Polycarbonate Resin Composition Having Excellent Chemical Resistance

Abstract

A polycarbonate resin composition includes: (A) an aromatic polycarbonate in an amount of about 5 to about 95% by weight, (B) a siloxane-based polycarbonate in an amount of about 5 to about 90% by weight, and (C) a syndiotactic polystyrene in an amount of 0 to about 5% by weight. The polycarbonate resin composition can have excellent flowability, injection moldability, impact strength, chemical resistance, and transparency.

That which is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A polycarbonate resin composition comprising:
 (A) an aromatic polycarbonate in an amount of about 5 to about 95% by weight,   (B) a siloxane-based polycarbonate in an amount of about 5 to about 90% by weight, and   (C) a syndiotactic polystyrene in an amount of 0 to about 5% by weight.   
     
     
         2 . The polycarbonate resin composition of  claim 1 , wherein the aromatic polycarbonate is prepared by reacting (A-1) aromatic dihydroxy compound with (A-2) carbonate precursor. 
     
     
         3 . The polycarbonate resin composition of  claim 2 , wherein the aromatic dihydroxy compound (A-2) is a compound represented by following Chemical Formula 1 or a combination thereof: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein in Chemical Formula 1,
 R 1  and R 2  are the same or different and are each independently hydrogen, halogen, or C 1  to C 8  alkyl; 
 a and b are the same or different and are each independently an integer from 0 to 4; and 
 Z is a single bond, C 1  to C 8  alkylene, C 2  to C 8  alkylidene, C 5  to C 15  cycloalkylene, C 5  to C 15  cycloalkylidene, —S—, —SO—, —SO 2 —, —O—, or —CO—. 
 
       
     
     
         4 . The polycarbonate resin composition of  claim 2 , wherein the carbonate precursor (A-2) comprises diaryl carbonate in an amount of about 60 to about 95 mol % and a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 3 in an amount of about 5 to about 40 mol %. 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein in Chemical Formula 3, R 1  is hydrogen, tertiary butyl, or p-cumyl, and R 2  is tertiary butyl or p-cumyl. 
       
     
     
         5 . The polycarbonate resin composition of  claim 1 , wherein the siloxane-based polycarbonate comprises a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 5 in the main chain of a polycarbonate: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein in Chemical Formula 5,
 R 1  to R 8  are the same or different and are each independently C 1  to C 10  alkyl, C 6  to C 18  aryl, halogen or C 1  to C 10  alkoxy substituted C 1  to C 10  alkyl, or halogen or C 1  to C 10  alkoxy substituted C 6  to C 18  aryl; 
 
         A and B are the same or different and are each independently C 2  to C 12  alkylene, C 8  to C 20  arylene, C 2  to C 12  alkylene including —O— or —S— in the chain thereof, or C 8  to C 20  arylene including —O— or —S— in the chain thereof; 
         X and Y are the same or different and are each independently hydrogen, halogen, C 1  to C 18  alkoxy, C 1  to C 10  alkyl, or C 6  to C 18  aryl; 
         Z is substituted or unsubstituted C 1  to C 18  alkylene, substituted or unsubstituted C 6  to C 18  cycloalkylene, or substituted or unsubstituted C 6  to C 18  arylene; and 
         m and n are the same or different and are each independently an integer of 1 to 60, and m+n is a an integer of 8 to 100. 
       
     
     
         6 . The polycarbonate resin composition of  claim 5 , wherein the siloxane-based polycarbonate includes the compound represented by Chemical Formula 5 in an amount of about 1 to about 20% by weight based on 100% by weight of the siloxane-based polycarbonate. 
     
     
         7 . The polycarbonate resin composition of  claim 5 , wherein the siloxane-based polycarbonate includes Si in an amount of about 0.3 to about 10% by weight based on 100% by weight of the siloxane-based polycarbonate. 
     
     
         8 . The polycarbonate resin composition of  claim 1 , wherein the siloxane-based polycarbonate is prepared by reacting (B-1) one or more diphenyls and (B-2) bishydroxyarylsiloxane with (B-3) a carbonate precursor. 
     
     
         9 . The polycarbonate resin composition of  claim 8 , wherein the diphenyls are compounds represented by the following Chemical Formula 3 or a combination thereof. 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein in Chemical Formula 3,
 A is a single bond, substituted or unsubstituted linear or branched C 1  to C 30  alkylene, substituted or unsubstituted C 2  to C 5  alkenylene, substituted or unsubstituted C 2  to C 5  alkylidene, substituted or unsubstituted linear or branched C 1  to C 30  haloalkylene, substituted or unsubstituted C 5  to C 6  cycloalkylene, substituted or unsubstituted C 5  to C 10  cycloalkenylene, substituted or unsubstituted C 5  to C 10  cycloalkylidene, substituted or unsubstituted C 6  to C 30  arylene, substituted or unsubstituted linear or branched C 1  to C 20  alkoxylene, halogen acid ester group, carbonic acid ester group, CO, S, or SO 2 ; 
 R 1  and R 2  are the same or different and are each independently substituted or unsubstituted C 1  to C 30  alkyl or substituted or unsubstituted C 6  to C 30  aryl; and 
 n1 and n2 are the same or different and are each independently an integer from 0 to 4. 
 
