Golf ball resin composition and golf ball
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball resin composition excellent in resilience. Another object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball excellent in rebound resilience and shot feeling. The present invention provides a golf ball resin composition comprising: (A) at least one resin component selected from the group consisting of (a-1) a binary copolymer, (a-2) a binary ionomer resin, (a-3) a ternary copolymer, and (a-4) a ternary ionomer resin, (B) a saturated fatty acid, and (C) an unsaturated fatty acid, wherein a total content of (B) the saturated fatty acid and (C) the unsaturated fatty acid ranges from 100 parts by mass to 200 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of (A) the resin component.
1. A golf ball resin composition consisting of:
(A) at least one resin component selected from the group consisting of (a-1) a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (a-2) an ionomer resin consisting of a metal ion-neutralized product of a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (a-3) a ternary copolymer composed of an olefin, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, and (a-4) an ionomer resin consisting of a metal ion-neutralized product of a ternary copolymer composed of an olefin, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester,
(B) a saturated fatty acid,
(C) an unsaturated fatty acid,
(D) an amphoteric surfactant,
(E) a metal compound, and
optionally a component selected from the group consisting of a pigment component, a weight adjusting agent, a dispersant, an antioxidant, an ultraviolet absorber, a light stabilizer, a fluorescent material and a fluorescent brightener,
wherein the resin composition total degree of neutralization of acid groups is more than 90 mole %, a total content of (B) the saturated fatty acid and (C) the unsaturated fatty acid ranges from 100 parts by mass to 200 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of (A) the resin component, and a mass ratio (B)/(C) of (B) the saturated fatty acid to (C) the unsaturated fatty acid ranges from 20/80 to 60/40.
2. The golf ball resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein (B) the saturated fatty acid is a linear saturated fatty acid having 16 to 30 carbon atoms.
3. The golf ball resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein (B) the saturated fatty acid includes at least one selected from the group consisting of palmitic acid, stearic acid, arachidic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid, and montanic acid.
4. The golf ball resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein (C) the unsaturated fatty acid is a linear unsaturated fatty acid having 12 to 30 carbon atoms.
5. The golf ball resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein (C) the unsaturated fatty acid includes at least one selected from the group consisting of palmitoleic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, and arachidonic acid.
6. The golf ball resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein (D) the amphoteric surfactant includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a betaine type amphoteric surfactant, an amidoamino acid type amphoteric surfactant, an alkylamino fatty acid salt type amphoteric surfactant, an alkylamine oxide type amphoteric surfactant, a β-alanine type amphoteric surfactant, a glycine type amphoteric surfactant, a sulfobetaine type amphoteric surfactant, and a phosphobetaine type amphoteric surfactant.
7. The golf ball resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of (D) the amphoteric surfactant ranges from 1 part by mass to 20 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of (A) the resin component.
8. The golf ball resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the golf ball resin composition has a slab hardness ranging from 20 to 80 in Shore D hardness.
9. The golf ball resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein a total degree of neutralization of acid groups in the resin composition is more than 100 mole %.
10. A golf ball comprising a constituent member formed from a golf ball resin composition, wherein the golf ball resin composition consists of:
(A) at least one resin component selected from the group consisting of (a-1) a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (a-2) an ionomer resin consisting of a metal ion-neutralized product of a binary copolymer composed of an olefin and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, (a-3) a ternary copolymer composed of an olefin, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester, and (a-4) an ionomer resin consisting of a metal ion-neutralized product of a ternary copolymer composed of an olefin, an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbon atoms and an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester,
(B) a saturated fatty acid,
(C) an unsaturated fatty acid,
(D) an amphoteric surfactant,
(E) a metal compound, and
optionally a component selected from the group consisting of a pigment component, a weight adjusting agent, a dispersant, an antioxidant, an ultraviolet absorber, a light stabilizer, a fluorescent material and a fluorescent brightener,
wherein the resin composition total degree of neutralization of acid groups is more than 90 mole %, a total content of (B) the saturated fatty acid and (C) the unsaturated fatty acid ranges from 100 parts by mass to 200 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of (A) the resin component, and a mass ratio (B)/(C) of (B) the saturated fatty acid to (C) the unsaturated fatty acid ranges from 20/80 to 60/40.
11. The golf ball according to claim 10 , wherein (B) the saturated fatty acid is a linear saturated fatty acid having 16 to 30 carbon atoms.
12. The golf ball according to claim 10 , wherein (B) the saturated fatty acid includes at least one selected from the group consisting of palmitic acid, stearic acid, arachidic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid, and montanic acid.
13. The golf ball according to claim 10 , wherein (C) the unsaturated fatty acid is a linear unsaturated fatty acid having 12 to 30 carbon atoms.
14. The golf ball according to claim 10 , wherein (C) the unsaturated fatty acid includes at least one selected from the group consisting of palmitoleic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, and arachidonic acid.
15. The golf ball according to claim 10 , wherein (D) the amphoteric surfactant includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a betaine type amphoteric surfactant, an amidoamino acid type amphoteric surfactant, an alkylamino fatty acid salt type amphoteric surfactant, an alkylamine oxide type amphoteric surfactant, a β-alanine type amphoteric surfactant, a glycine type amphoteric surfactant, a sulfobetaine type amphoteric surfactant, and a phosphobetaine type amphoteric surfactant.
16. The golf ball according to claim 10 , wherein a content of (D) the amphoteric surfactant ranges from 1 part by mass to 20 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of (A) the resin component.
17. The golf ball according to claim 10 , wherein the golf ball resin composition has a slab hardness ranging from 20 to 80 in Shore D hardness.
18. The golf ball according to claim 10 , wherein a total degree of neutralization of acid groups in the resin composition is more than 100 mole %.