Patent ID: 6319985
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: C08F,C08G,C08L,F16L,H01B

Abstract:
A thermoplastic polyurethane blend comprising:(a) thermoplastic polyurethane having a Shore hardness of from 60A to 50D and(b) ethylene-propylene (EPM) rubbers which have been grafted with compounds selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, non-aromatic derivatives of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, maleic anhydride, and mixtures thereof,where said thermoplastic polyurethane blend is exclusive of aromatic unsaturated monomers, the weight ratio of (a):(b) is from 3:1 to 999:1 and the blend has a Shore hardness of from 60A to 54D.