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- the present invention relates generally to improvements in synthetic thermoplastic compositions, articles made from such synthetic thermoplastic compositions and methods of making thermoplastic articles.
- Plastics are moldable chemically-fabricated (synthetic) materials derived mostly from fossil fuels, such as oil, coal or natural gas.
- the long molecules in plastics are composed of carbon atoms linked into chains.
- One type of plastic, polyethylene is composed of extremely long molecules, each containing over 200,000 carbon atoms. These long molecule chains give plastics unique properties and distinguish plastics from materials such as metals that have crystalline structures.
- Fossil fuels contain hydrocarbons, which provide the building blocks for long polymer molecules. The building blocks called monomers link together to form long carbon chains called polymers. The process of forming these long molecules from hydrocarbons is called polymerization.
- the molecules typically form viscous sticky substances known as resins which are the materials used to make plastic products or articles by heating the resins to their specific melting range and molding them into articles by various methods.
- the carbon backbone of polymer molecules often bond with smaller side chains consisting of other elements, including chlorine, fluorine, nitrogen and silicon, for example.
- side chains consisting of other elements, including chlorine, fluorine, nitrogen and silicon, for example.
- These side chains give plastics distinguishing characteristics. For example, when chlorine atoms substitute for hydrogen atoms along the carbon chain, the result is polyvinyl chloride, one of the most versatile and widely used plastics in the world. The addition of chlorine makes this plastic harder and more resistant.
- the advantages and disadvantages of different plastics are associated with the unique chemistry of each plastic which determines the physical, mechanical and thermal properties of the molded article.
- thermoplastic All plastics can be basically divided into two groups: thermoplastic and thermosetting plastic.
- the two groups differ in the way that each responds to heat.
- Thermoplastics can be repeatedly softened by heating, and hardened by cooling.
- Thermosetting plastics harden permanently after being heated once.
- the present invention is concerned with the thermoplastic family of plastics.
- thermoplastics examples include: polyethylene (PE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PT), polystyrene (PS), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyamide (PA) and polycarbonate (PC).
- PE polyethylene
- PVC polyvinyl chloride
- PT polypropylene
- PS polystyrene
- PET polyethylene terephthalate
- ABS acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
- PMMA polymethyl methacrylate
- PA polyamide
- PC polycarbonate
- the process of forming plastic resins into products is the basis of the plastics industry. Many different processes can be used to make products from thermoplastics. Some of the more common of these processes are injection molding, extrusion molding, blow molding, injection blow molding, blow film extrusion, calendaring, thermoforming, casting and expansion processes. In all these processes, the plastic must be softened or sufficiently liquefied in order to allow the resin to flow and create the shape of the article. For convenience, all these plastic resin forming processes will be simply referred to as “a molding process” hereinafter.
- thermoplastics Because of the importance of thermoplastics to the production of consumer products, and the great number of consumer products made from thermoplastics, the industry is continually searching for ways to improve both the plastic resin systems, and the manner in which an article is made. Specifically, the plastics industry wants to create articles that have specified chemical and physical strengths, that have better color dispersion, and have improved surface smoothness and texture. The industry is also constantly searching for molding process improvements that reduce:
- the present invention is: (a) a composition of thermoplastic and a naturally occurring aluminosilicate glass (NOAG), (b) articles made from this composition, and (c) a method of making articles from this composition.
- the NOAG is added to a thermoplastic resin before molding in a manner that disperses it uniformly throughout the resin.
- the preferred concentration of NOAG is about 0.1% to 3.0 by weight of the total composition of NOAG and thermoplastic resin.
- the resin may be virgin, a mixture of virgin and recycled, or a mixture of different thermoplastic resins in virgin or recycled form.
- the NOAG-thermoplastic composition has been found to increase part production rate from 1.1% to 78% in a wide range of molding processes, including injection, extrusion, blow, blow film, rotary, and compression molding.
- the NOAG-thermoplastic composition has been found to reduce the energy required to produce a part.
- the surface finish of the parts made from the NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition appears more smooth and has less noticeable sink marks than parts made from
- FIG. 1 is a chart showing the processing advantages to using NOAG with polypropylene
- FIG. 2 is a chart showing the processing advantages to using NOAG with polyethylene
- FIG. 3 is a chart showing the processing advantages to using NOAG with polyethylene
- FIG. 4 is a chart showing the processing advantages to using NOAG with polyethylene
- FIG. 5 is a chart showing the processing advantages of using NOAG with a mixture of thermoplastics including recycled resins
- FIG. 6 is a chart showing the processing advantages of using NOAG with the thermoplastic LEXAN
- FIG. 7 is a chart showing the processing advantages of using NOAG with PVC
- FIG. 8 is a chart showing the processing advantages of using NOAG with ABS.
- FIG. 9 is a chart showing the advantages to articles made from various NOAG-thermoplastic resin compositions.
- FIG. 10 is a graph showing the effect of glass content in the NOAG on cure time of a NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition
- FIG. 11 is a graph showing the effect of NOAG loading on cure time with the NOAG particle size at less than 325 mesh;
- FIG. 12 is a graph showing the effect of NOAG loading on injection speed with NOAG particle size less than 325 mesh;
- FIG. 13 is a graph showing the effect of NOAG loading on injection pressure with NOAG particle size at less than 325 mesh;
- FIG. 14 is a C 13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic analysis of LLDPE compounded with NOAG.
- FIG. 15 is a differential scanning calorimetry analysis of polypropylene compounded with NOAG.
- the present invention is a mixture of a naturally occurring aluminosilicate glass (NOAG) and a thermoplastic resin. Any one of the many well known and readily available thermoplastic resins may be utilized, chosen on the basis of the physical and mechanical properties desired for the molded plastic article.
- NOAG naturally occurring aluminosilicate glass
- the range of articles produced by these molding processes using the NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition included water buckets, bottles, water faucets, milk crates, pill boxes, plastic film, shipping pallets, and railroad ties.
- FIG. 1 is a chart illustrating the results of a test using NOAG-polypropylene resin composition to mold an article. Percentage reduction on the Y axis 11 is plotted against the variables of weight, shot size, cure time and cycle time of articles being produced, on the X axis 12 .
- the composition utilized for producing the injection molded articles is the polypropylene resin with NOAG at a quantity of 1% by weight of the composition.
- the NOAG-polypropylene resin composition was used in an injection molding machine to make perfume bottle caps.
- the articles made from the NOAG-polypropylene resin were compared against a baseline of parts made from the virgin resin alone. As shown in the chart of FIG.
- the test results were: the end product weight 13 was reduced by 5%, the volume of plastic that was needed to make the product, the shot size 15, was reduced by 10%, the amount of time that was required to cool the product after the material was injected into the mold, the cure time ( 17 , was reduced by 28.6%, and the overall cycle time 19 for making each article was reduced by 47.5%.
- the final articles made from the NOAG-polypropylene composition were observed to have an improvement in texture 23 , and surface smoothness 25 , and the color distribution 27 of the articles appeared more even.
- FIG. 2 is a chart illustrating the results of a test using a NOAG-polyethylene resin composition according to the present invention.
- the composition was NOAG at a quantity of 1% by weight of the composition added to polyethylene.
- the inventors observed that the final articles were reduced in weight 13 by about 12% and the overall cycle time per article 19 made from the NOAG-polyethylene resin was reduced by about 32%.
- the articles appeared to have improved surface texture 23 , less surface imperfections 25 , and better color dispersion 27 .
- the articles appeared to have a lower final temperature out of the mold 29 , and increased strength 31 .
- FIG. 3 is a chart that illustrates the results of another test run using a NOAG-polyethylene resin composition at a higher NOAG loading.
- the composition was polyethylene with a quantity of NOAG at 1.5% by weight of the composition.
