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- This invention relates to curing fluoropolymer compositions having nitrogen-containing cure-site components and catalyst compositions for curing such fluoropolymers.
- Fluorine-containing polymers are a commercially useful class of materials. Fluoropolymers include, for example, crosslinked fluoroelastomers, uncrosslinked fluoroelastomer gums, and semi-crystalline fluoroplastics. Fluoroelastomers exhibit significant tolerance to high temperatures and harsh chemical environments. Consequently, they are particularly well adapted for use as seals, gaskets, and other molded parts in systems that are exposed to elevated temperatures and/or corrosive chemicals. Such parts are widely used in the automotive, chemical processing, semiconductor, aerospace, and petroleum industries, among others.
- Fluoroelastomers often include a cure-site component to facilitate cure in the presence of a catalyst.
- One class of useful cure-site components includes nitrile group-containing monomers, for which organotin catalysts have been used as curing components. Such catalysts can leave undesirable extractable metal residues in the cured product and are undesirable for environmental reasons.
- Ammonia-generating compounds have also been used as a cure system component. These cure systems lack the desired level of rheology control during processing.
- the invention relates to a composition that includes (a) a fluoropolymer having interpolymerized units derived from a nitrogen-containing cure site monomer; (b) a nonfluorinated catalyst composition that includes a compound having the general formula: ⁇ RA ⁇ ( - ⁇ ⁇ QR' k ⁇ (+) (1) or in certain cases the precursors thereof added separately or as a mixture; and optionally (c) an alcohol of the general formula R 2 -OH, wherein R 2 is an alkyl group having
- R is hydrogen or an alkyl or alkenyl having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl having from 3 to 20 carbon atoms, or aryl or alkaryl having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms.
- R can contain at least one heteroatom, i.e., a non-carbon atom such as O, P, S, or N.
- R can also be substituted, such as where one or more hydrogen atoms in the group is replaced with CI, Br, or I.
- A is an acid anion or an acid derivative anion, e.g., A can be COO, SO 3 , S0 2 , SO 2 NH, P0 3 , CH 2 OP0 3 , (CH 2 0) 2 P0 2 , C 6 H 4 0, OS0 3 , O (in the cases where R is hydrogen, aryl, or
- alkylaryl S0 2 NR ', S0 2 NS0 2 R and S0 2 CRS0 2 R' ; preferab ⁇ y coo 0 c 6 H 4 0, S0 3 , OS0 3 , or
- R' is defined as R (above), and a particular selection for R' may be the same or different from the R attached to A, and one or more A groups may be attached to R;
- Q is phosphorous (P), sulfur (S), nitrogen (N), arsenic (As), or antimony (Sb), and k is the valence of Q.
- Each R' is, independently, hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, or alkenyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, provided that when Q is nitrogen and the fluoropolymer in the composition consists essentially of a terpolymer of TFE, a perfluorovinylether, and a perfluorovinylether cure site monomer comprising a nitrile group not every R' is H.
- the group QR' k is not NH 4 , however, NR' ; NHR' 3 , and NH 3 R' 2 all fall within the scope of certain embodiments of the present invention.
- the cure site monomer is a nitrogen-containing partial ly-fluorinated vinyl ether
- the group QR' k can be NH 4 .
- substituents include halogens except fluorine (e.g., chlorine, bromine, iodine), cyano, OR 3 , and COOR 3 groups wherein R 3 is selected from hydrogen or the alkali or alkaline earth metals, of which H, K, Na, and NH , are preferred, C ⁇ to C 20 alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkenyl, and R (as described above) groups.
- any pair of said R' groups may be connected to each other and the Q atom to form a heterocyclic ring.
- the invention provides a method of making a fluoropolymer composition involving providing a composition as described above, mixing, shaping, curing (i.e., press-curing and optionally post-curing), and optionally heat aging the composition.
- the invention also provides a method of improving scorch resistance (also called scorch safety) in a curable fluoropolymer comprising the steps of providing a fluoropolymer comprising interpolymerized units derived from a nitrogen-containing cure site monomer and incorporating, into the fluoropolymer, a nonfluorinated catalyst composition that includes a compound having the gencial formula: ⁇ RA ⁇ ⁇ QR'kJ or the precursors thereof added separately or as a mixture, wherein R, A, Q, R', and k are as defined above in reference to Formula (1).
- the invention also provides articles containing the curable or cured compositions such as hoses, gaskets, and O-rings.
- compositions retain the advantages of the use of nitrogen-containing cure site monomers (e.g., nitrile group containing cure site monomers) such as the high temperature performance properties typically achieved when organotin compounds or ammonia-generating compounds are used as the catalyst system with such cure site monomers.
- nitrogen-containing cure site monomers e.g., nitrile group containing cure site monomers
- the compositions exhibit improved properties, such as compression set values, as compared to materials made using the organotin compounds.
- inventive compositions have a controllable cure onset time (also termed induction time), and cure temperature such that various processing operations such as molding or extrusion are possible without the usual concern for premature curing (scorch).
- controllable cure onset time also termed induction time
- cure temperature such that various processing operations such as molding or extrusion are possible without the usual concern for premature curing (scorch).
- the invention provides better scorch resistance than is available with known ammonia-generating cure systems, e.g., those described in WO 00/09569 and WO 00/09603.
- inventive compositions are useful in applications where high temperature exposure and/or harsh chemical exposure are expected.
- composition of the present invention comprises a fluoropolymer, a catalyst composition of Formula (1), and optionally, an alcohol.
- Suitable fluoropolymers include interpolymerized units derived from a nitrogen- containing monomer and, preferably, at least two principal monomers.
