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• the disclosure is related to a halogen-free flame retardant polyamide composition with improved thermal stability. BBckground
• One other critical property that is required for those poiyamides used in electrical/electronic applications is flame retardance.
• Various flame retardant systems have been developed and used in poiyamides. Due to toxicity concerns of halogenated flame retardants, halogen-free flame retard ants are gaining more and more attention these days. And among them, phosphorus compounds (such as salts of phosphinic or diphosphinic acids, see e.g., European Patent Application No. EP 0792912 and U.S. Patent Publication No. 2007/0072970) are used the most due to the stability and flame retardant effectiveness thereof. Prior art has also demonstrated that various types of compounds can be used as synergists in combination with the phosphorus compounds to further maximize the flame retardant
• U.S. Patent No. 6,547,992 discloses the use of synthetic inorganic compounds such as oxygen compounds of silicon, magnesium compounds, metal carbonates of metals of the second main group of the periodic table, red phosphorus, zinc compounds, or aluminum compounds as flame retardant synergists;
• U.S. Patent No. 6,365,071 discloses the use of nitrogen-containing compounds (e.g., melamine
• U.S. Patent No. 6,255,371 discloses the use of reaction products of phosphoric acids with melamine or condensed product of melamine (e.g., melamine polyphosphate (MPP)) as flame retardant synergists; and U.S. Patent No.
• 7,294,661 discloses the use of silicon oxides (e.g., silica), metal oxides (e.g., boehmite, aluminum oxide, iron oxide, titanium oxide, manganese oxide, magnesium oxide, zirconium oxide, zinc oxide, molybdenum oxide, cobalt oxide, bismuth oxide, chromium oxide, tin oxide, antimony oxide, nickel oxide, copper oxide or tungsten oxide), metal powders (e.g., aluminum, iron, titanium, manganese, zinc, molybdenum, cobalt, bismuth, chromium, tin, antimony, nickel, copper, or tungsten), or metal salts (e.g., zinc borate, zinc metaborate, barium metaborate, zinc carbonate, magnesium carbonate, calcium carbonate, or barium carbonate) as flame retardant synergists.
• silicon oxides e.g., silica
• metal oxides e.g., boehmite, aluminum oxide, iron oxide, titanium
• EP 1498445 discloses organic thermal stabilizers such as phenolic antioxidants and aromatic amines and inorganic thermal stabilizers such as finely dispersed elementary copper or iron.
• PCT Patent Application No. WO2006/08462 discloses the use of copper-containing compounds and/or hindered phenols as thermal stabilizers. More recently, U.S. Patent Publication Nos.
• 2010/0029820; 2010/0029821 ; and 2010/0028580 disclose the use of polyhydric alcohols as thermal stabilizers in polyamide compositions to improve the long-term thermal stability of molded or extruded articles made therefrom.
• the purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a flame retardant polyamide composition, which has good thermal stability and processability.
• a flame retardant polyamide composition comprising, based on the total weight of the flame retardant polyamide composition,
• the at least one polyamide is selected from aromatic po!yamides.
• the at least one polyamide may be selected from the group consisting of polyamide
• polyamide 6,T polyamide 6,176,6; polyamide 6,6/6, T; polyamide 6, ⁇ / ⁇ , I;
• polyamide 6,T/D,T polyamide 6,6/6,176,1; polyamide 6/6, T; polyamide 6,1/6,1"; polyamide 6,1; polyamide MXD,I/6,!; polyamide MXD,l/MXD,T/6,!/6,T;
• polyamide MXD 1/12,1; polyamide MXD,i; polyamide MACMJ/12; polyamide MACM,I/MACM,T/12; polyamide 6,i/MACM,I /12; polyamide
• the at least one polyamide is selected from aliphatic polyamides.
• the at least one polyamide may be selected from the group consisting of polyamide 6; polyamide 6,6; polyamide 4,6; polyamide 6,10; polyamide 6,12; polyamide 1 1 ; polyamide 12; polyamide 9,10; polyamide 9,12; polyamide 9,13;
• polyamide 6,13 polyamide 6,15; polyamide 6,16; polyamide 6,13; and mixtures of two or more thereof.
• the at least one polyamide is selected from the group consisting of polyamide 6,6; polyamide 6,6/6,1-; polyamide 6,176,6; polyamide 6,1/6,1"; poiyamide 6, ⁇ 7 ⁇ , ⁇ ; and mixtures of two or more thereof.
