JP5204742B2 - Film comprising elastomer composition for production of melt spread containing controlled distribution block polymer, method for producing the same, and composite molded article - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an elastomer composition having excellent melt spreadability. The composition of the present invention contains a specific polymer or the like in a specific ratio, and has an excellent balance of heat resistance, elongation, and modulus. Therefore, the composition is melt-extended to melt and extend such as film and thread It is suitable for manufacturing with good productivity. The present invention also relates to a film comprising the above composition.

  Several elastomer compositions similar to the present invention are known. Moreover, molded articles, such as a film which consists of these compositions, are also disclosed.

Japanese Patent No. 3219952 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-147673 JP 2001-131384 A Japanese Patent No. 3700515 Republished WO2006 / 057361 JP 2007-106985 A JP 2008-001808 A Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 08-231817 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-130552 JP 2004-331685 A

However, the composition described in the above-mentioned known invention has a problem that the melt ductility is poor or insufficient, so that the productivity of a film-like product or a filamentous product is not good.
An object of the present invention is to provide an elastomer composition having good adhesion to polyurethane, which can produce a melt-extended product such as a film-like product or a thread-like product having an excellent balance of heat resistance, elongation, and modulus with high productivity. And That is, an object of the present invention is to provide an elastomer composition having an excellent balance of heat resistance, elongation and modulus, and good adhesion to polyurethane having excellent melt spreadability. The explanation of melt spreadability will be described later.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, an elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product used for the film according to claim 1,
(1) Block copolymer having two polymer blocks A containing an aromatic vinyl monomer unit as a main constituent unit and one polymer block B containing a conjugated diene monomer unit as a main constituent unit 100 parts by weight of the polymer or block polymer C which is a hydrogenated product thereof,
(2) 50 to 200 parts by weight of softener D,
(3) 10 to 300 parts by weight of an ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E containing an ethylene unit as an essential monomer unit, having a molecular weight distribution of 1 to 3 and a melting temperature of 30 ° C. or higher and lower than 110 ° C. ,
(4) 210 to 1000 parts by weight of propylene polymer F containing propylene units as essential monomer units, having a molecular weight distribution of 1 to 3 and a melting temperature of 110 to 160 ° C., and (5) the following block 50 to 200 parts by weight of the polymer G is contained.
(Block polymer G is
One butadiene-styrene controlled distribution copolymer block Y,
A block copolymer Z itself having a total of two polystyrene blocks X at both ends of the copolymer block Y or a hydrogenated product of the block copolymer Z;
Butadiene-styrene controlled distribution copolymer block Y is
Having two or more regions YB containing butadiene units as main constituent units;
Having at least one region YS containing a styrene unit as a main constituent unit;
Both ends are butadiene-styrene copolymer blocks which are region YB. )

The elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product used in the film according to claim 2 is the elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product according to claim 1, wherein the propylene polymer F is produced using a metallocene catalyst. The ratio of propylene units based on all constituent monomer units of the propylene polymer F is 50 to 100% by weight.
The elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product used in the film according to claim 3 is the elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the propylene polymer F has a flexural modulus of 250 to 2000 MPa. It is characterized by being.
The elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product used in the film according to claim 4 is the elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E is An ethylene-octene copolymer produced using a metallocene catalyst.
The elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product used for the film according to claim 5 is the elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E is The bending elastic modulus is 1 to 200 MPa.
The elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product used in the film according to claim 6 is an aromatic vinyl constituting the polymer block A in the elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The monomer is styrene.
The elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product used for the film according to claim 7 is the elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product according to claim 6, wherein the block polymer C is a single component of the block polymer C. The ratio of styrene units based on body units is 20 to 50% by weight.
The elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product used for the film according to claim 8 is the elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the softening agent D has a kinematic viscosity at 40 ° C. Is 50 to 500 cSt.
The elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product used for the film according to claim 9 is the uncrosslinked elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
The elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product used for the film according to claim 10 is the elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the Vicat softening temperature is 100 to 150 ° C and the elongation is increased. The rate is 800 to 1200%, and the 300% modulus is 8 to 11 MPa.
The elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product for use in the film according to claim 11 is the elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein a cylinder temperature is 230 ° C, an orifice (exit portion, Die orifice) The temperature is 230 ° C, and the outlet shape of the orifice is discharged from the molten resin extrusion test device set to a circle with a diameter of 1 mm into the room at 23 ° C and 50% humidity at 1.82 m / min. A winding speed at which the filamentous melt of the composition can be wound without being cut is 60 m / min or more.
The method for producing a film according to claim 12 is characterized in that the elastomer composition defined in any one of claims 1 to 11 is extruded into a film by an extruder having a T-die attached thereto. .
Composite molding of the invention described in claim 13 is a molded body and a polyurethane molded article comprising the elastomeric composition to be Oite defined in any of claims 1 to 11 is thermally fused.

