POLYMER BLEND COMPOSITION SUITABLE AS OPTICAL MATERIAL

摘要

A polymer blend of 2-80 wt % of an acrylic or methacrylic ester base polymer and the balance of a ternary copolymer of vinylidene fluoride (VDF), hexafluoroacetone (HFA) and tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) is very high in transparency and serves as a thermoplastic resin useful for optical purposes. The first polymer of the blend can be selected from homopolymers and copolymers of C1-C4 alkyl acrylates and methacrylates. The second polymer is preferably made up of 2-15 mol % of HFA, 5-60 mol % of TFE and the balance of VDF. The polymer blend has a relatively low index of refraction, which can be controlled by selecting the first and second polymers and/or by varying the blending ratio. The polymer blend is soluble in various organic solvents. Besides, the polymer blend serves as a thermochromic material that becomes opaque by heating and resumes transparency by cooling.