• the at least one polyamide may also he poiyamide 6.6/6.T.
• the at least one halogen-free flame retardant comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of phosphinates of the formula (I), disphosphinates of the formula (II), and combinations or polymers thereof
• R1 and R2 are identical or different and each of R1 and R2 is an hydrogen or a linear or branched C1 -C6 alky! group or an aryl;
• R3 is a linear or branched C1-C10 a!kylene group, a C6-C10 arylene group, an alkyl- arylene group, or an aryl-alkylene group;
• M is selected from the group consisting of calcium ions, magnesium ions, aluminum ions, zinc ions, titanium ions, and combinations of two or more thereof;
• m is an integer of 2 or 3;
• n is an integer of 1 or 3; and
• x is an integer of 1 or 2.
• the at least one polyhydric alcohol is selected from the group consisting of tripentaerythritoi, dipentaerythritol, pentaerythritol, and combinations of two or more thereof. Or, the at least one polyhydric alcohol is dipentaerythritol.
• the at least one reinforcing agent is selected from the group consisting of glass fibers, carbon fibers, whiskers of woilastonite, whiskers of potassium titanates, montmorillonites, talc, mica, calcium carbonates, silica, clays, kaolins, glass powders, glass beads, polymeric powders, and mixtures of two or more thereof.
• the at least one reinforcing agent is selected from glass fibers.
• composition based on the total weight of the flame retardant polyamide composition, the content levels of the at least one polyamide, the at least one halogen-free flame retardant, the beohmite, the at least one polyhydric alcohol, and the at least one reinforcing agent are:
• the composition has a tensile strength retention rate of about 70% or more, or about 70% ⁇ 90%, or about 75%-90% after 500-hour aging, as determined in accordance to ISO 527-2/1A.
• the article is a molded article. In a further embodiment of the article, it is selected from the group consisting of circuit breakers, connectors, coil formers, junction boxes, inverters, switches, relays, lamp sockets, motors, and printers.
• a flame retardant and thermally stable polyamide composition comprising (a) about 10 wt% or more of at least one polyamide; (b) about 5-20 wt% of at least one halogen-free flame retardant selected from phosphorus compounds; (c) about 0.5-10 wt% of boehmste; (d) about 0.25-6 wt% of at least one polyhydric alcohol; and optionally (e) about 10-60 wt% of at least one reinforcing agent, all wt% are based on the total weight of the flame retardant polyamide composition.
• the polyamides used herein may be (a) condensation products of one or more dicarboxylic acids and one or more diamines, or (b) condensation products of one or more aminocarboxylic acids, or (c) ring opening
• Suitable polyamides used in the polyamide composition disclosed herein include aliphatic polyamides and semi-aromatic polyamides.
• aliphatic polyamide refers to a polyamide containing no aromatic ring in its molecular chain.
• the aliphatic polyamides may be formed from aliphatic and alicyclic monomers such as diamines, dicarboxylic acids, lactams, aminocarboxylic acids, and their reactive equivalents.
• the diamine used here may be aliphatic or alicyclic diamines, including but not limited to, tetramethylenediamine; hexamethy!enediamine; 2 methylpentamethylenediamine; nonamethylenediamine;
• undecamethylenediamine dodeca-methylenediamine; 2.2,4- trimethylhexamethylenediamine; 2,4,4 trimethylhexamethylenediamine; 5- methylnonamethylene-diamine; 1 ,3 bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane; 1 ,4- bis(aminomethyl)cyclohexane; 1 -amino-3 aminomethyl-3,5,5- trimethylcyclohexane; bis(4-aminocyclohexyl)methane; bis(3-methyl-4- aminocyclohexy!methane; 2,2-bis(4-aminocyclohexyl)propane;
• the dicarboxylic acid used here may be aliphatic or alicyc!ic
• dicarboxylic acids including but not limited to, adipic acid; glutaric acid;
• pimelic acid suberic acid; azelaic acid; sebacic acid; dodecanedioic acid; 1 ,4 cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid; and the like.
• aminocarboxyiic acids used here may be aminocarboxylic acids having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, including but not limited to, 6-aminocapronic acid; 7-aminoheptanoic acid; 9-aminononanoic acid; 11 -aminoundecanoic acid; 12-aminododecanoic acid; and the like.
• the lactam used here may be lactams having 4 to 12 carbon atoms, including but not limited to, a-pyrrolidone; ⁇ -caprolactam; ⁇ -!aurolactam; ⁇ - enantholactam; and the like.