Since the composition of the present invention has the structure according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the elastomer composition has an excellent balance of heat resistance, elongation and modulus. In addition, the composition of the present invention has excellent melt spreadability. By melt-stretching the composition of the present invention, a melt-stretched product such as a film-like material and a thread-like material having excellent heat resistance and mechanical properties could be produced with high productivity. Films and filaments obtained by melting and spreading the composition of the present invention have good heat resistance, elongation, strength, elasticity (recovery force after deformation), and flexibility.
In addition, the composition of the present invention has high adhesion to polyurethane (fusion strength, that is, adhesion strength when heat-sealed).

In the present specification, when the numerical range is indicated by “lower limit numerical value to upper limit numerical value”, it means that the numerical value range is not less than the lower limit value and not more than the upper limit value.
Molecular weight and molecular weight distribution were measured by gel permeation chromatograph (hereinafter also referred to as GPC). The molecular weight distribution is a ratio (Mw / Mn) of a weight average molecular weight (hereinafter also referred to as Mw) and a number average molecular weight (hereinafter also referred to as Mn).
First, the block polymer C, the softening agent D, the ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E, the propylene polymer F, and the block polymer G, which are essential components of the composition of the present invention, will be described in order.

  The block polymer C is a component that imparts flexibility, heat resistance, strength, elasticity (restoration force after deformation), and modulus (hardness of deformation) to the obtained composition, and is blended at a specific ratio. This is a component that makes the composition excellent in melt spreadability. In the composition in which the block polymer C is not used, the above-described properties that are indispensable for the elastomer are impaired. That is, the block polymer C is an essential component for imparting the basic performance of the elastomer to the composition.

  The block polymer C has two polymer blocks A containing aromatic vinyl monomer units as main constituent units, and one polymer block B containing conjugated diene monomer units as main constituent units. The block copolymer itself may be sufficient, and the hydrogenated product of this block copolymer may be sufficient.

The polymer block A contains an aromatic vinyl monomer unit as a main constituent unit.
Examples of the aromatic vinyl monomer include styrene, α-methylstyrene, o-methylstyrene, m-methylstyrene, p-methylstyrene, 1,3-dimethylstyrene, vinylnaphthalene and the like. Two or more of these may be used in combination. Styrene, which is easily available, is a preferred aromatic vinyl monomer.

  The polymer block A may contain a vinyl monomer unit other than the aromatic vinyl monomer unit as long as the composition of the present invention does not impair the performance. The ratio of the aromatic vinyl monomer unit in the total monomer units constituting the polymer block A is preferably 80% by weight or more, more preferably 90% by weight or more, and further preferably 95% by weight or more. When the ratio of the aromatic vinyl monomer unit is small, the melt ductility of the composition may be impaired.

The polymer block B contains a conjugated diene monomer unit as a main structural unit.
Examples of the conjugated diene monomer include butadiene, isoprene, 1,3-pentadiene, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene and the like. Two or more of these may be used in combination. Butadiene and isoprene are preferred as conjugated diene monomers because the resulting composition is particularly excellent in elasticity (high elongation and modulus).

  The polymer block B may contain vinyl monomer units other than the conjugated diene monomer unit as long as the composition of the present invention does not impair the performance. Of all the monomer units constituting the polymer block B, the ratio of the conjugated diene monomer unit is preferably 70% by weight or more, more preferably 80% by weight or more, and further preferably 90% by weight or more. When the ratio of the conjugated diene monomer unit is small, the composition tends to lose the balance between elongation and modulus, and the melt ductility of the composition may be impaired.

  The block polymer C is a block polymer itself having two polymer blocks A and one polymer block B, or one obtained by hydrogenating the block copolymer. A block polymer having only one polymer block A makes the resulting composition insufficient in heat resistance.

The block polymer C is obtained by hydrogenating the block polymer by a known method and converting the unsaturated bond (derived from the conjugated diene monomer) of the polymer block B into a saturated bond. preferable. The ratio of hydrogenation is preferably 80% or more, more preferably 90% or more. If the hydrogenation is not performed or is insufficient, the resulting composition may have insufficient heat resistance.
The block polymer C preferably has 20 to 50% by weight of styrene units based on all constituent monomer units. If the proportion of styrene units is too small, the composition may have poor heat resistance, and if the proportion of styrene units is too large, the composition may have poor flexibility or elongation.
The Mn of the block polymer C is preferably 5 to 500,000, and more preferably 70 to 300,000. When Mn is less than 50,000, the composition may have poor heat resistance, and when Mn exceeds 500,000, the composition may have poor melt ductility.

  The softening agent D is a component that imparts flexibility and elongation to the resulting composition, and is a component that imparts fluidity to the heat-melted composition, and is blended at a specific ratio. Is a component that makes the material excellent in melt spreadability.

  As the softening agent D, an oily compound usually added to a thermoplastic elastomer composition can be used. Examples of the softening agent D include mineral oils such as paraffin oil, naphthenic oil, and aromatic oil, as well as low-polymerization vinyl polymers (olefin polymers, diene compound polymers, liquids at room temperature (20 ° C.)). Acrylic polymer etc. can also be used. Paraffin oil is preferred as the softener D.

  The softener D preferably has a kinematic viscosity at 40 ° C. of 50 to 500 cSt, and more preferably 50 to 300 cSt. If the kinematic viscosity is less than 50 cSt, the composition may have poor heat resistance, and if it exceeds 500 cSt, the composition may have poor melt ductility.

  The ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E is a component that imparts flexibility and elongation to the resulting composition, and is a component that makes the composition excellent in melt ductility by being blended at a specific ratio. is there.

  The ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E contains an ethylene unit as an essential monomer unit. The ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E preferably has an ethylene unit ratio of more than 50 wt% and 99 wt% or less, more preferably 55 to 97 wt%. The proportion of α-olefin units is preferably 1% by weight or more, more preferably 3% by weight or more. The α-olefin is preferably an α-olefin having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, such as propylene, butene-1, pentene-1, hexene-1, 4-methylpentene-1, octene-1, nonene-1, decene-1, etc. Is mentioned. Butene-1 and octene-1 are more preferred, and octene-1 is a particularly preferred α-olefin.

  The ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E has a molecular weight distribution (Mw / Mn) of 1 to 3. When the molecular weight distribution exceeds 3, the resulting composition has poor melt spreadability. The ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E produced using a metallocene catalyst is preferable because the molecular weight distribution tends to be small.

  The ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E has a melting temperature of 30 ° C. or higher and lower than 110 ° C., preferably 40 to 105 ° C. Such a polyolefin having a low melting temperature is used in combination at a specific ratio, whereby the composition can be made excellent in melt spreadability.

  The ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E preferably has a flexural modulus of 1 to 200 MPa, more preferably 2 to 150 MPa, and still more preferably 3 to 120 MPa. By using such a low elastic modulus polyolefin together in a specific ratio, the composition can be made excellent in melt spreadability.

  The ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E preferably has a glass transition temperature of −70 ° C. or higher and lower than −35 ° C. Such a polyolefin having a low glass transition temperature is used in combination at a specific ratio, whereby the composition can be made excellent in melt spreadability.

  The propylene polymer F is a component that imparts heat resistance and modulus to the obtained composition, and is a component that makes the composition excellent in melt ductility by being blended at a specific ratio.

