KR20160057606A - Flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition with high flow and high impact strength - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition having high fluidity and high impact strength while giving flame retardancy by adding a specific resin and a flame retardant such as a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer or the like into a polycarbonate/ABS alloy resin. The polycarbonate flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition comprises: 30 to 90 wt% of a polycarbonate resin; 1 to 40 wt% of a butadiene rubber resin; 0.1 to 30 wt% of a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer; 0.1 to 20 wt% of a styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer; and 1 to 40 wt% of a phosphorus-based flame retardant.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition having high flowability and high impact strength,

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition, and more particularly, to a flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition having high fluidity and high impact strength.

Polycarbonate (PC) resins are excellent in impact resistance and mechanical properties, and exhibit high transparency, excellent dimensional stability, and broad coloring properties, and are therefore widely used in housings for electric and electronic products and automobile parts.

On the other hand, in the case of polycarbonate (PC) / epoxy (ABS) alloy resin, there is an attempt to improve impact strength and fluidity by using a fluidity improver, an additive, and other polymers to improve both properties. There is a limit.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2004-0058809 discloses a polycarbonate resin composition having heat resistance and flame retardancy, which uses a mixture of linear and branched polycarbonates in accordance with the polycarbonate structure. However, the impact resistance and heat resistance However, the level of increase in liquidity is insufficient.

Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2011-026593 discloses a polycarbonate resin composition containing a flow improver. However, in order to improve flowability in the development of a flame retardant PC / ABS alloy, a flowability improver composed of an alkyl methacrylate polymer is added The flowability is increased, but the mechanical properties such as impact strength are deteriorated.

The present invention is to provide a flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition having flame retardancy by adding a specific resin such as a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer and a flame retardant to a polycarbonate / epoxy resin, and having high fluidity and high impact strength.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a resin composition comprising 30 to 90% by weight of a polycarbonate resin; 1 to 40% by weight of a butadiene rubber resin; 0.1 to 30% by weight of a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer; 0.1 to 20% by weight of styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer; And 1 to 40% by weight of a phosphorus flame retardant; and a polycarbonate flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition.

Also, the polycarbonate has a melt index (220 DEG C, 10 kg load) of 3 to 28 g / 10 min, and the polycarbonate flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition is provided.

The butadiene rubber resin is a butadiene homopolymer or a copolymer of butadiene and a vinyl monomer.

Also, the present invention provides a flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition characterized in that the vinyl monomer is styrene or acrylonitrile.

Also, the copolymer of butadiene and vinyl monomer may be such that a part of the vinyl monomer is grafted to the butadiene rubber and another part is independently present, and the grafted butadiene rubber is composed of the independently present vinyl monomer Wherein the flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition is dispersed in a matrix.

Also, the styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of 20,000 to 150,000 g / mol.

The phosphorus flame retardant may be at least one selected from the group consisting of triphenyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, tri (2,6-dimethylphenyl) phosphate, tri (2,4,6-trimethylphenyl) phosphate, tetraphenylresorcinol diphosphate, Wherein the flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition is at least one selected from the group consisting of a polyphosphate-based compound having three or more phosphate groups, a phosphonate-based compound, and a phosphinate-based compound.

Also, the composition preferably has a melt index (220 DEG C, 10 kg load) of 25 g / 10 min or more, an Izod impact strength (ASTM D256, 23 DEG C, 1/8 ") of 60 kgf.cm/cm or more, a heat distortion temperature D648) of 78 占 폚 or higher and a flame retardancy grade V0 according to the UL94V specification.

The flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition according to the present invention can be produced by blending a low molecular weight styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer and a styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer, which is a compatibilizer, in a flame retardant PC / ABS alloy resin in an optimal amount Thereby providing a flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition which is improved in fluidity and impact resistance and does not deteriorate thermal deformation temperature and flame retardancy.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "including " an element, it means that it can include other elements, not excluding other elements, unless specifically stated otherwise.