• Exemplary aliphatic poiyamides used here include, but are not limited to, polyamide 6; polyamide 6,6; polyamide 4,6; polyamide 6,10; polyamide 6,12; polyamide 1 1 ; polyamide 12; polyamide 9,10; polyamide 9,12;
• polyamide 6,14 polyamide 6,13; polyamide 6,15; polyamide 6,16; and polyamide 6,13.
• semi-aromatic polyamide refers to a polyamide that is a homopoiymer, copolymer, terpolymer, or higher polymer containing at least one aromatic monomer component.
• a semi-aromatic polyamide may be obtained by using an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and an aromatic diamine, or an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and an aliphatic diamine as starting materials and subjecting them to polycondensation.
• the aliphatic diamine and aliphatic dicarboxylic acid used in the above mentioned aliphatic polyamide may be used herein.
• Suitable aromatic diamines may include, but are not limited to, m-xylylenediamine, p-xylylenediamine, and the like.
• Suitable aromatic dicarboxylic acids may include, but are not limited to, naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, phthaiic acid, and the like.
• Exemplary semi-aromatic polyamides include, but are not limited to, poly(m-xyiyiene adipamide) (poiyamide MXD, 6); poly(dodecamethylene terephthalamide) (poiyamide 12, T); poly(hendecamethylene terephthalamide) (poiyamide 11 ,T); po!y(decamethylene terephthalamide) (poiyamide 10,1); poly(nonamethylene terephthalamide) (poiyamide 9,T); poly(hexamethylene terephthalamide) (poiyamide 6,1); hexamethylene adipamide/hexamethylene terephthalamide copoiyamide (poiyamide 6,776,6, i.e., poiy
• hexamethylene terephthaiamide/hexamethylene adipamide copoiyamide (poiyamide 6,6/6, T, i.e., poiyamide 6,6/6,7 having at least about 50 mol% of its repeating units derived from 6,6); poly(hexamethy!ene
• terephthaiamide/hexamethylene isophthalamide (poiyamide 6,7/6,1, i.e., poiyamide 6,7/6,1 having at least about 50 mo!% of its repeating units derived from 6,7); hexamethylene terephthalamide/2-methylpentamethylene terephthalamide copoiyamide (poiyamide 6,T/D,T); hexamethylene
• adipamide/hexamethylene terephthaiamide/hexamethylene isophthalamide copoiyamide (poiyamide 6,6/6,7/6,1); poly(caprolactam-hexamethylene terephthalamide) (poiyamide 6/6,7); poly(hexamethylene
• isophthaiamide/hexamethylene terephthalamide) (poiyamide 6,1/6,7, i.e., poiyamide 6,1/6,7 having at least about 50 mol% of its repeating units derived from 6,1); poly(hexamethylene isophthalamide) (poiyamide 6,1);
• poly(hexamethylene isophthalamide/dimethyldiaminodicyclohexylmethane isophthaiamide/dodecanamide) (poiyamide 6,I/MACM,I/12);
• terephthalamide/dimethyldiaminodicyclohexylmethane isophthalamid/ dlmethyldiaminodicyclohexylmethane terephthalamide/dodecanamide) (polyamide 6 , i/6 , T/M AC M , l/M AC M , 1712 ) ;
• the at least one polyamide comprised in the polyamide composition disclosed herein may be selected from aliphatic po!yamides, semi-aromatic polyamides, and mixtures thereof.
• the at least one polyamide comprised in the polyamide composition disclosed herein may be selected from aliphatic polyamides, such as those disclosed above.
• the at least one polyamide comprised in the polyamide composition disclosed herein may be polyamide 8,6.
• the at least one polyamide comprised in the polyamide composition disclosed herein may be selected from semi-aromatic polyamides, such as those disclosed above.
• the at least one polyamide comprised In the polyamide composition disclosed herein may be polyamide 6,6/6,T ; polyamide 6,176,6; polyamide 6,i/6,T; polyamide 6,176,1; or a mixture of two or more thereof.
• the at least one polyamide comprised in the polyamide composition disclosed herein may be polyamide 8,6/8,T, and preferably wherein the 6,T repeat unit is present at 10 to about 30 mole %; and more preferably at about 20 to 30 mole %.
• the at least one polyamide comprised in the polyamide composition disclosed herein may be a blend of at least one aliphatic polyamide selected from those described above and at least one semi-aromatic polyamide selected from those described above.
