EP1123149A1

EP1123149A1 - Outdoor toys

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Publication number: EP1123149A1
Application number: EP99970032A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Norbert Güntherberg; Heiner GÖRRISSEN; Graham Edmund Mc Kee; Norbert Niessner; Martin Weber
Original assignee: BASF SE
Current assignee: BASF SE
Priority date: 1998-10-07
Filing date: 1999-09-29
Publication date: 2001-08-16
Also published as: WO2000020084A1; DE19846251A1

Abstract

The invention relates to the use of a thermoplastic moulding material that is different from ABS, containing the following constituents in relation to the sum of the amounts of A, B, C and optionally D, corresponding to a total of 100 % wt. %: a) 1-48 wt. % of at least one single phase or multiphase particle-shaped emulsion polymer with a glass transition temperature of less than 0 DEG , at least one phase and with an average particle size of 50-1000 nm, preferably 50-800 nm, as constituent A; b) 1-48 wt. % of at least one amorphous or partially crystalline polymer as constituent B; c) 51-98 wt. % polycarbonates as component C; and d) 0-47 wt. % usual additives such as fibre-shaped or particle-shaped filling materials or mixtures thereof as constituent D, whereby said moulding material is used to produce toys for outdoor use, housings therefor or parts thereof.

Description

Outdoor play equipment

The invention relates to play equipment for outdoors or housings therefor and parts thereof. In particular, the invention relates to play equipment with good dimensional stability, great stability, good chemical resistance and good

Resistance to yellowing

So far, different polymeric materials have been used to manufacture outdoor play equipment

A material used is polyethylene. However, the toughness and rigidity of this material is inadequate. If the material is exposed to weathering, it then has a low breaking strength and breaks. This causes an increased risk of accidents, especially when children are playing. In addition, the details of the vehicle are included Injection molding processing is limited Fine details of the shape are insufficiently reproduced

ABS (acrylonitrile / butadiene / styrene copolymer) was also used as a material. ABS also does not always show sufficient weather resistance. When used outdoors, it yellows and its mechanical strength drops to a low level after a short period of weathering

DE-A-196 30135 describes the use of ASA (acrylonitrile / styrene / acrylate) molding compounds for the production of toy vehicles for children. The material can contain up to 50% by weight polycarbonate as a blend component. However, for some applications the scratch resistance and the ratio of toughness to rigidity, the resistance to stress cracking and the chemical resistance are still insufficient The dimensional accuracy is not always guaranteed

The object of the present invention is therefore to provide play equipment for outdoors which is stable and contains chemicals and does not yellow. In addition, it should be scratch-resistant and have good dimensional stability

Heat aging resistance should be high, so that the surface gloss is retained. Further requirements are good recyclability and poor fire behavior as well as good dimensional stability under thermal stress during manufacture and use

According to the invention, these objects are achieved by using a thermoplastic molding composition different from ABS, comprising, based on the sum of the amounts of components A, B, C and optionally D, which gives a total of 100% by weight,

a 1-48% by weight of at least one single-phase or multi-phase particulate emulsion polymer with a glass transition temperature below 0 ° C. in at least one phase and an average particle size of 50-1000 nm as component A,

b 1-48% by weight of at least one amorphous or partially crystalline

Polymer as component B,

c 51-98% by weight of polycarbonates as component C, and

d 0 - 47% by weight of conventional additives and / or fibrous or particulate

Fillers or their mixtures as component D

for the production of outdoor play equipment or housings therefor or

Parts of it Specified glass transition temperatures of phases refer to a polymer with the composition corresponding to this phase

The outdoor play equipment described are scratch-resistant, stable and resistant to chemicals. They also have a very good resistance to yellowing and depth of color

The components of the thermoplastic molding compositions used according to the invention for producing the play equipment according to the invention for outdoor use are known per se. For example, DE-A-12 60 135, DE-C-19 11 882, DE-A-28 26 925, DE-A- 31 49 358, DE-A-32 27 555 and DE-A-40 11 162 components and molding compositions which can be used according to the invention are described

According to one embodiment, the molding compositions other than ABS used to produce the play equipment according to the invention for outdoor use according to the invention contain components A and B and C and, if appropriate, D as defined below, based on the sum of the amounts of components A, B. , C and optionally D, which gives a total of 100% by weight o,

a 1-48% by weight o, preferably 3-35% by weight>, in particular 5-30% by weight o, of a particulate emulsion polymer having a glass transition temperature below 0 ° C. and an average particle size of 50-1000 nm, preferably 50 - 800 nm, as component A,

b 1-48% by weight), preferably 15-40% by weight), in particular 5-35% by weight, of at least one amorphous or partially crystalline polymer as component B,

c 51-98% by weight o, preferably 55-90% by weight>, in particular 60-85% by weight>

Polycarbonates as component C, and d 0 - 47% by weight), preferably 0 - 37% by weight, in particular 0 - 30% by weight> additives, and / or fibrous or particulate fillers or mixtures thereof as component D.

The invention is explained in more detail below

First of all, the molding materials used to manufacture the play equipment according to the invention for outdoor use and the components from which they are constructed are described

COMPONENT A

Component A is at least one single-phase or multi-phase particulate emulsion polymer with a glass transition temperature below 0 ° C. in at least one phase and an average particle size of 50-1000 nm

Component A is preferably a multi-phase polymer

al 1-99% by weight o, preferably 15-80% by weight o, in particular 40-65% by weight> of a tissue-like first phase AI with a glass transition temperature below 0 ° C.,

a2 1 - 99% by weight), preferably 20 - 85% by weight o, in particular 35-60% by weight>, of a second phase A2 from the monomers, based on A2,

a21 40-100% by weight, preferably 65-85% by weight, of units of a vinylaromatic monomer, preferably styrene, a substituted styrene or a (meth) acrylic acid ester or mixtures thereof, in particular styrene and αV- or α- Methylstyrene as component A21 and a22 to 60% by weight, preferably 15-35% by weight, of units of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, preferably acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile, in particular acrylonitrile as component A22

a3 0 to 50% by weight> of a third phase with a glass transition temperature of more than 0 ° C. as component A3,

where the total amount of components AI, A2 and A3 is 100% by weight

The phases can be connected to one another in the manner of a graft copolymerization. For example, the first phase AI can form the graft base and the second phase A2 a graft pad. Several phases can be provided, corresponding to a graft copolymer with one graft base and several graft pads. However, the graft pad does not have to be necessarily in the form of a shell around the graft core. Different geometries are possible, for example, part of the first phase AI can be covered with the second phase A2, interpenetrating networks can form, etc. The first phase AI particularly preferably has a glass transition temperature below - 10.degree. C., in particular below -15.degree. C. The third phase preferably has a glass transition temperature of more than 60.degree. C. This third phase can be, for example, 1-50% by weight, in particular 5-40% by weight, based on the Component A, are present

In the following, "graft base" can also be understood instead of "first phase", corresponding to "graft base" instead of "second phase"

The third phase can preferably be built up from more than 50% by weight> styrene, in particular from more than 80% by weight syrene, based on the total number of monomers of the third phase

According to one embodiment of the invention, component AI consists of the mono- meren

all 80 to 99.99 wt _-%>, preferably 95 - 99.9 -% ", a Cι _-8 alkyl ester of acrylic acid, preferably n-butyl acrylate and / or ethylhexyl acrylate as the component space,

al2 0.01-20% by weight>, preferably 0.1-5.0% by weight>, of at least one polyfunctional crosslinking monomer, as component AI 2

According to one embodiment of the invention, the average particle size is

Component A 50-1000 nm, preferably 50-800 nm

According to a further embodiment according to the invention, the particle size distribution of the component is Abimodal, 1-99, preferably 20-95, in particular 45-90% by weight being an average particle size of 50-200 nm and 1-99, preferably 5-80, in particular 10-55% by weight> have an average particle size of 200-1000 nm, based on the total weight of component A.

