This application claims priority under 35 USC Section 119 to and the benefit of Korean Patent Application Nos. 10-2014-0079844, filed on Jun. 27, 2014, and 10-2014-0140473, filed on Oct. 17, 2014, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the entire disclosure of each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article made therefrom.
In general, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resins have been widely used for various purposes, such as automobile components, electric and electronic products, office machinery, home appliances, toys, stationery, and the like, due to beautiful appearance characteristics, and physical properties such as impact resistance of butadiene, processability, moldability and colorability of styrene, hardness and chemical resistance of acrylonitrile, etc. Most of such ABS resins are glossy, and exhibit high gloss or intermediate surface gloss.
In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for low-gloss and gloss-less resins to create a desired aesthetic appearance and prevent glare. Also, with the rise of environmental issues, gloss-less resins tend to be directly used without using a process of applying a gloss-less paint or covering a pad.
Conventional gloss-less resin compositions can be prepared by adding or modifying a certain rubbery component. However, such a method can have problems in that a low-gloss effect can be poor, and impact strength and heat resistance can be degraded.
Another method graft-polymerizes a monomer such as ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid into an ABS polymer to solve the above problems. The prepared ABS polymer can have various good physical properties, but also can have degraded heat resistance.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,475,053 discloses a method of reducing gloss of a resin using a spherical graft copolymer as a matting agent, and Korean Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2008-0036790 discloses a method of reducing gloss using various copolymers as additives.
Also, U.S. Pat. No. 5,237,004 discloses a method of reducing gloss using rubber particles having a core/shell structure having a large particle size of 0.05 to 20 μm or 2 to 15 μm.
However, when the additive is used as in the technique described above, the manufacturing cost may increase, and problems such as peeling, degradation of physical properties, and a partial increase in gloss may be caused. Also, when large-sized rubber particles are used, gloss may be reduced, but impact strength may be significantly degraded.
Therefore, there is a demand for techniques capable of improving processability, impact resistance, hardness and/or low-gloss properties of a thermoplastic resin composition, such as an aromatic vinyl based thermoplastic resin composition.
Exemplary embodiments provide a thermoplastic resin composition that can have improved resin dispersibility, fluidity, and/or uniformity in appearance by enhancing the degree of cross-linking of a polymer to maximize a matt effect and simultaneously adjusting a particle size of the polymer.
Also, exemplary embodiments provide a molded article that can have excellent matt characteristics, impact resistance and/or appearance characteristics, which is prepared from the thermoplastic resin composition.
The thermoplastic resin composition according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes (A) a rubber-modified graft copolymer, (B) an aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer, and (C) a silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer, wherein (C) the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer has an average particle size of about 100 μm or less.
In exemplary embodiments, (C) the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer may be cross-linked.
In exemplary embodiments, (C) the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer may be a copolymer of a mixture of monomers including (C1) an aromatic vinyl-based monomer, (C2) an unsaturated nitrile-based monomer, and (C3) a cross-linkable monomer.
In exemplary embodiments, (C) the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer may be a copolymer formed of a mixture of monomers including (C3) the cross-linkable monomer in an amount of about 0.1 to about 20 parts by weight, based on about 100 parts by weight of a mixture of monomers including (C1) the aromatic vinyl-based monomer in an amount of about 60 to about 80% by weight and (C2) the unsaturated nitrile-based monomer in an amount of about 20 to about 40% by weight.
In exemplary embodiments, (C1) the aromatic vinyl-based monomer may include at least one selected from the group consisting of styrene, α-methylstyrene, β-methylstyrene, p-methylstyrene, p-t-butylstyrene, ethylstyrene, vinylxylene, monochlorostyrene, dichlorostyrene, dibromostyrene, vinylnaphthalene, and mixtures thereof.
In exemplary embodiments, (C2) the unsaturated nitrile-based monomer may include at least one selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, ethacrylonitrile, phenylacrylonitrile, α-chloroacrylonitrile, fumaronitrile, and mixtures thereof.