- suitable candidates for the principal monomer include perfluoroolefins (e.g., tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) and hexafluoropropylene (HFP)), chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE), perfluorovinyl ethers (e.g., perfluoroalkyl vinyl ethers and perfluoroalkoxy vinyl ethers), and optionally, hydrogen- containing monomers such as olefins (e.g., ethylene, propylene, and the like), and vinylidene fluoride (VDF).
- fluoropolymers include, for example, fluoroelastomer gums and semi- crystalline fluoroplastics.
- the fluoropolymer When the fluoropolymer is perhalogenated, preferably perfluorinated, it contains at least 50 mole percent (mol %) of its interpolymerized units derived from TFE and/or CTFE, optionally including HFP.
- the balance of the interpolymerized units of the fluoropolymer (10 to 50 mol %) is made up of one or more perfluoro vinyl ethers and a suitable nitrogen-containing cure site monomer (e.g., a nitrile-containing vinylether or an imidate containing vinylether).
- the cure site monomer makes up from about 0.1 to about 5 mol % (more preferably from about 0.3 to about 2 mol %) of the elastomer.
- the fluoropolymer When the fluoropolymer is not perfluorinated, it contains from about 5 to about 90 mol % of its interpolymerized units derived from TFE, CTFE, and/or HFP, from about 5 to about 90 mol % of its interpolymerized units derived from VDF, ethylene, and/or propylene, up to about 40 mol % of its interpolymerized units derived from a vinyl ether, and from about 0.1 to about 5 mol % (more preferably from about 0.3 to about 2 mol %) of a suitable nitrogen-containing cure site monomer.
- Suitable perfluorinated vinyl ethers include those of the formula:
- CF 2 CFO(R 2 f ) a (R 3 fO) b R 4 f (2) where R 2 f and R 3 f are the same or are different linear or branched perfluoroalkyl groups of 1-6 carbon atoms; a and b are, independently, 0 or an integer from 1 to 10; and R f is a perfluoroalkyl group of 1-6 carbon atoms.
- a preferred class of perfluoroalkyl vinyl ethers includes compositions of the formula:
- CF 2 CFO(CF 2 CFXO) d R 4 f (3) wherein X is F or CF3; d is 0-5, and R f is a perfluoroalkyl group of 1-6 carbon atoms.
- perfluoroalkyl vinyl ethers are those where, in reference to either
- d is 0 or 1 and each R 2 f, R 3 f, and R 4 f contains 1 -3 carbon atoms.
- perfluorinated ethers examples include perfluoromethyl vinyl ether, perfluoroethyl vinyl ether, and perfluoropropyl vinyl ether.
- CF 2 CFO[(CF 2 ) e (CFZ) g O] h R 4 f (4)
- R f is a perfluoroalkyl group having 1-6 carbon atoms, e is 1-5, g is 0-5, h is 0-5, and Z is
- Preferred members of this class are those in which R f is C3F 7 , e is 1 or 2, g is 0 or 1 , and h is 1.
- CF2 CFO[(CF 2 CF(CF3)0) k (CF 2 )pO(CF2) q ]C r F 2r+ ⁇ (5)
- k is 0-10
- p is 1-6
- q is 0-3, and r is 1 -5.
- Preferred members of this class include compounds where k is 0 or 1 , p is 1 -5, q is 0 or 1 , and r is 1.
- Perfluoroalkoxy vinyl ethers useful in the invention include those of the formula:
- CF 2 CFO(CF 2 ) t [CF(CF 3 )] u O(CF 2 0) w C x F 2x+1 (6) wherein t is 1-3, u is 0-1, w is 0-3, and x is 1-5, preferably 1.
- Mixtures of perfluoroalkyl vinyl ethers and perfluoroalkoxy vinyl ethers may also be employed.
- Perfluoroolefins useful in the invention include those of the formula:
- CF 2 CF-R 5 f , (7) where R f is fluorine or a perfluoroalkyl of 1 to 8, preferably 1 to 3, carbon atoms.
- partially-fluorinated monomers or hydrogen-containing monomers such as olefins (e.g., ethylene, propylene, and the like), and vinylidene fluoride can be used in the fluoropolymer of the invention, when the fluoropolymer is not perfluorinated.
- olefins e.g., ethylene, propylene, and the like
- vinylidene fluoride can be used in the fluoropolymer of the invention, when the fluoropolymer is not perfluorinated.
- One example of a useful fluoropolymer is composed of principal monomer units of tetrafluoroethylene and at least one perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether.
- the copolymerized perfluorinated ether units constitute from about 10 to about 50 mol % (more preferably 15 to 35 mol %) of total monomer units present in the polymer.
- One or more other fluoropolymers may be incorporated into the fluoropolymer having interpolymerized units derived from a nitrogen-containing cure site monomer.
- one or more other fluoropolymers (which may include one or more copolymers) may be blended with the fluoropolymer (which may comprise a copolymer) having interpolymerized units derived from a nitrogen-containing cure site monomer.
- Such other fluoropolymers useful in a blend and/or copolymer include the entire array described above, and including homopolymers and copolymers comprising the interpolymerized units mentioned above.
- polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and PFA tetrafluoroethylene-perfluorovinylether
- the other fluoropolymer(s) may lack interpolymerized units derived from a nitrogen-containing cure site monomer and/or may include reactive sites adapted to a selected curative system.
- two different fluoropolymers, each having interpolymerized units derived from a nitrogen-containing cure site monomer, such as a monomer comprising a nitrile group may be blended to provide the fluoropolymer for the present invention.