The sizes determined from the integral mass distribution are given as the average particle size or particle size distribution. The average particle sizes according to the invention are in all cases the weight average of the particle sizes, as determined by means of an analytical ultracentrifuge according to the method of W Scholtan and H Lange, Kolloid-Z and Z -Polymer 250 (1972), pages 782-796, were determined. The ultracentrifuge measurement provides the integral mass distribution of the particle diameter of a sample. From this it can be seen what percentage by weight of the particles have a diameter equal to or smaller than a certain size. The average particle diameter, which is also referred to as the dso value of the integral mass distribution, is defined as the particle diameter at which 50% by weight of the particles have a smaller diameter than the diameter which corresponds to the dso value % By weight of

Particles larger in diameter than the dso value To characterize the The width of the particle size distribution of the rubber particles, in addition to the dso value (average particle diameter), the dio and doo values resulting from the integral mass distribution are used. The dio or d9o value of the integral mass distribution is defined according to the dso value with the difference that they are based on 10 or 90% by weight of the particles. The quotient

represents a measure of the distribution width of the particle size

The glass transition temperature of the emulsion polymer A and also of the other components used according to the invention is determined by means of DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) according to ASTM 3418 (mid point temperature)

Suitable rubbers can be used as emulsion polymer A, such as epichlorohydrin rubbers, according to one embodiment of the invention.

Ethylene vinyl acetate rubbers, polyethylene chlorosulfone rubbers,

Silicone rubbers, polyether rubbers, hydrogenated diene rubbers,

Polyalkename rubbers, acrylate rubbers, ethylene-propylene rubbers, ethylene-propylene-diene rubbers, butyl rubbers and fluororubbers. Acrylate rubber, ethylene propylene (EP) rubber, ethylene propylene diene (EPDM) are preferred.

Rubber, especially acrylate rubber, used

Pure butadiene rubbers, such as those used in ABS, cannot be used as exclusive component A. The molding compositions are preferably free of butadiene rubbers

According to one embodiment, the proportion of diene basic building blocks in the emulsion polymer A is kept so low that as little as possible of unconverted Double bonds remain in the polymer. According to one embodiment, there are no basic diene building blocks in the emulsion polymer A.

The acrylate rubbers are preferably alkyl acrylate rubbers made from one or more C ₈ alkyl acrylates, preferably C ₄ ₈ alkyl acrylates, preferably at least partially butyl, hexyl, octyl or 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, in particular n-butyl - and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate is used. These alkyl acrylate rubbers can contain up to 30% by weight of copolymerizable monomers, such as vinyl acetate, (meth) acrylonitrile, styrene, substituted styrene, methyl methacrylate or vinyl ether, in copolymerized form

According to one embodiment of the invention, the acrylate rubbers further contain 0.01-20% by weight, preferably 0.1-5% by weight, of crosslinking, polyfunctional monomers (crosslinking monomers). Examples of these are monomers which contain 2 or more for copolymerization capable double bonds, which are preferably not conjugated in the 1,3-positions

Suitable crosslinking monomers are, for example, ethylene glycol diacrylate or methacrylate, butanediol or hexanediol diacrylate or methacrylate, divinylbenzene, dialkyl maleate, diallyl fumarate, diallyl phthalate, triallyl cyanurate, triallyl isocyanurate,

Tricyclodecenyl acrylate, dihydrodicyclopentadienyl acrylate, triallyl phosphate,

Allyl acrylate, allyl methacrylate or dicyclopentadienyl acrylate (DCPA) (see DE-C-12 60 135)

Suitable silicone rubbers can be, for example, crosslinked silicone rubbers composed of units of the general formulas and SiOw, where the radical R represents a monovalent radical. The amount of the individual siloxane units is dimensioned such that for 100 units of the formula RzSiO 0 to 10 mol units of the formula RSiO ₃ , 2, 0 to 1.5 mol units RjSiOiΩ and 0 to 3 mol units i hn are present R can either be a monovalent saturated

Hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 18 carbon atoms, the phenyl radical or the alkoxy radical or be a radical which is easily attackable by radicals, such as the vinyl or mercaptopropyl radical. It is preferred that at least 80% of all radicals R are methyl radicals, and combinations of methyl and ethyl or phenyl radicals are particularly preferred

Preferred silicone rubbers contain built-in units which can be attacked by free radicals

Groups, especially vinyl, allyl, halogen, mercapto groups, preferably in amounts of 2-10 mol%, based on all radicals R. They can be prepared, for example, as described in EP-A-0260 558

In some cases it may be expedient to use an emulsion polymer A made from uncrosslinked polymer. All of the monomers mentioned above can be used as monomers for the production of these polymers. Preferred uncrosslinked emulsion polymers A are, for example, homopolymers and copolymers of acrylic acid esters, in particular n-butyl and of ethylhexyl acrylate, and homo- and copolymers of ethylene, propylene, butylene, isobutylene, and also poly (organosiloxanes), all with the proviso that they may be linear or branched

Core / shell - emulsion polymer A

The emulsion polymer A can also be a multi-stage structure

Act polymer (so-called "core / shell structure", "core-shell morphology") For example, a rubber-elastic core (T _g <0 ° C) can be enveloped by a "hard" shell (polymers with T _g > 0 ° C) or the other way around

In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the

Component A around a graft copolymer The graft copolymers A of the molding compositions according to the invention have an average particle size dso of 50-1000 nm, preferably 50-800 nm

The graft copolymer A is generally one or more stages, that is one from one

Core and one or more shells of polymer The polymer exists from a basic stage (graft core) AI and one or more grafted stages A2 (graft pad), the so-called graft stages or graft shells

By simple grafting or multiple stepwise grafting, one or more grafting sleeves can be applied to the rubber particles, each

The graft can have a different composition. In addition to the grafting monomers, polyfunctional crosslinking monomers or monomers containing reactive groups can also be grafted on (see e.g. EP-A-0 230 282, DE-A-36 01 419, EP-A-0269 861)

In a preferred embodiment, component A consists of a multi-stage graft copolymer, the graft stages generally being made from resin-forming monomers and having a glass transition temperature T _g above 30 ° C., preferably above 50 ° C. The outer graft hat serves, inter alia, to obtain a ( To achieve partial) compatibility of the rubber particles A with the thermoplastic B.

