Polyvinyl Acetal Resin Composition for Wide Temperature Strength

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Solution Overview

Problem

Polyvinyl acetal resins exhibit temperature-dependent mechanical strength, being strong at low temperatures but fragile and soft at high temperatures, limiting their mechanical strength over a wide temperature range.

Innovation Solution

A polyvinyl acetal resin composition with a crosslinked structure dispersed as a dispersed phase in a continuous phase, adjusted to have specific dynamic viscoelastic properties, including a maximum loss tangent at 40°C or higher and 10°C or lower, enhancing mechanical strength across a broad temperature range.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If polyvinyl acetal resin is used as a thermoplastic resin, then it has great breaking strength at low temperatures, but it becomes fragile with small elongation rate at low temperatures and too soft with poor breaking strength at high temperatures

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebreaking strengthVSAvoidmechanical strength over temperature range
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a composite material system consisting of polyvinyl acetal resin as the continuous phase and crosslinked structure-containing resin as the dispersed phase. This composite structure allows the continuous phase to provide toughness and elongation at low temperatures, while the crosslinked dispersed phase maintains structural integrity and breaking strength at high temperatures, thereby resolving the temperature-dependent mechanical strength limitation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by creating regions with different structural characteristics within the material. The crosslinked structure-containing resin forms discrete dispersed phases distributed throughout the polyvinyl acetal continuous phase. These localized crosslinked regions provide high-temperature strength where needed, while the surrounding polyvinyl acetal matrix maintains low-temperature flexibility and elongation, allowing different parts of the material to exhibit optimal properties for their respective temperature conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Ease of operation

If the polyvinyl acetal resin is made softer to improve elongation rate at high temperatures, then the breaking strength at high temperatures improves, but the breaking strength at low temperatures deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveelongation rateVSAvoidbreaking strength
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The composite structure enables the material to exhibit appropriate mechanical properties for each temperature condition. At high temperatures, the crosslinked dispersed phases act as reinforcing elements that prevent excessive softening while allowing sufficient elongation. At low temperatures, the polyvinyl acetal continuous phase maintains its inherent toughness and breaking strength, preventing the material from becoming too brittle.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The composition achieves excellent mechanical strength from low to high temperatures by inducing shape deformation at low temperatures and maintaining toughness at high temperatures due to hydrogen bonding and crosslinked structure aggregation.

Implementation Method 1

a maximum value of a loss tangent derived from the polyvinyl acetal resin at 40° C. or higher and a maximum value of a loss tangent derived from the resin having a crosslinked structure at 10° C. or lower in measurement of a dynamic viscoelasticity spectrum

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectViscoelasticity: Viscoelasticity

Implementation Method 2

maintaining toughness at high temperatures due to hydrogen bonding and crosslinked structure aggregation

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHydrogen bonding: Chemical Bonding

Data Source

PatentUS9512310B2Polyvinyl acetal-based resin composition
Publication Date: 2016.12.06 SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO LTD

AI summary

The present invention provides a polyvinyl acetal resin composition exerting excellent mechanical strength over a wide temperature range from low temperatures to high temperatures. The present invention provides a polyvinyl acetal resin composition containing a polyvinyl acetal resin and a resin having a crosslinked structure, the polyvinyl acetal resin composition having a structure in which the resin having a crosslinked structure is dispersed as a dispersed phase in the polyvinyl acetal resin as a continuous phase, the polyvinyl acetal resin composition having a maximum value of a loss tangent derived from the polyvinyl acetal resin at 40° C. or higher and a maximum value of a loss tangent derived from the resin having a crosslinked structure at 10° C. or lower in measurement of a dynamic viscoelasticity spectrum at a frequency of 10 Hz.