In exemplary embodiments, (C3) the cross-linkable monomer may be represented by the following Formula 1.
In Formula 1, l, m and n are the same or different and are each independently an integer ranging from 0 to 100 (provided that l, m and n are not zero at the same time), and R1 R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are the same or different and are each independently hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C30 alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C30 alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C30 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 heteroaryl group, a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, an amino group, an epoxy group, a carboxyl group, a halogen group, an ester group, an isocyanate group, or a mercapto group, provided that at least two of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 include a polymerizable unsaturated reactive group.
In exemplary embodiments, (C3) the cross-linkable monomer may be represented by the following Formula 2.
In Formula 2, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13 and R14 are the same or different and are each independently hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C30 alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C30 alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C30 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 heteroaryl group, a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, an amino group, an epoxy group, a carboxyl group, a halogen group, an ester group, an isocyanate group, or a mercapto group, and p is an integer ranging from 1 to 6, provided that at least two of R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, and R14 include a polymerizable unsaturated reactive group.
In exemplary embodiments, (C3) the cross-linkable monomer may include at least one selected from the group consisting of 1,3,5-trimethyl-1,3,5-trivinyl-cyclotrisiloxane, 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetravinyl-cyclotetrasiloxane, 1,3,5,7,9-pentamethyl-1,3,5,7,9-pentavinyl-cyclopentasiloxane, 1,3,5-triethyl-1,3,5-trivinyl-cyclotrisiloxane, 1,3,5,7-tetraethyl-1,3,5,7-tetravinyl-cyclotetrasiloxane, 1,3,5,7,9-pentaethyl-1,3,5,7,9-pentavinyl-cyclopentasiloxane, and mixtures thereof.
In exemplary embodiments, (C) the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer may have an average particle size of about 1 to about 80 μm.
In exemplary embodiments, the thermoplastic resin composition may include (A) the rubber-modified graft copolymer in an amount of about 10 to about 40% by weight, (B) the aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer in an amount of about 20 to about 90% by weight, and (C) the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer in an amount of about 1 to about 30% by weight.
The molded article according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include the thermoplastic resin composition.
In exemplary embodiments, the molded article may have a melt-flow index of about 3 to about 30 g/10 min, as measured under conditions of a temperature of 220° C. and a load of 10 kg by an evaluation method according to ASTM D1238, and may have a gloss of about 70% or less, as measured at an angle of 60° by an evaluation method according to ASTM D523.
Exemplary embodiments now will be described more fully hereinafter in the following detailed description, in which some, but not all embodiments of the invention are described. Indeed, this invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will satisfy applicable legal requirements.
Hereinafter, a thermoplastic resin composition according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and a molded article having a low-gloss property, which includes the thermoplastic resin composition, will be described in detail with reference to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings. Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein are provided as examples for the purpose of sufficiently providing the scope of the present invention to those skilled in the related art. Also, unless specifically stated otherwise, all the technical and scientific terms used in this specification have the same meanings as what are generally understood by a person skilled in the related art to which the present invention belongs. In the following description, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or constructions will be omitted since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.
In this specification, the term “(meth)acrylate” is intended to include both “acrylate” and “methacrylate,” the term “(meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester” is intended to include both an “acrylic acid alkyl ester” and a “methacrylic acid alkyl ester,” and the term “(meth)acrylic acid ester” is intended to include both “acrylic acid ester” and “methacrylic acid ester.”
The present inventors have conducted research to address problems associated with conventional aromatic vinyl based resin compositions, such as the use of a large amount of a component having matting characteristics due to a low degree of cross-linking, and thus degradation of processability and surface uniformity due to a decrease in fluidity of the composition. The inventors have found that the composition according to exemplary embodiments can have improved matting efficiency and fluidity due to a high degree of dispersion while maintaining a degree of cross-linking when a silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer having matting characteristics has an average particle size within a certain particle size range. The present invention has been completed based on these facts.
