Claims
- 1. Fluoroelastomers, vulcanizable by peroxides, consisting essentially of:
- (a) 33-75% by mole of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE);
- (b) 15-45% by mole of a perfluorovinylether (PVE); and
- (c) 10-22% by mole of vinylidene fluoride (VDF), wherein halogen atoms selected from the group consisting of iodine atoms, bromine atoms, and mixtures thereof are present in the chain, the terminal positions, or both the chain and terminal positions, said fluoroelastomers having a resistance to methylterbutylether such that they are capable of being vulcanized to form vulcanizates having a swelling rate in methylterbutylether at 55.degree. C. for 70 hours, expressed as a percent of volume variation, of lower than 20%.
- 2. Fluoroelastomers according to claim 1, consisting essentially of:
- (a) 40-60% by mole of TFE;
- (b) 20-40% by mole of PVE;
- (c) 12-20% by mole of VDF.
- 3. Fluoroelastomers according to claim 1, wherein the PVE has the formula:
- CF.sub.2 .dbd.CFO--R.sub.f
- where R.sub.f is a perfluoroalkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.6, or a perfluoroalkyl C.sub.2 -C.sub.9 containing one or more ether groups.
- 4. Fluoroelastomers according to claim 3, wherein the PVE is selected from: perfluoromethylvinylether, perfluoroethylvinylether, perfluoropropylvinylether, perfluoro (2-n-propoxy-propylvinylether), perfluoro (3-methoxy-propylvinylether), perfluoro (2-methoxyethylvinylether), perfluoro (3,6,9-trioxa-5,8-dimethyldodec - 1-ene), perfluoro (5-methyl-3,6-dioxa-non-1-ene), or mixtures thereof.
- 5. Fluoroelastomers according to claim 4, wherein the PVE is selected from perfluoromethylvinylether and perfluoropropylvinylether.
- 6. Fluoroelastomers according to claim 1, obtainable by a copolymerization process of the monomers in aqueous emulsion in the presence of a microemulsion of perfluoropolyoxyalkylenes or of fluoropolyoxyalkylenes having end-groups and/or repeating units containing hydrogen, and optionally in the presence of iodinated and/or brominated chain transfer agents.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/218,112, filed Mar. 25, 1994, now abandoned.
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