- the inventors observed that the final weight 13 of the articles were reduced by about 5%, the volume of resin needed to make the articles, the shot size 15, was reduced 27%, and the overall cycle time 19 for the articles was reduced by 12%.
- the articles made from this NOAG-polyethylene composition with more NOAG appeared to have improved texture 23 , improved surface 25 , and better color 27 distribution than the articles made from virgin resins.
- the final temperature of the articles 29 appeared to be reduced and the articles appeared to have increased strength 31 .
- FIG. 4 is a chart that shows the results of another test run using a NOAG-polyethylene resin composition at a still higher NOAG loading.
- the composition was NOAG at a quantity of 2% by weight of the composition added to a polyethylene resin.
- the inventors observed that the amount of resin needed to make the articles, the shot size 15, was reduced by about 5%, the cure time 17 for each article was reduced by about 12%, and the cycle time 19 for each article was reduced by 14%.
- FIG. 5 is a chart that illustrates the results of a test using a mixture of different resins or commingled plastic resins with a quantity of NOAG at 1.5% or 2% by weight of the composition.
- the mixture of resins used for the test included a mixture of high-density polyethylene in virgin and recycled form, a mixture of high-density polyethylene and polypropylene, and a mixture of high-density polyethylene and ABS.
- FIG. 5 shows that, uniformly for each of the NOAG-commingled resin composition with the NOAG quantity at 1.5% or 2% by weight of the composition, the cycle time 19 for the manufacture of the articles decreased by about 40%.
- the articles produced from the NOAG-mixed resin compositions appeared to have improved texture 23 , greater surface smoothness 25 , better color distribution 27 , and increased strength 31 .
- FIG. 6 is a chart that illustrates the results of a test using LEXAN, an engineered thermoplastic proprietary to G.E. Plastics.
- the test used a NOAG-LEXAN composition with NOAG at 1.5% and 2% by weight of the composition.
- the composition was used to produce telephone housings and electronic parts.
- the test results indicated that shot size 15 for each part was reduced by 5%, cure time 17 for each part was reduced by 48%, and cycle time 19 for each article was reduced by 30%.
- FIG. 7 is a chart that illustrates the results of tests conducted by the inventors using polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in an extrusion molding process.
- the test used a NOAG-PVC composition with NOAG at 1% by weight of the composition.
- the test results show that the overall weight 13 of each product was reduced by 45%.
- the strength 31 of the article appeared to have increased.
- FIG. 8 is a chart that illustrates the results of a test conducted using ABS resin and NOAG at 1.5% by weight of the composition to make sprinkler heads in an injection molding machine. The test results show that the cycle time 19 for each article was reduced by about 17%.
- the inventors have continued to test and evaluate NOAG-thermoplastic resin compositions since they observed the unexpected and surprising results shown in FIGS. 1-9 .
- Experimentation was devised in order to ascertain whether there was an optimized range for the NOAG. More scientific procedures were adopted to prove or 3 disprove the results observed by the earlier test results shown in FIGS. 1-9 .
- Naturally occurring aluminosilicate glass is an amorphous material. Since amorphous materials do not have a regular crystalline structure or molecular structure, it is not possible to define its composition by means of a chemical formula. The only way to define the composition of an amorphous material is by chemical analysis. As is customary in the geological sciences, the chemical composition of naturally occurring aluminosilicate glass may be expressed in terms of weight percent of the element oxides.
- Aluminosilicate glasses occur naturally when molten silicate rock (magma) is chilled so rapidly that there is insufficient time for the relatively unstructured melt to form crystalline minerals with a regular internal structure.
- the chaotic structure of the molten silicate is frozen due to the rapid cooling.
- rapid cooling occurs when magma is erupted onto the earth's surface.
- the eruption mechanism can range from quiescent to highly explosive.
- the form of the eruptive process may be a quiet lava flow to highly explosive eruptions that give rise to deadly “glowing avalanches” of essentially molten, but disaggregated magma.
- the texture of the aluminosilicate glass may vary from a solid mass, in the case of lava flow, to fine particles of ash resulting from highly explosive eruptions.
- aluminosilicate glass may be used as starting material.
- the glass rock is milled to particle sizes on the order of 100 microns or less.
- the crushing and milling process destroys all textural features of the original rock (i.e., solid rock or ash particles). Therefore, its original textural features are irrelevant to the performance of the NOAG in composition.
- all naturally occurring aluminosilicate glass within the composition range specified above, regardless of its original texture or geologic mechanism of formation may be used as a starter material.
- magma as it usually occurs is more than simply molten silicate rock. Besides molten silicate rock, it may contain bits and pieces of crystalline minerals that were scavenged from the walls of the conduit through which the magma passed, crystalline minerals formed due to cooling of the magma as it passes through the earth's crust (e.g., quartz, feldspar, and biotite), as well as crystalline minerals that can form during eruption, transport, deposition, and cooling of the molten silicate rock (e.g., cristobalite, feldspar, quartz, and biotite).
- aluminosilicate glass is inherently unstable and can form crystalline minerals (e.g., cristobalite, feldspar, quartz, smectite-groups clays, kaolinite-group clays) over geologic time with or without the catalytic activity of heat, water or dissolved chemicals.
- crystalline minerals e.g., cristobalite, feldspar, quartz, smectite-groups clays, kaolinite-group clays
- the concentration of NOAG in the NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition is defined by the weight percent of NOAG in the NOAG-resin composition.
- the NOAG may be introduced into the resin by dry blending a concentrate pellet of NOAG and a universal carrier such as LLDPE, or by direct compounding into the selected resin.
- the NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition discovered by the inventors would be of little interest if there was limited or no application for it. To the contrary, the NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition has an exceptionally wide application, both in terms of resin types and in terms of molding processes.
- the NOAG-thermoplastic resin compositions of the present invention are not restricted to one or a few resin types. This has been established by field testing of the NOAG-resin compositions in injection-molding presses making a variety of items and using a variety of thermoplastic resins. Table 1 below demonstrates that the NOAG-thermoplastic resin compositions using a variety of resins are substantially better than virgin resins when judged by cycle time reduction. Reduced cycle time translates to increased throughput on the number of articles that can be produced in a time frame.
- the typical molding temperature of a given virgin resin can be lowered when molding with a NOAG-resin composition and still maintain the ability to mold a high-quality part.
- the nozzle temperature was lowered from 410° F. to 390° F. and the barrel temperature was lowered from 400° F. to 370° F. with no decrease in part quality.
- Temperature decreases of 20-40° F. are typical for many resins in a wide variety of molding environments.
- a lower barrel and nozzle temperature is important for two reasons: (1) the lower resin temperature in the barrel means that the resin is cooler when it reaches the mold; therefore, the cure time can be reduced significantly, and (2) the lower resin temperature reduces the amount of thermal degradation of the resin, particularly when operating temperatures are near or at the maximum operating temperature for the resin. Reducing thermal degradation is critical to assuring the physical, mechanical and thermal properties of the resin as well (15 as assuring longevity of the molded article.
- a NOAG-resin composition also reduces the wear on molding machines.
- the injection speed was set at 2.25 in/sec.
- Various NOAG-resin compositions were sequentially introduced to the press to determine how the injection speed would change as a function of NOAG loading.
- curve 55 teaches us that at NOAG concentrations of 0.5% or greater, the injection speed increases with NOAG loading. Since the power settings for the injection speed were not changed, the increase in injection speed means that the NOAG-resin composition provided less resistance to injection.
- the pressure in the barrel during injection also reflected the greater ease in injecting the NOAG-resin composition. As shown by curve 56 on FIG.
- NOAG-resin composition requires less force to mold articles is supported by measurements of electrical consumption.
- PP was injected molded.
