| CPC C08L 77/06 (2013.01) [C08G 69/26 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
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1. A polyamide compound comprising:
(A) 32 to 89.6 wt. % of at least one partially crystalline, partially aromatic polyamide,
(B) 10 to 30 wt. % of at least one impact modifier,
which is (i) a copolymer of a monomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene, propylene, an acrylate monomer, acrylic acid, vinyl acetate, and styrene with a monomer selected from the group consisting of an unsaturated carboxylic acid, an unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative, and an unsaturated glycidyl compound,
or which is (ii) a functionalized polymer formed by grafting a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, a polyolefin copolymer, an acrylate copolymer, an acrylic acid copolymer, a vinyl acetate copolymer, a styrene copolymer, ionic ethylene copolymer in which the acid group or acid groups are partially neutralized with metal ions, and a core-shell impact modifier, with a compound selected from the group consisting of an unsaturated carboxylic acid, unsaturated carboxylic acid derivative, and unsaturated glycidyl compound,
(C) 0.01 to 3.0 wt. % of at least one substituted or unsubstituted metallocene, wherein the unsubstituted metallocene is not ferrocene, and
wherein a substituent of the at least one substituted metallocene is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkylene, arylene moieties, carboxylic acid moieties, moieties of carboxylic acid derivatives, oxoalkanoic acids, alcohols, amines, and moieties of phosphorus-containing substituents, or wherein the at least one substituted metallocene is selected from the group consisting of 3-carboxybutyrylferrocene, 3-carboxypropionylferrocene, 6-mercaptohexylferrocene, aminomethylferrocenes, dimethylaminomethylferrocene, diphenylphosphinoferrocene, 1-ferroceneacrylonitrile, 1-ferrocenylethanol, 1,1′-bis(1-hydroxyethyl) ferrocene, 1,1′-diacetylferrocene, 1,1′-diaminoferrocene, 1,1′-dibenzoylferrocene, 1,1′-dibutylferrocene, 1,1′-diethylferrocene, 1,1′-dihexylferrocene, 1,1′-dimethylferrocene, 1,1′-divinylferrocene, 1,1′-ferrocenedicarboxaldehyde, 1,1′-ferrocenedicarboxamide, 1,1′-ferrocenedicarboxylic acid, 1,1′-ferrocenedimethanol, 1,1′-ferrocenylacetic acid, 1,1′-ferrocenylpropanoic acid, 1,1′-ferrocenylbutanoic acid, 1,1′-ferrocenylpentanoic acid, 1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylferrocene, 2-ferrocenylethanol, 3-ferrocenylpropanol, 3-ferrocenylpropanoic acid, 4-ferrocenylbutanoic acid, 5-ferrocenylpentanoic acid, acetylferrocene, a-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethylferrocene, aminoferrocene, ethyl ferrocene, ferrocenylacetic acid, ferrocenyl methanol, octyl ferrocene, ferrocenecarboxylic acid, ferrocene carboxamide, ferrocene carboxal-dehyde, propyl ferrocene, hexyl ferrocene, hydroxyethyl ferrocene, benzoyl ferrocene, butyl ferrocene, methyl ferrocene, vinyl ferrocene, and bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl) iron (II), and
(D) 0 to 35 wt. % of at least one additive,
wherein the at least one additive is selected from the group consisting of inorganic stabilizers differing from component (C), organic stabilizers, antiozonants, light stabilizers, UV stabilizers, UV absorbers, UV blockers, IR absorbers, NIR absorbers, antiblocking agents, nucleating agents, crystallization accelerators, crystallization retarders, chain-extending additives, conductivity additives, release agents, lubricants, dyes, marking agents, inorganic pigments, organic pigments, carbon black, graphite, carbon nanotubes, graphene, titanium dioxide, zinc sulfide, zinc oxide, barium carbonate, barium sulfate, photochromic agents, antistatic agents, mold release agents, optical brighteners, halogen-free flame retardants, metallic pigments, metal flakes, metal-coated particles, fibrous or needle-shaped fillers, and particulate fillers,
components (A) to (D) adding up to 100 wt. %.
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