Graft copolymers A are prepared, for example, by grafting at least one of the monomers A2 listed below onto at least one of the above-mentioned graft bases or graft core materials AI. All polymers which are described above under the emulsion polymers A are suitable as graft bases AI of the molding compositions according to the invention

According to one embodiment of the invention, the graft base AI is composed of 15-99.9% by weight> acrylate rubber, 0.1-5% by weight crosslinking agent and 0-49.9% by weight> one of the further monomers or rubbers indicated

Suitable monomers for forming the graft A2 can be selected, for example, from the monomers listed below and their mixtures

Vinyl aromatic monomers, such as styrene and its substituted derivatives, such as ct-

Methylstyrene, p-methylstyrene, 3,4-dimethylstyrene, p-tert-butylstyrene, o- and p-methyl- α-methyl styrene or Cι-C ₈ alkyl (meth) acrylates such as methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, i-butyl acrylate, are preferably styrene, α-methyl _s Tyrol, methyl methacrylate, particularly styrene and / or α- Methylstyrene, and ethylenically unsaturated monomers, such as acrylic and methacrylic compounds, such as acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, acrylic and methacrylic acid, methyl acrylate,

Ethyl acrylate, n- and isopropyl, n- and isobutyl, tert-butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, n- and isopropyl, n- and isobutyl, tert-butyl methacrylate, cyclohexyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, maleic anhydride and its derivatives, such as Maleic acid esters, maleic acid diesters and maleimides, for example alkyl and arylmaleimides, such as methyl,

Cyclohexyl or phenyl maleimide are preferred methacrylates, acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile, in particular acrylonitrile

Furthermore, as (co) monomers styrene, vinyl, acrylic or methacrylic compounds (for example styrene, optionally substituted with C 12 -alkyl radicals, halogen atoms, halogen methylene radicals, vinyl naphthalene, Vmylcarbazol, vinyl ether with Cι-ι ₂ - ether radicals , Vmylirnidazol, 3- (4-) Vιnylpyridin, Dιmethylaminoethyl (meth) acrylate, p-Dimethylaminostyrol, acrylonitrile, methacrylnitπl, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, Acrylsurututylester, Acrylatsureethylhexylester and methyl methacrylate as well as fumaric acid, maleic or maleic acid, its nitrate, Itaconate, Itaconate 1 to 22 carbon atoms, preferably alcohols containing 1 to 10 carbon atoms) can be used

According to one embodiment of the invention, component A comprises 50 to 100% by weight, preferably 50 to 90% by weight, of the first phase described above

(Graft base) AI and 0 to 50% by weight>, preferably 10 - 50% by weight> of the second phase (graft) A2 described above, based on the total weight of component A In particular, styrene copolymers are suitable as the third phase

According to one embodiment of the invention, crosslinked AI serve as the graft base Acrylic acid ester polymers with a glass transition temperature below 0 ° C. The crosslinked acrylic acid ester polymers should preferably have a glass transition temperature below -20 ° C, in particular below -30 ° C

In a preferred embodiment, the graft A2 consists of one or more grafts, the outermost graft of which has a glass transition temperature of more than 30 ° C., a polymer formed from the monomers of the graft A2 having a glass transition temperature of more than 80 ° C.

With regard to the measurement of the glass transition temperature and the average particle size and the Q values, what has been said for the emulsion polymers A applies to the graft copolymers A.

The graft copolymers A can also be prepared by grafting pre-baked polymers onto suitable graft homopolymers. Examples of this are the reaction products of copolymers containing maleic anhydride or acid groups with base-containing rubbers

Suitable preparation processes for graft copolymers A are emulsion, solution, bulk or suspension polymerization. The graft copolymers A are preferably prepared by free-radical emulsion polymerization, in particular in the presence of latices of component AI at temperatures of 20 ° C.-90 ° C. using water-soluble or oleosol Initiators such as peroxodisulfate or benzoyl peroxide, or with the help of redox initiators, redox initiators are also suitable for polymerization below 20 ° C

Suitable emulsion polymerization processes are described in DE-A-28 26 925, 31 49 358 and in DE-C-12 60 135

The graft shells are preferably constructed using the emulsion polymerization process as described in DE-A-32 27 555, 31 49 357, 31 49 358, 34 14 118 The defined particle sizes of 50-1000 nm according to the invention are preferably carried out by the processes described in DE-C-12 60 135 and DE-A-28 26 925, or Applied Polymer Science, Volume 9 (1965), page 2929 The use of polymers with different particle sizes is known for example from DE-A-28 26 925 and US 5, 196,480

According to the process described in DE-C-12 60 135, the graft base AI is first prepared by adding the acrylic acid ester or esters used according to one embodiment of the invention and the multifunctional crosslinking monomers, optionally together with the other comonomers, in aqueous

Emulsion can be polymerized in a manner known per se at temperatures between 20 and 100 ° C, preferably between 50 and 80 ° C. The usual emulsifiers, such as alkali metal salts of alkyl or alkylarylsulphonic acids, alkyl sulphates, fatty alcohol sulphonates, salts of higher fatty acids with 10 to 30 can be polymerized Carbon atoms or resin soaps are preferably used, the sodium salts of

Alkyl sulfonates or fatty acids with 10 to 18 carbon atoms. According to one embodiment, the emulsifiers are used in amounts of 0.5-5% by weight, in particular 1-2% by weight, based on the monomers used in the preparation of the graft base AI In general, a weight ratio of water to monomers of 2 1 to 0.7 1 is used as

Polymerization initiators are used in particular by the use of persulfates, such as chewing persulfate. However, redox systems can also be used. The initiators are generally used in amounts of 0.1-1% by weight, based on the monomers used in the preparation of the graft base AI further polymerization, the conventional buffer substances, by which the pH of preferably from 6 - be set 9 as Natriumbicar- carbonate and sodium pyrophosphate, and from 0 - 3 wt -%> a molecular weight regulator, such as mercaptans, terpinols and dimeric α-methylstyrene _s Tyrol, be used in the polymerization

In a next step, the graft polymer A is then prepared in In the presence of the latex of the crosslinked acrylic acid ester polymer thus obtained, according to one embodiment of the invention, a monomer mixture of styrene and acrylonitrile is polymerized, the weight ratio of styrene to acrylonitrile in the monomer mixture according to one embodiment of the invention being in the range from 100 to 40 60, preferably in the range from 65 35 to 85 15, so it is advantageous to carry out this graft copolymerization of styrene and acrylonitrile onto the crosslinked polyacrylic acid ester polymer used as the graft base again in an aqueous emulsion under the usual conditions described above. The graft copolymerization can advantageously be carried out in the same system as that Emulsion polymerization for the preparation of the graft base AI, it being possible, if necessary, to add further emulsifier and initiator. The monomer mixture of styrene and acrylonitrile to be grafted on according to one embodiment of the invention can do this The reaction mixture is added all at once, batchwise in several stages or preferably continuously during the polymerization. The graft copolymerization of the mixture of styrene and acrylonitrile in the presence of the crosslinking acrylic acid ester polymer is carried out in such a way that a degree of grafting of 1-99% by weight, preferably 20-85% by weight %, in particular 35-60% by weight, based on the total weight of component A, results in the graft copolymer A. Since the graft yield in the graft copolymerization is not 100%, a somewhat larger amount of the monomer mixture of styrene and acrylonitrile must be added the

Graft copolymerization can be used as it corresponds to the desired degree of graft control of the graft yield in the graft copolymerization and thus the degree of grafting of the finished graft copolymer A is familiar to the person skilled in the art and can be carried out, for example, by the metering rate of the monomers or by adding a regulator (Chauvel, Daniel, ACS Polymer Prepπnts 15 (1974), page 329 ff) In the emulsion graft copolymerization, in general, a few% by weight, based on the graft copolymer, of free, ungrafted styrene / acrylonitrile copolymer are formed. The proportion of the graft copolymer A in the polymerization product obtained in the graft copolymerization is determined according to the method given above In the preparation of the graft copolymers A by the emulsion process, in addition to the process advantages, reproducible particle size changes are also possible, for example by at least partially agglomerating the particles to larger particles. This means that polymers with different particle sizes can also be present in the graft copolymers A.

