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Biaxially oriented paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer film and process for producing the same
Assignee: Kureha Corp
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Filing: 1986-12-22
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Granted: 1988-10-11
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Expires: 2006-12-22
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein is a biaxially oriented paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer film showing a heat shrinkage of 0-2.0% at 100 DEG -220 DEG C., comprising a paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer essentially composed of recurring units (A): <IMAGE> and recurring units (B): <IMAGE> the molar fraction of recurring units (A) being 0.50-0.98, and having a melt viscosity ( eta *) of 1,000-15,000 poises as measured at 310 DEG C. and shear rate of 200 sec-1, a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 20 DEG -80 DEG C., a crystalline melting point (Tm) of 250 DEG -285 DEG C. and a crystallization index (Ci) of 15-45 (measured with the non-stretched heat-treated polymer film), and a process for producing the biaxially oriented paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer film.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiya Mizuno
- 👤 Takao Ichii
- 👤 Yo Iizuka
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-23 17:23
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J5/00; C08J5/18; B; B29; B29C; B29C55/00; B29C55/02; B29C55/10; B29C55/12; C08G; C08G75/00; C08G75/02; C08G75/0204; C08G75/0209; C08G75/0231; C08G75/0245; C08G75/025; C08G75/0254; C08G75/0286; C08L; C08L81/00; C08L81/02; H; H01; H01B; H01B3/00; H01B3/18; H01B3/30; H01B3/301; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/0313; H05K1/032; H05K1/0333; B29K; B29K2081/00; C08J2381/00; C08J2381/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31533
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A biaxially oriented paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer film showing a heat shrinkage of 0-2.0% at 100°-220° C., comprising a paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer essentially composed of recurring units (A): ##STR39## and recurring units (B): ##STR40## the molar fraction of recurring units (A) being 0.50-0.98, and having a melt viscosity (η*) of 1,000-15,000 poises as measured at 310° C. and a shear rate of 200 sec -1 , a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 20°-80° C., a crystalline melting point (Tm) of 250°-285° C. and a crystallization index (Ci) of 15-45 (measured with the non-stretched heat-treated polymer film).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
A biaxially oriented paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer film showing a heat shrinkage of 0-2.0% at 100°-220° C., comprising a paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer essentially composed of recurring units (A): ##STR39## and recurring units (B): ##STR40## the molar fraction of recurring units (A) being 0.50-0.98, and having a melt viscosity (η*) of 1,000-15,000 poises as measured at 310° C. and a shear rate of 200 sec -1 , a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 20°-80° C., a crystalline melting point (Tm) of 250°-285° C. and a crystallization index (Ci) of 15-45 (measured with the non-stretched heat-treated polymer film).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A biaxially oriented paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer film according to claim 1, showing a heat shrinkage of 0.1-1.8% at 100°-220° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
177 words
A process for producing a biaxially oriented paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer film showing a heat shinkage of 0-2.0% at 100°-220° C., which comprises melt extruding and molding into a film a paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer essentially composed of recurring units (A): ##STR41## and recurring units (B): ##STR42## the molar fraction of recurring units (A) being 0.50-0.98, and having a melt viscosity (η*) of 1,000-15,000 poises as measured at 310° C. and shear rate of 200 sec -1 , a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 20°-80° C., a crystalline melting point (Tm) of 250°-285° C. and a crystallization index (Ci) of 15-45 (measured with the non-stretched heat-treated polymer film), cooling the thus molded film to form a non-crystalline film, stretching the thus obtained film and then heat-setting the thus stretched film at a temperature which is in the range of 250°-275° C. and further defined by the formula: 20+ 15log η*≦T.sub.HS ≦182.5+22.5 log η* (wherein T HS is heat-setting temperature, and η* is melting viscosity as measured at 310° C. and shear rate of 200 sec -1 ).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
177 words
A process for producing a biaxially oriented paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer film showing a heat shinkage of 0-2.0% at 100°-220° C., which comprises melt extruding and molding into a film a paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer essentially composed of recurring units (A): ##STR41## and recurring units (B): ##STR42## the molar fraction of recurring units (A) being 0.50-0.98, and having a melt viscosity (η*) of 1,000-15,000 poises as measured at 310° C. and shear rate of 200 sec -1 , a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 20°-80° C., a crystalline melting point (Tm) of 250°-285° C. and a crystallization index (Ci) of 15-45 (measured with the non-stretched heat-treated polymer film), cooling the thus molded film to form a non-crystalline film, stretching the thus obtained film and then heat-setting the thus stretched film at a temperature which is in the range of 250°-275° C. and further defined by the formula: 20+ 15log η*≦T.sub.HS ≦182.5+22.5 log η* (wherein T HS is heat-setting temperature, and η* is melting viscosity as measured at 310° C. and shear rate of 200 sec -1 ).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process according to claim 3, wherein cooling of the thus molded film of paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer is carried out at a cooling rate of at least 10° C./sec.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process according to claim 3, wherein the molded film is biaxially stretched not less than 6 times as large as the original surface area.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process according to claim 3, wherein said stretching is carried out at a drawing rate of 500-20,000%/min.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 3, wherein said stretching is carried out at 85°-110° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 3, wherein said heat-setting is conducted for a period of 3 seconds to 10 minutes.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
A biaxially oriented paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer film produced by the process of claim 3.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
The biaxially oriented paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer film of claim 1, wherein said paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer comprises blocks of para-phenylene sulfide of 20 to 2,000 units on average per block.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The biaxially oriented paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer film of claim 1, wherein said paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer comprises blocks of para-phenylene sulfide of 40 to 1,500 units on average per block.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The biaxially oriented paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer film of claim 1, wherein said paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer comprises blocks of para-phenylene sulfide of 100 to 1,000 units on average per block.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The biaxially oriented paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer film of claim 1, wherein the molar fraction of recurring units (A) is from 0.60-0.90.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
The biaxially oriented paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer film of claim 1, wherein said recurring units (B) comprises aromatic compound recurring units: --(Ar--S--)-- in which Ar is an aromatic compound residue.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The biaxially oriented paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer film of claim 14, wherein --(Ar--S--)-- is at least one member selected from the group consisting of ##STR43##
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
The biaxially oriented paraphenylene sulfide block copolymer film of claim 15, wherein said recurring units (B) comprises not less than 80 molar % of meta-phenylene sulfide.
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