COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF

摘要

The invention herein is directed to article and process for making it. The article is characterized by a substrate composed of a ring-opened polymer of a norbornene-type monomer having tricyclic or higher cyclic structure and a polymer sheet tenaciously adhering to the substrate. The process includes the steps of positioning the polymer sheet in a mold, flowing the monomer in a liquid state in a plurality of streams into the mold, polymerizing the monomer in the mold by ring-opening of the monomer, and removing the article from the mold with the polymer sheet on at least one outer surface thereof. Metathesis catalyst and cocatalyst components are added to at least one of the monomer streams along with a halogen source. The advantages realized hereby include good adhesion between the substrate and the polymer sheet without the use of a coupling agent or an adhesive, reduced odor which is realized by blocking of at least one surface of the article, and improved surface characteristics. The process can be carried out by reaction injection molding (RIM) in substantial absence of a solvent or diluent. In such an operation, solubility of the catalyst and cocatalyst components is desirable. 0827E