- Another fluoropolymer may be included along with another curative, such as described below, to provide particular properties.
- a fluoropolymer suitable for peroxide curing and a peroxide curative may be included to improve chemical stability.
- Such a blend balances the thermal stability and the chemical stability of the resultant blend, and also may provide economic benefits.
- These other curatives also may be used to cure a blend of nitrogen- containing fluoropolymers without the need to include a fluoropolymer lacking a nitrogen- containing cure site monomer.
- the fluoropolymer(s) having nitrogen-containing cure site monomers preferably make up enough of the total fluoropolymer to provide increased thermal stability over a comparative fluoropolymer that lacks the composition of the present invention. This amount is generally at least 25 weight percent (wt %), more preferably at least 50 wt %, of the total fluoropolymer in the invention. In some embodiments, the fluoropolymer is comprised entirely of nitrogen- containing interpolymerized units.
- the fluoropolymers may be prepared by methods known in the art.
- the polymerization process can be carried out by free-radical polymerization of the monomers as an aqueous emulsion polymerization or as a solution polymerization in an organic solvent.
- a preferable route of incorporation is through blending the fluoropolymer latices in the selected ratio, followed by coagulation and drying.
- the polymer can contain S0 3 (_) end groups generated by an APS/sulfite system, or the polymer may contain COO ⁇ end groups generated by an APS initiator system or the fluoroelastomer can have "neutral" end groups, e.g., those generated by the use of fluorosulfinate initiator systems or organic peroxides.
- Chain transfer agents of any kind can significantly reduce the number of end groups. If desired, such as for improved processing, the presence of strong polar end groups such as S0 3 (_) can be minimized and in the case of COO ( ) end groups, the amount can be reduced through post treatments (e.g., decarboxylation).
- the cure site component allows one to cure the fluoropolymer.
- the cure site component can be partially or fully fluorinated.
- At least one cure site component of at least one fluoropolymer comprises a nitrogen-containing group.
- nitrogen-containing groups useful in the cure site monomers of the present invention include nitrile, imidate, amidine, amide, imide, and amine-oxide groups.
- Useful nitrile group-containing cure site monomers include nitrile-containing fluorinated olefins and nitrile-containing fluorinated vinyl ethers, such as depicted below:
- CF 2 CFO[CF 2 CF(CF 3 )0] q (CF 2 0) y CF(CF 3 )CN (9)
- CF 2 CF[OCF 2 CF(CF 3 )] r O(CF 2 ) t CN ( 10)
- Another suitable cure site component useful in the present invention is a fluoropolymer or fluorinated monomer material containing a halogen that is capable of participation in a peroxide cure reaction.
- a halogen may be present along a fluoropolymer chain and/or in a terminal position.
- the halogen is bromine or iodine.
- Copolymerization is preferred to introduce the halogen in a position along a fluoropolymer chain. In this route, a selection of the fluoropolymer components mentioned above are combined with a suitable fluorinated cure site monomer.
- examples of the bromo- or iodo- fluorolefins include bromodifluoroethylene, bromotrifluoroethylene, iodotrifluoroethylene, l-bromo-2,2-difluoroethylene, and 4-bromo- 3,3,4,4-tetrafluorobutene-l, and the like.
- non-fluorinated bromo- or iodo- olefins e.g., vinyl bromide and 4-bromo-l-butene
- the amount of cure site component in a side chain position of the fluoropolymer is generally from about 0.05 to about 5 mol % (more preferably from 0.1 to 2 mol %).
- the cure site component may also occur in the terminal position of a fluoropolymer chain.
- Chain transfer agents or initiators are used to introduce the halogen in a terminal position.
- a suitable chain transfer agent is introduced in the reaction medium during polymer preparation, or derived from a suitable initiator.
- useful chain transfer agents include those having the formula R f Z x wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted C]-C ⁇ 2 fluoroalkyl radical, which may be perfluorinated, Z is Br or I, and x is 1 or 2.
- R is a substituted or unsubstituted C]-C ⁇ 2 fluoroalkyl radical, which may be perfluorinated, Z is Br or I, and x is 1 or 2.
- bromide include: CF 2 Br 2 , Br(CF 2 ) 2 Br, Br(CF 2 ) 4 Br, CF 2 (Cl)Br, CF 3 CF(Br)CF 2 Br, and the like.
- Examples of useful initiators include Na0 2 S(CF 2 ) n X, wherein X is Br or I, and n is 1 to 10.
- the amount of cure site component in a terminal position in the fluoropolymer is generally from about 0.05 to about 5 mol % (more preferably from 0.1 to 2 mol %).
- Cure site component combinations are also useful.
- a fluoropolymer containing a halogen that is capable of participation in a peroxide cure reaction may also contain a nitrogen-containing cure site component such as a nitrile group-containing cure site component.
- a nitrogen-containing cure site component such as a nitrile group-containing cure site component.
- from about 0.1 to about 5 mol % (more preferably from about 0.3 to about 2 mol %) of the total cure site component is incorporated into the fluoropolymer.
- the fluoropolymer compositions of the present invention are cured, at least in part, using an nonfluorinated organo-onium catalyst composition that is the reaction product of an organo- onium (such as a halide, hydroxide, alkoxide, etc.) and an acid or acid salt.
- an organo- onium such as a halide, hydroxide, alkoxide, etc.
- the catalyst composition includes a compound having the general formula:
- R, A, Q, R', and k are as described above.
- Preferred anions include those wherein R is selected from alkyl, benzyl, and phenyl, and A is selected from COO, SO 3 , and wherein A is O in the cases where R is aryl or alkaryl.
- the catalyst composition of the invention can be hydrated or anhydrous.