In a particular embodiment, bimodal particle size distributions of component A have proven to be particularly advantageous. These can be produced by mixing separately produced particles of different sizes, which can also be different in their composition and shell structure (core / shell, core / shell / Shell, etc.) or a bimodal particle size distribution is generated by partial agglomeration before, during or after the grafting

Component A, in particular, consisting of the graft base and the graft shell (s) can be optimally adapted for the particular application, in particular with regard to the particle size

The graft copolymers A generally contain 1-99% by weight, preferably 15-

80 and particularly preferably 40-65% by weight> first phase (graft base) Al and 1-99% by weight), preferably 20-85%, particularly preferably 35-60% by weight> of the second phase (graft layer) A2, in each case related on the entire graft copolymer

COMPONENT B

Component B is an amorphous or partially crystalline polymer

Component B is preferably a copolymer of

bl 40-100% by weight o, preferably 60-85% by weight o, units of a vinyl aromatic rule monomers, preferably of styrene, a substituted styrene or a (meth) acrylsaureesters or mixtures thereof, in particular of styrene and / or α-methyl _s Tyrol Component Bl,

b2 0 to 60% by weight, preferably 15 to 40% by weight, of units of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, preferably acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile, in particular acrylonitrile as component B2,

b3 0 to 60% by weight of a further ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable monomer

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the viscosity number of component B is 50-120, preferably 55-100

The amorphous or partially crystalline polymers of component B of the molding composition used for producing the play equipment according to the invention for outdoor use are made from at least one polymer from partially crystalline polyamides, aromatic aromatic copolyamides, polyolefins, ionomers, polyesters, polyether ketones, polyoxyalkylenes, polyarylene sulfides and preferably polymers vinyl aromatic monomers and / or ethylenically unsaturated monomers selected. Polymer mixtures can also be used

As component B of the molding composition used according to the invention for the production of the play equipment according to the invention for the outside area, there are also partially crystalline, preferably linear polyamides such as polyamide-6, polyamide-6,6, polyamide-4,6, polyamide-

6, 12 and partially crystalline copolyamides based on these components are also suitable. Partially crystalline polyamides can be used, the acid components of which are wholly or partly composed of adipic acid and / or terephthalic acid and / or isophthalic acid and / or corkic acid and / or sebacic acid and / or acelaic acid and / or dodecanedicarboxylic acid and / or a cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, and the diamine component thereof, in whole or in part, in particular from m- and / or p-xylylenediamine and / or hex, amethylenediamine and / or 2,2,4- and / or 2,4,4-trimethylhexamethylene diamine and / or isophoronediamine, and the compositions of which are known from the prior art (see Encyclopedia of Polymers , Vol 11, S 315 ff)

Examples of polymers which are also suitable as component B of the molding compositions used according to the invention for the production of the play equipment according to the invention are partially crystalline polyolefins, preferably homo- and copolymers of olefins such as ethylene, propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, heptene 1, 3-methylbutene-1, 4-methylbutene-1, 4-methylpentene-1 and octene-1 suitable

Polyolefins are polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutene-1 or poly-4-methylpentene-l. In general, a distinction is made in polyethylene (PE) high-density PE (HDPE), low-density PE (LDPE) and unear-low-density PE (LLDPE)

In another embodiment of the invention, the component is concerned

B is ionomers These are generally polyolefins, as described above, in particular polyethylene, which contain monomers copolymerized with acid groups, for example acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and, if appropriate, further copolymerizable monomers. The acid groups are generally removed using metal ions such as Na ⁺ , Ca ^{2 *} , Mg ²⁺ and Al ^{~ converted} into ionic, possibly ionically crosslinked polyolefins, which can still be processed thermoplastically (see e.g. US 3,264,272, 3,404,134, 3,355,319, 4,321,337). However, it is not absolutely necessary to use polyolefins containing acid groups by means of metal ions to convert Polyolefins containing free acid groups, which then generally have a rubber-like character and sometimes also contain further copolymerizable monomers, for example (meth) acrylates, are suitable as component B according to the invention

In addition, component B can also be polyester, preferably aromatic-aliphatic polyester. Examples are polyalkylene terephthalates, for example based on ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,6-hexanediol and 1,4-

Bis-hydroxymethyl-cyclohexane, and polyalkylene naphthalates Aromatic polyether ketones can also be used as component B, as described, for example, in documents GB 1,078,234, US Pat. No. 4,010,147, EP-A-0 135 938, EP-A-0 292 211, EP-A-0 275 035 , EP-A-0 270 998, EP-A-0 165 406, and in the publication by CK Sham et al, Polymer 29/6, 1016-1020 (1988)

Furthermore, component B of the molding compositions used according to the invention for the production of the play equipment according to the invention for outdoor use can be used, for example polyoxymethylene, and oxymethylene polymers

Other suitable components B are the polyarylene sulfides, in particular the polyphenylene sulfide

An amorphous copolymer of styrene and α-methyl- or α-methylstyrene with acrylonitrile is preferably used as component B. The acrylonitrile content in these

Copolymers of component B are 0 to 60% by weight, preferably 15 to 40% by weight, based on the total weight of component B. Component B also includes the free, non-grafted styrene formed in the graft copolymerization for the production of component A. / Acrylonitrile Copolymers Depending on the conditions chosen for the preparation of the graft copolymer A in the graft copolymerization, it may be possible that a sufficient proportion of component B has already been formed in the graft copolymerization. In general, however, it will be necessary to mix the products obtained in the graft copolymerization with additional, separately produced component B.

This additional, separately manufactured component B can preferably be a styrene / acrylonitrile copolymer, an α-methylstyrene / acrylonitrile copolymer or an α-methylstyrene / styrene / acrylonitrile polymer. These copolymers can be used individually or as a mixture for the component B are used, so that the additional, separately manufactured component B of the molding compositions used according to the invention is, for example, a Mixture of a styrene / acrylonitrile copolymer and an α-methylstyrene / acrylonitrile copolymer can act In the case in which component B of the molding compositions used according to the invention consists of a mixture of a styrene / acrylonitrile copolymer and an α-methylstyrene / acrylonitrile Copolymer exists, preferably the acrylonitrile content of the two copolymers should differ from one another by not more than 10% by weight, preferably not more than 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the copolymer. However, component B of the molding compositions used according to the invention can only consist of a single styrene / acrylonitrile copolymer if the same monomer mixture of styrene and acrylonitrile is used in the graft copolymerizations for the production of component A and in the production of the additional, separately produced component B.

