Claims
- 1. A thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a blend of
- a) an acrylate rubber dynamically crosslinked with a curing system consisting essentially of 2,5-mercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole or a derivative thereof, and a basic material selected from the group consisting of magnesium hydroxide, magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, barium oxide, barium carbonate, sodium phenoxide, sodium oleate and sodium acetate, and
- b) from about 20 to about 80 parts by weight per 100 parts of said acrylate rubber of a thermoplastic polymer comprising a polyester, polycarbonate, or polyamide, or combinations of polyester and polycarbonate,
- wherein said acrylate rubber and said thermoplastic polymer are sufficiently compatible to form a thermoplastic elastomer, said thermoplastic elastomer having a compression set value according to ASTM D395 (70 hours at 150.degree.) of less than 50 percent without additional curing following dynamic crosslinking.
- 2. A thermoplastic elastomer according to claim 1, wherein said curing system is 2,5-mercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole and sodium oleate.
- 3. A thermoplastic elastomer according to claim 1 having an ultimate tensile strength of at least 5 MPa and an elongation at break of at least 120 percent.
- 4. A thermoplastic elastomer according to claim 1, wherein said thermoplastic polymer comprises a polyester, a polycarbonate, or combinations thereof.
- 5. A thermoplastic elastomer according to claim 1, wherein said acrylate polymer has from about 0.5 to about 5 mole percent halogen-containing repeat units.
- 6. A thermoplastic elastomer according to claim 1, wherein said thermoplastic polymer is poly(butylene-terephthalate) and said acrylate rubber is a copolymer of at least one acrylate monomer and from about 0.5 to about 5 mole percent of a chlorine-containing repeat unit.
- 7. A thermoplastic elastomer according to claim 1, wherein the 2,5-mercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole or its derivative is present in amounts from about 0.5 to about 5 parts per 100 parts of said acrylate rubber.
- 8. A thermoplastic elastomer according to claim 1, wherein said thermoplastic polymer is a polyamide.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/659,698 filed Jun. 5, 1996, now abandoned.
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