Patent ID: 9493646
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: B32B,B60K,C08L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An automotive component comprising a blow molded thermoplastic composition, the thermoplastic composition being formed by melt processing (i) a linear polyarylene sulfide containing less than about 1 mol. % of cross-linking units based on the total monomer units of the polyarylene sulfide, (ii) from 20 wt. % to 35 wt. % of an epoxy-functionalized impact modifier, and (iii) from 1.0 wt. % to 1.75 wt. % of a polyfunctional crosslinking agent that includes a dicarboxylic acid, wherein the crosslinking agent is supplied following distribution of the impact modifier with the polyarylene sulfide, and wherein the melt processing forms a crosslinked epoxy-functionalized impact modifier that is a reaction product of epoxy-functionalized monomer units and a polyfunctional crosslinking agent, wherein the composition exhibits a tensile elongation at break of about 70% or more as determined in accordance with ISO Test No. 527 at a temperature of 23° C. and at a speed of 50 mm/min.