The additional, separately produced component B can be obtained by the conventional methods. According to one embodiment of the invention, the

Copolymerization of the styrene and / or α-methylstyrene with the acrylonitrile can be carried out in bulk, solution, suspension or aqueous emulsion. Component B preferably has a viscosity number of 40 to 120, preferably 50 to 120, in particular 55 to 100. The viscosity number is determined here according to DIN 53 726, 0.5 g of material are dissolved in 100 ml of dimethylformamide

Components A and B can be mixed in any desired manner by all known methods. If components A and B have been prepared, for example, by emulsion polymerization, it is possible to mix the polymer dispersions obtained with one another, to precipitate the polymers together and to work up the polymer mixture However, components A and B are preferably mixed by extruding, kneading or rolling the components together, the components, if necessary, having been isolated beforehand from the solution or aqueous dispersion obtained in the polymerization. The products of the graft copolymerization obtained in aqueous dispersion ( Component A) can also be dewatered only partially are mixed as a moist crumb with component B, the complete drying of the graft copolymers then taking place during the mixing

COMPONENT C

Suitable polycarbonates C are known per se. They preferably have a molecular weight (weight average M _w , determined by means of gel permeation chromatography in tetrahydrofuran against polystyrene standards) in the range from 10,000 to 60,000 g / mol. They are, for example, according to the methods of DE-B-1 300 266 by

Interfacial polycondensation or according to the process of DE-A-1 495 730 obtainable by reacting diphenyl carbonate with bisphenols. Preferred bisphenol is 2,2-di (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane, generally - as also hereinafter - referred to as bisphenol A.

Instead of bisphenol A, other aromatic dihydroxy compounds can also be used, in particular 2,2-di (4-hydroxyphenyl) pentane, 2,6-dihydroxynaphthalene, 4,4'-dihydroxydiphenylsulfane, 4,4'-dihydroxydiphenyl ether, 4,4 '-Dihydroxydiphenylsulfite, 4,4'-Dihydroxydiphenylmethan, l, l-Di- (4-hydroxyphenyl) ethane, 4,4-Dihydroxydiphenyl or Dihydroxydiphenylcycloalkane, preferred

Dihydroxydiphenylcyclohexane or dihydroxycyclopentane, in particular l, l-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) -3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexane and mixtures of the aforementioned dihydroxy compounds

Particularly preferred polycarbonates are those based on bisphenol A or bisphenol A together with up to 80 mol% of the above-mentioned aromatic dihydroxy compounds

Copolycarbonates according to US Pat. No. 3,737,409 can also be used, copolycarbonates based on bisphenol A and are of particular interest

Dι- (3,5-dimethyl-dihydroxyphenyl) sulfone, which is characterized by a high Characterizing heat resistance It is also possible to use mixtures of different polycarbonates

The average molar weights (weight average M _w , determined by means of gel permeation chromatography in tetrahydrofuran against polystyrene standards)

According to the invention, polycarbonates C are in the range from 10,000 to 64,000 g / mol. They are preferably in the range from 15,000 to 63,000, in particular in the range from 15,000 to 60,000 g / mol. This means that the polycarbonates C have relative solution viscosities from 1.1 to 1.3, measured in 0.5% by weight solution in dichloromethane at 25 ° C., preferably from 1.15 to 1.33, preferably the relative solution viscosities of the polycarbonates used do not differ by more than 0.05, especially not more than 0.04

The polycarbonates C can be used both as regrind and in granulated form. They are present as component C in amounts of 51-98% by weight, preferably 55-90% by weight, in particular 60-85% by weight, in each case on the entire molding compound

According to one embodiment of the invention, the addition of polycarbonates leads, among other things, to higher thermal stability and improved crack resistance

Production of the play equipment according to the invention for the molding compositions used according to the invention for the outdoor area

COMPONENT D

As component D, the preferred thermoplastic molding compositions used according to the invention for producing the play equipment according to the invention for outdoor use contain 0 to 50% by weight, preferably 0 to 37% by weight, in particular 0 to 30% by weight, fibrous or particle-shaped fillers and others Additives or mixtures thereof, in each case based on the total molding composition. These are preferably commercially available products Reinforcing agents such as carbon fibers and glass fibers are usually used in amounts of 5 - 50% by weight, based on the total molding compound

The glass fibers used can be made of E, A or C glass and are preferably equipped with a size and an adhesion promoter. Their diameter is generally between 6 and 20 μni. Both continuous fibers (rovings) and chopped glass fibers (staple) can be used

Furthermore, fillers or reinforcing materials such as glass balls, mineral fibers,

Whiskers, aluminum oxide fibers, mica, quartz flour and wollastonite can be added

In addition, metal flakes (for example aluminum flakes from Transmet Corp), metal powder, metal fibers, metal-coated fillers, for example nickel-coated glass fibers and other additives which shield electromagnetic waves, can be admixed with the molding compositions used in accordance with the invention for the production of the gaming devices according to the invention. In particular, aluminum flakes (K 102 from Transmet) for EMI (electro-magnetic interference) purposes, the compositions can also be mixed with additional carbon fibers, carbon black, in particular conductivity carbon black, or nickel-coated carbon fibers

The molding compositions used according to the invention for producing the play equipment according to the invention for outdoor use may also contain further additives D, those for polycarbonates, SAN polymers and graft copolymers or their

Mixtures are typical and useful. Such additives are, for example, dyes, pigments, colorants, antistatic agents, antioxidants, stabilizers to improve the thermal stability, to increase the stability to light, to increase the resistance to hydrolysis and to chemicals, buffer substances, drip inhibitors, transesterification inhibitors, Flame retardants, agents against heat decomposition and especially the lubricants / Lubricants and waxes that are expedient for the production of molded bodies or molded parts. The metering in of these additional additives can take place at any stage of the production process, but preferably at an early point in time, in order to take advantage of the stabilizing effects (or other special effects) of the additive at an early stage are usually metal halides (chlorides, bromides, iodides), which are derived from metals of group I of the element pen system (such as Li, Na, K, Cu). Other suitable stabilizers are the usual hindered phenols, but also vitamin E or compounds with an analog structure Also HALS stabilizers (hindered amine light stabilizers), benzophenones, resorcinols, salicylates, benzotriazoles and others

Compounds are useful (for example, Irganox, Tinuvin, such as Tinuvin 770 (HALS absorbers, bis (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) sebacate) or Tinuvin ^® P (UV absorber - (2H-Benzotri.azol -2-yl) -4-methylphenol), topanoi) These are usually used in amounts of up to 2% by weight (based on the total mixture)

Suitable lubricants and mold release agents are stearic acids, stearyl alcohol, stearic acid esters or generally higher fatty acids, their derivatives and corresponding fatty acid mixtures with 12-30 carbon atoms. The amounts of these additives are in the range of 0.05-1% by weight.

