WO2018150033A1 - Antimony free composition for laser marking thermoplastic compounds - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a laser-markable plastic composition which is free of antimony.
- thermoplastics have to be marked, todays preferred technology is contact free laser marking.
- laser marking is solvent and contact free, imparts excellent flexibility and speed.
- a Nd:YAG system with a frequency of 1064 nm is commonly used, because it is cheap and flexible.
- laser-marking additives are required to boost the markability of thermoplastics that are not inherently laser markable, such as, for example, polycarbonates.
- Polymers like polyolefines or thermoplastic urethanes need additional additives to deliver the right laser marking result in contrast and edge sharpness.
- Laser marking additives are normally incorporated into the polymer by diluting an additive or color concentrate (Masterbatch) in the polymer.
- laser-marking additives work in two different modes of action: intrinsic and non-intrinsic working additives.
- Non-intrinsic additives absorb the energy of the laser and transfer it to the surrounding polymer matrix.
- the polymer can either carbonize, which normally leads to a brownish or greyish contrast on the surface of the polymer, or the polymer degrades to short length molecules and monomers that tend to vaporize at the surface and generate a foam. This results in bright marking caused by different refractive indices at the interface between the different solid phases.
- the laser marking can also be a result of both mechanisms.
- Intrinsic additives are working by changing its own chemical structure. For example, commonly used antimony trioxide Sb203 reduces to antimony Sb that has a dark color to provide a sufficient contrast of the marking. Intrinsic laser- marking additives should be dispersed inside the polymeric matrix with good homogeneity, so that the edge sharpness normally is better than when using non- intrinsic additives. However, there is a need to replace antimony trioxide as a laser-marking additive because of it is toxic profile. It is classified as dangerous for health and
- antimony trioxide is the preferred additive for the marking of such products.
- antimony trioxide has a non-environmental friendly profile and is therefore a potential candidate to be substituted by other solutions that the marking is seeking for. Due to the lack of alternatives, antimony trioxide or antimony containing additives are still the majority of additives that are used for this purpose.
- US-4, 816,374 discloses the use of antimony oxide as a laser radiation opacifier substance in a polyurethane plastic material to satisfy French standard (number NF-T-54006) for abrasion in order to make and use ear tags for livestock animals.
- French standard number NF-T-54006
- antimony is still being studied regarding health problems that it might induce in mammals.
- US-6,214,917 discloses thermoplastic polyurethanes as laser- markable plastics.
- the TPU's contain pigments having a coating of tin dioxide thereon, which coating is doped with 0.5 - 20 % by weight of antimony, arsenic, bismuth, copper, gallium, germanium, or a corresponding oxide thereof.
- EP-0697433 B1 describes the use of copper salts for the purpose of laser marking. It is well known that e.g. copper hydroxy phosphate has a high efficiency in high contrast laser marking. Nevertheless, for the application of ear cattle tags for example there is a limited utility because the copper hydroxy phosphate is able to react with animal faeces and cause a color change.
- EP-1 90988 B1 claims the use of Bismuth containing compounds as a substitute of antimony trioxide for the purpose of a laser marking opacifier. However the effect is a lower performance in contrast compared to Sb203 and also more expensive.
- a subject of the invention is a laser-markable plastic comprising a thermoplastic polymer, bismuth oxide and a co-absorbing additive selected from the group consisting of platelet-shaped silicates and inorganic copper-, cobalt-, aluminum or iron-containing pigments, wherein the amount of the co-absorbing additive relative to the bismuth oxide is from 2 to 80 wt.-%, preferably from 5 to 50 wt.-%, more preferably from 0 to 40 wt.-%.
- Bismuth oxide used in the present invention is preferably B12O3.
- Bismuth oxide used as the intrinsic laser active material can be of any particle size, for example a dso of from 0.5 to 25 microns.
- the preferred particle size dso of bismuth oxide is from 0,5 to 20 microns, more preferably from 2 to 10 microns.
- the amount of bismuth oxide, relative to the total weight of the laser-markable plastic is preferably from 0.2 to 5 wt.-%, more preferably 0.5 to 2.5 wt.-%, most preferably from 0.75 to 2 wt.-%.
- thermoplastic polymers suitable for the present invention are all thermoplastic polymers, preferably polyurethane, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene and other plastomeric polymers.
- the co-absorbing additive is preferably a platelet-shaped silicate, e.g. a
- phyllosilicate for example selected from the group consisting of mica, talc, and kaolin.