• the at least one polyamide comprised in the polyamide composition disclosed herein may be a blend of polyamide 6,6/6,T and polyamide 6,1/6,1.
• the at least one polyamide may be comprised in the polyamide composition at a level of at least about 10 wt%, or about 10-95 wt%, or about 25-75 wt%, or about 35-65 wt%, based on the total weight of the polyamide composition.
• the at least one halogen-free flame retardant used in the polyamide composition disclosed herein may be a phosphorus compound selected from phosphinates of the formula (i), disphosphinates of the formula (II), and combinations or polymers thereof
• R1 and R2 may be identical or different and each of R1 and R2 is a hydrogen or a linear or branched C1 -C6 aikyl group or an aryl group;
• R3 is a linear or branched C1-C10 alkylene group, a C6-C10 arylene group, an alkyl- arylene group, or an aryl-alkylene group;
• M is selected from calcium ions, magnesium ions, aluminum ions, zinc ions, titanium ions, and combinations thereof;
• m is an integer of 2 or 3;
• n is an integer of 1 or 3; and
• x is an integer of 1 or 2.
• R1 and R2 may be independently selected from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, tert-butyl, n-pentyl, and phenyl;
• the phosphinates used here may be selected from aluminum methylethylphosphinate, aluminum diethylphosphinate, and combinations thereof.
• the at least one halogen-free flame retardant may be comprised in the polyamide composition disclosed herein at a level of about 5-20 wt%, or about 5-17 wt%. or about 8-17 wt%, based on the total weight of the polyamide composition.
• the boehmite may be any organic compound.
• the boehmite may be any organic compound.
• polyamide composition disclosed at a level of about 0,5-10 wt%, or about 0.5-9 wt%, or about 1 -9 wt%, or about 4-8 wt%, based on the total weight of the polyamide composition.
• the at least one polyhydric alcohol comprised in the polyamide composition disclosed herein may have a number average molecular weight (Mn) of about 2000 or less, as determined with gel permeation
• GPC chromatography
• An aliphatic chain in the polyhydric alcohol can include not only carbon atoms but also one or more hetero atoms which may be selected, for example, from nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur atoms.
• a cycloaliphatic ring present in the polyhydric alcohol can be monocyclic or part of a bicyclic or po!ycyclic ring system and may be carbocyclic or heterocyclic.
• a heterocyclic ring present in the polyhydric alcohol can be monocyclic or part of a bicyclic or po!ycyclic ring system and may include one or more hetero atoms which may be selected, for example, from nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur atoms.
• the at least one polyhydric alcohol used herein may contain one or more substituents, such as ether, carboxylic acid, carboxylic acid amide or carboxylic acid ester groups.
• Exemplary polyhydric alcohols used herein may include, without limitation, triols (e.g., glycerol; trimethyloipropane; 2,3-di-(2'-hydroxyethyl ⁇ - cyclohexan-1 -ol; hexane-1 ,2,6-triol; 1 ,1 ,1 -tris-(hydroxymethyI)ethane; 3 ⁇ 2' ⁇ hydroxyethoxy)-propane-1 ,2-diol; 3-(2'-hydroxypropoxy)-propane-1 ,2-diol; 2- (2'-hydroxyethoxy) ⁇ hexane-1 ,2-diol; 6 ⁇ (2'-hydroxypropoxy)-hexane-1 ,2-diol; 1 ,1 ,1 -tris-[(2'-hydroxyethoxy)-methyl]-ethane; 1 ,1 ,1 -tris-[(2'-hydroxypropoxy)- methyl]-
• saccharides e.g., cyclodextrin; D- mannose; glucose; galactose; sucrose; fructose; xylose; arabinose; D- mannitol; D-sorbitol; D-or L-arabitol; xylitol; iditol; talitol; allitol; altritol; erythritol; threitol; or D-gulonic-y-lactone); and the like.
• saccharides e.g., cyclodextrin; D- mannose; glucose; galactose; sucrose; fructose; xylose; arabinose; D- mannitol; D-sorbitol; D-or L-arabitol; xylitol; iditol; talitol; allitol; altritol; erythritol; threitol; or D-
• suitable polyhydric alcohols used herein may include those having at least one pair of hydroxyl groups which are attached to respective carbon atoms which are separated one from another by at least one atom.
• suitable polyhydric alcohols used herein may include those in which at least one pair of hydroxyl groups is attached to respective carbon atoms which are separated one from another by a single carbon atom.