Siüconols, ogomeric isobutylene or similar substances can also be used as additives, the usual amounts are 0.05-5% by weight> pigments, dyes, color brighteners such as ultramarine blue, phthalocyanines, titanium dioxide, cadmium sulfides, derivatives of perylene tetracarboxylic acid can also be used

Commercially available halogen-free or high-content flame retardants can also be used in customary amounts, for example up to 20% by weight. Examples of halogen-free flame retardants are described in EP-A-0 149 813. Otherwise, reference is made to DE-A-34 36 815, in particular poly (tetrabromobisphenol-A-

(glycidyl -) ether) with a molecular weight of 40,000 is preferred Processing aids and stabilizers such as UV stabilizers, lubricants and antistatic agents are usually used in quantities of 0.01 - 5% by weight, based on the total molding compound

The thermoplastic molding compositions used for producing the outdoor play equipment according to the invention can be produced by methods known per se by mixing the components. It can be expensive to premix individual components. Mixing the components in solution and removing the solvents is also possible

Suitable organic solvents are, for example, chlorobenzene, mixtures of chlorobenzene and methylene chloride or mixtures of chlorobenzene or aromatic hydrocarbons, for example toluene

The solvent mixtures can be evaporated, for example, in evaporation extruders

The mixing of, for example, dry components can be carried out by all known methods. However, the mixing is preferably carried out by extrusion together,

Kneading or rolling the components, preferably at temperatures of 180-400 ° C., the components having, if necessary, been isolated beforehand from the solution obtained in the polymerization or from the aqueous dispersion

The components can be metered in together or separately / one after the other

According to one embodiment of the invention, the play equipment according to the invention for outdoor use can be manufactured from the thermoplastic molding compositions used according to the known methods of thermoplastic processing. In particular, the production can be carried out by thermoforming, extruding, injection molding. pouring, calendering, hollow body blowing, pressing, pressing, deep drawing or sintering, preferably by injection molding, are carried out by calendering and deep drawing

The play equipment for the outdoor area can be selected from a variety of play equipment, for example from children's play equipment for the outdoor area, playhouses, garden landscapes, climbing landscapes, model building items, garden games and play vehicles for children

Examples of toy vehicles are tractors, dump trucks, tricycles and

Kick scooter The outer casing of the toy vehicles can be produced from the molding compounds according to the invention.Part of the play equipment, in particular toy vehicles, can also be made from the molding compounds, for example in the case of toy vehicles, seat surfaces, pedals, steering wheels, rims, wheels, shovels, handlebars, etc

The toy vehicles can consist of a closed hollow body on which the child sits. Such vehicles often have one or two steerable or two non-steerable wheels, the steerable wheels being connected to a steering wheel via a handlebar. The handlebar runs through the hollow body and ends in the

Steering wheel, which is located on the surface of the hollow body in front of the seat or the seat surface for the child. These vehicles are often driven by pushing the legs off the floor using muscle power, but can also have pedals via which the muscle power is transmitted to the wheels by suitable devices The toy vehicles according to the invention also include trailers and the like

Snow vehicles such as bobs can be produced from the molding compositions according to the invention. The toy vehicles do not have to be constructed entirely from the molding compositions, but can have a metal chassis onto which a housing made of the molding composition is placed. The molding compositions can also be used to produce parts of the toy vehicles such as fastening parts. Brake levers, steering wheels, hubcaps, etc. are used The toy vehicles, like the other play equipment, can have a macroscopic full body, preferably made of foamed polymer, which is at least partially coated on the surfaces with a thermoplastic molding composition according to the invention. A sandwich construction is also possible in which a macroscopic full body, preferably made of foamed polymer , lies between two layers of thermoplastic molding compounds. Both surface coatings can be formed from the thermoplastic molding compound

Garden play landscapes can, for example, be made up of components that can be combined in a variety of ways, such as hollow profiles with connectors and additional flat full parts, steps for climbing, sliding, roof parts, slides, etc. Model building items can be, for example, ship models, railroad models, and land and aircraft

Trade model toys that are operated, for example, by a gasoline or electric motor

The garden games can be chess pieces, bocce. as well as different ball games

Other play equipment can be, for example, swings, seesaws, slides, carousels, etc., as well as other toys that are usually found in children's playgrounds

The game devices according to the invention are mechanically stable, unbreakable, weather-resistant, resistant to chemicals, in particular inert to gasoline and cleaning agents. They do not release any substances which are hazardous to health

In addition, the play equipment according to the invention for the outside area or their

Housing resistant to aging and very stable They have a balanced relationship from toughness and bending rigidity

Due to the high content of polycarbonates in the molding compounds, the play equipment for the outdoor area is very thermoformable and resistant to persistent heat. By adding the polycarbonate as component C, the heat resistance and impact resistance of the play equipment for the outdoor area are further improved. These play equipment for the outdoor area also good dimensional stability and excellent resistance to heat aging and a high resistance to yellowing under thermal stress and exposure to UN radiation

The play equipment for the outdoor area or housing therefor has excellent surface properties, which can also be obtained without further surface treatment. By suitable modification of the rubber morphology, the appearance of the finished surfaces of the play equipment for the outdoor area can be modified, for example to achieve glossy or matt surface designs. The play equipment for the outdoor area shows a very low graying or yellowing effect when exposed to weather and UV radiation, so that the surface properties are retained. Other advantageous properties of the play equipment for the outdoor area are the high weather stability, good thermal resistance, high yellowing resistance under UV - Radiation and thermal stress, good stress crack resistance, especially when exposed to chemicals, and good anti-electrostatic behavior. They also have a high color bar ity, for example also due to the excellent resistance to yellowing and brittleness The play equipment according to the invention for outdoor use from the thermoplastic molding compositions used according to the invention shows no significant loss of toughness or impact strength both at low temperatures and after prolonged exposure to heat, which also occurs when exposed to UV - Blasting is retained. The tensile strength is also retained. Furthermore, the molding compositions or play equipment according to the invention for outdoor use show high resistance to scratching, a high level Resistance to swelling and a narrow permeability to liquids and gases, as well as good fire resistance

It is possible to use thermoplastic materials already used for the production of the outdoor play equipment according to the invention according to the present invention

Recycle molding compounds Because of the high color stability, weather resistance and aging resistance, the molding compounds used according to the invention are very well suited for reuse. The proportion of recycled (recycled) molding compound can be high when using, for example, 30% by weight of> already used molding compound, the If the ground form was added to the molding compositions used according to the invention, the relevant material properties such as flowability, Vicat softening temperature and impact strength of the molding compositions and the play equipment according to the invention for outdoor use produced therefrom did not change significantly. Similar results were obtained when the weather resistance was examined. The impact resistance was also at

The use of recycled thermoplastic molding materials has been constant over a long period of time, see Lindenschmidt, Ruppmich, Hoven-Nievelstein, International Body Engineering Conference, September 21-23, 1993, Detroit, Michigan, USA Interior and Exteπor Systems, pages 61 to 64. The yellowing resistance is also preserved