  The propylene polymer F contains a propylene unit as an essential monomer unit. The propylene polymer F preferably has a propylene unit ratio of 40 to 100% by weight, more preferably 50 to 99% by weight. The propylene polymer F may be a polypropylene in which all the structural units are propylene units, and includes ethylene units, α-olefin units having 4 to 12 carbon atoms, and other vinyl monomer units as structural units other than the propylene units. You may have. As the structural unit other than the propylene unit, an ethylene unit is preferable.

  The propylene polymer F has a molecular weight distribution (Mw / Mn) of 1 to 3. When the molecular weight distribution exceeds 3, the resulting composition has poor melt spreadability. Propylene polymer F produced using a metallocene catalyst is preferable because the molecular weight distribution tends to be small.

  The propylene polymer F has a melting temperature of 110 to 160 ° C, preferably 115 to 150 ° C, more preferably 120 to 140 ° C. Such a polyolefin having a high melting temperature is used in combination at a specific ratio, whereby the composition can be made excellent in melt spreadability.

  The propylene polymer F preferably has a flexural modulus of 250 to 2000 MPa, more preferably 300 to 1500 MPa, and still more preferably 400 to 1200 MPa. Such a polyolefin having a large elastic modulus is used in combination at a specific ratio, whereby the composition can be made excellent in melt spreadability.

  The propylene polymer F preferably has a glass transition temperature of −35 to 0 ° C. When the polyolefin having such a glass transition temperature is used in combination at a specific ratio, the composition can be made excellent in melt spreadability.

  The block polymer G is a component that makes the fusion strength to polyurethane excellent without impairing the melt spreadability of the resulting composition.

The block polymer G has a block copolymer Z itself having one butadiene-styrene controlled distribution copolymer block Y and two polystyrene blocks X, one at each of both ends of the copolymer block Y, or A hydrogenated product of block copolymer Z,
The butadiene-styrene controlled distribution copolymer block Y has two or more regions YB containing butadiene units as main constituent units, and one or more regions YS containing styrene units as main constituent units. Is the butadiene-styrene copolymer block in region YB. Block polymer G is also referred to as a controlled distribution block polymer.

  Of all the monomer units constituting the region YB, the proportion of butadiene units needs to exceed 50% by weight, preferably 60% by weight or more, more preferably 70% by weight or more, and still more preferably 80% by weight or more. The vinyl monomer unit other than the butadiene unit is preferably substantially a styrene unit.

  Of all the monomer units constituting the region YS, the proportion of styrene units needs to exceed 50% by weight, preferably 60% by weight or more, more preferably 70% by weight or more, and further preferably 80% by weight or more. The vinyl monomer unit other than the styrene unit is preferably substantially a butadiene unit.

  The block polymer G may be one obtained by hydrogenating the block polymer Z by a known method. In this case, the unsaturated bond derived from the butadiene unit in the block polymer is converted to a saturated bond. Hydrogenation to the block polymer Z is performed under the condition that hydrogenation to the styrene unit does not substantially occur.

  The composition of the present invention comprises 50 to 200 parts by weight (preferably 70 to 150 parts by weight) of the softening agent D and 10 parts of the ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E, based on the block polymer C (100 parts by weight). To 300 parts by weight (preferably 15 to 100 parts by weight, more preferably 20 to 80 parts by weight, more preferably 25 to 70 parts by weight), and propylene polymer F to 210 to 1000 parts by weight (preferably 250 to 800 parts by weight) More preferably 300 to 700 parts by weight, still more preferably 350 to 600 parts by weight), and 50 to 200 parts by weight (preferably 70 to 180 parts by weight, more preferably 100 to 150 parts by weight) of the block polymer G. To do.