• suitable polyhydric alcohols used herein may be selected from pentaerythritoi, dipentaerythritol, tripentaerythritol, di- trimethyloipropane, D-mannitol, D-sorbitol, xylitol, and combinations of two or more thereof.
• the polyhydric alcohol used herein is dipentaerythritol and/or tripentaerythritol.
• the polyhydric alcohol used herein is dipentaerythritol.
• the at least one polyhydric alcohol may be comprised in the polyamide composition disclosed herein at a level of about 0.25-6 wt %, or about 0.5-6 wt %, or about 1-6 wt%, or about 2- 5.5 wt%, based on the total weight of the polyamide composition.
• the at least one reinforcing agent may be comprised in the polyamide composition at a level of about 10-60 wt%, or about 10-55 wt%, or about 10- 50 wt%, or about 10-40 wt%.
• Suitable reinforcing agents may be selected from, without limitation, fibrous inorganic materials (such as glass fibers, carbon fibers, and whiskers of wollastonite and potassium titanate), inorganic fillers (such as various montmorillonite, talc, mica, calcium carbonate, silica, clay, kaolin, glass powder, and glass beads), organic fillers (such as various organic or polymeric powders), and mixtures of two or more thereof, in one embodiment, the at least one reinforcing agent comprised in the polyamide composition disclosed herein is selected from glass fibers.
• fibrous inorganic materials such as glass fibers, carbon fibers, and whiskers of wollastonite and potassium titanate
• inorganic fillers such as various montmorillonite, talc, mica, calcium carbonate, silica, clay, kaolin, glass powder, and glass beads
• organic fillers such as various organic or polymeric powders
• the at least one polyamide, the at least one halogen-free flame retardant, the boehmite, the at least one polyhydric alcohol, and the at least one reinforcing agent may be present at levels of:
• the polyamide composition disclosed herein may optionally further comprise other additional additives such as anticorrosion aids (e.g., zinc borate), impact modifiers, ultraviolet light stabilizers, heat stabilizers, antioxidants, processing aids, lubricants, colorants (including dyes, pigments, carbon black, and the like), and combinations of two or more thereof.
• anticorrosion aids e.g., zinc borate
• impact modifiers e.g., zinc borate
• ultraviolet light stabilizers e.g., heat stabilizers, antioxidants
• processing aids e.g., lubricants, colorants (including dyes, pigments, carbon black, and the like), and combinations of two or more thereof.
• the polyamide composition disclosed herein may be prepared by melt- blending the components using any known methods.
• the component materials may be mixed to uniformity using a melt-mixer such as a single or twin-screw extruder, blender, kneader, Banbury mixer, etc. to give the polyamide composition.
• a melt-mixer such as a single or twin-screw extruder, blender, kneader, Banbury mixer, etc.
• part of the materials may be mixed in a melt- mixer, and the rest of the materials may then be added and further melt-mixed until uniform.
• thermal stabilizers i.e., polyhydric alcohol
• halogen-free flame retardant systems i.e., phosphorus compounds in combination with boehmite
• the examples below demonstrate that when polyhydric alcohol is incorporated in polyamide compositions comprising phosphorus compound based flame retardants and melamine polyphosphate (MPP) based flame retardant synergists, the processabiiity of the composition drops dramatically. However, the examples below also demonstrate that when polyhydric alcohol is incorporated in polyamide compositions comprising the phosphorus compound based flame retardants and boehmite based flame retardant synergists, the processabiiity of the composition remains acceptable.
• MPP melamine polyphosphate
• the examples below also demonstrates that at the presence of MPP, the addition of polyhydric alcohol raises the post aging tensile strength retention rate of the polyamide composition from 44% to 65% (an about 48% improvement), while when MPP is replaced by boehmite, the addition of po!yhydric alcohol raises the post aging tensile strength retention rate of the polyamide composition from 45-48% to 77-83% (an about 60% or more improvement).
• the polyamide composition disclosed herein may have a tensile strength retention rate of about 70% or more, or about 7G%-90%, or about 75%-90% after 500-hour aging.
• the tensile strength used herein is determined in accordance to ISO 527-2/1 A and the 500-hour aging involves conditioning the testing samples in air ovens that were set at 210°C for 500 hours.
• polyamide compositions disclosed herein may be formed into articles using any known melt-processing means such as injection molding, blow molding, extrusion, or thermoforming.
• the molded articles may be used in various electrical/electronic applications.