The invention is explained in more detail with reference to the following examples

EXAMPLES

example 1

Production of Clamped Graft Copolymer (A)

(al) 16 parts of butyl acrylate and 0.4 part of tri-cyclodecenyl acrylate were mixed in 150 parts Water with the addition of one part of the sodium salt of a C12 to C ₈ paraffin sulfonic acid, 0.3 part Kaüumper sulfate, 0.3 part sodium hydrogen carbonate and 0.15 part sodium pyrophosphate heated to 60 ° C. with stirring 10 minutes after the light had started a mixture of 82 parts of butyl acrylate and 1.6 parts of tricyclodecenyl acrylate was added to the polymerization reaction within 3 hours. After the monomer addition had ended, the mixture was left to react for another hour. The latex of the crosslinked butyl acylate polymer had a solids content of 40% by weight average particle size (weight average) was found to be 76 nm. The particle size distribution was narrow (quotient Q = 0.29)

(a2) 150 parts of the polybutyl acrylate latex obtained according to (a1) were mixed with 40 parts of a mixture of styrene and acrylonitrile (weight ratio 75 25) and 60 parts of water and with stirring after the addition of a further 0.03 part of chewing sulfate and 0.05 Parts of lauroyl peroxide heated to 65 ° C for 4 hours

After the end of the graft copolymerization, the polymerization product was fined from the dispersion by means of calcium chloride solution at 95 ° C., washed with water and dried in a warm air stream. The degree of grafting of the graft polymer was 35%

example

Production of large-scale graft copolymer (A)

(al) On the one hand, after adding 50 parts of water and 0.1 part of potassium persulfate, a mixture of 49 parts of butyl acrylate and 1 Part of tricyclodecenyl acrylate and, on the other hand, a solution of 0.5 part of the sodium salt of a C12 to cis paraffin sulfonic acid in 25 parts of water

60 ° C. run in After the end of the feed, polymerization was continued for 2 hours The latex of the crosslinked butyl acrylate polymer obtained had a solids content of 40%. The average particle size (weight average of the latex) was determined to be 288 nm. The particle size increase was narrow (Q = 0.1).

(a2) 150 parts of this latex were mixed with 40 parts of a mixture of styrene and

Acrylonitrile (ratio 75 to 25) and 110 parts of water were mixed and heated with stirring for 4 hours at 65 ° C. after the addition of a further 0.03 part of potassium persulfate and 0.05 part of lauroyl peroxide. The polymerization product obtained in the graft polymerization was then added using a calcium chloride solution 95 ° C precipitated from the dispersion, separated, with

Washed water and dried in a warm air stream. The degree of grafting of the graft polymer was determined to be 27%

Example 3

Production of large-scale graft copolymer (A)

(al) 16 parts of butyl acrylate and 0.4 part of tricyclodecenyl acrylate were dissolved in 150 parts of water with the addition of 0.5 part of the sodium salt of a C12- to cis-paraffin sulfonic acid, 0.3 part of potassium persulfate, 0.3 part of sodium hydrogen carbonate and 0. 15 parts of sodium pyrophosphate were heated to 60 ° C. with stirring. 10 minutes after the start of the polymerization reaction, a mixture of 82 parts of butyl acrylate and 1.6 parts of tricyclodecenyl acrylate was added within 3 hours. After the monomer had been added, the mixture was left to react for one hour. The resulting latex of the crosslinked Butyl acrylate polymer had a solids content of 40% by weight. The average particle size (weight average) was determined to be 216 nm. The particle size increase was narrow (Q = 0.29).

(a2) 150 parts of the polybutyl acrylate latex obtained according to (a1) were mixed with 20 parts Styrene and 60 parts of water were mixed and heated with stirring after the addition of a further 0.03 part of chewing persulfate and 0.05 part of lauroyl peroxide to 65 ° C. for 3 hours. After the first stage of the graft copolymerization had ended, the graft copolymer had a degree of grafting of 17% - Copolymer dispersion was one with 20 Teüen without further additives

Mixture of styrene and acrylonitrile (ratio 75 25) polymerized for a further 3 hours. After the graft copolymerization had ended, the product was precipitated from the dispersion by means of calcium chloride solution at 95 ° C., washed with water and dried in a warm air stream. The degree of grafting of the graft copolymer was 35% average particle size of the latex particles was found to be 238 nm

Example 4

Production of large-scale graft copolymer (A)

(al) On the one hand, a mixture of 49 parts of butyl acrylate and 1 part of tricyclodecenyl acrylate were added to a template from 2.5 parts of the latex produced in Example 3 (component A) after the addition of 50 parts of water and 0.1 part of chewing persulfate over the course of 3 hours and, on the other hand, a solution of 0.5 part of the sodium salt of a G ₂ - to cis-paraffin sulfonic acid in 25 parts of water at 60 ° C. After the end of the addition, polymerization was continued for 2 hours. The latex of the crosslinked butyl acrylate polymer obtained had a solids content of 40%. The average particle size (weight average) of the latex was determined to be 410 nm. The particle size increase was narrow (Q = 0.1)

(a2) 150 parts of the polybutyl acrylate latex obtained according to (al) were mixed with 20 parts

Styrene and 60 parts of water mixed and heated with stirring after addition of a further 0.03 part of potassium persulfate and 0.05 part of lauroyl peroxide to 65 ° C. for 3 hours. The dispersion obtained in this graft copolymerization was then mixed with 20 parts of a mixture of styrene and acrylonitrile in Ver - 75 75 polymerized for a further 4 hours The reaction product was then precipitated from the dispersion by means of a calcium chloride solution at 95 ° C., separated, washed with water and dried in a warm air stream. The degree of grafting of the graft copolymer was determined to be 35%, the average particle size of the latex particles 490 nm

Example 5

Production of large-scale graft copolymer (A)

(al) 98 parts of butyl acrylate and 2 parts of tricyclodecenyl acrylate were polymerized in 154 parts of water with the addition of 2 parts of dioctylsulfosuccinate sodium (70% strength) as emulsifier and 0.5 parts of potassium persulfate with stirring for 3 hours at 65 ° C. This gave about 40% dispersion The average particle size of the latex was about 100 nm

A mixture of 49 parts of butyl acrylate, 1 part of tricyclodecenyl acrylate and 0.38 part of the emulsifier was added over the course of 1 hour to a template of 2.5 parts of this latex, 400 parts of water and 0.5 part of chewing perfluorate at 65 ° C. others

An hour was added to a mixture of 49 parts of butyl acrylate, 1 part of tricyclodecenyl acrylate and 0.76 part of emulsifier. After the addition of 1 part of chewing sulfate in 40 parts of water, a mixture of 196 parts of butyl acrylate, 4 parts of tricyclodecenyl acrylate and 1.52 was finally added within 2 hours Parts of the emulsifier added dropwise

The polymer mixture was then polymerized for a further 2 hours at 65 ° C. An approximately 40% dispersion with an average particle diameter of approximately 500 nm was obtained

If only 100 parts were added instead of a total of 300 parts of monomers, a latex with an average particle diameter of approximately was obtained 300 nm