- Preferred particle sizes dso of the co-absorbing additives are from 1 to 20 microns, more preferably from 3 to 10 microns.
- the co-absorbing additive mainly functions to absorb the energy delivered by the laser system to provide more energy that can be absorbed by the bismuth oxide.
- phyllosilicates that normally show no contrast in laser marking, have a boosting effect as co-absorbing additive when used together with bismuth oxide.
- Some laser marking additives such as copper hydroxyl phosphate that have strong disadvantages when used alone, do not show this draw back when used in a combination with bismuth oxide and are improving the result of the color change of Bismuth oxide as well.
- Copper hydroxy phosphate when used alone in ear cattle tags may get in contact with animal excrements leading to strong discoloration due to the fact the additive reacts with such substance.
- the use of fine aluminum pigments is limited due to the strong grey color that it causes. Also in this case the laser marking effect of bismuth oxide is improved by using just a small amount of the aluminium that is not able to affect the color shade.
- a further subject of the present invention is a process for preparing a laser- markable plastic comprising the step of dispersing the bismuth oxide and the co-absorbing additive into the thermoplastic polymer, expediently via a melt-mixing process, preferably on a twin screw extruder. This can be done by direct compounding or by using an additive masterbatch as a predispersed concentrate.
- the resin can either be of the same thermoplastic polymer as the end polymer to be equipped or it can be a different polymeric carrier, a so-called multipurpose carrier.
- Such carrier will be dispersed into the end-polymer and can deliver additional benefits like an increased compatibility to the additive composition and herewith provide improved dispersibility.
- Other advantages of the use of some of these multipurpose carriers can be to improve mechanical properties in comparison to the additive filled polymer that has to be equipped.
- these polymers are able to achieve a higher concentration of the additive that can be loaded into the additive and be more cost effective as the polymer of the application itself. Examples for such resins are EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) or EBA (Ethylene butyl acrylate).
- customary additives can be added, like UV stabilizers, antioxidants, waxes, processing aids, and colorants, e.g. pigments, dyes, or both, to provide a specific color for a better contrast against the laser-marking.
- the laser-markable plastic according to the invention can be used for labelling of industrial and consumer products, e.g. by bar codes or serial numbers, and plastic marks for the individual tagging of animals, e.g. ear tags.
- the laser labelling of plastics is preferably carried out using Nd-YAG lasers which emit a pulsed energy beam having a characteristic wavelength of 1064 nm.
- the inscription with the laser is carried out by introducing the test specimen into the ray path of said laser.
- IriotecTM 8208 Encapsulated antimony trioxide on a polyolefinic carrier
- injection molded plaques contain areas of the surface that are structured and firm. This is especially important for the application of identification tag for domestic livestock, to avoid deflections when BAR-code scanners are applied.
- test grid To visualize the enhanced absorption of the thermoplastic compound, the plaque was marked with a so-called "test grid". Herewith you vary the main laser marking parameters like marking speed and pulse frequency. The result is a matrix where you can see the effect of these different parameters. This helps you to find the optimal setting for the laser and shows the robustness of the system. The more parts of this test-grid show a good contrast the less sensible your system is for changes of laser settings. To prove the applicability of the test the bars were also marked letters and numbers as well as a BAR code with specific laser parameters, similar to the application of ear cattle tags.
- formulation 1 shows an improvement in contrast and edge sharpness in comparison to formulation 2, which can be called as state of the art for lasermarking, especially in TPU.
- formulation 2 which can be called as state of the art for lasermarking, especially in TPU.
- This is proven by the higher delta L * values relatively to the amount of bismuth oxide when marked with the co- absorbant. This leads to a reduction of the mentioned mixture to achieve the same performance as achieved with pure bismuth oxide and in most cases a reduction of costs and color influence of the additive formulation.
- the laser used for these trials was a Datalogic 50Hz with fiber technology. Three different measurements were performed using 3 different laser marking speeds (1000 mm/s, 2000 mm/s, 3000 mm/s).
- formulations K5 - K12 show an improvement in contrast and edge sharpness in comparison to formulation K4. This was proven by the higher K values relatively to the amount of bismuth oxide when marked alone and with the co-absorbant.
- Formulation K2 and K3 can be called as benchmark. With the same amount of active ingredient, the contrast is comparable or even better with lower costs and without the content of antimony. It can also be recognized that Mica, when used as a co-absorbant, shows different performance in respect to the particle size.
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