- the press was optimized for virgin PP and the electrical consumption per part was determined to be 0.405 Kwatts/article. Molding the part with the NOAG-resin composition required only 0.391 Kwatts/article or about 3.5% less energy.
- barrel and nozzle temperatures could be reduced 20-30° F. and this energy savings as compared to virgin resin was not included in calculation of the 3.5% energy reduction.
- NOAG-resin compositions effectively clean the barrel and screw regions of molders.
- molded or extruded plastic articles of NOAG-resin that are heavily contaminated with bits and pieces of charred resin, colored resin unlike any recently used in the molder and other contaminants such as hairs, paper fiber or unknown materials.
- bits of charred or colored resin occasionally appear some 6 hours after introduction the NOAG-resin composition.
- a series of 6 NOAG-resin samples were progressively compounded in an extruder and then injected molded into test plaques. The objective was to determine whether NOAG-resin compositions with variable NOAG loadings could be as optically clear as virgin resin.
- NOAG-resin composition enhances the performance of the additives.
- extruded foam articles require 50% less blowing agent to achieve the same quality part (Table 3).
- the impact resistance of NOAG-resin composition in which the resin has a chemical impact modifier is 40% higher than the resin without NOAG.
- pigmented plastic articles composed of NOAG and resin have a far more uniform distribution of color, and in some cases, a greater saturation of color than resin alone.
- a particular resin is chosen for the manufacture of an article because of the physical, mechanical and thermal properties it will provide the finished articles.
- the addition of NOAG to thermoplastic resins creates a new composition that has significantly different responses to the heat and pressure typical in a thermoforming environment. These different responses, as already described, are great attributes of the new NOAG-thernoplastic resin composition. However, these attributes would be of little interest if the synthetic NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition produced articles that had physical, mechanical and thermal properties that are substantially different from articles produced by the virgin resin.
- the inventors have not been able to detect any discernable change in the base resin composition or structure. Yet, (the NOAG-resin composition has important and significant behavioral properties in the thermoplastic molding environment.
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Abstract
New plastic compositions, made from a uniform mixture of thermoplastic resin and a naturally occurring aluminosilicate glass (NOAG) produce articles of manufacture by a variety of molding processes that have a more uniform and smoother surface with significantly reduced sink marks, and exhibit an improved dispersion of additives and pigments. The molding machines making articles from these compositions of thermoplastic resin and NOAG exhibit an increase in throughput, lower operating temperatures, less power consumption, reduced injection pressure, and increased injection speed. Running these synthetic plastic compositions through injection, extrusion and blow molding machines also tends to clean and lubricate the screw and the injector nozzles, increasing the life of the machine parts. The NOAG is preferably present in amounts ranging from 0.1% to 3.0% by weight of the composition. The NOAG is added to the thermoplastic resin in a manner that uniformly disperses it throughout the resulting thermoplastic resin-NOAG composition. The NOAG may be added as a dry powder directly to the plastic resin preferably in a particle size smaller than 325 mesh. The NOAG also may be added to the plastic resin in pellet form of various sizes, encapsulated by a carrier such as LLDPE, or may be directly compounded into the thermoplastic resin.
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- This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/036,159 filed Dec. 26, 2001 for Synthetic Thermoplastic Composition, Articles made Therefrom and Method of Manufacture, issuing as U.S. Pat. No. 6,921,789 on Jul. 26, 2005 which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/322,211 filed May 23, 1999 for Synthetic Thermoplastic Compositions, Articles made Therefrom and Method of Manufacture, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates generally to improvements in synthetic thermoplastic compositions, articles made from such synthetic thermoplastic compositions and methods of making thermoplastic articles.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- Plastics are moldable chemically-fabricated (synthetic) materials derived mostly from fossil fuels, such as oil, coal or natural gas. The long molecules in plastics are composed of carbon atoms linked into chains. One type of plastic, polyethylene, is composed of extremely long molecules, each containing over 200,000 carbon atoms. These long molecule chains give plastics unique properties and distinguish plastics from materials such as metals that have crystalline structures. Fossil fuels contain hydrocarbons, which provide the building blocks for long polymer molecules. The building blocks called monomers link together to form long carbon chains called polymers. The process of forming these long molecules from hydrocarbons is called polymerization. The molecules typically form viscous sticky substances known as resins which are the materials used to make plastic products or articles by heating the resins to their specific melting range and molding them into articles by various methods.
- The carbon backbone of polymer molecules often bond with smaller side chains consisting of other elements, including chlorine, fluorine, nitrogen and silicon, for example. These side chains give plastics distinguishing characteristics. For example, when chlorine atoms substitute for hydrogen atoms along the carbon chain, the result is polyvinyl chloride, one of the most versatile and widely used plastics in the world. The addition of chlorine makes this plastic harder and more resistant. The advantages and disadvantages of different plastics are associated with the unique chemistry of each plastic which determines the physical, mechanical and thermal properties of the molded article.
- All plastics can be basically divided into two groups: thermoplastic and thermosetting plastic. The two groups differ in the way that each responds to heat. Thermoplastics can be repeatedly softened by heating, and hardened by cooling. Thermosetting plastics harden permanently after being heated once. The present invention is concerned with the thermoplastic family of plastics.
- Examples of commonly used thermoplastics are: polyethylene (PE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PT), polystyrene (PS), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polyamide (PA) and polycarbonate (PC). In addition, many variations and hybrid engineered resins based on these are in use today.
- The process of forming plastic resins into products is the basis of the plastics industry. Many different processes can be used to make products from thermoplastics. Some of the more common of these processes are injection molding, extrusion molding, blow molding, injection blow molding, blow film extrusion, calendaring, thermoforming, casting and expansion processes. In all these processes, the plastic must be softened or sufficiently liquefied in order to allow the resin to flow and create the shape of the article. For convenience, all these plastic resin forming processes will be simply referred to as “a molding process” hereinafter.
- Because of the importance of thermoplastics to the production of consumer products, and the great number of consumer products made from thermoplastics, the industry is continually searching for ways to improve both the plastic resin systems, and the manner in which an article is made. Specifically, the plastics industry wants to create articles that have specified chemical and physical strengths, that have better color dispersion, and have improved surface smoothness and texture. The industry is also constantly searching for molding process improvements that reduce:
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- (a) cycle time, the amount of time needed to produce each article;
- (b) cure time, the amount of time needed after molding for the article to be sufficiently hard to be handled;
- (c) energy consumption per article, and
- (d) operating temperature, for both energy conservation and prevention of polymer degradation.
- The present invention is: (a) a composition of thermoplastic and a naturally occurring aluminosilicate glass (NOAG), (b) articles made from this composition, and (c) a method of making articles from this composition. The NOAG is added to a thermoplastic resin before molding in a manner that disperses it uniformly throughout the resin. The preferred concentration of NOAG is about 0.1% to 3.0 by weight of the total composition of NOAG and thermoplastic resin. The resin may be virgin, a mixture of virgin and recycled, or a mixture of different thermoplastic resins in virgin or recycled form. The NOAG-thermoplastic composition has been found to increase part production rate from 1.1% to 78% in a wide range of molding processes, including injection, extrusion, blow, blow film, rotary, and compression molding. The NOAG-thermoplastic composition has been found to reduce the energy required to produce a part. The surface finish of the parts made from the NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition appears more smooth and has less noticeable sink marks than parts made from just virgin resin.