When the proportion of the softening agent D is out of 50 to 200 parts by weight, the resulting composition has poor melt spreadability. Moreover, if it is less than 50 weight part, the fluidity | liquidity at the time of the melting of a composition will become a bad thing. If it exceeds 200 parts by weight, the heat resistance of the composition is poor, the modulus is small, the strength is reduced, and the film obtained from the composition tends to wrinkle.
When the proportion of the ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E is less than 10 parts by weight, the resulting composition has poor melt spreadability. On the other hand, if it exceeds 300 parts by weight, the modulus of the composition is small and the strength is reduced, and the film obtained from the composition is likely to wrinkle.
When the proportion of the propylene polymer F is less than 210 parts by weight, the resulting composition has poor melt spreadability. On the other hand, if the amount is less than 210 parts by weight, the heat resistance of the composition is poor, the modulus is small, the strength is reduced, and the film obtained from the composition is likely to wrinkle. If it exceeds 1000 parts by weight, the modulus of the composition is large, so that the flexibility is insufficient, and the film obtained from the composition has a poor texture.
When the proportion of the block polymer G is less than 50 parts by weight, the resulting composition has insufficient adhesion to polyurethane. If it exceeds 200 parts by weight, the resulting composition will have poor melt spreadability.
If the block polymer C is not contained or if the relative proportion to the other three components is too small, the resulting composition will have poor melt spreadability and the basic properties of the elastomer as an elastomer ( If the block polymer C has too much relative proportion to the other three components, it does not have flexibility, heat resistance, strength, elasticity (restoration force after deformation), and modulus (hardness of deformation). In such a case, the resulting composition has poor melt spreadability.

In the composition of the present invention, a predetermined proportion of the above component block polymer C, softener D, ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E, propylene polymer F and block polymer G are mixed and / or mixed by known means. It is obtained by kneading.
For mixing, a Henschel mixer, a ribbon blender, a V-type blender, or the like can be used.
For the kneading, an extruder, a mixing roll, a kneader, a Banbury mixer, a Brabender plastograph, or the like can be used.
For example, powdery or pellet-shaped solid main raw materials (components C, E, F, G) are stirred and mixed with a mixer, then the liquid main raw material (component D) is added, stirred and mixed, if necessary Then, other raw materials are added and stirred and mixed to obtain a blended powder. The method of kneading the obtained blended powder with an extruder is a preferred method for preparing the composition.

  It is preferable that the composition of the present invention is blended with additives for suppressing deterioration, decomposition, etc. of the main component, such as an antioxidant, a heat stabilizer, a light stabilizer, and an ultraviolet absorber.

  Moreover, the composition of this invention may mix | blend other additives in the range which does not impair performance (especially melt-stretchability). Examples of other additives include thermoplastic resins other than the polymers C, E, F, and G, rubbers, fillers, lubricants, flame retardants, and antiblocking agents.

The composition of the present invention preferably has a Vicat softening temperature of 100 to 150 ° C., an elongation of 800 to 1200%, and a 300% modulus of 8 to 11 MPa.
When the Vicat softening temperature is less than 100 ° C., the heat resistance is small, and therefore the conditions for processing a melt-extended product such as a film or a filament obtained from the composition are limited. There is no particular upper limit on the Vicat softening temperature, but a composition exceeding 150 ° C. tends to have poor melt ductility.
When the elongation percentage is less than 800%, a melt-extended product such as a film or a filament obtained from the composition has a small flexibility, so that the object to be used as an elastomer is limited. There is no particular upper limit on the elongation, but a composition exceeding 1200% tends to have low heat resistance and modulus.
If the 300% modulus is less than 8 MPa, the strength is reduced and the film obtained from the composition is likely to wrinkle. When it exceeds 11 MPa, the flexibility of the composition is insufficient, and the film obtained from the composition has a poor texture.

The melting temperature and the glass transition temperature were measured by differential scanning calorimetry (hereinafter also referred to as DSC, heating rate 10 ° C./min) based on JIS K7121. The melting temperature is the melting peak temperature (T _pm ), and the glass transition temperature is the midpoint glass transition temperature (T _mg ).
Measurement of elongation and 300% modulus (tensile test) was performed according to JIS K 6251. The test piece was dumbbell No. 3 and measured at a test chamber temperature of 23 ° C. and a tensile speed of 500 mm / min. The 300% modulus is an elastic modulus at an elongation rate of 300%.
Vicat softening point is measured by Toyo Seiki Co., Ltd. HDT. Using TESTER 3M-2, the test piece thickness was 2 mm, the load was 250 g, the heating rate was 50 ° C./hour, and the test starting temperature was 25 ° C.

