Patent ID: 6824889
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: C08L,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A platable polyolefin blend comprising:an ethylene polymer that is free of propylene and that comprises polyethylene, high density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, or a combination thereof; a polymeric compatibilizer comprising styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene (SEBS), styrene-ethylene/butylene, styrene-butylene-butadiene-styrene (SBBS), or a combination thereof that is present in an amount sufficient to facilitate adhesion between the components of the polyolefin blend; and an ABS resin component of an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin or a blend of styrene-acrylonitrile resin with a diene, the ABS resin component being present in an amount sufficient to render the polyolefin blend suitable for electroplating.