- The exact nature of this invention, as well as its objects and its advantages, will become readily appreciated upon consideration of the following detailed description in relation to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the figures thereof and wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a chart showing the processing advantages to using NOAG with polypropylene; -
FIG. 2 is a chart showing the processing advantages to using NOAG with polyethylene; -
FIG. 3 is a chart showing the processing advantages to using NOAG with polyethylene; -
FIG. 4 is a chart showing the processing advantages to using NOAG with polyethylene; -
FIG. 5 is a chart showing the processing advantages of using NOAG with a mixture of thermoplastics including recycled resins; -
FIG. 6 is a chart showing the processing advantages of using NOAG with the thermoplastic LEXAN; -
FIG. 7 is a chart showing the processing advantages of using NOAG with PVC; -
FIG. 8 is a chart showing the processing advantages of using NOAG with ABS; and -
FIG. 9 is a chart showing the advantages to articles made from various NOAG-thermoplastic resin compositions; -
FIG. 10 is a graph showing the effect of glass content in the NOAG on cure time of a NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition; -
FIG. 11 is a graph showing the effect of NOAG loading on cure time with the NOAG particle size at less than 325 mesh; -
FIG. 12 is a graph showing the effect of NOAG loading on injection speed with NOAG particle size less than 325 mesh; -
FIG. 13 is a graph showing the effect of NOAG loading on injection pressure with NOAG particle size at less than 325 mesh; -
FIG. 14 is a C13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic analysis of LLDPE compounded with NOAG; and -
FIG. 15 is a differential scanning calorimetry analysis of polypropylene compounded with NOAG. - The present invention is a mixture of a naturally occurring aluminosilicate glass (NOAG) and a thermoplastic resin. Any one of the many well known and readily available thermoplastic resins may be utilized, chosen on the basis of the physical and mechanical properties desired for the molded plastic article.
- The inventors conducted tests with various NOAG-thermoplastic resin compositions using various molding machines. A variety of molding processes were utilized for these tests based on what manufacturing machines were made available to the inventors. The various NOAG-thermoplastic resin compositions were run on conventional injection molding machines, such as a 700 ton Cincinnati Milacron machine, as well as blow molding, extrusion molding and structural foam machines. The range of articles produced by these molding processes using the NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition included water buckets, bottles, water faucets, milk crates, pill boxes, plastic film, shipping pallets, and railroad ties.
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FIG. 1 is a chart illustrating the results of a test using NOAG-polypropylene resin composition to mold an article. Percentage reduction on the Y axis 11 is plotted against the variables of weight, shot size, cure time and cycle time of articles being produced, on theX axis 12. The composition utilized for producing the injection molded articles is the polypropylene resin with NOAG at a quantity of 1% by weight of the composition. The NOAG-polypropylene resin composition was used in an injection molding machine to make perfume bottle caps. The articles made from the NOAG-polypropylene resin were compared against a baseline of parts made from the virgin resin alone. As shown in the chart ofFIG. 1 , the test results were: theend product weight 13 was reduced by 5%, the volume of plastic that was needed to make the product, theshot size 15, was reduced by 10%, the amount of time that was required to cool the product after the material was injected into the mold, the cure time (17, was reduced by 28.6%, and theoverall cycle time 19 for making each article was reduced by 47.5%. - As shown in
FIG. 9 , the final articles made from the NOAG-polypropylene composition were observed to have an improvement intexture 23, andsurface smoothness 25, and thecolor distribution 27 of the articles appeared more even. -
FIG. 2 is a chart illustrating the results of a test using a NOAG-polyethylene resin composition according to the present invention. The composition was NOAG at a quantity of 1% by weight of the composition added to polyethylene. The inventors observed that the final articles were reduced inweight 13 by about 12% and the overall cycle time perarticle 19 made from the NOAG-polyethylene resin was reduced by about 32%. As shown inFIG. 9 , the articles appeared to have improvedsurface texture 23,less surface imperfections 25, andbetter color dispersion 27. In addition, the articles appeared to have a lower final temperature out of themold 29, and increasedstrength 31. -
FIG. 3 is a chart that illustrates the results of another test run using a NOAG-polyethylene resin composition at a higher NOAG loading. The composition was polyethylene with a quantity of NOAG at 1.5% by weight of the composition. The inventors observed that thefinal weight 13 of the articles were reduced by about 5%, the volume of resin needed to make the articles, theshot size 15, was reduced 27%, and theoverall cycle time 19 for the articles was reduced by 12%. - As shown in
FIG. 9 , the articles made from this NOAG-polyethylene composition with more NOAG appeared to have improvedtexture 23, improvedsurface 25, andbetter color 27 distribution than the articles made from virgin resins. The final temperature of thearticles 29 appeared to be reduced and the articles appeared to have increasedstrength 31. -
FIG. 4 is a chart that shows the results of another test run using a NOAG-polyethylene resin composition at a still higher NOAG loading. The composition was NOAG at a quantity of 2% by weight of the composition added to a polyethylene resin. The inventors observed that the amount of resin needed to make the articles, theshot size 15, was reduced by about 5%, thecure time 17 for each article was reduced by about 12%, and thecycle time 19 for each article was reduced by 14%. - In addition, the articles (
FIG. 9 ) appeared to have improvedtexture 23, improvedsurface quality 25, andimproved color distribution 27. Thefinal temperature 29 of each article appeared to be reduced, and thestrength 31 of each article seemed to have increased. -
FIG. 5 is a chart that illustrates the results of a test using a mixture of different resins or commingled plastic resins with a quantity of NOAG at 1.5% or 2% by weight of the composition. The mixture of resins used for the test included a mixture of high-density polyethylene in virgin and recycled form, a mixture of high-density polyethylene and polypropylene, and a mixture of high-density polyethylene and ABS.FIG. 5 shows that, uniformly for each of the NOAG-commingled resin composition with the NOAG quantity at 1.5% or 2% by weight of the composition, thecycle time 19 for the manufacture of the articles decreased by about 40%. - As shown in
FIG. 9 , the articles produced from the NOAG-mixed resin compositions appeared to have improvedtexture 23,greater surface smoothness 25,better color distribution 27, and increasedstrength 31. -
FIG. 6 is a chart that illustrates the results of a test using LEXAN, an engineered thermoplastic proprietary to G.E. Plastics. The test used a NOAG-LEXAN composition with NOAG at 1.5% and 2% by weight of the composition. The composition was used to produce telephone housings and electronic parts. The test results indicated thatshot size 15 for each part was reduced by 5%,cure time 17 for each part was reduced by 48%, andcycle time 19 for each article was reduced by 30%. - As shown in
FIG. 9 , the articles appeared to have afinal temperature reduction 29 as it came out of the mold. -
FIG. 7 is a chart that illustrates the results of tests conducted by the inventors using polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in an extrusion molding process. The test used a NOAG-PVC composition with NOAG at 1% by weight of the composition. The test results show that theoverall weight 13 of each product was reduced by 45%. At the same time, as shown inFIG. 9 , thestrength 31 of the article appeared to have increased. -
FIG. 8 is a chart that illustrates the results of a test conducted using ABS resin and NOAG at 1.5% by weight of the composition to make sprinkler heads in an injection molding machine. The test results show that thecycle time 19 for each article was reduced by about 17%. - The inventors have continued to test and evaluate NOAG-thermoplastic resin compositions since they observed the unexpected and surprising results shown in
FIGS. 1-9 . Experimentation was devised in order to ascertain whether there was an optimized range for the NOAG. More scientific procedures were adopted to prove or 3 disprove the results observed by the earlier test results shown inFIGS. 1-9 . - Naturally occurring aluminosilicate glass (NOAG) is an amorphous material. Since amorphous materials do not have a regular crystalline structure or molecular structure, it is not possible to define its composition by means of a chemical formula. The only way to define the composition of an amorphous material is by chemical analysis. As is customary in the geological sciences, the chemical composition of naturally occurring aluminosilicate glass may be expressed in terms of weight percent of the element oxides.
