US 7,576,150 B2
Poly(arylene ether) composition, method, and article
Steven Raymond Klei, Guilderland, N.Y. (US); James Edward Pickett, Schenectady, N.Y. (US); and James Jun Xu, Niskayuna, N.Y. (US)
Assigned to Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V., (Netherlands)
Filed on Feb. 28, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/680,079.
Prior Publication US 2008/0206468 A1, Aug. 28, 2008
Int. Cl. C08K 5/521 (2006.01); C08K 5/3472 (2006.01); C08K 5/13 (2006.01); C08K 5/01 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 524—127  [524/91; 524/94; 524/100; 524/140; 524/141; 524/335; 524/336; 524/352; 524/356; 524/474] 38 Claims
 
1. A composition, comprising:
about 10 to about 45 weight percent of a poly(arylene ether);
about 5 to about 40 weight percent of a hydrogenated block copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic compound and a conjugated diene;
about 10 to about 55 weight percent of a copolymer of ethylene and a C3-C12 alpha-olefin;
about 8 to about 25 weight percent of a plasticizer, wherein the plasticizer is bisphenol A bis(diphenyl phosphate);
about 1 about 12 weight percent of a white pigment; and
about 0.1 to about 5 weight percent of an ultraviolet radiation stabilizer;
wherein the composition comprises less than or equal to 20 weight percent of rubber-modified polystyrene;
wherein all weight percents are based on the total weight of the composition; and
wherein the composition exhibits
a CIE lightness value, L*, value of at least 70 measured according to ASTM D2244, and
a CIELAB color shift, ΔE, less than or equal to 3 measured according to ASTM D2244 after 300 hours exposure to xenon arc exposure according to ASTM D4459.