Abstract:
PURPOSE: To improve air permeability and flexibility of a cushion material by forming a foamed body having voids communicating at a designated percentage of void out of deformed polyolefine resin foam particles, and setting the compressive strength to a designated value. CONSTITUTION: A foamed body having voids communicating at the percentage of void of 10% or more is formed out of deformed polyolefine resin foam particles 1. The respective foam particles 1 have a hollow hole P, and have projections (e) according to the sphere. In order to obtain flexibility required as a cushion material, the 40% compressive strength of the foamed body is set to 0.5kgf/cm or less. To be preferable, it is 0.4kgf/cm or less. The compressive strength is given to the cushion material, whereby in the case where the compressive stress applied to the cushion material is comparatively small, it is possible to obtain cushioning performance like soft or semi-hard urethane foam.
Abstract:
PURPOSE:To provide a polypropylene-based resin foamed particle containing an antistatic agent, however, excellent in fusion-bonding properties of particles when molded in a mold and capable of producing a foamed molding excellent in antistatic properties and its production method. CONSTITUTION:This foamed particle is produced by foaming a resin particle composed of a polypropylene-based resin containing 0.1 to 5.0-wt.% nonionic surfactant having antistatic properties and 200 to 1000 average molecular weight and exhibiting 50 to 95 J/g heat of fusion in DSC curve as the base resin. The foamed particle has a specified crystal structure and the quantity of heat at the high-temperature peak is 10 to 30J/g. Production of this foamed particle is carried out by dispersing polypropylene-based resin particles containing a nonionic surfactant in the presence of an inorganic gas-based foaming agent in a dispersion medium in a tightly closed tank, heating them up to >= the softening temperature of the resin particles and then discharging the resin particles and the dispersion medium from the tank under a reduced pressure to foam the resin particles.
Abstract:
PURPOSE:To obtain the subject expanded resin particles at a high expansion ratio by dispersing crosslinked polyolefinic resin particles impregnated with an inorganic gaseous foaming agent in a dispersion medium in a hermetically sealed container, then releasing the resultant resin particles and dispersion medium at a temperature above the softening temperature of the resin to an atmosphere under a low pressure and expanding the resin. CONSTITUTION:A water-soluble inorganic substance (e.g. borax) and a water-insoluble inorganic substance (e.g. silica) are added to a polyolefinic resin (e.g. low-density polyethylene) and the resultant mixture is then melt kneaded in an extruder, extruded from a die at the tip of the extruder into a strand form, quenched in water, subsequently cut and granulated into a pellet-like shape. The obtained pellets are then subjected to crosslinking treatment with dicumyl peroxide and further dispersed in a dispersion medium (e.g. water) in a hermetically sealed container. An inorganic gaseous foaming agent (e.g. dry ice) is then added and volatilized to impregnate the resin particles. The resin particles and the dispersion medium are subsequently released from the interior of the container to an atmosphere under a low pressure to expand the resin particles. Thereby, the objective expanded resin particles are obtained.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a polypropylene-based resin foam particle which is suppressed in embrittlement of foam at low temperatures and has good low-temperature impact resistance, and a compact thereof.SOLUTION: A polypropylene-based resin foam particle is produced from a polypropylene-based resin composition which has a melting point of 125-150°C, shows a single peak in the range of -20 to 20°C in a temperature-loss tangent(tanδ) curve obtained by solid dynamic viscoelasticity measurement, a temperature of the peak of 8°C or lower and a maximum value of tanδ of 0.12 or greater. A polypropylene-based resin foam particle has such a crystalline structure that there appear an endothermic peak (intrinsic peak) intrinsic to the polypropylene-based resin composition and another endothermic peak (high-temperature peak) on the high-temperature side relative to the intrinsic peak in the DSC curve (DSC curve for first heating) obtained when heating 1-3 mg of the foam particles from 25°C to 200°C at a programming rate of 10°C/min by the heat flux differential scanning calorimetry.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a polyolefinic resin foam particle molding excellent in terms of expandability and molding fusibility and stably expressing, while preserving excellent characteristics unique to polyolefinic resins, an electrostatic diffusibility confined to a surface resistivity range of 1×10to 1×10Ω.SOLUTION: The polyolefinic resin foam particle molding of the present invention is a foam particle molding obtained by intra-mold-molding composite foam particles wherein polyolefinic resin coat layers are coated on polyolefinic resin foam core layers and have the following characteristics: the polyolefinic resin coat layer is constituted by a mixture of a polyolefinic resin (A), a polymeric antistatic agent (B), and electroconductive carbon black (C); the polymeric antistatic agent (B) is a block copolymer of a polyether block and a polyolefin block; the weight ratio between the polyolefinic resin (A) and the polymeric antistatic agent (B) (A : B) is confined to a specified range; the blending ratio of the electroconductive carbon black (C) is confined to a specified range; the surface resistivity of the foam particle molding is 1×10to 1×10Ω.