- As it turns out, naturally occurring aluminosilicate glasses have a large chemical range and form. This is most probably due to the number of different geologic processes that create them. However, the overwhelming majority of natural aluminosilicate glasses form as a result of igneous processes. The composition of natural aluminosilicate glasses can encompass nearly the entire range of igneous rocks. However, natural glasses are most common and abundant in felsic igneous rocks (e.g., rhyolite or its crystalline equivalent, granite). Even within felsic igneous rocks, there is considerable chemical variation among rocks from different locations. We have discovered that the NOAG that works best in the creation of our NOAG-thermoplastic resin compositions has the following weight percent of element oxides within the listed chemical range.
SiO2 66-77% TiO2 0-2% Al2O3 10-22% Fe2O3 0-4% MgO 0-2% CaO 0-3% Na2O 2-8% K2O 2-8% All other element oxides 0-1% H2O 0-20% - Aluminosilicate glasses occur naturally when molten silicate rock (magma) is chilled so rapidly that there is insufficient time for the relatively unstructured melt to form crystalline minerals with a regular internal structure. The chaotic structure of the molten silicate is frozen due to the rapid cooling. Typically, rapid cooling occurs when magma is erupted onto the earth's surface. The eruption mechanism can range from quiescent to highly explosive. The form of the eruptive process may be a quiet lava flow to highly explosive eruptions that give rise to deadly “glowing avalanches” of essentially molten, but disaggregated magma. Thus, the texture of the aluminosilicate glass may vary from a solid mass, in the case of lava flow, to fine particles of ash resulting from highly explosive eruptions.
- An physical forms of the aluminosilicate glass may be used as starting material. In a preferred method of preparation, the glass rock is milled to particle sizes on the order of 100 microns or less. The crushing and milling process destroys all textural features of the original rock (i.e., solid rock or ash particles). Therefore, its original textural features are irrelevant to the performance of the NOAG in composition. As a result, all naturally occurring aluminosilicate glass within the composition range specified above, regardless of its original texture or geologic mechanism of formation, may be used as a starter material.
- Most naturally occurring aluminosilicate glasses contain crystalline minerals as well. Magma as it usually occurs is more than simply molten silicate rock. Besides molten silicate rock, it may contain bits and pieces of crystalline minerals that were scavenged from the walls of the conduit through which the magma passed, crystalline minerals formed due to cooling of the magma as it passes through the earth's crust (e.g., quartz, feldspar, and biotite), as well as crystalline minerals that can form during eruption, transport, deposition, and cooling of the molten silicate rock (e.g., cristobalite, feldspar, quartz, and biotite). Furthermore, aluminosilicate glass is inherently unstable and can form crystalline minerals (e.g., cristobalite, feldspar, quartz, smectite-groups clays, kaolinite-group clays) over geologic time with or without the catalytic activity of heat, water or dissolved chemicals.
- All the crystalline minerals contained in the naturally occurring aluminosilicate glass are considered impurities with respect to the present invention. Through experimentation, the inventors have discovered that the crystalline minerals are not effective components in the thermoplastic molding environment. A series of NOAG-resin compositions were formulated in which the primary variable was the abundance of glass in the NOAG. The effect of these NOAG compositions was assessed in an injection molding press by determining the change in cure time as a function of glass content.
FIG. 10 is a graph that shows the results of that test. Ascurve 33 shows, reduction in cure time is directly proportional to the glass content of NOAG. These results show us that the crystalline minerals actually degrade the performance of the synthetic NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention. - The concentration of NOAG in the NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition is defined by the weight percent of NOAG in the NOAG-resin composition. The NOAG may be introduced into the resin by dry blending a concentrate pellet of NOAG and a universal carrier such as LLDPE, or by direct compounding into the selected resin.
- Unexpected and surprising results occur with unusually low concentrations of NOAG. Although a minimum concentration of NOAG has not been defined, addition of as little as 0.25% by weight, leads to the unexpected reduced cure time of 10-16%. As shown in
FIG. 11 ,graph 39 shows NOAG having less than 325 mesh particle size in a carrier reducing cure time by 10% when only 0.25% by weight of the composition is used.Graph 41 ofFIG. 11 shows directly compounded NOAG having less than 325 mesh size reducing cure time by 16% when only 0.25% by weight of the composition is used. As shown by bothgraphs - The NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition discovered by the inventors would be of little interest if there was limited or no application for it. To the contrary, the NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition has an exceptionally wide application, both in terms of resin types and in terms of molding processes.
- Of paramount importance is the fact that the NOAG-thermoplastic resin compositions of the present invention are not restricted to one or a few resin types. This has been established by field testing of the NOAG-resin compositions in injection-molding presses making a variety of items and using a variety of thermoplastic resins. Table 1 below demonstrates that the NOAG-thermoplastic resin compositions using a variety of resins are substantially better than virgin resins when judged by cycle time reduction. Reduced cycle time translates to increased throughput on the number of articles that can be produced in a time frame.
TABLE 1 Sec/Cycle (−) or Sec.- fpm (+) Mach Product/ Material/ Original Line Increased Process Mfr/Size Cavities Cost Cycle Speed Throughput InjM Toyo/200 Handle ABS 34.6 8.4 32.00% InjM Penwalt Figure ABS 65 28 76.00% Stokes InjM Cinc- Sprinkler/4 ABS-Eng 43.5 7 19.18% Mil/300 InjM Cinc- Cone ABS-Eng 34 4 11.76% Mil/300 InjM JSW/700 Support ABS-Eng 279.6 239.6 27.32% InjM Cinc Hinge Dynaflex 25.5 8.2 47.40% Cover/4 InjM Engel/750 Tub HDPE 62.22 7.78 14.29% InjM Cinc- Milk Crate HDPE 35.5 12 51.08% Mil/700 InjM Cinc- Crate HDPE 18.5 6.5 54.17% Mil/700 InjM Mire Chair HDPE 48.5 9.5 24.36% InjM VanDorn/750 Soda HDPE/ 25.5 10.2 66.67% Crate/2 LPDE w/slip agent InjM Toyo/200 Water LDPE 17.9 4.7 35.61% Faucet/12 InjM VanDorn/170 Tel housing Lexan 27 7.2 36.36% w/additive InjM VanDorn/150 PN- Lexan H136 26.65 10 60.06% 15XXX/2 w/additive InjM Arburg Fitting Nylon 6/6 11.1 2.2 25.00% InjM Sandretto Housing/16 Nylon 6 17.1 3.5 25.74% InjM Cinc- Sprocket/2 Nylon 6/6 39.7 12.1 55.08% Mil/150 InjM Penwalt Figure PP 50 17 52.00% Stokes InjM Mitsubishi/ Tile PP 59.85 7.67 14.70% 720 InjM Van Office Part PP 35.5 9.7 37.60% Dorn/770 InjM Magna/600 Office Part PP 28.8 5.7 24.68% InjM Olma/550 Battery PP 51.6 12.14 30.77% Case/2 InjM Cinc- Shutter PP 73 28.7 64.79% Mil/750 InjM Cinc- Warm PP 56.5 13 29.89% Mil/440 Light/2 InjM Nissel/399 Brush PP 39.9 11.6 40.99% handle/10 InjM Nissel/399 Brush/4 PP 38.4 16.8 77.78% InjM Magna/310 Flower Pot PP 27.5 9.3 61.10% InjM Cinc- Container/8 PP 25.48 4.48 21.33% Mil/310 InjM JSW/700 Tray PP 57.5 11 23.70% InjM Cinc- Tote PPcoP 32.17 5.96 22.74% Mil/1000; Maxed InjM Cinc- Chair backs PPcoP 139 25 21.93% Mil/1000 InjM Cinc- Chair seats PPcoP 55.4 21 61.05% Mil/700 InjM Van Door Panel PPcoP 52.9 11.7 28.40% Dorn/1000 InjM Husky/550 DoorPanel PPcoP 91.7 19.2 26.48% InjM DeMag/440 Door Panel PPcoP 42.7 4.6 12.07% InjM DeMag/440 End Caps/2 PPcoP 42.7 8.1 23.41% InjM Cinc- Steering PPcoP 110.53 41.11 59.22% Mil/700 Wheel InjM HPM/1500 Storage PPcoP 34.8 8.2 30.83% Container InjM Husky/550 Door Panel PPcoP 71.5 16.9 33.40% InjM Cinc- Speaker PPcoP 60 20 50.00% Mil/300 Trim/2 InjM Cinc- Head PPcoP 63.4 10.6 20.08% Mil/525 InjM HPM/225 Dam PPcoP 51.6 10.4 25.24% InjM Van Brush PPcoP 45 9 25.00% Dorn/500 Handle/16 InjM Cinc- Valve PPcoP 50.22 16.2 47.62% Mil/1000 InjM Cinc- Wheel PVC 40.6 16.1 65.71% Mil/500 Tire/4 - The largest contributor to cycle time reduction is cure time. Cure time is largely controlled by resin temperature when it enters the mold. Detailed and controlled testing of PP, TPO, and proprietary nanocomposite resins on the same press and mold, demonstrated that the NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition reduced cure time across resin types. As shown in Table 2 below, as compared to virgin resins, compositions of NOAG and TPO, nanocomposite, and PP have considerably reduced cure time and cycle time.