In exemplary embodiments, the thermoplastic resin composition includes (A) a rubber-modified graft copolymer, (B) an aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer, and (C) a silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer.
Hereinafter, the respective components of the thermoplastic resin composition according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail.
(A) Rubber-Modified Graft Copolymer
In exemplary embodiments, the rubber-modified graft copolymer may be prepared by grafting an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyanide monomer into conjugated diene rubber latex.
The conjugated diene-based rubber latex that may be used herein may include typical butadiene rubber latex or styrene-butadiene copolymerized rubber latex, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The conjugated diene-based rubber latex can have an average particle diameter of about 0.1 to about 5.0 μm. The graft copolymer may include the conjugated diene-based rubber latex in an amount of about 5 to about 70% by weight, based on the total weight (100% by weight) of the graft copolymer.
Examples of the aromatic vinyl-based monomer may include without limitation styrene, C1 to C10 alkyl-substituted styrene, halogen-substituted styrene, vinyltoluene, vinylnaphthalene, and the like, and combinations thereof. Examples of the alkyl-substituted styrene may include without limitation α-methylstyrene, o-ethylstyrene, m-ethylstyrene, p-ethylstyrene, and the like, and combinations thereof.
Examples of the vinyl cyanide monomer that may be used herein may include without limitation acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, ethacrylonitrile, and the like, and combinations thereof. In exemplary embodiments, the vinyl cyanide monomer may include acrylonitrile.
A conventional method such as emulsion polymerization, suspension polymerization, solution polymerization, and bulk polymerization methods may be used to prepare the graft copolymer. Emulsion polymerization or bulk polymerization may be performed in the presence of the components using a polymerization initiator.
(B) Aromatic Vinyl-Vinyl Cyanide-Based Copolymer
In exemplary embodiments, the aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer may be a copolymer of an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyanide monomer.
Examples of the aromatic vinyl-based monomer may include without limitation styrene, C1 to C10 alkyl-substituted styrene, halogen-substituted styrene, vinyltoluene, vinylnaphthalene, and the like, and combinations thereof. Examples of the alkyl-substituted styrene may include without limitation α-methyl styrene, p-methyl styrene, o-ethyl styrene, m-ethyl styrene, p-ethyl styrene, p-t-butylstyrene, 2,4-dimethylstyrene, and the like, and combinations thereof.
Examples of the vinyl cyanide monomer may include without limitation acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, ethacrylonitrile, and the like, and combinations thereof
Examples of the aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer may include without limitation a copolymer of styrene and acrylonitrile; a copolymer of α-methylstyrene and acrylonitrile; and/or a copolymer of styrene, α-methylstyrene and acrylonitrile, for example, a copolymer of styrene and acrylonitrile.
(C) Silicone-Modified Aromatic Vinyl-Vinyl Cyanide-Based Copolymer
In exemplary embodiments, the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer may be prepared by polymerizing a mixture of monomers including (C1) an aromatic vinyl-based monomer, (C2) an unsaturated nitrile-based monomer, and (C3) a cross-linkable monomer.
Examples of the aromatic vinyl-based monomer (C1) may include without limitation styrene, α-methylstyrene, β-methylstyrene, p-methylstyrene, p-t-butylstyrene, ethylstyrene, vinylxylene, monochlorostyrene, dichlorostyrene, dibromostyrene, vinylnaphthalene, and the like, and mixtures thereof.
Examples of the unsaturated nitrile-based monomer (C2) may include without limitation acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, ethacrylonitrile, phenylacrylonitrile, α-chloroacrylonitrile, fumaronitrile, and the like, and mixtures thereof.
Examples of the cross-linkable monomer (C3) may include without limitation one or two or more compounds represented by the following Formula 1.
In Formula 1, l, m and n are the same or different and are each independently an integer ranging from 0 to 100 (provided that l, m and n are not zero at the same time), and R1 R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are the same or different and are each independently hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C30 alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C30 alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C30 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 heteroaryl group, a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, an amino group, an epoxy group, a carboxyl group, a halogen group, an ester group, an isocyanate group, or a mercapto group, provided that at least two of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 include a polymerizable unsaturated reactive group.
The cross-linkable monomer (C3) may include one or two or more compounds represented by the following Formula 2, wherein the compounds have a ring-shape structure.
In Formula 2, R9, R10, R11, R12, R13 and R14 are the same or different and are each independently hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C30 alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C30 alkynyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C30 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 heteroaryl group, a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group, an amino group, an epoxy group, a carboxyl group, a halogen group, an ester group, an isocyanate group, or a mercapto group, and p is an integer ranging from 1 to 6, provided that at least two of R9, R10, R11, R12, R13, and R14 include a polymerizable unsaturated reactive group.
As used herein, the term “substituted” means that one or more hydrogen atoms are substituted with one or more substituents, such as but not limited to one or more of a halogen group, a C1 to C30 alkyl group, a C1 to C30 haloalkyl group, a C6 to C30 aryl group, a C2 to C30 heteroaryl group, a C1 to C20 alkoxy group, or a combination thereof. As used herein, the term “hetero” refers to a nitrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and/or phosphorus atom in place of a carbon atom.
Examples of (C3) the cross-linkable monomer may be include without limitation 1,3,5-trimethyl-1,3,5-trivinyl-cyclotrisiloxane, 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetravinyl-cyclotetrasiloxane, 1,3,5,7,9-pentamethyl-1,3,5,7,9-pentavinyl-cyclopentasiloxane, 1,3,5-triethyl-1,3,5-trivinyl-cyclotrisiloxane, 1,3,5,7-tetraethyl-1,3,5,7-tetravinyl-cyclotetrasiloxane, 1,3,5,7,9-pentaethyl-1,3,5,7,9-pentavinyl-cyclopentasiloxane, and the like, and mixtures thereof.
The silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer (C) may be in the form of a spherical bead, and may have effects such as excellent compatibility with the composition, and remarkable matting characteristics and fluidity while maintaining a high molecular weight.
The silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer (C) may be polymerized using a conventional method such as bulk polymerization, solution polymerization, emulsion polymerization, or suspension polymerization so as to maintain the shape, but may be polymerized using a method of preparing fine particles so as to adjust an average particle size of the polymer within a certain particle size range.
For example, the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer (C) can be prepared using suspension polymerization. In an exemplary suspension polymerization method, monomers (C1), (C2), and (C3) may be mixed, and a polymerization initiator and a suspension stabilizer may be added to perform polymerization. In this case, the polymerization may be performed at a polymerization temperature of about 30 to about 120° C., for example about 50 to about 90° C.
Examples of the polymerization initiator that may be used may include without limitation a peroxide-based compound such as benzoyl peroxide, lauryl peroxide, o-chlorobenzoyl peroxide, o-methoxybenzoyl peroxide, t-butylperoxy-2-ethylhexanoate, t-butyl peroxyisobutyrate, 1,1,3-3-tetramethylbutylperoxy-2-ethylhexanoate, dioctanoyl peroxide, and/or didecanoyl peroxide, and/or an azo compound such as 2,2′-azobis(isobutyronitrile), 2,2′-azobis(2-methylbutyronitrile), and/or 2,2′-azobis(2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile). The polymerization initiator may be used in an amount of about 0.1 to about 20 parts by weight, based on about 100 parts by weight of the mixture.
Examples of the suspension stabilizer may include without limitation gelatin, starch, methylcellulose, ethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyvinyl alkyl ether, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylic acid, polyacrylamide, polyethylene oxide, polymethacrylic acid sodium, a water-soluble polymer such as a polydimethylsiloxane/polystyrene block copolymer, barium sulfate, calcium lactate, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, aluminum lactate, talc, clay, diatomite, and/or a metal oxide powder. An amount of the added suspension stabilizer may also be freely adjusted according to the average particle size of the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer, but the present invention is not particularly limited thereto.
The suspension stabilizer may be dissolved in a dispersing medium to prepare a suspension. The dispersing medium is not limited as long as it is a material that may be used to dissolve the suspension stabilizer. For example, ionic water and the like may be used.
Also, the average particle size of the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer may be adjusted to about 100 μm or less using a high-speed homogenizer, when necessary. The mixture of monomers can be added to the suspension and then homogenized using a high-speed homogenizer. In this case, a degree of homogenization may be freely adjusted according to the average particle size of the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer. The emulsion thus homogenized may be subjected to a polymerization reaction at the polymerization temperature under an inert gas atmosphere.
The silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer may have an average particle size of about 100 μm or less, for example about an average particle size of 1 to about 80 μm. In exemplary embodiments, the average particle size of the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer may be in a range of 20 to about 80 μm. When the average particle size of the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer is greater than about 100 μm, a quenching effect and/or fluidity may be severely degraded. In this case, the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer may be increasingly added to improve a quenching effect.
In some embodiments, the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer (C) may have an average particle size of greater than 0, about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, or 100 μm. Also, the average particle size of the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer may be greater than or equal to one of the approximate values and less than or equal to one of the approximate values.
In exemplary embodiments, (C) the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer may be prepared from a mixture including (C3) the cross-linkable monomer in an amount of about 0.1 to about 20 parts by weight, based on about 100 parts by weight of a mixture of monomers including (C1) the aromatic vinyl-based compound in an amount of about 60 to about 80% by weight and (C2) the unsaturated nitrile-based compound in an amount of about 20 to about 40% by weight.
In some embodiments, the aromatic vinyl-based monomer (C1) may be included in an amount of about 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, or 80% by weight, based on the total weight (100% by weight) of the mixture of monomers including (C1) the aromatic vinyl-based monomer and (C2) the unsaturated nitrile-based compound of (C) the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer. Further, according to some embodiments, the amount of the aromatic vinyl-based monomer (C1) can be in a range from about any of the foregoing amounts to about any other of the foregoing amounts.
In some embodiments, the unsaturated nitrile-based monomer (C2) may be included in an amount of about 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, or 40% by weight, based on the total weight (100% by weight) of the mixture of monomers including (C1) the aromatic vinyl-based monomer and (C2) the unsaturated nitrile-based compound of (C) the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer. Further, according to some embodiments, the amount of the unsaturated nitrile-based monomer (C2) can be in a range from about any of the foregoing amounts to about any other of the foregoing amounts.
In exemplary embodiments, the cross-linkable monomer (C3) may be included in an amount of about 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.1 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 11.0, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6, 11.7, 11.8, 11.9, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8, 12.9, 13.0, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5, 13.6, 13.7, 13.8, 13.9, 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, 14.3, 14.4, 14.5, 14.6, 14.7, 14.8, 14.9, 15.0, 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, 15.5, 15.6, 15.7, 15.8, 15.9, 16.0, 16.1, 16.2, 16.3, 16.4, 16.5, 16.6, 16.7, 16.8, 16.9, 17.0, 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, 17.5, 17.6, 17.7, 17.8, 17.9, 18.0, 18.1, 18.2, 18.3, 18.4, 18.5, 18.6, 18.7, 18.8, 18.9, 19.0, 19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 19.4, 19.5, 19.6, 19.7, 19.8, 19.9, or 20.0 parts by weight, based on about 100 parts by weight of the mixture of monomers including (C1) the aromatic vinyl-based monomer and (C2) the unsaturated nitrile-based compound of (C) the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer. Further, according to some embodiments, the amount of the cross-linkable monomer (C3) can be in a range from about any of the foregoing amounts to about any other of the foregoing amounts.
In exemplary embodiments, the thermoplastic resin composition may include (A) the rubber-modified graft copolymer in an amount of about 10 to about 40% by weight, (B) the aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer in an amount of about 20 to about 90% by weight, and (C) the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer in an amount of about 1 to about 30% by weight, based on the total weight (100% by weight) of (A), (B) and (C), but the present invention is not particularly limited thereto.