The melt spreadability will be described.
When the molten composition discharged from an extruder or the like is wound up in a film or thread, the winding load is small, and the winding speed (a melt-extended product that can be wound up per unit time (film-like material) Alternatively, it can be said that the longer the length of the thread), the better the productivity of the melt-extended product.
In the present invention, a melt extension test at various winding speeds was performed under the following conditions, and the quality of the melt extension was evaluated based on whether the filamentous material could be wound without being cut.

The equipment and conditions used for the melt extension test are as follows. The apparatus discharges a molten sample (composition) downward at a constant discharge speed, and evaluates whether the discharged thread-like material can be wound up while gradually increasing the set-up speed of winding. It is. The molten sample is discharged by lowering the piston in the cylinder at a speed of 20 mm / min.
Apparatus: (Manufacturer: Toyo Seiki Seisakusho Co., Ltd., Product name: Capillograph, Model number: 1D / 1C)
Discharge port (orifice) shape: circular with a diameter of 1 mm Discharge amount: 1.82 m / min Melting part (cylinder) diameter: 9.55 mm
Melting part (cylinder) temperature: 230 ° C
Discharge port (orifice) temperature: 230 ° C
Winding speed: 20 m / min, 40 m / min, 60 m / min, 80 m / min, 100 m / min (winding speed increased in increments of 20 m / min)
Indoor temperature 23 ° C, humidity: 50%
Evaluation at each winding speed described in the table ○: The filamentous material was wound at this speed without being cut.
X: The filamentous material was cut at this speed and could not be wound.

  As a method for producing a film using the composition of the present invention, a method of extrusion molding using an extruder equipped with a T die is recommended. By this method, a film having good uniformity in width and thickness and few defects such as wrinkles, unevenness and pinholes can be obtained.

A film made of the composition of the present invention has an excellent balance of heat resistance, elongation and modulus, and also has good gas barrier properties. The film can be used in combination with other plastic films such as polyolefin and polyurethane. Examples of the compounding method include hot pressing and frame lamination.
Specific applications include exterior materials for automobile headrests and armrests. Examples of the use of the exterior material include a composite film obtained by adhering the film of the present invention to a foamed polyurethane film (sheet) heated by a flame (frame lamination), and a skin further adhered thereto. When the foamed urethane is injected into the interior covered with the exterior material and molded, the film layer of the present invention can prevent leakage of liquid or gas.

The raw materials used are as follows.
1. Block polymer C and comparative polymer C ′
Block polymer C1: G1652 (KRATON hydrogenated block copolymer, styrene unit content ratio: 29%, Mn: 80,000)
Block polymer C2: Septon 4033 (hydrogenated block copolymer manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd., styrene unit content ratio: 30%, Mn: 100,000)
-Comparative polymer C'1: Septon 1020 (Kuraton styrene butadiene diblock copolymer (one styrene polymer block))
As specific examples of the block polymer C, in addition to the above C1 and C2, Septon 4055 (hydrogenated block copolymer manufactured by Kuraray Co., Ltd., styrene unit content ratio: 30%, Mn: 200,000), Septon 4099 (Co., Ltd.) Kuraray hydrogenated block copolymer, styrene unit content ratio: 30%, Mn: 380,000).

2. Softener D
・ Softener D1: Caydol (SONNEBORN paraffin oil, kinematic viscosity at 40 ° C .: 67 cSt)
Specific examples of the softening agent D include Markol N172 (paraffin oil manufactured by ExxonMobil, kinematic viscosity at 40 ° C .: 32 cSt) in addition to the above D1.

3. Ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E and comparative polymer E ′
Copolymer E1: Engage 8200 (DuPond Dow Elastomers ethylene octene copolymer, polymerized by metallocene catalyst, Mw / Mn = 2.2, melting temperature: 62 ° C., flexural modulus: 12.1 MPa, glass Transition temperature: -51 ° C)
-Comparative polymer E'1: LJ808 (low density polyethylene manufactured by Nippon Polyethylene Co., Ltd., polymer product in which metallocene catalyst is not used, Mw / Mn = 9.0, melting temperature: 105 ° C., flexural modulus: 110 MPa, (Glass transition temperature: -60 ° C)
Specific examples of the ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E include, in addition to E1, Engage 8180 (DuPont Dow Elastomers ethylene / octene copolymer, polymerized by metallocene catalyst, Mw / Mn = 2.2, melting Temperature: 49 ° C., flexural modulus: 8.3 MPa, glass transition temperature: −58 ° C., Engage 8540 (ethylene / octene copolymer manufactured by DuPont Dow Elastomers, polymerized by metallocene catalyst, Mw / Mn = 2.2) Melting temperature: 103 ° C., flexural modulus: 104 MPa, glass transition temperature: −39 ° C.) and the like.

