Flame retardant resin composition
A flame retardant composition comprising a specific phenolic-based resin (A) and a specific phosphor compound (B) can be suitably used for a resin and can provide a resin composition which is excellent in flame retardancy, thermal resistance, moisture resistance, extrusion workability, demolding availability, thermal stability, impact resistance, mechanical properties and the like.
1. A flame retardant composition comprising:
(A) a phenol-based resin which has an area fraction (a) with a weight average molecular weight in polystyrene equivalent of 870 or more and an area fraction (b) with a weight average molecular weight in polystyrene equivalent of less than 870, the area fraction (a) being 74% or more and 98% or less based on the total 100% of the area fractions (a) and (b), and has a weight average molecular weight in polystyrene equivalent of 2,000 to 80,000, the weight average molecular weight in polystyrene equivalent being measured with a gel permeation chromatography using a tetrahydrofuran as a solvent at a column temperature of 35° C. at a flow rate of 1 mL/min; and
(B) a phosphor compound (excluding non-condensed phosphoric ester) comprising a phosphazene compound with a cyclic trimer content of 76 wt % or more,
wherein the component (A) is a novolac-type phenol resin that contains a tri-nuclear complex component in an amount of 7% or less.
2. The flame retardant composition according to claim 1 , characterized in that the component (A) contains a bi-nuclear complex component in an amount of 10% or less.
3. The flame retardant composition according to claim 1 , characterized in that the component (B) further comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of condensed phosphoric ester and phosphinate.
4. The flame retardant composition according to claim 1 , characterized in that component (B) further comprises a condensed phosphoric ester.
5. The flame retardant composition according to claim 1 , characterized in that the component (B) further comprises a phosphazene compound with a cyclic tetramer content of 80 wt % or more.
6. A flame retardant composition comprising:
(A) a novolac-type phenol-based resin which has an area fraction (a) with a weight average molecular weight in polystyrene equivalent of 870 or more and an area fraction (b) with a weight average molecular weight in polystyrene equivalent of less than 870, the area fraction (a) being 74% or more and 98% or less based on the total 100% of the area fractions (a) and (b), has a weight average molecular weight in polystyrene equivalent of 2,000 to 80,000, the weight average molecular weight in polystyrene equivalent being measured with a gel permeation chromatography using a tetrahydrofuran as a solvent at a column temperature of 35° C. at a flow rate of 1 mL/min, has a content of a tri-nuclear complex composition of 7% or less; and
(B) at least one phosphor compound selected form the group consisting of condensed phosphoric ester and phosphazene compound with a cyclic trimer content of 76 wt % or more.
7. The flame retardant composition according to claim 1 , characterized in that the composition further incorporates nitrogen-containing compound.
8. The flame retardant composition according to claim 7 , characterized in that the nitrogen-containing compound is triazine-based compound.
9. The flame retardant composition according to claim 1 , characterized in that the contents of the components (A) and (B) are 1 to 90 parts by weight and 10 to 99 parts by weight, respectively, relative to the total of 100 parts by weight of the components (A) and (B).
10. The flame retardant composition according to claim 1 , further comprising a resin (C) different from the phenol-based resin (A).
11. The resin composition according to claim 10 , characterized in that the content of the flame retardant composition (the total of the components (A) and (B)) is 0.1 to 200 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the resin (C).
12. The resin composition according to claim 10 , characterized in that the resin (C) comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of polyphenylene ether-based resin, polystyrene-based resin, polyalkylene allylate-based resin, polyamide-based resin, polycarbonate-based resin, polyphenylene sulfide-based resin, polypropylene, polyethylene, ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) resin, thermotropic liquid crystal and polystyrene-containing elastomer.
13. The resin composition according to claim 10 , characterized in that the resin (C) comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of polyalkylene allylate-based resin and polyamide-based resin.
14. A resin composition comprising polyamide resin having 5 to 75 wt % of aromatic ring component in a main chain and the flame retardant composition according to claim 1 .
15. The resin composition according to claim 10 , characterized in further comprising a filler.
16. The resin composition according to claim 15 , characterized in that the content of the filler is 1 to 200 parts by weight relative to the total of 100 parts by weight of the components other than the filler.
17. A molded article formed with the resin composition according to claim 10 .
18. The flame retardant composition according to claim 6 , characterized in that the component (B) is phosphazene compound.
19. The flame retardant composition according to claim 6 characterized in that the composition further incorporate a nitrogen containing compound.
20. A flame retardant composition comprising:
(A) a novolac-type phenol-based resin which has an area fraction (a) with a weight average molecular weight in polystyrene equivalent of 870 or more and an area fraction (b) with a weight average molecular weight in polystyrene equivalent of less than 870, the area fraction (a) being 74% or more and 98% or less based on the total 100% of the area fractions (a) and (b), has a weight average molecular weight in polystyrene equivalent of 2,000 to 80,000, the weight average molecular weight in polystyrene equivalent being measured with a gel permeation chromatography using a tetrahydrofuran as a solvent at a column temperature of 35° C. at a flow rate of 1 mL/min, and has a content of a tri-nuclear complex composition of 7% or less;
(B) a phosphazene compound with a cyclic trimer content of 76 wt % or more; and a triazine-based compound.
21. The flame retardant composition according to claim 6 , characterized in that the contents of the components (A) and (B) are 1 to 90 parts by weight and 10 to 99 parts by weight, respectively, relative to the total of 100 parts by weight of the components (A) and (B).
22. The flame retardant composition according to claim 20 , characterized in that the contents of the components (A) and (B) are 1 to 90 parts by weight and 10 to 99 parts by weight, respectively, relative to the total of 100 parts by weight of the components (A) and (B).
23. The flame retardant composition according to claim 6 , further comprising a resin (C) different from the phenol-based resin (A).
24. The flame retardant composition according to claim 20 , further comprising a resin (C) different from the phenol-based resin (A).
25. A resin composition comprising polyamide resin having 5 to 75 wt % of aromatic ring component in a main chain and the flame retardant composition according to claim 6 .
26. A resin composition comprising polyamide resin having 5 to 75 wt % of aromatic ring component in a main chain and the flame retardant composition according to claim 20 .