In some embodiments, the thermoplastic resin composition may include (A) the rubber-modified graft copolymer in an amount of about 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, or 40% by weight. Further, according to some embodiments, the amount of the rubber-modified graft copolymer can be in a range from about any of the foregoing amounts to about any other of the foregoing amounts.
In some embodiments, the thermoplastic resin composition may include (B) the aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer in an amount of about 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, or 90% by weight. Further, according to some embodiments, the amount of the aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer can be in a range from about any of the foregoing amounts to about any other of the foregoing amounts.
In some embodiments, the thermoplastic resin composition may include (C) the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer in an amount of about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, or 30% by weight. Further, according to some embodiments, the amount of the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer can be in a range from about any of the foregoing amounts to about any other of the foregoing amounts.
In exemplary embodiments, the thermoplastic resin composition may include one or more optional additive(s). Examples of the additives can include without limitation dyes, pigments, flame retardants, filler, stabilizers, slip agents, antibacterial agents, release agents, antistatic agents, antioxidants, and the like, to further give, for example, molding processability and physical property balance. The additives may be used alone or in combination.
The present invention provides a molded article prepared from the thermoplastic resin composition. Such a molded article may have excellent mechanical properties such as molding processability and impact resistance, and may exhibit excellent matting characteristics, and thus may be applied to various material fields such as electric and electronic products, housings, etc.
The molded article according to exemplary embodiments can have a melt-flow index of about 3 to about 30 g/10 min, as measured under conditions of a temperature of 220° C. and a load of 10 kg by an evaluation method according to ASTM D1238, and can have a gloss of about 70% or less, as measured at an angle of 60° by an evaluation method according to ASTM D523.
In exemplary embodiments, the molded article may have a melt-flow index of about 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, or 30 g/10 min, as measured under conditions of a temperature of 220° C. and a load of 10 kg by the evaluation method according to ASTM D1238. Also, the melt-flow index of the molded article may be greater than or equal to one of the approximate values and less than or equal to one of the approximate values, as measured under conditions of a temperature of 220° C. and a load of 10 kg by the evaluation method according to ASTM D1238.
In exemplary embodiments, the molded article may have a gloss of greater than 0, about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, or 70%, as measured at an angle of 60° by the evaluation method according to ASTM D523. Also, the gloss of the molded article may be greater than or equal to one of the approximate values and less than or equal to one of the approximate values, as measured at an angle of 60° by the evaluation method according to ASTM D523.
In exemplary embodiments, the molded article can have a gloss of about 70% or less, as measured at an angle of 60° by an evaluation method according to ASTM D523, and can have an Izod impact strength of about 5 to about 30 kgf cm/cm, as measured for a ⅛ inch-thick specimen under notched conditions by an evaluation method according to ASTM D256.
In exemplary embodiments, the molded article may have a gloss of greater than 0, about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, or 70%, as measured at an angle of 60° by the evaluation method according to ASTM D523. Also, the gloss of the molded article may be greater than or equal to one of the approximate values and less than or equal to one of the approximate values, as measured at an angle of 60° by the evaluation method according to ASTM D523.
In exemplary embodiments, the molded article may have an Izod impact strength of about 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, or 30 kgf•cm/cm, as measured for the ⅛ inch-thick specimen under the notched conditions by the evaluation method according to ASTM D256. Also, the Izod impact strength of the molded article may be greater than or equal to one of the approximate values and less than or equal to one of the approximate values, as measured for the ⅛ inch-thick specimen under the notched conditions by the evaluation method according to ASTM D256.
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following examples. However, it should be understood that these examples are provided for illustration only and are not to be construed in any way as limiting the present invention. Specifications of the respective components used in Examples and Comparative Examples, and methods of measuring physical properties of the components are as follows.