4). Propylene polymer F and comparative polymer F ′
-Propylene polymer F1: Wintech WFX4T (Nippon Polypro Co., Ltd. propylene copolymer, polymerized by metallocene catalyst, Mw / Mn = 2.4, melting temperature: 125 ° C., flexural modulus: 700 MPa, glass transition temperature: -14 ° C)
Comparative polymer F′1: PL400A (Propylene polymer manufactured by Sun Allomer Co., Ltd., polymer product in which no metallocene catalyst is used, Mw / Mn = 4.9, melting temperature: 133 ° C., flexural modulus: 1500 MPa, glass (Transition temperature: -19 ° C)

5. Block polymer G
Block polymer G1: Styroflex 2G66 (BASF's controlled distribution block polymer)
Block polymer G2: RP6936 (KRATON hydrogenation controlled distribution block polymer, Mw: 145,000, Mn: 11,000,000, styrene unit content: 39%)

6). Other additives and antioxidants: Irganox B225 (Ciba Japan)

The raw materials were mixed and kneaded as follows.
The powdery solid main raw materials (components C, E, F, G) were stirred and mixed with a super mixer (Katawa mixer). Subsequently, the liquid main raw material (component D) was added and stirred and mixed. An exotherm was observed at this time. Finally, the temperature was raised to 60 ° C. so that the liquid raw material was sufficiently absorbed by the solid raw material. Furthermore, the antioxidant which is another raw material was added, and it stirred and mixed, and obtained about 6 kg of compounding powder.
The obtained blended powder was kneaded with KZW32TW-60MG-NH (Technobel Co., Ltd. extruder) to recover about 5 kg of a pellet-shaped composition.

  A test piece was prepared by injection molding of the above pellet-shaped composition, and measurement of elongation, 300% modulus, Vicat softening point, evaluation of melt ductility, and measurement of fusion strength with polyurethane were performed. These results are shown in Tables 1 to 4.

The fusion strength (adhesion strength of a test piece obtained by thermally fusing the composition of the present invention and polyurethane) was measured by the following method.
(1) A strip-shaped molded body (120 mm × 23 mm × 2 mm) was prepared by thermoforming the composition to be evaluated.
(2) A strip-shaped molded product of “(1)” was inserted into a mold of an injection molding machine, and Elastollan ET680-50 (BASF polyurethane) melted at 190 ° C. was injected to obtain a laminated molded product. .
(3) The laminate molded body was used as a test piece, and the 180-degree peel strength was measured with a tensile tester (based on JIS K 6256). Although the test piece was 23 mm wide, it was converted into strength at 25 mm width.

Comparative Example 1 is a composition in which the block polymer G is not blended, and has a low fusion strength with polyurethane.
Comparative Example 2 is a composition using a comparative polymer C′1, which is a diblock copolymer, instead of the block polymer C, and has poor heat resistance (low Vicat softening temperature). It was.
Comparative Example 3 is a composition in which, instead of the ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E, a comparative polymer E′1, which is an ethylene polymer having a large molecular weight distribution, was used, the melt ductility was poor. there were.
Comparative Example 4 was a composition in which a comparative polymer F′1, which is a propylene polymer having a large molecular weight distribution, was used in place of the propylene polymer F, and the melt ductility was poor.