- the catalyst can be in the form of a complex with water and/or alcohol.
- the catalyst can be prepared by any known means.
- One example for catalyst preparation involves converting a commercially- available hydroxide precursor to a benzoate or acetate complex.
- Another example involves reacting an onium halide with an acid metal salt in a solvent, filtering the precipitated metal halide, and removing the solvent. Other routes will be apparent to the skilled artisan.
- the RA anion in the catalyst of the present invention may be a carboxylate, alkoxide, sulfate, sulfonate, or phenolate.
- substituted means substituted by substituents that do not interfere with the desired product, and "Ph” is phenyl.
- Suitable anions include the non-perfluorinated anions of the general formula:
- R x -Ph y -(-(CH 2 ) n -D) m wherein each R x is the same or different alkenyl or alkyl of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, which may be substituted or unsubstituted, x is 0 to 5, y is 0 or 1 , n is 0 to 10, m is 1 to 5, and D is selected from COO, OSO 3 , SO 3 , and O (when y is 1), provided that the sum of x and m is 6 or less and provided that x and y are not both zero.
- Useful anion examples include Ph-COO, Ph-O, CH 3 -(CH 2 ) p -0-S ⁇ 3 when p is 1 to 10, and carboxylates of the general formula R-COO wherein R is alkenyl, an alkyl of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, e.g., acetate or propionate, or an aryl of 6 to 20 carbon atoms.
- Multi-carboxylates, multi- sulfates, multi-sulfonates, and combinations thereof are also useful, e.g., OOC-(CH 2 ) p -COO 'and (") OOC-(CH 2 ) n -OS0 3 (") wherein p is 0 to 10, and Ph-((CH 2 ) p -COO (") ) q wherein p and q are independently 1 to 4.
- a preferred species of bifunctional carboxylic acid is oxalic acid.
- combinations of two or more compounds as described above can be used for RA in Formula 1.
- aromatic polyoxy compounds include the non-perfluorinated di-, tri-, and tetraoxybenzenes, naphthalenes, and anthracenes, and bisphenols of the formula:
- G is a bond or a difunctional aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic radical of 1 to 13 carbon atoms, or a thio, oxy, carbonyl, sulfinyl, or sulfonyl radical
- G and/or Ph are optionally substituted with at least one chlorine or fluorine atom
- y is 0 or 1
- each z is independently 1 or 2
- any aromatic ring of the polyoxy compound is optionally substituted with at least one atom of chlorine, or bromine atom, or carboxyl or an acyl radical (e.g., -COR, where R is H or a C ⁇ to C 8 alkyl, aryl or cycloalkyl group) or alkyl radical with, for example, 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
- acyl radical e.g., -COR, where R is H or a C ⁇ to C 8 alkyl, aryl or cycloalkyl group
- the oxygen groups can be attached in any position (other than number one) in either ring. Blends of two or more such compounds can also be used.
- the mono and bis complexes of R x -Ph-0-QR' k are also useful.
- a preferred class of these materials includes the bisphenols, such as those having the general formula: 0-Ph-C(CX 3 ) 2 -Ph-0 , wherein X is H, or CI.
- the mono-, bis-, and multi- complexes with QR ⁇ can be used.
- an organo-onium is the conjugate acid of a Lewis base (e.g., phosphine, amine, and sulfide) and can be formed by reacting said Lewis base with a suitable alkylating agent (e.g., an alkyl halide or acyl halide) resulting in an expansion of the valence of the electron donating atom of the Lewis base and a positive charge on the organo-onium compound.
- a suitable alkylating agent e.g., an alkyl halide or acyl halide
- the preferred organo-onium compounds for the present invention contain at least one heteroatom, i.e., a non-carbon atom such as P, S, or N, bonded to organic moieties.
- One class of quaternary organo-onium compounds particularly useful in the present invention broadly comprises relatively positive and relatively negative ions wherein a phosphorus, sulfur, or nitrogen generally comprises the central atom of the positive ion, and the negative ion is a nonfluorinated alkyl or cycloalkyl acid anion.
- Examples of suitable precursor compounds when Q is phosphorous include tetramethylphosphoniums, tributylallylphosphoniums, tributylbenzylphosphoniums, dibutyldiphenylphosphoniums, tetrabutylphosphoniums, tributyl(2-methoxy) propylphosphoniums, triphenylbenzylphosphoniums, and tetraphenylphosphoniums.
- These phosphoniums can be hydroxides, chlorides, bromides, alkoxides, phenoxides, etc.
- the tetraalkyl phosphonium hydroxides and tetraalkyl phosphonium alkoxides are preferred.
- the quaternary organo-onium compounds can also be used as inorganic salts. For example, selecting A as oxygen and R as a species the same or similar to QR' k , salts of the form (QR' 4 ) 2 + S0 4 2" are useful. Likewise, salts of the form ⁇ QR'k ⁇ (+) ⁇ OR ⁇ (_) such as (QR' ) + OH " are useful.
- the group ⁇ RA ⁇ M includes such materials as carbonates, sulfates, and other inorganic acid anions, and species the same as or similar to QR'.
- R, R', A, Q, k are as described above in reference to Formula 1.
- phosphonium salts such as: (PR' 4 + ) 2 C0 3 2 ⁇ (PR' 4 ) + OH " , (PR' 4 ) 2 + S0 4 2" and the like can be used in the present invention.
- the carbonates are preferred.
- phosphonium compounds include those selected from the group consisting of amino-phosphonium, phosphorane (e.g., triarylphosphorane), and phosphorous containing iminium compounds.