(A) Rubber-Modified Graft Copolymer
A copolymer obtained by graft-polymerizing acrylonitrile and styrene into butadiene rubber latex is used. The copolymer includes the rubber latex in an amount of 58% by weight and acrylonitrile and styrene in an amount of 42% by weight, wherein acrylonitrile and styrene are included at a ratio of 76% by weight:24% by weight, and the average particle size of the rubber is 2,580 Å.
(B) Aromatic Vinyl-Vinyl Cyanide-Based Copolymer
A copolymer obtained by copolymerizing a styrene monomer and acrylonitrile is used. The copolymer (SAN resin) includes styrene in an amount of 76% by weight and acrylonitrile in an amount of 24% by weight.
(C) Silicone-Modified Aromatic Vinyl-Vinyl Cyanide-Based Copolymer
A siloxane-based cross-linking agent (SKC SILICONE) having a solid content of 98% is added in an amount as listed in the following Table 1 to 100 parts by weight of a mixture including styrene in an amount of 76% by weight and acrylonitrile in an amount of 24% by weight, and 0.2 parts by weight of azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as a polymerization initiator is added to prepare a mixed solution. Thereafter, 0.2% by weight of polyvinyl alcohol as a suspension stabilizer is dissolved in ionic water, and the mixed solution is added thereto. The resulting mixture is homogenized using a high-speed homogenizer to prepare a suspension. Then, the suspension is reacted at 75° C. for 4 hours under a nitrogen atmosphere. As a result, a polymerization reaction is completed. The stirring rate and stirring time of the high-speed homogenizer are listed in the following Table 1.
Evaluation of Physical Properties
(1) Izod impact strength (units: kg•cm/cm)
The Izod impact strength of a ⅛ inch-thick specimen is measured under notched conditions by an evaluation method according to ASTM D256.
(2) Melt-flow index (MI) (units: g/10 min)
The melt-flow index (MI) is measured under conditions of a temperature of 220° C. and a load of 10 kg according to ASTM D1238.
(3) Vicat softening temperature (VST) (units: ° C.)
The Vicat softening temperature of a ¼ inch-thick specimen is measured under conditions of a load of 5 kgf and a rate of 50° C./hr by an evaluation method according to ISO 306B50.
(4) Surface gloss (units: %)
The surface gloss is measured at an angle of 60° by an evaluation method according to ASTM D523 using a BYK-Gardner gloss meter commercially available from BYK.
Thermoplastic resin compositions are prepared using the compositional ratios of the components listed in the following Table 2, and then extruded to prepare thermoplastic resins in the form of a pellet. In this case, the extrusion is performed using a twin-screw extruder having an L/D ratio of 29 and a diameter of 45 mm, and the barrel temperature is set to 230° C. The prepared pellets are dried at 80° C. for 2 hours, and then molded in a 6 oz injection molding machine in which a cylinder temperature and a mold temperature are set to 240° C. and 60° C., respectively, to prepare physical property specimens and specimens (with a size of 9 cm×5 cm×0.2 cm) for evaluating physical properties. Physical properties of the prepared specimens are listed in Table 3.
As listed in Table 3, it can be seen that the specimens prepared in Examples 1 to 6 exemplifying the present invention have remarkably lower gloss values than the specimens prepared in Comparative Examples 1 to 3. Also, it can be seen that the melt-flow indexes (MI), as an item for fluidity, of the specimens of Examples 1 to 6 are up to two times higher than the specimens of Comparative Examples 1 to 3. It can be seen that the specimen of Comparative Example 2 has a gloss similar to that of the specimens of Examples 1 to 6, but has remarkably lower fluidity than the specimens of Examples 1 to 6. In particular, it can be seen that, as the average particle size of (C) the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer decreases, the specimens exhibit excellent matting characteristics and fluidity even when a small amount of (C) the silicone-modified aromatic vinyl-vinyl cyanide-based copolymer is added.
Although some embodiments have been described herein, it should be understood that these embodiments are provided for illustration only and are not to be construed in any way as limiting the present invention, and that various modifications, changes, alterations, and equivalent embodiments can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.
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