Polypropylene-based resin composition and molded product thereof
View Patent ↗A polypropylene-based resin composition including (A) 70 to 96 mass % of a polypropylene-based soft resin having an ISO D hardness of 35 or less and containing 25 to 55 mass % of xylene-insoluble part at room temperature and 75 to 45 mass % of xylene-soluble part at room temperature, (B) 2 to 10 mass % of homopolypropylene having a melt mass flow rate (MFR) at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg measured in accordance with JIS K 7210 of 1 to 30 g/10 min. and stereoregularity (meso pentad fraction) of 90% or more, (C) 2 to 20 mass % of a propylene-ethylene random copolymer having an ethylene content of 1 to 10 mass %, and (D) 0 to 15 mass % of a platy inorganic filler.
1. A polypropylene-based resin composition consisting essentially of the following components (A) to (D):
(A) 70 to 96 mass % of a polypropylene-based soft resin having an ISO D hardness of 35 or less and a melt mass flow rate (MFR) at 230° C. with a load of 2.16 kg measured in accordance with JIS K 7210 of 0.1 to 20 g/10 min, and containing 25 to 55 mass % of xylene-insoluble part at room temperature and 75 to 45 mass % of xylene-soluble part at room temperature,
(B) 2 to 10 mass % of homopolypropylene having a melt mass flow rate (MFR) at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg measured in accordance with JIS K 7210 of 1 to 30 g/10 min. and stereoregularity (meso pentad fraction) of 90% or more,
(C) 2 to 20 mass % of a propylene-ethylene random copolymer having an ethylene content of 1 to 10 mass %, and
(D) 0 to 15 mass % of a platy inorganic filler.
2. The polypropylene-based resin composition according to claim 1 , which comprises 31 to 44 mass % of components soluble at 0° C., 43 to 55 mass % of components fractionated at temperatures of more than 0° C. and not more than 100° C., and 13 to 16 mass % of components fractionated at temperatures of more than 100° C., when fractionated by temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF), wherein TREF comprises adding o-dichlorobenzene to the polypropylene-based resin composition, heating the mixture to dissolve the resin components, filtering the mixture, adding a filler to the filtrate, cooling the mixture from 135° C. to 0° C. at a rate of 5° C./hr to crystallize the resin, maintaining the mixture at 0° C. for 30 min., and heating the mixture at a rate of 40° C./hr.
3. The polypropylene-based resin composition according to claim 1 , comprising the component (D) in an amount of 1 to 15 mass %.
4. The polypropylene-based resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the polypropylene-based soft resin of the component (A) is produced by polymerizing in one reactor or produced in two or more reactors connected in series or parallel, followed by powder-blending.
5. The polypropylene-based resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the platy inorganic filler of the component (D) is talc.
6. The polypropylene-based resin composition according to claim 1 , further comprising 0.05 to 0.5 part by weight of (a) phenolic antioxidant(s) and 0.05 to 0.5 part by weight of (a) sulfur-containing antioxidant(s) for 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the components (A) to (D).
7. A molded product made from the polypropylene-based resin composition according to claim 1 by a calendar molding method.
8. The molded product according to claim 7 , wherein the product is a tape.
9. The molded product according to claim 8 , wherein the tape has an aqueous emulsion-type acrylic adhesive coated thereon.
10. The molded product according to claim 8 , wherein the product is a tape for vehicle wire harnesses.
11. The polypropylene-based resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the polypropylene-based soft resin has a melt mass flow rate (MFR) at 230° C. with a load of 2.16 kg measured in accordance with JIS K 7210 of 0.4 to 10 g/10 min.
12. A tape made by a calendar molding method from a polypropylene-based resin composition comprising the following components (A) to (D):
(A) 70 to 96 mass % of a polypropylene-based soft resin having an ISO D hardness of 35 or less and a melt mass flow rate (MFR) at 230° C. with a load of 2.16 kg measured in accordance with JIS K 7210 of 0.1 to 20 g/10 min, and containing 25 to 55 mass % of xylene-insoluble part at room temperature and 75 to 45 mass % of xylene-soluble part at room temperature,
(B) 2 to 10 mass % of homopolypropylene having a melt mass flow rate (MFR) at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg measured in accordance with JIS K 7210 of 1 to 30 g/10 min, and stereoregularity (meso pentad fraction) of 90% or more,
(C) 2 to 20 mass % of a propylene-ethylene random copolymer having an ethylene content of 1 to 10 mass %, and
(D) 0 to 15 mass % of a platy inorganic filler.
13. The tape according to claim 12 , wherein the polypropylene-based soft resin has a melt mass flow rate (MFR) at 230° C. with a load of 2.16 kg measured in accordance with JIS K 7210 of 0.4 to 10 g/10 min.
14. The tape according to claim 12 , wherein the polypropylene-based resin composition comprises 31 to 44 mass % of components soluble at 0° C., 43 to 55 mass % of components fractionated at temperatures of more than 0° C. and not more than 100° C., and 13 to 16 mass % of components fractionated at temperatures of more than 100° C., when fractionated by temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF), wherein TREF comprises adding o-dichlorobenzene to the polypropylene-based resin composition, heating the mixture to dissolve the resin components, filtering the mixture, adding a filler to the filtrate, cooling the mixture from 135° C. to 0° C. at a rate of 5° C./hr to crystallize the resin, maintaining the mixture at 0° C. for 30 min., and heating the mixture at a rate of 40° C./hr.
15. The tape according to claim 12 , wherein the polypropylene-based resin composition comprises the component (D) in an amount of 1 to 15 mass %.
16. The tape according to claim 12 , wherein in the polypropylene-based resin composition the platy inorganic filler of the component (D) is talc.
17. The tape according to claim 12 , wherein the polypropylene-based resin composition further comprises 0.05 to 0.5 part by weight of (a) phenolic antioxidant(s) and 0.05 to 0.5 part by weight of (a) sulfur-containing antioxidant(s) for 100 parts by weight of the total amount of the components (A) to (D).
18. The polypropylene-based resin composition according to claim 1 , consisting of the following components (A) to (D):
(A) 70 to 96 mass % of a polypropylene-based soft resin having an ISO D hardness of 35 or less and a melt mass flow rate (MFR) at 230° C. with a load of 2.16 kg measured in accordance with JIS K 7210 of 0.1 to 20 g/10 min, and containing 25 to 55 mass % of xylene-insoluble part at room temperature and 75 to 45 mass % of xylene-soluble part at room temperature,
(B) 2 to 10 mass % of homopolypropylene having a melt mass flow rate (MFR) at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg measured in accordance with JIS K7210of 1 to 30 g/10 min. and stereoregularity (meso pentad fraction) of 90% or more,
(C) 2 to 20 mass % of a propylene-ethylene random copolymer having an ethylene content of 1 to 10 mass %, and
(D) 0 to 15 mass % of a platy inorganic filler.
19. The polypropylene-based resin composition according to claim 18 , wherein the polypropylene-based soft resin has a melt mass flow rate (MER) at 230° C. with a load of 2.16 kg measured in accordance with JIS K 7210 of 0.4 to 10 g/10 min.