- the amino-phosphonium compounds useful in the present invention include those described in the art, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,259,463 (Moggi et al.).
- the class of phosphonium compounds useful in this invention includes phosphorane compounds such as triarylphosphorane compounds; some of the latter compounds are known and are described in the art, see for example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,752,787 (de Brunner), which descriptions are herein incorporated by reference.
- Such phosphorane compounds are first reacted with an acid to form a salt, which salt is then used as a curative component.
- Some of the triarylphosphorane compounds useful in this invention have the general formula:
- Ar is aryl, selected for example, from phenyl, substituted phenyl, e.g., methoxyphenyl, chlorophenyl, tolyl, and other known groups, e.g. naphthyl.
- R and R are selected from the group consisting of (1) separate groups selected individually from (a) hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, and carbalkoxy (Ci -C 6 alkyl) in the case of R , and (b) carbalkoxy (C ⁇ -C 6 alkyl) cyano, and -CONH 2 in the case of R ; and (2) a single group which together with the carbon atom to which the single group is attached form a cyclic group selected from the following:
- Representative phosphonium compounds include benzyltris(dimefhylamino) phosphonium chloride, and bis(benzyldiphenylphosphine)iminium chloride.
- Sulfonium compounds useful in this invention have at least one sulfur atom ionically associated with an anion and covalently bonded to three organic moieties (R') by means of carbon-sulfur covalent bonds. Said organic moieties can be the same or different.
- the sulfonium compounds may have more than one relatively positive sulfur atom, e.g.,
- a class of sulfonium compounds useful in the present invention comprises a salt having the formula: Z-R 6
- R , R , and R can be the same or different, provided that at least one of such groups is aromatic, and such groups can be selected from C 4 -C 20 aromatic radicals (e.g., substituted and unsubstituted phenyl, thienyl, and furanyl) and C
- the alkyl radicals include substituted alkyl radicals (for example, substitutents such as halogen other than fluorine, hydroxy, alkoxy, aryl.
- R 8 is aryl or acyl (such as acetyl, benzoyl, etc.); a carbon-to-carbon bond; and -CR 9 R 10 — where
- R 9 and R 10 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C]-C 4 alkyl radicals, and C 2 -C 4 alkenyl radicals.
- the sulfonium compounds have at least one aryl group for R'.
- the preferred positive ion has the general formula is NR' or HNR' 3 , wherein R' is as described above.
- Representative quaternary organo-oniums useful as precursor compounds include phenyltrimethylammoniums, tetrapentylammoniums, tetrapropylammoniums, tetrahexylammoniums, tetraheptylammoniums, tetramethylammoniums, tetrabutylammoniums, tributylbenzyl ammoniums, tributylallylammoniums, tetrabenzylammoniums, tetraphenylammoniums, diphenyl diethylamino ammoniums, triphenylbenzylammoniums, 8-benzyl-l ,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-eniums, benzyltris(dimethylamino)
- ammoniums can be hydroxides, chlorides, bromides, alkoxides, phenoxides, etc.
- positive ions tetrabutylammonium and tetraphenylammonium are preferred.
- the preferred positive ions include tetraphenylarsonium chloride and tetraphenylstibonium chloride. Overall, the tetraalkylphosphonium compounds are more preferred for the positive ion of the catalyst.
- the precursors described above are generally commercially available (e.g., from Aldrich Chemicals, Milwaukee, WI) or may be prepared by procedures known in the art.
- the acids or salts of hydrocarbons useful in preparing the catalyst of the present invention have the general formula RCOOM, RSO 3 M, ROSO 3 M, or ROM.
- R is as described above with Formula (1), and M is hydrogen, or an alkali or alkaline earth metal.
- Representative materials for R are the carboxylates, sulfates, sulfonates, and phenolates described above.
- blends of two or more catalyst compounds as described above which includes blends of two or more RA groups and/or two or more QR' k groups, can be used.
- the catalyst composition of the present invention can be prepared by any suitable method.
- the two components of the active complex used as the catalyst composition in the present invention, ⁇ RA ⁇ ⁇ QR' k ⁇ can be incorporated separately as an acid or a salt, e.g., RAX wherein X is selected from hydrogen or the alkali or alkaline earth metals, of which H, K, Na, and NH 4 , are preferred, and QR' k Z, wherein Z is selected from an anion, which may be organic or inorganic, preferably CI, Br, OH, OR , or S0 .
- the two components can be added to the inventive elastomer gum separately or as a mixture.
- the active complex is formed in situ during processing, heating, and curing.
- the complexes should be prepared before incorporation into the fluoroelastomer composition, and the resulting salts, XZ, should be filtered or washed out before the active complex is incorporated into the elastomer gum.
- Other suitable methods which are known in the art, also may be used to prepare the catalyst composition.
- the two components of the catalyst composition can be dissolved into a suitable solvent (e.g., an alcohol) before precipitating and filtering out the resulting salt, XZ.
- Salt formation can be avoided by reacting the onium component as the onium-hydroxide or onium-alkoxide with the acid component of the catalyst composition (e.g., reacting Bu 4 NOH with RCOOH).
- the active complexes can be incorporated into the elastomer gum when dissolved in a solvent or as a dried compound.
- An excess of the QR' k material e.g., tetraalkyl phosphonium chloride
- the free acid e.g., RAH
- An effective amount of the selected curative compound ( ⁇ RA ⁇ ⁇ QR' k ⁇ ) is used to crosslink the fluoropolymer.
- the amount of curative is too low, the fluoropolymer may not crosslink sufficiently to develop the desired physical properties and/or may crosslink more slowly than desired.