TABLE 2 Wt. % Injection Speed Cure Time Cycle Time Sample NOAG inches/seconds in seconds in seconds TPO Virgin TPO 0.00 6.0 20.0 49.0 TPO + NOAG 1.00 6.0 18.5 34.5 (−8%) (−26%) NANOCOMPOSITE Virgin Nano 0.00 6.0 30.0 68.6 Nano + NOAG 1.00 6.0 13.0 43.2 (−57%) (−37%) POLYPROPYLENE Virgin PP 0.00 6.75 34.5 47.8 PP + NOAG 0.25 6.75 31 44.4 (−10%) (−7%) PP + NOAG 0.50 6.75 30.0 43.6 (−13%) (−9%) PP + NOAG 0.75 6.75 29.0 42.8 (−16%) (−11%) PP + NOAG 1.00 6.75 27.0 40.6 (−22%) (−15%) PP + NOAG 1.50 6.75 26.5 40.2 (−23%) (−16%) - Besides testing the NOAG-thermoplastic resin compositions in injection molding systems, other thermoforming environments also were used. The results in these environments are equally unexpected and surprising. In extrusion molding, for example, it was clearly unexpected that a resin containing a solid (NOAG) can be extruded at rates of 34-211% greater than that of the resin alone. Furthermore, extruded articles such as tubing and wire sheaths exhibited a more uniform thickness and better surface finish. In blow molding systems, it was surprising that article throughput increased 17-35% with the addition of a solid (NOAG) to a resin. As illustrated in Table 3 below, significant, unexpected, and surprising results were obtained in increased throughput as measured in feet per minute (fpm) when using NOAG in combination with six different thermoplastic resins.
TABLE 3 Line Standard Speed/ Line Cycle Molding Molding Resin Speed/Cycle Time With Increased Process Equipment System Time NOAG Throughput Extrusion NRM 111 MDPE 11.0 fmp 16.0 fpm* 45.50% Extrusion NRM 111 PP 22.0 fpm 29.5 fpm* 34.1% Extrusion N/A PVC 123 fpm 260 fpm 211.4% Blow Molding BEKUM H-121 HDPE 14.5 sec. 10.72 sec. 35.3% Blow Molding Hayssen HMPE 67 sec. 57 sec. 17.5% Blow Molding Jackson LDPE 30.5 sec. 25.5 sec. 19.6%
*blowing agent reduced by 50%
- As a general rule, the typical molding temperature of a given virgin resin can be lowered when molding with a NOAG-resin composition and still maintain the ability to mold a high-quality part. In one experiment with PP, the nozzle temperature was lowered from 410° F. to 390° F. and the barrel temperature was lowered from 400° F. to 370° F. with no decrease in part quality. Temperature decreases of 20-40° F. are typical for many resins in a wide variety of molding environments. A lower barrel and nozzle temperature is important for two reasons: (1) the lower resin temperature in the barrel means that the resin is cooler when it reaches the mold; therefore, the cure time can be reduced significantly, and (2) the lower resin temperature reduces the amount of thermal degradation of the resin, particularly when operating temperatures are near or at the maximum operating temperature for the resin. Reducing thermal degradation is critical to assuring the physical, mechanical and thermal properties of the resin as well (15 as assuring longevity of the molded article.
- A NOAG-resin composition also reduces the wear on molding machines. In one experiment on an injection press, the injection speed was set at 2.25 in/sec. Various NOAG-resin compositions were sequentially introduced to the press to determine how the injection speed would change as a function of NOAG loading. In
FIG. 12 ,curve 55 teaches us that at NOAG concentrations of 0.5% or greater, the injection speed increases with NOAG loading. Since the power settings for the injection speed were not changed, the increase in injection speed means that the NOAG-resin composition provided less resistance to injection. Another measurement, the pressure in the barrel during injection, also reflected the greater ease in injecting the NOAG-resin composition. As shown bycurve 56 onFIG. 13 , the pressure in the barrel decreased with an increase of NOAG in the NOAG-resin composition. Both of these parameters indicate that a press would require less force and with less force, (there would be less wear on the press. Other molding machines most likely have less wear and tear upon introduction of a NOAG-resin composition as well. For example, an extruder screw often increases in speed when a NOAG-resin composition replaces virgin resin. - The conclusion that the NOAG-resin composition requires less force to mold articles is supported by measurements of electrical consumption. In one experiment, PP was injected molded. The press was optimized for virgin PP and the electrical consumption per part was determined to be 0.405 Kwatts/article. Molding the part with the NOAG-resin composition required only 0.391 Kwatts/article or about 3.5% less energy. What is even more surprising and unexpected is the fact that barrel and nozzle temperatures could be reduced 20-30° F. and this energy savings as compared to virgin resin was not included in calculation of the 3.5% energy reduction.
- NOAG-resin compositions effectively clean the barrel and screw regions of molders. On numerous occasions, we have noted molded or extruded plastic articles of NOAG-resin that are heavily contaminated with bits and pieces of charred resin, colored resin unlike any recently used in the molder and other contaminants such as hairs, paper fiber or unknown materials. In long testing cycles, bits of charred or colored resin occasionally appear some 6 hours after introduction the NOAG-resin composition. In one particularly noteworthy experiment, a series of 6 NOAG-resin samples were progressively compounded in an extruder and then injected molded into test plaques. The objective was to determine whether NOAG-resin compositions with variable NOAG loadings could be as optically clear as virgin resin. The expected result was that the optical clarity would decrease with NOAG loading. In fact, there was no correlation with loading, rather the correlation was with the sequence of extrusion and injection molding the first samples had the least optical clarity and the last had the best. In fact, the test was such a failure, the molder extruded new compounded NOAG-acrylic pellets and molded new test plaques after cleaning the extruder and injection molder. Although the results were somewhat better, there were still visible bits of charred and colored resin in the clear acrylic, thus indicating that the NOAG-resin composition was better at removing contaminants stuck to the screw and barrel surfaces than even their best cleaning method.
- Many resins are manufactured with chemical agents or pigments to improve the moldability of the resin. The NOAG-resin composition enhances the performance of the additives. For example, extruded foam articles require 50% less blowing agent to achieve the same quality part (Table 3). The impact resistance of NOAG-resin composition in which the resin has a chemical impact modifier is 40% higher than the resin without NOAG. On a more qualitative basis, pigmented plastic articles composed of NOAG and resin have a far more uniform distribution of color, and in some cases, a greater saturation of color than resin alone.