• the molded articles may be selected from circuit breakers, connectors, coil formers, junction boxes, inverters, switches, relays, lamp sockets, motors, printers, and the like.
• the molded articles may also be vehicular components, such as, charge air coolers (CAC); cylinder head covers (CHC); oil pans; engine cooling systems (including thermostat and heater housings and coolant pumps); exhaust systems (including mufflers and housings for catalytic converters); air intake manifolds (AIM); and timing chain belt front covers.
• CAC charge air coolers
• CHC cylinder head covers
• oil pans oil pans
• engine cooling systems including thermostat and heater housings and coolant pumps
• exhaust systems including mufflers and housings for catalytic converters
• AIM air intake manifolds
• PA88/8T a semi-aromatic polyamide that has a 1 ,6-hexanedioic acid and terephthalic acid molar ratio of 75:25 and was made as follows: a 51 .7 w ⁇ % polyamide 68 salt solution with a pH of 8.1 (3928 lb) and a 25.2 wt% polyamide 6T salt solution with a pH of 7.6 (2926 lb) were charged into an autoclave along with 100 g of a conventional antifoam agent, 20 g of sodium hypophosphite, 220 g of sodium bicarbonate, 2476 g of 80% hexamethylene diamine (HMD) solution in water, and pressure was allowed to rise to 18 atm at which point, steam was vented to maintain the pressure at 18 atm and heating was continued until the temperature of the batch reached 250°C, The pressure was then reduced slowly to 0.4 atm, while the batch temperature was allowed to further rise to 280-290°C. The pressure was then held at
• PA61/6T an amorphous semi-aromatic polyamide obtained from E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, U.S.A. (hereafter "DuPont"), under the trade name of Zytel® HTN503NC010;
• FJR an aluminum diethylphosphinate based flame retardant obtained from Clariant International Ltd., Switzerland, under the trade name of ExolitTMGP1230;
• MPP a melamine polyphosphate (MPP) based flame retardant
• BMT boehmite based flame regardant synergist obtained from Kawai Sekkai Kogyo K.K., Japan, under the trade name of CelasuleTM BMT- 33;
• ZB zinc borate obtained from US Borax, U.S.A., under the trade name of FirebrakeTM ZB;
• GF glass fiber obtained from PPG Industries, Inc, U.S.A., under the trade name of Glass PPG3860;
• antioxidant obtained from BASF, Germany, under the trade name of IrganoxTM 1098;
• Lubricant obtained from Croda International, England, under the trade name of Crodamide TM212.
• dipentaerythritoi does not affect the flame retardancy of the composition as long as MPP or BMT is also present as a flame retardant synergist.
• melt viscosity (MV) at shear rate of 1000 S ⁇ 1 for the resin pellets were measured in accordance to IS01 1443. Two measurements were obtained for the composition in each of the examples, one is with a hold up time of 5 min in a hot capillary rheometer barrel set at 280°C and the other with a hold up time of 15 min.
• the MV retention rate of the composition in each example was also calculated and tabulated in Table 1 . The results demonstrate that without Polyhydric Alcohol, the MV retention rate for compositions having MPP was about 69-70% (CE5 and CE8), while for compositions having BMT, the MV retention rate was about 92-96% (CE3 and CE4).
• the MV retention rate for compositions having MPP was decreased to about 21 -34% (CE1 and CE2), an about 51 -70% reduction, while for compositions with BMT, the MV retention rate was decreased to about 69-78% (E1 and E2), an about 21-25% reduction.
• Such low MV retention rate of the compositions having the combination of Polyhydric Alcohol with MPP indicates that when MPP is used as the flame retardant synergist, the addition of Polyhydric Alcohol lowers the processability of the polyamide compositions to an unacceptable degree.
• composition in each example were determined in accordance to ISO 527-2/1A. Briefly, the resin pellets obtained above were injection molded into ISO tensile bars (4x10x170 mm) using a Sumitomol OOT injection molding machine
• the tensile strength retention rate for compositions containing MPP was about 44% (CE5 and CE6), while for compositions containing BMT, the tensile strength retention rate was about 45-48% (CE3 and CE4).
• the tensile strength retention rate for compositions containing MPP was about 85% (CE1 and CE2), an about 48% increase from that of CE5 and CE6, while for compositions containing BMT, the tensile strength retention rate was about 77-83% (E1 and E2), an about 60-84% increase from that of CE3 and CE4.

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