Patent ID: 6270897
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: C03C,C08K,Y10T

Abstract:
A glass fiber sizing composition comprising at least one diol-organosilane and at least one triol-organosilanewherein said triol-organosilane is the hydrozylate of a triester organosilane of the formula R.sup.1 --Si(OR.sup.2).sub.3 wherein R.sup.1 is selected from a phenyl group or a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, optionally substituted with a halide, methacryloxy, cycloalkylepoxy, epoxy ester, mercapto, amino, ureido or carbamate moiety; and R.sup.2 is selected from a methyl, ethyl, 2-methoxy-ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl or n-butyl moiety; andwherein said diol-organosilane is the hydrozylate of a diester-organosilane of the formula R.sup.3 --Si(CH.sub.3)(OR.sup.4).sub.2 wherein R.sup.3 is selected from a phenyl group or a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, optionally substituted with a halide, methacryloxy, cycloalkylepoxy, epoxy ester, mercapto, amino, ureido or carbamate moiety; and R.sup.4 is selected from a methyl, ethyl, 2-methoxy-ethyl, isopropyl, n-propyl or n-butyl moiety.