       
     
     
         10 . The polycarbonate resin composition of  claim 8 , wherein the bishydroxyarylsiloxane is a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 4 or a combination thereof: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein in Chemical Formula 4,
 R 1  to R 8  are the same or different and are each independently C 1  to C 10  alkyl, C 6  to C 18  aryl, halogen or C 1  to C 10  alkoxy substituted C 1  to C 10  alkyl, or halogen or C 1  to C 10  alkoxy substituted C 6  to C 18  aryl; 
 A and B are the same or different and are each independently C 2  to C 12  alkylene, C 8  to C 20  arylene, C 2  to C 12  alkylene including —O— or —S in the chain thereof, or C 8  to C 20  arylene including —O— or —S in the chain thereof; 
 X and Y are the same or different and are each independently hydrogen, halogen, C 1  to C 18  alkoxy, C 1  to C 10  alkyl, or C 6  to C 18  aryl; 
 Z is substituted or unsubstituted C 1  to C 18  alkylene, substituted or unsubstituted C 6  to C 18  cycloalkylene, or substituted or unsubstituted C 6  to C 18  arylene; and 
 m and n are the same or different and are each independently an integer from 1 to 60, and n+m is an integer from 8 to 100. 
 
       
     
     
         11 . The polycarbonate resin composition of  claim 10 , wherein the bishydroxyarylsiloxane is a compound of Chemical Formula 4-1, Chemical Formula 4-2, Chemical Formula 4-3, Chemical Formula 4-4, Chemical Formula 4-5, Chemical Formula 4-6, Chemical Formula 4-7, Chemical Formula 4-8, or a combination thereof. 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         12 . The polycarbonate resin composition of  claim 10 , wherein the compound represented by Chemical Formula 4 is prepared by (1) reacting a siloxane which is terminated with hydrogen represented by the following Chemical Formula 4A and a phenol derivative represented by the following Chemical Formula 4B to synthesize a monohydroxysiloxane represented by the following Chemical Formula 4C; and (2) reacting the monohydroxysiloxane and a diene to synthesize bishydroxyarylsiloxane: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein in Chemical Formula 4A, R 1  and R 2  are the same or different and each independently C 1  to C 10  alkyl, C 6  to C 18  aryl, halogen or C 1  to C 10  alkoxy substituted C 1  to C 10  alkyl, or halogen or C 1  to C 10  alkoxy substituted C 6  to C 18  aryl; and n is an integer from 4 to 100; 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein in Chemical Formula 4B, B is C 2  to C 12  alkylene having a double bond at its terminal, C 8  to C 20  arylene having a double bond at its terminal, C 2  to C 12  alkylene having a double bond at its terminal and including —O— or —S— in the chain thereof, or C 8  to C 20  arylene having a double bond at its terminal and including —O— or —S— in the chain thereof; and Y is hydrogen, halogen, C 1  to C 18  alkoxy, C 1  to C 10  alkyl, or C 6  to C 18  aryl; 
       
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein in Chemical Formula 4C, R 1  and R 2  are the same or different and are each independently C 1  to C 10  alkyl, C 6  to C 18  aryl, halogen or C 1  to C 10  alkoxy substituted C 1  to C 10  alkyl, or halogen or C 1  to C 10  alkoxy substituted C 6  to C 18  aryl; A is a single bond, C 1  to C 10  alkylene, C 6  to C 18  arylene, C 1  to C 10  alkylene including —O— or —S— in the chain thereof, C 6  to C 18  arylene including —O— or —S— in the chain thereof; Y is hydrogen, halogen, C 1  to C 18  alkoxy, C 1  to C 10  alkyl, or C 6  to C 18  aryl; and n is an integer from 4 to 100. 
       
     
     
         13 . The polycarbonate resin composition of  claim 1 , wherein the siloxane-based polycarbonate has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of about 10,000 to about 200,000 g/mol. 
     
     
         14 . The polycarbonate resin composition  claim 1 , wherein the syndiotactic polystyrene has a syndiotactic degree of about 97 to about 100%. 
     
     
         15 . The polycarbonate resin composition of  claims 1 , wherein the polycarbonate resin composition further comprises UV stabilizer, fluorescent brightening agent, lubricant, releasing agent, nucleating agent, antistatic agent, antioxidant, thermo-stabilizer, reinforcing material, inorganic additive, pigment, dye, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         16 . The polycarbonate resin composition of  claim 1 , having a notch Izod impact strength of about 45 to 60 kgf·cm/cm, wherein the notch impact strength is measured for a specimen having a thickness of 6.35 mm in accordance with ASTM D256. 
     
     
         17 . The polycarbonate resin composition of  claim 1 , having a brittle fracture rate of about 0 to about 5%, wherein the brittle fracture rate is measured by preparing specimens with a size of 5 cm×20 cm×2 mm by injection molding, immersing the specimens into a thinner for two minutes, drying the specimens, placing a metal tip at gate portions of twenty specimens and dropping a 2 kg load from a height of 70 cm height to hit the gate portions, and measuring the brittle fracture rate based on the number of broken specimens. 
     
     
         18 . The polycarbonate resin composition of  claim 1 , having a haze of about 1.0 to about 2.5%, wherein the haze is measured for a specimen having a thickness of 2 mm using a Haze meter YDP02-OD manufactured by Nippon Denshoku. 
     
     
         19 . The polycarbonate resin composition of  claim 1 , having a transmittance of about 85 to about 90%, wherein the transmittance is measured for a specimen having a thickness of 2 mm using a Haze meter YDP02-OD manufactured by Nippon Denshoku.