- As already noted, a particular resin is chosen for the manufacture of an article because of the physical, mechanical and thermal properties it will provide the finished articles. As noted above, the addition of NOAG to thermoplastic resins creates a new composition that has significantly different responses to the heat and pressure typical in a thermoforming environment. These different responses, as already described, are great attributes of the new NOAG-thernoplastic resin composition. However, these attributes would be of little interest if the synthetic NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition produced articles that had physical, mechanical and thermal properties that are substantially different from articles produced by the virgin resin.
- Extensive evaluation of the physical, mechanical and thermal properties for the NOAG-thermoplastic resin compositions have failed to identify any consistent substantial difference between articles made from virgin resin and articles made from the NOAG-resin composition. The inventors tested the NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition using six different resins. The NOAG was added at 1% or 1.5% by weight of the composition. The results shown in Table 4 below indicate that there are no systematic or substantial changes in any of the measured properties across the spectrum of tested resins.
TABLE 4 Polypropylene High Density plus 1% Polyethylene HDPE plus Polypropylene NOAG (HDPE) 1% NOAG PHYSICAL Specific gravity 0.893 0.897 0.934 0.941 (g/cm3) Shore hardness (D- 62 62 62 62 scale) MECHANICAL Notched Izod 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 impact, 73° F. Tensile strength @ 4651 4745 3000 3066 yield (PSI) Tensile strength @ 4656 4751 3005 3070 peak (PSI) Tensile strength @ 2622 2872 1381 1070 break (PSI) Tensile elongation 10.1 10.1 10.5 10.3 @ yield (%) Tensile elongation 131.5 157.9 88.2 88.0 @ break (%) Tensile modulus 196200 212400 128200 129800 (PSI) Flexural strength @ 5672 5782 2682 2797 yield (PSI) Flexural strength @ 5688 5801 2751 2809 peak (PSI) Tangent Flexural 206300 201300 128800 136300 Modulus (PSI) THERMAL Thermal analysis 171.4 169.1 134.5 133.0 (DSC), ° C. (Peak melt temp.) Heat deflection @ 60 59 52 50 264 PSI (° C.) Brittleness −80 (pass) −80 (pass) −80 (pass) −80 (pass) temperature (−80° C.) no deformation no deformation no deformation no deformation Lexan Zytel plus 121R plus Zytel 101L 1.5% Lexan 121R 1.5 NOAG natural NOAG PHYSICAL Linear mold 0.0046 0.0045 0.162 0.129 shrinkage Water absorption 0.083 0.077 1.00 0.90 Specific gravity 1.18 1.19 1.12 1.13 (g/cm3) MECHANICAL Notched Izod 12.8 11.1 1.2 0.96 impact, 73° F. Notched Izod — — 0.75 0.73 impact, −40° F. Tensile strength @ 8429 8386 9570 9480 yield (PSI) Tensile strength @ 8501 8462 9583 9576 Peak (PSI) Tensile strength @ 8032 7704 9574 9571 break (PSI) Tensile elongation 7.8 7.5 6.8 6.6 @ yield (%) Tensile elongation 80.9 74.2 32.6 22.9 @ break (%) Tensile modulus 325700 322000 356100 356500 (PSI) Flexural strength @ 12901 12934 12896 12913 yield (PSI) Flexural strength @ 12921 12954 12912 12936 peak (PSI) Tangent Flexural 354900 344200 317000 350700 Modulus (PSI) THERMAL Thermal analysis 147.2 146.3 265.1 267.4 (DSC), ° C. (Glass/Peak melt temp.) Heat deflection @ 135 135 211 211 66 PSI (° C.) Heat deflection @ 123 123 79 79 264 PSI (° C.) Brittleness −80 (pass) −80 (pass) −80 (pass) −80 (pass) temperature (−80° C.) no deformation no deformation no deformation no deformation TPO plus Nanocomposite 1.0% Proprietary plus 1.0% TPO NOAG Nanocomposite NOAG MECHANICAL Notched Izod 8.2 5.8 7.6 7.6 impact, 73° F. Notched Izod 0.73 0.58 0.87 0.84 impact, −40° F. Gardner falling dart 181 178 178 170 impact Tensile strength @ 2890 2830 2990 2930 yield (PSI) Tensile strength @ 2890 2830 2990 2930 peak (PSI) Tensile strength @ 2250 2310 2210 2390 break (PSI) Tensile elongation 13 13 17 16 @ yield (%) Tensile elongation >500 >500 120 370 @ break (%) Tensile modulus 10700 10400 11300 11100 (PSI) Flexural strength @ 3390 3310 3100 3060 yield (PSI) Flexural strength @ 3680 3600 3320 3280 peak (PSI) Tangent Flexural 172000 166000 129000 133000 Modulus (PSI) THERMAL Heat deflection @ 135 135 211 211 66 PSI (° C.) - Differences between virgin resin and NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition articles were often well within uncertainty of measurement or could not be repeated in successive tests of the same material.
- Of equal significance, the physical, mechanical and thermal properties of the NOAG-thermoplastic resin compositions are similar even with variation in the concentration of NOAG at less than 325 mesh particle size as shown by Table 5 below.
TABLE 5 PP + Carrier PP 0.50%* 1.00%* 1.50%* 2.00%* 2.50%* 3.00%* Tensile (psi) Tensile 4,640 4,660 4,840 4,860 4,840 4,840 4,650 4,500 @ max Tensile 2,540 1,580 1,960 1,860 1,420 1,450 1,490 350(?) @ break Tensile 4,640 4,660 4,840 4,860 4,840 4,840 4,650 4,500 @ yield Tensile 16,400 15,800 16,700 16,800 16,600 16,700 16,400 15,800 modulus Elongation @ 10 10 10 10 9.4 9.3 9.4 9.0 yield (%) Elongation @ >500 >500 >500 480 >500 >500 >500 >500 break (%) Flexural Modulus (psi) Flex strength 5,890 5,830 5,900 5,900 5,860 5,870 5,900 — @ yield Flex strength 6,120 6,090 6,150 6,190 6,110 6,140 6,190 — @ max Tangent Flex. 179,000 189,000 197,000 199,000 198,000 198,000 201,000 197,000 Modulus Notched Izod (ft-lb-in) Energy @ 0.62 0.64 0.54 0.53 0.50 0.53 0.53 0.52 23° C. Energy @ −40 0.37 0.34 0.30 0.30 0.31 0.30 0.30 0.34 Heat deflection temperature (° C.) @ 66 psi 97 106 103 104 105 106 107 106
*% of NOAG by weight of the composition.
- The physical, mechanical, and thermal properties of articles made from the NOAG-resin composition were found to be comparable for varying concentrations of water in the NOAG as shown in Table 6 below. Water is the only potentially volatile component in NOAG that could react with a resin. No significant variation in physical, mechanical or thermal properties as a function of water content teaches that water does not interact or react with the resin.
TABLE 6 PP + Carrier PP 100%* 50%* 0%* Tensile (psi) Tensile @ 4,640 4,660 4,860 4,770 4,730 max Tensile @ 2,540 1,580 1,860 1,580 2,000 break Tensile @ 4,640 4,660 4,860 4,770 4,730 yield Tensile 16,400 15,800 16,800 16,600 16,300 modulus Elongation @ 10 10 10 10 9.9 yield (%) Elongation @ >500 >500 480 >500 >500 break (%) Flexural Modulus (psi) Flex strength 5,890 5,830 5,900 6,050 6,050 @ yield Flex strength 6,120 6,090 6,190 6,310 6,250 @ max Tangent 179,000 189,000 199,000 199,000 206,000 Flex. Modulus Notched Izod (ft-lb/in) Energy @ 0.62 0.64 0.53 0.54 0.49 23° C. Energy @ 0.37 0.34 0.30 0.31 0.30 −40° C. Heat deflection temperature (° C.) @ 66 psi 97 106 102 106 108
*Amount of water available at typical molding temperature of 500° F. as compared to NOAG as found.