Using the composition of Example 1, a film-like product was produced by extrusion using a single screw extruder to which a T die having a width of 100 mm and a thickness of 0.5 mm was attached. The film could be obtained with high productivity without changing the width of the film or cutting the film in the middle. The winding speed was set at 30 m / min, and a film having a width of 90 mm and a thickness of about 0.1 mm could be obtained.
Using the composition of Comparative Example 4, a film-like product was produced by extrusion using a single screw extruder to which a T die having a width of 100 mm and a thickness of 0.5 mm was attached. The film width was as narrow as 80 mm or less.
(Single screw extruder specifications)
Manufacturer: Parker Corporation, Inc. Screw: 25mm diameter, full flight type, compression ratio 1: 4
(T-die specification)
Die for fishtail type film, film width 100mm
The discharge direction is diagonally downward

  As an elastomer composition excellent in heat resistance and mechanical properties, it is useful in the production of various molded products, particularly in the production of film-like materials and yarn-like products. By using the composition of the present invention, it is possible to produce a melt-extended product such as a film-like product and a yarn-like product having excellent heat resistance, flexibility and mechanical properties with high productivity. The film of the present invention is excellent in the balance of heat resistance, elongation and modulus, and is excellent in gas barrier properties, so that it can be used in various applications. Specific examples include exterior materials for automobile headrests and armrests.

Claims (13)

A block copolymer having two polymer blocks A containing an aromatic vinyl monomer unit as a main constituent unit and one polymer block B containing a conjugated diene monomer unit as a main constituent unit or its 100 parts by weight of block polymer C as a hydrogenated product,
50-200 parts by weight of softener D,
10 to 300 parts by weight of ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E containing an ethylene unit as an essential monomer unit, having a molecular weight distribution of 1 to 3, and a melting temperature of 30 ° C. or higher and lower than 110 ° C.,
210 to 1000 parts by weight of propylene polymer F containing a propylene unit as an essential monomer unit, having a molecular weight distribution of 1 to 3 and a melting temperature of 110 to 160 ° C.
And a film comprising an elastomer composition for producing a melt-extended product, containing 50 to 200 parts by weight of the following block polymer G.
(Block polymer G is
One butadiene-styrene controlled distribution copolymer block Y,
A block copolymer Z itself having a total of two polystyrene blocks X at both ends of the copolymer block Y or a hydrogenated product of the block copolymer Z;
Butadiene-styrene controlled distribution copolymer block Y is
Having two or more regions YB containing butadiene units as main constituent units;
Having at least one region YS containing a styrene unit as a main constituent unit;
Both ends are butadiene-styrene copolymer blocks which are region YB. ) The propylene polymer F is produced using a metallocene catalyst, and the proportion of propylene units based on all the constituent monomer units of the propylene polymer F is 50 to 100% by weight. Film . The film according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the propylene polymer F has a flexural modulus of 250 to 2000 MPa. The film according to claim 1, wherein the ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E is an ethylene / octene copolymer produced by using a metallocene catalyst. The film according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the ethylene / α-olefin copolymer E has a flexural modulus of 1 to 200 MPa. The film according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the aromatic vinyl monomer constituting the polymer block A is styrene. The block polymer C is a film according to claim 6, wherein the proportion of styrene units based on all constituent monomer units of the block polymer C is 20 to 50% by weight. The film according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the softening agent D has a kinematic viscosity at 40 ° C of 50 to 500 cSt. The film which is not bridge | crosslinked in any one of Claims 1-8. The film according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the elastomer composition has a Vicat softening temperature of 100 to 150 ° C, an elongation of 800 to 1200%, and a 300% modulus of 8 to 11 MPa. The elastomer composition has the following melt ductility:
Cylinder temperature 230 ° C, orifice temperature 230 ° C, orifice outlet shape is set to a circular shape with a diameter of 1 mm, from a molten resin extrusion test device into a room with a temperature of 23 ° C and a humidity of 50%, and downward at 1.82 m / min. The winding speed at which the filamentous melt of the composition to be discharged can be wound without being cut is 60 m / min or more ,
A film according to claim 1 having a. The elastomer composition as Oite defined in any of claims 1 to 11, and is extruded by an extruder to a T-die is attached films, the production of films according to any one of claims 1 to 11 Method. Compacts and composite compacts of polyurethane molded body is heat-sealed consisting Oite defined the elastomer composition in any one of claims 1 to 11.