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an impact absorption member for vehicles which is formed of a foamed synthetic resin particle molding using a composite resin, comprising a polystyrene resin component and a polyethylene resin component, as a base resin, and, even if having a structure with a minimum thickness of less than 10 mm, exhibits satisfactory flame retardancy and is excellent in mechanical properties such as impact absorption performance.SOLUTION: A foamed synthetic resin particle molding includes a thin part having a minimum thickness of less than 10 mm. The foamed synthetic resin particle molding includes a composite resin comprising 50-80 pts.mass of a polystyrene resin component and 20-50 pts.mass of a polyethylene resin component (wherein the total amount of both is 100 pts.mass), as a base resin, and includes a flame retardant. The polystyrene resin contains a butyl acrylate component unit as a copolymerization component, and the content of the butyl acrylate component unit is not less than 1 mass% and less than 3 mass% per 100 mass% of the polystyrene resin.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide foamed polypropylene resin particles that can be heat-molded under a low steam pressure, does not leave any resin deposit on a surface of a molding die in molding, is excellent in fusibility between the foamed particles and is capable of yielding a smooth-surfaced, highly flexible molded product of foamed particles, and the smooth-surfaced, highly flexible molded product of the foamed polypropylene resin particles.SOLUTION: The foamed polypropylene resin particles are multilayered foamed particles obtained by expanding multilayered resin particles comprising a core layer and a coating layer formed from a polypropylene resin, provided that the weight ratio of the core layer to the coating layer is from 99.5:0.5 to 80:20. Regarding the polypropylene resin forming the core layer and the polypropylene resin forming the coating layer, the difference in their melting points falls within a specific range, the ratio of amounts of partial melting heat within the temperature range equal to or higher than the melting point falls within a specific range, the difference in their flexural modulus falls within a specific range, and the flexural modulus of the polypropylene resin forming the core layer is equal to or smaller than a prescribed value.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a molded product of a polypropylene-based resin expanded particle with a low expansion ratio having excellent fusibility between expanded particles mutually, small density difference between a surface part and an inner part of the molded product, better mechanical properties, such as compressive strength, compared with a conventional one, and also excellent appearance. SOLUTION: In an in-mold molding method with the polypropylene-based resin expanded particle, the expanded particle has apparent density of 100-720 g/L, a ratio between the apparent density before and after heating of 1 to 1.7 when heated in a pressure-resistant container with saturated water vapor at a melting temperature of the expanded particle for 10 seconds, and compressibility of 0-15% when filled in the mold. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a molded article from polypropylenic resin foamed particles which is capable of stably giving a foamed molded article therefrom having excellent physical properties even when produced in-mold molding at low heating temperatures, without impairing the excellent properties of the above foamed molded article characteristic in high toughness, high heat resistance, ready-to-incinerate property, easy-to-recycle property, etc. SOLUTION: The polypropylenic resin foamed particles are provided, which have a melting point of 120°C or higher and lower than 140°C, wherein the melting point is determined from a DSC curve determined by heat flux differential scanning calorimetry in accordance with JIS K7121-1987 in which a test piece of 1 to 3 mg of the polypropylene resin foamed particles is heated to 200°C at a heating rate of 10°C/min, then cooled to 30°C at a rate of 10°C/min, and again heated from 30°C to 200°C at a heating rate of 10°C/min, to determine the DSC curve. The polypropylenic resin foamed praticles have an apparent density ratio [(the apparent density before heated)/(the apparent density after heated)] of not greater than 1.5 when heated for 10 s by saturated steam at a temperature higher by 5°C than the melting point thereof in a pressure vessel. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT