US 7,432,327 B2
Transparent polymeric compositions comprising polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer, articles made therefrom and methods of making same
Katherine Glasgow, Evansville, Ind. (US); and Naresh Alle, Slidell, La. (US)
Assigned to SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V., Bergen op Zoom (Netherlands)
Filed on Dec. 30, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/26,362.
Prior Publication US 2006/0148986 A1, Jul. 06, 2006
Int. Cl. C08L 83/10 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 525—106  [525/461] 18 Claims
 
1. A composition comprising:
a transparent polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer comprising 2 wt % to 10 wt % siloxane, wherein the transparent polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer comprises polydiorganosiloxane units of formula (10):

OG Complex Work Unit Drawing
wherein each occurrence of R3 is the same or different and is selected from C1-13 monovalent organic radicals, each occurrence of R4 is independently a divalent C1-C30 hydrocarbon, and D is 1 to 1,000; and
styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN);
and, optionally, polycarbonate;
wherein the SAN comprises not more than 25 wt % acrylonitrile, and the composition is transparent, having a haze of not more than 45% and a light transmission of at least 55%, per ASTM-D1003-61.