The inventors of the present invention have found that there is a limit to improve both the impact strength and the fluidity while maintaining the flame retardant performance in the conventional PC / ABS alloy resin, and as a result of intensive studies, the inventors have found that a low molecular weight styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer And styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer, which is a compatibilizer, are used at an optimum amount, the heat distortion temperature and the flame retardant performance are not lowered, while the flowability and impact resistance are improved.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a resin composition comprising 30 to 90% by weight of a polycarbonate resin; 1 to 40% by weight of a butadiene rubber resin; 0.1 to 30% by weight of a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer; 0.1 to 20% by weight of styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer; And 1 to 40% by weight of a phosphorus-based flame retardant; and a polycarbonate flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition. Hereinafter, each component of the polycarbonate flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition according to the present invention will be described in more detail.

(A) Polycarbonate resin

The polycarbonate resin used in the present invention is a polymer of bisphenol A which is excellent in impact resistance, heat resistance, weather resistance, self-extinguishing property, flexibility, processability and transparency and excellent in weatherability, Maintain performance to change.

The polycarbonate resin may have a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 25,000 to 40,000, preferably 30,000 to 35,000. In addition, a branching chain may be used, and preferably 0.05 to 2 mol% of a trifunctional or higher polyfunctional compound, for example, a compound having a trivalent or higher phenol group is added to the total amount of diphenols used for polymerization The prepared polycarbonate thermoplastic resin can be used.

The polycarbonate resin preferably has a melt index (220 캜, 10 kg load) of 3 to 28 g / 10 min, more preferably 5 to 20 g / 10 min, and still more preferably 8 to 15 g / 10 min. If the melt index of the polycarbonate resin is less than 3 g / 10 min, the processing temperature may become high and molding may be difficult. When the melt index exceeds 28 g / 10 min, the strength may be weak.

Meanwhile, the polycarbonate thermoplastic resin used in the present invention may be prepared according to a commonly used production method. For example, dihydroxyphenol and phosgene are reacted in the presence of a molecular weight regulator and a catalyst. Or by using an ester interchange reaction of a precursor obtained by dihydroxy phenol and diphenyl carbonate.

In the present invention, the polycarbonate resin is contained in an amount of 30 to 90% by weight, preferably 40 to 80% by weight, more preferably 50 to 70% by weight for balance of physical properties of fluidity, impact resistance and workability of the final thermoplastic resin composition % ≪ / RTI >

(B) Butadiene rubber resin

The butadiene rubber resin used in the present invention may be a butadiene rubber obtained by polymerizing butadiene alone or a rubber containing butadiene copolymerized with a small amount of copolymerizable vinyl monomer.

The small amount of the copolymerizable vinyl-based monomer may be styrene, acrylonitrile, or a mixture thereof. The copolymer may be composed of a butadiene rubber and styrene or acrylonitrile, and may be prepared by various methods such as bulk polymerization, emulsion polymerization, suspension polymerization and the like. The styrene and acrylonitrile may be grafted (g-ABS) to the butadiene rubber or may be independently present. Preferably, the butadiene rubber and the acrylonitrile may be partially grafted on the butadiene rubber so as to improve the compatibility of the butadiene rubber, Grafted and partially independent, and the grafted butadiene rubber may be dispersed in a matrix of styrene and acrylonitrile.

Such a butadiene rubber resin is an additive for reinforcing the impact strength of the polycarbonate resin and is contained in the final thermoplastic resin composition in an amount of 1 to 40% by weight, preferably 5 to 30% by weight, more preferably 10 to 20% by weight ≪ / RTI > If the content of the butadiene rubber resin is less than 1% by weight, the effect of improving the impact strength may be insufficient. If the content is more than 40% by weight, the viscosity of the resin may increase and molding may be difficult.

(C) styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) copolymer

The styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer used in the present invention is a copolymer of an aromatic vinyl monomer and a vinyl cyanide monomer, and is used for improving weak chemical properties and improving chemical resistance of polycarbonate. As the aromatic vinyl monomer, styrene, alpha-methylstyrene, p-methylstyrene, vinyltoluene or a mixture thereof may be used. As the vinylcyano-based monomer, acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile may be used. Styrene as the vinyl monomer and acrylonitrile as the vinyl cyano monomer are most suitable. On the other hand, the acrylonitrile content of the styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer is preferably 15 to 40% by weight in consideration of processing characteristics and chemical resistance.

In the present invention, the molecular weight of the styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer can be variously controlled by the polymerization process, but the weight average molecular weight is preferably 20,000 to 150,000 g / mol. If the weight average molecular weight is less than 20,000 g / mol, it may be difficult to obtain the desired mechanical properties. If the weight average molecular weight is more than 150,000 g / mol, the flowability is low and the molding processability may be deteriorated.

The styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer is contained in the final thermoplastic resin composition in an amount of 0.1 to 30 wt%, preferably 0.5 to 20 wt%, more preferably 1 to 10 wt%, and the styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer If the cohesive content is less than 0.1% by weight, it is difficult to obtain the chemical resistance and the compatibility of the resin may be deteriorated during extrusion, resulting in poor appearance and stiffness. When the cohesive content is more than 30% by weight, Which may cause a defect in injection molding.

(D) styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate (SAN-GMA) copolymer

The styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer used as a compatibilizer in the present invention is a terpolymer of styrene, acrylonitrile and glycidyl methacrylate represented by the following general formula.

[General formula]

The styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer serves to increase the compatibility between the polycarbonate and ABS alloys. That is, the epoxy group of the glycidyl methacrylate reacts with the carbonyl group of the polycarbonate, and the styrene-acrylonitrile contributes to the enhancement of the compatibility with the ABS resin, so that the mechanical and thermal properties are improved.

The styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer is contained in the final thermoplastic resin composition in an amount of 0.1 to 20 wt%, preferably 5 to 30 wt%, more preferably 10 to 20 wt% . If the content of the styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer is less than 0.1% by weight, the compatibility effect may be insufficient. If it exceeds 20% by weight, the heat resistance, mechanical properties, .

(E) Phosphorous flame retardant

In the present invention, the phosphorus-based flame retardant means a phosphorus-containing flame retardant commonly used in imparting flame retardancy to a polycarbonate thermoplastic resin composition, and examples thereof include triphenyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, tri (2,6-dimethylphenyl) phosphate , And tri (2,4,6-trimethylphenyl) phosphate, diphosphate-based compounds such as tetraphenylresorcinol diphosphate and tetraphenylbisphenol A diphosphate, polyphosphate-based compounds having three or more phosphate groups Organic phosphorus flame retardants such as compounds, phosphonate compounds or phosphinate compounds may be used.

The phosphorus flame retardant is contained in the final thermoplastic resin composition in an amount of 1 to 40% by weight, preferably 5 to 30% by weight, and more preferably 10 to 20% by weight. If the content of the phosphorus-based flame retardant is less than 1% by weight, the flame-retardant performance may be deteriorated, and if it exceeds 40% by weight, the impact strength and heat resistance may be deteriorated.

The polycarbonate resin composition according to the present invention may further comprise an additive suitable for its intended use or effect. (A) to (E) are added to 100 parts by weight of the total of the components (A) to (E), such as an anti-drip agent, light stabilizer, lubricant, colorant, lubricant, ultraviolet stabilizer, antioxidant, coupling enhancer, heat stabilizer, plasticizer, 0.1 to 10 parts by weight are further added so that the composition can be applied to various applications.

Hereinafter, a specific embodiment of the present invention will be described.

First, the specifications of components including the polycarbonate resin used in Examples and Comparative Examples of the present invention are as follows.

A. Polycarbonate resin

Bisphenol A type polycarbonate (HOPLEX PC-1100S, Lotte Chemical) having a weight average molecular weight of 33,000 and a melt index (220 DEG C, 10 kgf) of 10 g / 10 min was used.

B. Butadiene rubber resin

A graft ABS product (HR-181, KKPC) in the form of a core-shell rubber was used.

C. styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer

(SAN-326, KKPC) (C-1) having a weight average molecular weight of 120,000 g / mol and a low molecular weight SAN product having a weight average molecular weight of 20,000 g / mol (EMI-100, SUNNY FC, ) Were used.

D. Styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer

SAG-002 from SUNNY FC of China was used.

E. Phosphorous Flame Retardant

PX-200 of DAIHACHI Co., Ltd., an aromatic phosphate ester oligomer, was used.

Example  One

5% by weight of styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (C-1 and C-2), 0.1% by weight of styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer 1 (TEM-26SS, manufactured by TOSHIBA) at a melt temperature of 300 DEG C, an injection rate of 12 kg / hr and a screw rotation rate of 200 rpm. (170MT, Woojin Ceramics) and ASTM specimen were used to prepare specimens.