(a2) 465 parts of styrene and 200 parts of acrylonitrile were in the presence of 2500 parts of the polymer latex according to (al) with the mean particle size 0.1 or 0.3 or 0.5 μ, 2 parts of potassium sulfate, 1.33 parts of lauryl peroxide and 1005 Parts of water polymerized with stirring at 60 ° C. A 40% dispersion was obtained, from which the solid product was precipitated by adding a 0.5% calcium chloride solution, washed with water and dried

Example 6

Production of copolymer (B)

A monomer mixture of styrene and acrylonitrile was polymerized in solution under customary conditions. The styrene / acrylonitrile copolymer obtained had one

Acrylonitrile content of 35% by weight, based on the copolymer, and a viscosity number of 80 ml / g

Example 7

Production of copolymer (B)

A monomer mixture of styrene and acrylonitrile was polymerized in solution under customary conditions. The styrene / acrylonitrile copolymer obtained had an acrylonitrile content of 18% by weight, based on the copolymer, and a viscosity number of 70 ml / g

Example 8 Production of copolymer (B)

Acrylonitrile content of 27% by weight, based on the copolymer, and a viscosity number of 80 ml / g

Comparative Example 1

ABS polymer

A polybutadiene rubber which was grafted with a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer as component (A) which was present in a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer matrix as component (B) was used as the comparative polymer. The content of graft rubber was 30% by weight. , based on the total weight of the finished polymer

Example 9

Component C

As component C, a conventional polycarbonate (PC) was used, which had a viscosity number of 61.5 ml / g, determined in the solvent methylene chloride. According to the information in Table 1 below, the stated amounts of the corresponding polymers (A), (B) and (C) or the comparative masses mixed in a screw extruder at a temperature of 250 ° C - 280 ° C. Molding bodies were produced from the molding masses thereby formed

The composition of the molding compositions is shown in the table below Table I

Investigation results

a scratch resistance

The scratch resistance is measured using a CSEM Automatic Scratch Tester model AMI

(Manufacturer Center Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA) The scratch tester has a diamond tip with a 120 ° tip angle and a 0.2 mm radius. With this diamond tip, scratches of 5 mm length are introduced into the injection-molded test specimen from the material to be tested is, unless otherwise stated, 2.6 N After an hour of waiting, the scratches are scanned in the transverse direction and displayed as a high / low profile. The scratch depth can then be read from this

b Stress crack resistance

The resistance to stress cracking is determined using the bending strip method in accordance with ISO 4599. The test specimens used are injection molded. They have the dimensions 80 x 15 x 2 mm. Unless otherwise stated, the test specimen has a bending radius of 50 mm. The test specimens were clamped in a template. bent and wetted with the test medium for 24 hours. The impact energy at break is then determined with a pendulum. The test medium was used in bl isopropanol. In b2, a book cleaner (Ajax Ultra Classic® from Colgate Palmolive Germany, a surfactant household cleaner) was used

c swelling

To measure swelling, injection molded shoulder bars (tensile bars according to

ISO 3167 with a thickness of 4 mm) stored in the medium to be tested for 96 h Then they are superficially dried, and the change in weight and, if necessary, the change in tensile modulus (determined in accordance with ISO 527) are determined in comparison with the initial value.Table π, cl shows the change in weight in methanol, in c2 in premium petrol and in c3 that Change in the train modulus of elasticity shown in super gasoline

permeability

To test the permeability sheets are pressed out of the material to be tested (thickness about 120 to 250 microns), whose permeability is determined against the specified gases or liquids at 23 ° C The values in (cm 100 um) / (m ² d bar) for gases or in (g 100 μm) / (m given for water (TabeUe HI)

Molding compositions which can be used advantageously should meet the following conditions: Scratch depth of less than 6 μm, change in impact work compared to

Initial value of less than 10%>, swelling in methanol of less than 1%> or swelling and change in modulus of elasticity of less than 6%> in premium gasoline

The results are shown in Tables II and HI below

Table III

In addition, the swelling was investigated on the molding composition III and the comparative molding composition VI with different exposure times. The results are shown in Table IV below

Table IV Swelling (weight change) in methanol and premium gasoline

Furthermore, the fogging behavior according to VW-PV 3015 method B (100 ° C., 16 h) was investigated for the molding compositions I, II and the comparative composition HI. Little fogging was observed for the molding composition I, hardly any fogging for the molding composition II, and for the comparison molding composition III a noticeable fogging

The maximum service temperature was 110 ° C for molding compound and π 115 ° C for molding compound

The molding compounds with a polycarbonate content of more than 50% by weight> had an excellent combination of properties. This pretentious range of properties makes them particularly suitable for use in outdoor play equipment

Claims

claims

1. Use of a thermoplastic molding composition other than ABS, comprising, based on the sum of the amounts of components A, B, C and, if appropriate, D, which gives a total of 100% by weight,

a: 1-48% by weight> at least one single-phase or multi-phase particulate emulsion polymer with a glass transition temperature below 0 ° C. in at least one phase and an average particle size of 50-1000 nm, as component A,

b: 1 - 48 wt .-% o at least one amorphous or partially crystalline

Polymer as component B,

c: 51-98% by weight> polycarbonates as component C, and

d: 0 - 47% by weight> conventional additives, and / or fibrous or tissue-shaped

Fillers or their mixtures as component D

for the manufacture of outdoor play equipment or housings therefor or parts thereof.

2. Use according to claim 1, characterized in that the component Aum is a multi-phase polymer from

al: 1-99% by weight of a particle-shaped first phase AI with a glass transition temperature below 0 ° C., a2 1 - 99% by weight> of a second phase A2 from the monomers, based on A2,

a21 40-100% by weight> units of a vinyl aromatic monomer as

Component A21 and

a22 0 to 60% by weight> units of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer as component A22,

where the total amount of components AI, A2 and A3 is 100% by weight

3 Use according to claim 2, characterized in that the molding composition contains an acrylate, EP, EPDM or Süicon caoutchouc as a tissue-shaped first phase AI

4 Use according to claim 3, characterized in that component AI consists of the monomers

all 80-99.99% by weight of a C 8 _-8- alkyl ester of acrylic acid as component All,

al2 0.01-20% by weight> of at least one polyfunctional crosslinking agent

Monomers as component AI 2

5 Use according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the particle size distribution of component A is bimodal, with 1-99% by weight> an average particle size of 50-200 nm and 1-99% by weight. a medium one Have particle sizes of 200-1000 nm, based on the total weight of component A.

Use according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the play equipment, children's play equipment, play houses, garden landscapes,

Climbing landscapes, model building items, garden games or toy vehicles are

Use according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the gaming devices have a macroscopic FuUkoφer, which is at least partially coated with the thermoplastic molding composition on the surfaces

Outdoor play equipment or housing therefor or part thereof made of a thermoplastic molding material as defined in one of claims 1 to 5

Play equipment according to claim 8, characterized in that it is children's play equipment, play houses, garden landscapes, climbing landscapes, fashion conversion articles, garden games or toy vehicles

Use according to one of claims 1 to 4 for the manufacture of semi-finished products, profiles, tubes, foils and plates which are used for the manufacture of play equipment for the

Be used outdoors