- The physical, mechanical, and thermal properties of articles made from the NOAG-resin composition were found to be comparable for various mineral compositions in the NOAG for a NOAG loading of 1% and particle size of less than 325 mesh, as shown in Table 7 below.
TABLE 7 86% A 68% A 95 % A 50% A 9 % A 7% B 8% B Composition PP + Carrier PP 5 % B 50% B 91 % B 7% C 24% C Tensile (psi) Tensile @ max 4,640 4,660 4,860 4,790 4,770 4,840 4,700 Tensile @ break 2,540 1,580 1,860 1,650 2,930 1,960 2,200 Tensile @ yield 4,640 4,660 4,860 4,790 4,770 4,840 4,700 Tensile modulus 16,400 15,800 16,800 16,600 16,400 16,600 16,200 Elongation 10 10 10 9.6 9.5 9.9 9.8 @ Yield (%) Elongation >500 >500 480 >500 >500 >500 >500 @ Break (%) Flexural Modulus (psi) Flex strength 5,890 5,830 5,900 6,140 6,020 6,020 5,900 @ yield Flex strength 6,120 6,090 6,190 6,410 6,350 6,290 6,160 @ max Tangent Flex. 179,000 189,000 199,000 185,000 194,000 193,000 189,000 Modulus Notched Izod (ft-lb/in) Energy @ 23° C. 0.62 0.64 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.50 0.58 Energy @ −40° C. 0.37 0.34 0.30 0.32 0.31 0.35 0.36 Heat deflection temperature (° C.) @66 psi 97 106 104 101 105 105 104
A - NOAG
B - Crystalline silicates
C - Clay minerals
- An absence of differences in physical, mechanical and thermal properties between virgin resin and the NOAG-thermoplastic resin compositions is consistent with the conclusion that there is an absence of chemical interaction or reaction between the NOAG and a thermoplastic resin.
- The inventors observed that molded parts consisting of the NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition could be ground and remolded under the same operating parameters.
- Detailed analysis of the NOAG-thermoplastic resin indicate that compounding and molding of the NOAG-resin composition do not alter or degrade the resin. For example, the C13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic analysis of the resin before and after molding (
curve 61 andcurve 59,FIG. 14 ) with NOAG are virtually identical. The similarity of spectra indicates that NOAG does not degrade the resin; if it did, decomposition products with different C13 spectra should have been detected. Their absence indicates no detectable degradation of the resin. Similarly, differential scanning calorimetry analysis indicate that the crystal structure and abundance in PP is indistinguishable from PP molded with 0.5 and 1.0 weight of NOAG (curves 67, 65, and 63 inFIG. 15 ). - In spite of careful and multi-directional research, the inventors have not been able to detect any discernable change in the base resin composition or structure. Yet, (the NOAG-resin composition has important and significant behavioral properties in the thermoplastic molding environment.
- The benefits of using the new NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition in a thermoplastic molding process that the inventors have to date identified are:
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- A Higher productivity because of:
- 1. Reduced cycle time—combination of reduced cure time, fill time, pack and hold time.
- 2. Increased line speeds—extruder revolutions per minute and feet per minute output.
- 3. De-molding enhancement articles release more easily from the mold surface.
- 4. Continuous purging and cleaning.
- B. Lower power usage per part because of:
- 1. Reduced heater demand in barrel and screw.
- 2. Reduced screw speed.
- 3. Reduced injection pressure.
- 4. Less force needed to achieve desired injection speed.
- 5. Significant reduction in cure and cycle time.
- C. Reduced wear on equipment because of:
- 1. Lower operating temperatures.
- 2. Lower operating pressures.
- 3. Reduced screw and injection speeds.
- A Higher productivity because of:
- The articles manufactured from the NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition experience considerable benefits:
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- A. Improved fill in complex tooling geometries allowing molding of more complex articles.
- B. Smoother surface finishes.
- C. Reduced sink marks.
- D. Improved dispersion of additives and pigments.
- E. Reduced degradation of polymer due to lower operating temperatures.
- These improvements to the manufactured article come with the additional advantage that the article experiences no loss of physical, mechanical or thermal properties as compared to one made from virgin resin.
- A manufacturer who molds plastic parts will see the following advantages to using NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition because of:
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- A. Lowered manufacturing costs—higher profits.
- 1. Higher productivity, increased parts/hour, higher profitability.
- 2. Increased capacity.
- 3. Reduced energy consumption per part manufactured.
- 4. Reduced mold release agents used.
- 5. Reduced down time for purging, cleaning, and maintenance.
- B. Non-specific thermoplastic resin response.
- 1. All benefits of the NOAG-resin composition are affective across the thermoplastic range of resin types.
- 2. No loss of physical, mechanical or thermal properties in all resins tested.
- 3. No detectable polymer degradation products detectable by H1 and C13 NMR spectroscopy and DSC spectrometry.
- C. Wide Selection Of Molding Processes.
- Injection, extrusion, blow, extrusion blow, injection blow, blow film 3extrusion, calendaring, thermoforming, casting and expansion processes can use the NOAG-thermoplastic resin composition to make goods.
- A. Lowered manufacturing costs—higher profits.
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1. A composition comprising
a plastic resin; and
a predominately vitreous, naturally occurring formulation:
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)—about 73.0%,
Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3) and
other oxides and trace minerals each less than about 5.0%, the formulation being in a quantity of less than about 2% by weight of the composition.
2. The composition of claim 1 , the predominately vitreous formulation being in a quantity greater than about 0.5% by weight of the composition.
3. The composition of claim 1 , the predominately vitreous formulation being predominantly in a particle size range below about 75 microns.
4. An article of manufacture made from a composition comprising a plastic resin; and
a predominately vitreous material comprising silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide uniformly dispersed throughout the composition, the material comprising silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide being in a quantity of less than about 2% by weight of the composition to improve flow in the formation of the article.
5. The article of manufacture of claim 4 , the predominately vitreous material comprising silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide being in a quantity greater than about 0.5% by weight of the composition.
6. The article of manufacture of claim 4 , the predominately vitreous material comprising silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide being predominantly in a particle size range below about 75 microns.
7. A method for forming articles, comprising
selecting a plastic resin;
dispersing a predominately vitreous material comprising silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide uniformly throughout the selected plastic resin to form a composition, the material comprising silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide being in a quantity of less than about 2% by weight of the composition to improve flow in the formation of the articles; and
forming articles by flowing the composition under pressure.
8. The method of claim 7 , the predominately vitreous material comprising silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide being in a quantity of greater than about 0.5% by weight of the composition.
9. The method of claim 7 , the predominately vitreous material comprising silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide being predominantly in a particle size range below about 75 microns.
10. The method of claim 7 , the material comprising silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide dispersed being naturally occurring.
11. A composition for the formation of articles, comprising
a plastic resin; and
a predominately vitreous material comprising silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide uniformly dispersed throughout the composition, the material being in a quantity of less than about 2% by weight of the composition to improve flow in the formation of the articles.
12. The composition of claim 11 therein the vitreous material is in a quantity greater than about 0.5% by weight of the composition.
13. The composition of claim 12 further comprising
a carrier for the predominately vitreous material.
14. The composition of claim 13 , the predominately vitreous material being in pellet form with the carrier before dispersion within the composition.
15. The composition of claim 11 , the predominately vitreous material being predominantly in a particle size range below about 75 microns.
16. The composition of claim 11 , the predominately vitreous material being naturally occurring.
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