass reinforced composite of from about 30 to 70 parts by wt PVC and from 30 to about 50 parts by wt of SCPE provides a HDT which is greater than might be expected by a direct proportional effect of the glass fibers in reinforced PVC and reinforced SCPE; the tensile strength of the reinforced composite is greater than 10,000 psi. The crystallinity of the SCPE is such that it has limited miscibility in the PVC. The limited miscibility is responsible for the unique morphology of the polyblend.