Olefin type thermoplastic elastomer
View Patent ↗An olefin type thermoplastic elastomer which satisfies the following formulae (I) to (III): Y ≦−2X+350 (I) X<95 (II) Z≦150 (III) where X, Y and Z are as follows: X: JIS A hardness of a molded product as measured in accordance with JIS K6253 (no unit); Y: rate of change in the weight of a molded product measured based on JIS K6258 using IRM903 oil at 120° C. (unit: %); and Z: number of granular structures on an extruded sheet surface (250 mm×1,500 mm) (unit: granular structures).
1. An olefin thermoplastic elastomer comprising domains of a crosslinked olefin copolymer rubber dispersed in an olefin resin, wherein said domains have an average particle size of from 0.1 to 5 μm and the olefin resin is dispersed in an average particle size of from 0.01 to 0.5 μm in at least a part of the domains, and wherein the following formulae (I) to (III) are satisfied:
Y≦− 2X+350 (I)
X<95 (II)
Z≦150 (III)
wherein:
X is the JIS A hardness of a molded product measured in accordance with JIS K6253;
Y is the change in the weight in % of a molded product measured based on JIS K6258 using IRM903 oil at 120° C.; and
Z is the number of granular structures on an 250 mm×1,500 mm extruded sheet surface.
2. The olefin thermoplastic elastomer according to claim 1 , wherein the proportion of the domains containing the dispersed olefin resin is at least 10% by area.
3. The olefin thermoplastic elastomer according to claim 1 , comprising at least one of a polypropylene, or a propylene-α-olefin copolymer.
4. A sheet-form molded product comprising as a substrate a composition containing the olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 1 .
5. A laminate having a surface layer comprising as a substrate a composition containing the olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 1 .
6. The olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 1 , wherein Y+2X is at most 330.
7. The olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 1 , wherein Y+2X is at least 60.
8. The olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 1 , wherein X is at least 10.
9. The olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 1 , wherein Z is at most 100.
10. The olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 1 , wherein Z is at most 50.
11. The olefin thermoplastic elastomer according to claim 1 , wherein the crosslinked olefin copolymer rubber comprises crosslinked units of at least one selected from the group consisting of an ethylene-propylene copolymer rubber, an ethylene-propylene-unconjugated diene copolymer rubber, an ethylene-butene-unconjugated diene copolymer rubber, and a propylene-butadiene copolymer rubber.
12. The olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 1 , comprising a paraffin oil.
13. The olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 1 , comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of a propylene resin, an ethylene resin, and a crystalline polybutene- 1 resin.
14. The olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 1 , comprising a propylene resin.
15. The olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 1 , wherein
X is 53 to 94
Y is from 87 to 182, and
Z is from 7 to 42.
16. The olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 1 , comprising at least one first olefin resin selected from the group consisting of polypropylene and a polypropylene-α-olefin copolymer, and at least one second olefin resin selected from the group consisting of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, an ethylene acrylic acid copolymer, an ethylene methacrylic acid copolymer, an ethylene-acrylate copolymer, and an ethylene methacrylate copolymer.
17. The olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 1 , further comprising a filler selected from the group consisting of a glass fiber, a hollow glass sphere, a carbon fiber, talc, calcium carbonate, mica, potassium titanate fibers, silica, titanium dioxide, and carbon black.
18. A molded product obtained by molding the olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 1 .
19. A sheet-form molded product comprising as a substrate a composition containing the olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 2 .
20. A laminate having a surface layer comprising as a substrate a composition containing the olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 2 .
21. A sheet-form molded product comprising as a substrate a composition containing the olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 3 .
22. A laminate having a surface layer comprising as a substrate a composition containing the olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 3 .
23. A sheet-form molded product comprising as a substrate a composition containing the olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 6 .
24. A laminate having a surface layer comprising as a substrate a composition containing the olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 6 .
25. A sheet-form molded product comprising as a substrate a composition containing the olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 7 .
26. A laminate having a surface layer comprising as a substrate a composition containing the olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 7 .
27. A sheet-form molded product comprising as a substrate a composition containing the olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 8 .
28. A laminate having a surface layer comprising as a substrate a composition containing the olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 8 .
29. A sheet-form molded product comprising as a substrate a composition containing the olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 10 .
30. A laminate having a surface layer comprising as a substrate a composition containing the olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 10 .
31. A sheet-form molded product comprising as a substrate a composition containing the olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 15 .
32. A laminate having a surface layer comprising as a substrate a composition containing the olefin thermoplastic elastomer of claim 15 .