- the amount of curative is too high, the fluoropolymer may crosslink into a material that is less compliant than desired and/or may crosslink too rapidly for the desired process conditions.
- the selection of a particular composition can affect the amount of curative desired. For example, the type and/or amount of filler selected may retard or accelerate curing relative to a similar, but unfilled, composition, requiring an appropriate adjustment in the amount of curative that is known to those skilled in the art.
- the composition of the fluoropolymer also affects the amount of one or more curatives.
- an effective amount of a first selected curative compound is used to crosslink the fluoropolymer having interpolymerized units derived from a nitrile group- containing monomer together with an effective amount of a second selected curative compound used to crosslink the other fluoropolymer.
- the first and second selected curatives may have the same or different composition. That is, either one or both selected curatives may function to crosslink either one or both fluoropolymers.
- the effective amount of curative which may include more than one composition, is in the range of 0.2 to 10 millimoles curative per hundred parts of gum (mmhr) (more preferably 0.5 to 5 mmhr).
- One of the advantages of the present invention is controllable cure rheology.
- the inventive compositions After an initial drop in torque, corresponding to an increase in temperature of the material, the inventive compositions have available a relatively long period of time ("induction time") after which the torque increases rapidly to its final or maximum value.
- the rapid increase in the torque corresponds to a rapid increase in the viscosity of the composition as it crosslinks.
- the induction time is controllable from seconds to several minutes. This allows a sufficient amount of induction time for a particular inventive composition to be formed or molded before the onset of cure.
- This rheology also provides a rapid completion of the cure cycle after the cure onset, so the cure cycle is not unnecessarily prolonged.
- compositions of the present invention can be completely formed or molded rapidly, cured to a state that they can be handled without damage, and removed from the mold.
- the fluoropolymer composition curing can also be modified by using other types of curatives along with the catalyst of the present invention.
- curatives include bis-aminophenols (e.g., as described in U.S. 5,767,204 and U.S. 5,700,879), bis- amidooximes (e.g., as described in U.S. 5,621 ,145), and ammonium salts (e.g., as described in U.S. 5,565,512).
- organometallic compounds of arsenic, antimony and tin can be used, for example as described in U.S. 4,281,092; and U.S. 5,554,680.
- Particular examples include allyl-, propargyl-, triphenyl- allenyl-, and tetraphenyltin and triphenyltin hydroxide.
- ammonia-generating compounds include compounds that are solid or liquid at ambient conditions but that generate ammonia under conditions of cure. Such compounds include, for example, hexamethylene tetramine (urotropin), dicyandiamide, and metal-containing compounds of the formula:
- a W+ (NH 3 ) X Y W - (15) wherein A w is a metal cation such as Cu , Co , Co , Cu , and Ni ; w is equal to the valance of the metal cation; Y " is a counterion, typically a halide, sulfate, nitrate, acetate or the like; and x is an integer from 1 to about 7.
- ammonia-generating compounds are substituted and unsubstituted triazine derivatives such as those of the formula:
- R ( 16) wherein R is a hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl, or aralkyl group having from 1 to about 20 carbon atoms.
- Specific useful triazine derivatives include hexahydro-1 ,3,5-s- triazine and acetaldehyde ammonia trimer.
- the fluoroelastomer compositions of the invention can be cured using one or more peroxide curatives along with the catalysts described above.
- Suitable peroxide curatives generally are those which generate free radicals at curing temperatures, such as those described in WO 99/48939, the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.
- Dialkyl peroxide and bis(dialkyl peroxide), each of which decomposes at a temperature above 50°C, are especially preferred. In many cases it is preferred to use a d i-tertiary butyl peroxide having a tertiary carbon atom attached to peroxy oxygen atom.
- peroxides of this type are 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(tertiarybutylperoxy)hexyne-3 and 2,5-dimethyl-2,5- di(tertiarybutylperoxy)hexane.
- Other peroxides can be selected from such compounds as dicumyl peroxide, dibenzoyl peroxide, tertiarybutyl perbenzoate, a,a'-Z>/.v(/-butylperoxy- diisopropylbenzene), and di[l ,3-dimethyl-3-(t-butylperoxy)-butyl]carbonate.
- about 1 to 3 parts of peroxide per 100 parts of perfluoroelastomer is used.
- R is a Ci- C 8 linear or branched alkylene, cycloalkylene, or oxyalkylene.
- the combination of catalyst and curative is generally from about 0.01 to about 10 mol% (more preferably from about 0.1 to about 5 mol%) of the total fluoropolymer amount.
- the fluoropolymer compositions can include any of the adjuvants commonly employed in curable fluoropolymer formulations.
- one material often blended with a fluoropolymer composition as a part of a curative system is a coagent (sometimes also referred to as a co-curative) composed of a polyunsaturated compound that is capable of cooperating with the peroxide curative to provide a useful cure.
- coagents are particularly useful in combination with a peroxide curative.
- the coagent(s) can generally be added in an amount equal to between 0.1 and 10 parts coagent per hundred parts fluoropolymer (phr), preferably between 1 and 5 phr.
- coagents useful with the organo-onium compound of the present invention include triallyl cyanurate; triallyl isocyanurate; tri(methylallyl) isocyanurate; tris(diallylamine)-s-triazine; triallyl phosphite; N,N-diallyl acrylamide; hexaallyl phosphoramide; N,N,N',N'-tetraalkyl tetraphthalamide; N,N,N',N'- tetraallyl malonamide; trivinyl isocyanurate; 2,4,6-trivinyl methyltrisiloxane; and tri(5-norbornene-2- methylene)cyanurate.