Example  2

Specimens were prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that 60% by weight of polycarbonate resin and 2% by weight of styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer were quantified in Example 1.

Example  3

A specimen was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that 59% by weight of polycarbonate resin and 3% by weight of styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer were quantified in Example 1.

Comparative Example  One

The styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer was not mixed in Example 1 and was quantitatively measured at a ratio of 62% by weight of a polycarbonate resin and 10% by weight of a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (C-1) A specimen was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1. [

Comparative Example  2

The styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer was not mixed in Example 1 and was quantitatively measured at a ratio of 62% by weight of a polycarbonate resin and 10% by weight of a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (C-2) A specimen was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1. [

Comparative Example  3

A specimen was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer was not mixed in Example 1.

The components and compositions (unit: wt%) according to the above Examples and Comparative Examples are summarized in Table 1 below.

Test Example

In order to evaluate the physical properties of the polycarbonate thermoplastic resin composition produced according to the present invention, the fluidity, the impact strength, the heat distortion temperature and the flame retardancy of the specimens according to the above Examples and Comparative Examples were measured according to the following methods, The results are shown in Table 2 below.

[How to measure]

(1) Fluidity

The melt flow rate (MFR) was measured according to ASTM D1238, a standard measurement method for measuring the flow rate (fluidity) of a thermoplastic resin. The measurement temperature was 220 ° C, and a 10-kg weight was used, and the mass of the resin flowing out for 10 minutes was measured.

(2) Impact strength

The Izod impact strength (1/8 ") of the prepared specimen was measured according to ASTM D256, a standard measurement method for measuring the Izod impact strength of a plastic using a weight of a certain weight.

(3) Heat distortion temperature (HDT)

The heat distortion temperature of the prepared specimens was measured according to ASTM D648, a standard measurement method for measuring the heat resistance of plastics.

(4) Flame retardancy

The flame retardancy was measured at a thickness of 1/16 "according to the UL94V flame retardant specification.

Referring to Table 2, according to the present invention, a thermoplastic resin composition comprising a polycarbonate resin, a butadiene rubber resin, a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, a styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer and a phosphorus- It can be seen that when the resin composition is used, the flowability is improved and the impact resistance is increased, and the thermal deformation temperature and the flame retardant performance are hardly deteriorated.

On the contrary, when the styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer is not contained, it can be confirmed that the physical properties of one or more of flowability, impact resistance and flame retardancy are lowered.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above. It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Accordingly, the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning, range, and equivalence of the claims are included in the scope of the present invention Should be interpreted.

Claims (8)

30 to 90% by weight of a polycarbonate resin;
1 to 40% by weight of a butadiene rubber resin;
0.1 to 30% by weight of a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer;
0.1 to 20% by weight of styrene-acrylonitrile-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer; And
1 to 40% by weight of a phosphorus flame retardant;
Wherein the polycarbonate flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition is a polycarbonate flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the polycarbonate has a melt index (220 캜, 10 kg load) of 3 to 28 g / 10 min. The method according to claim 1,
The butadiene rubber resin is a butadiene homopolymer or a copolymer of butadiene and a vinyl monomer. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the vinyl-based monomer is styrene or acrylonitrile. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the copolymer of butadiene and vinyl monomer is such that part of the vinyl monomer is grafted to the butadiene rubber and the other part is independently present so that the grafted butadiene rubber is present in the matrix consisting of the independently present vinyl monomer Wherein the flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition is dispersed in the flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer has a weight average molecular weight of 20,000 to 150,000 g / mol. The method according to claim 1,
The phosphorus flame retardant is selected from the group consisting of triphenyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, tri (2,6-dimethylphenyl) phosphate, tri (2,4,6-trimethylphenyl) phosphate, tetraphenylresorcinol diphosphate, tetraphenyl bisphenol A Wherein the flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition is at least one selected from the group consisting of a polyphosphate-based compound having at least three phosphate groups, a phosphonate-based compound, and a phosphinate-based compound. The method according to claim 1,
(ASTM D646, 1/8 ") of 60 kgf · cm / cm or more and a heat distortion temperature (HDT) of 25 g / 10 min or more at 220 ° C. under a load of 10 kg ) Of 78 占 폚 or higher and a flame retardancy grade V0 according to the UL94V specification.