- triallyl isocyanurate Particularly useful is triallyl isocyanurate.
- Other useful coagents include the ⁇ w-olefms disclosed in EP 0 661 304 Al, EP 0 784 064 Al , EP 0 769 521 A 1, and U.S. 5,585,449.
- the optional alcohol has the general formula R -OH, wherein R is alkyl group having
- R can be fluorinated, e.g., Rf-CH -OH or Rf-CH 2 CH 2 -OH wherein Rf is a perfluoroalkyl, e.g., C n F n+ ⁇ where n is 1 to 20, or perfluorocycloalkyl, e.g., C m F 2m- ⁇ where m is 3 to 20, or a C ⁇ -C 20 fluoroalkenyl.
- Rf can also be partially fluorinated.
- partially fluorinated means where one or more F atoms in the alkyl group is replaced with H, CI, Br, or I, provided at least one F atom remains.
- Rf can also contain at least one heteroatom, i.e., a non-carbon atom such as O, P, S, or N.
- the alcohol is selected to be compatible in the overall composition.
- the alcohol should also remain in a mixture of fluoropolymer with catalyst during milling operations.
- the alcohol preferably evaporates during subsequent processing at higher temperatures, such as during post-cure operations. Examples of presently preferred alcohols include octanol and decanol.
- An effective amount of alcohol is used in the curative system. This amount is determined by several factors including the desired ratio of alcohol to catalyst, the particular alcohol chosen, and the milling temperature. The particular level for a selected composition is normally a matter of routine experimentation. Generally, this amount is in the range of 0.01 to 10 (more preferably 0.5 to 5) parts by weight alcohol per hundred parts by weight fluoropolymer.
- a particular composition of the present invention may include two or more fluoropolymer(s) (provided that at least one fluoropolymer includes interpolymerized units derived from a nitrogen-containing monomer), a catalyst composition of Formula (1), a peroxide curative selected to crosslink one or more than one of the fluoropolymer(s), optionally a coagent such as triallyl isocyanurate, and optionally, an alcohol.
- a peroxide curative selected to crosslink one or more than one of the fluoropolymer(s)
- a coagent such as triallyl isocyanurate
- an alcohol optionally, an alcohol.
- Additives such as carbon black, stabilizers, plasticizers, lubricants, fillers, and processing aids typically utilized in fluoropolymer compounding can be incorporated into the compositions, provided that they have adequate stability for the intended service conditions.
- low temperature performance can be enhanced by incorporation of perfluoropolyethers. See, e.g., U.S. 5,268,405.
- Carbon black fillers are typically also employed in fluoropolymers as a means to balance modulus, tensile strength, elongation, hardness, abrasion resistance, conductivity, and processability of the compositions. Suitable examples include MT blacks (medium thermal black) designated N-991, N-990, N-908, and N-907; FEF N-550; and large particle size furnace blacks. When large size particle black is used, 1 to 70 parts filler per hundred parts fluoropolymer (phr) is generally sufficient.
- Fluoropolymer fillers may also be present in the compositions. Generally, from 1 to 50 phr of fluoropolymer filler is used.
- the fluoropolymer filler can be finely divided and easily dispersed as a solid at the highest temperature used in fabrication and curing of the inventive composition. By solid, it is meant that the filler material, if partially crystalline, will have a crystalline melting temperature above the processing temperature(s) of the curable composition(s).
- the preferred way to incorporate fluoropolymer filler is by blending latices. This procedure, including various kinds of fluoropolymer filler, is described in USSN 09/495,600, filed 01 February 2000, the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference.
- One or more acid acceptors can also be added to the inventive composition. However, where the presence of extractable metallic compounds is undesirable (such as for semiconductor applications) the use of inorganic acid acceptors should be minimized, and preferably avoided altogether.
- Useful acid acceptors include, for example, zinc oxide, calcium hydroxide, calcium carbonate, magnesium oxide, silica, etc.
- curable fluoropolymer compositions of the invention may also be combined with other curable fluoropolymer compositions such as peroxide-curable fluoropolymer compositions.
- additional curable fluoropolymer compositions may also employ small amounts of cure site monomers as a comonomer.
- Suitable cure site monomers are those which, when combined with a curative (e.g., a peroxide) and, preferably a coagent, will provide a cured composition.
- a curative e.g., a peroxide
- coagent e.g., a coagent
- these cure site monomers include at least one halo group (e.g., a bromo or an iodo group).
- the curable fluoropolymer compositions can be prepared by mixing one or more fluoropolymer(s), the catalyst, any selected additive or additives, any additional curatives (if desired), and any other adjuvants (if desired) in conventional rubber processing equipment.
- the desired amounts of compounding ingredients and other conventional adjuvants or ingredients can be added to the unvulcanized fluorocarbon gum stock and intimately admixed or compounded therewith by employing any of the usual rubber mixing devices such as internal mixers, (e.g., Banbury mixers), roll mills, or any other convenient mixing device.
- the temperature of the mixture during the mixing process typically should not rise above about 120°C. During mixing, it is preferable to distribute the components and adjuvants uniformly throughout the gum for effective cure.
- the mixture is then processed and shaped, such as by extrusion (e.g., into the shape of a tube or a hose lining) or by molding (e.g., in the form of an O-ring seal).
- the shaped article can then be heated to cure the gum composition and form a cured article.
- Molding or press curing of the compounded mixture usually is conducted at a temperature sufficient to cure the mixture in a desired time duration under a suitable pressure. Generally, this is between about 95°C and about 230°C, preferably between about 150°C and about 205°C, for a period of from about 1 minute to 15 hours, typically from 5 minutes to 30 minutes.
- a pressure of between about 700 kPa and about 21,000 kPa is usually imposed on the compounded mixture in a mold.
- the molds first may be coated with a release agent and prebaked.
- the cure rheology of the compositions of the present invention maintain near their minimum viscosities during typical processing operations, providing improved scorch resistance and greater options in processing conditions over known materials.
- the advantages in processing do not detrimentally affect the resulting physical properties of the final cured product and the resultant fluoropolymers of the present invention have excellent high- temperature properties and low compression set values.
- the molded mixture or press-cured article is then usually post-cured (e.g., in an oven) at a temperature and for a time sufficient to complete the curing, usually between about 150°C and about 300°C, typically at about 232°C, for a period of from about 2 hours to 50 hours or more, generally increasing with the cross-sectional thickness of the article.
- the temperature during the post cure is usually raised gradually from the lower limit of the range to the desired maximum temperature.
- the maximum temperature used is preferably about 300°C, and this value is held for about 4 hours or more.
- This post-cure step generally completes the cross-linking and may also release residual volatiles from the cured compositions.
- One example of a suitable post-cure cycle involves exposing molded parts to heat under nitrogen using six stages of conditions. First, the temperature is increased from 25 to 200°C over six hours, then the parts are held at 200°C for 16 hours, after which the temperature is increased from 200 to 250°C over 2 hours. Then the parts are held at 250°C for 8 hours, after which the temperature is increased from 250 to 300°C over 2 hours. Then the parts are held at 300°C for 16 hours. Finally, the parts are returned to ambient temperature such as by shutting off the oven heat.
- the fluoropolymer compositions are useful in production of articles such as O-rings, gaskets, tubing, and seals. Such articles are produced by molding a compounded formulation of the fluoropolymer composition with various additives under pressure, curing the article, and then subjecting it to a post-cure cycle.
- the curable compositions formulated without inorganic acid acceptors are particularly well suited for applications such as seals and gaskets for manufacturing semiconductor devices, and in seals for high temperature automotive uses.
- Cure rheology Tests were run on uncured, compounded samples using a Monsanto Moving Die Rheometer (MDR) Model 2000 in accordance with ASTM D 5289-93a at 177°C, no pre-heat, 30 minute elapsed time, and a 0.5 degree arc. Both the minimum torque (ML) and highest torque attained during a specified period of time when no plateau or maximum torque was obtained (MH) were measured. Also measured were the time for the torque to increase 2 units above ML (“t s 2”), the time for the torque to reach a value equal to M L + 0.5(MH - ML) ("t'50”), and the time for the torque to reach M L + 0.9(M H - M L ) ("t'90").
- MDR Monsanto Moving Die Rheometer
- Mooney Scorch Measurements were taken at 121 °C, following the procedures described in ASTM D 1646. Minimum viscosity (units), and the time in minutes to increase to various viscosity levels were recorded. For example, the time to reach a 3, 12, and 18 unit rise typically was recorded.
- Post-Cure Press-cured sample sheets were exposed to heat under nitrogen using the following six stages of conditions: 25 to 200°C over 6 hours; 200°C for 16 hours; 200 to 250°C over 2 hours; 250°C for 8 hours; 250 to 300°C over 2 hours; and 300°C for 16 hours. The samples were returned to ambient temperature before testing.
- Heat Aging Press-cured and post-cured sample sheets were exposed to heat in air for 70 hours at 290°C and then returned to ambient temperature before testing.
- O-ring samples were measured using ASTM 395-89 Method B.
- the O-rings had a cross-sectional thickness of 0.139 in. (3.5 mm.). Results are reported as a percentage of the original deflection.
- a tributyl-(2-methoxy)-propyl phosphonium benzoate catalyst was prepared by reacting 0.55 g benzoic acid, 0.64 g NaOCH 3 solution in methanol (25% solids), and 1.0 g tributyl-(2- methoxy)-propyl phosphonium chloride in methanol (85% solids), and 12 g methanol. The resulting NaCl was decanted from the catalyst and the remaining methanol was stripped.
- a tetrabutyl phosphonium carbonate catalyst was prepared by saturating a 40% solution in water of tetrabutyl phosphonium hydroxide with dry ice. The water was removed by vacuum distillation (rotavap) followed by two consecutive vacuum strips from ethanol.
- Example 2 a fluoropolymer gum was prepared and compounded as above except that 3 millimoles of a tributyl-(2-methoxy)-propyl phosphonium acetate catalyst was substituted.
- a fluoropolymer was prepared by emulsion polymerization that contained 62.0 mol% TFE, 37.4 mol% PMVE, and 0.6 mol% bromotrifluoroethylene.
- This fluoropolymer (30 g) was compounded with 70 g of the fluoroelastomer of Example 1, 1.5 mmhr of the catalyst of Example 1, 0.6 mmhr peroxide (2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(t-butyperoxy) hexane, available as Varox® DBPH from R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Norwalk, CT), 1 g triallylisocyanurate (TAIC), 15 phr FEF N550 carbon black, and 0.4 g n-octanol.
- TAIC triallylisocyanurate
- Example 5 a fluoropolymer gum was prepared and compounded as in Example 4, except that 4 g Ti0 was included and the carbon black was omitted. Samples were press-cured as in Example 4. Samples were post-cured for 24 h in nitrogen at 132°C followed by 4 h in air at 300°C. The samples were returned to ambient temperature before testing.
- Example 3 was heat aged for 70 h at 270°C rather than the 290°C of Examples I and 2.
- the asterisk on the third compression set test for Example 3 indicates that 70 h at 270°C was used, rather than 290°C.
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