Heat-resistant silane crosslinked resin molded body and method of producing the same, heat-resistant silane crosslinkable resin composition and method of producing the same, silane master batch, and heat-resistant product using heat-resistant silane crosslinked resin molded body
A method comprising at least (a) a step of preparing a silane master batch by melt-kneading, to 100 parts by mass of a base resin (R B ) containing a non-aromatic organic oil and ethylene rubber, an organic peroxide of from 0.01 to 0.6 parts by mass, an inorganic filler of from 10 to 400 parts by mass, and a silane coupling agent of from 1 to 15.0 parts by mass, at a temperature equal to or higher than the decomposition temperature of the organic peroxide; a heat-resistant silane crosslinked resin molded body and a heat-resistant silane crosslinkable resin composition prepared by the method, and a silane master batch and a heat-resistant product.
1. A method of producing a heat-resistant silane crosslinked resin molded body, comprising:
(a) a step of preparing a silane master batch by melt-kneading, to 100 parts by mass of a base resin (R B ) containing a non-aromatic organic oil and an ethylene rubber containing a terpolymer of ethylene, α-olefin and diene, from 0.01 to 0.6 parts by mass of an organic peroxide, from 10 to 400 parts by mass of an inorganic filler, and from 1 to 15.0 parts by mass of a silane coupling agent, at a temperature equal to or higher than the decomposition temperature of the organic peroxide,
(b) a step of obtaining a mixture by mixing the silane master batch and a silanol condensation catalyst,
(c) a step of obtaining a molded body by molding the mixture, and
(d) a step of obtaining a heat-resistant silane crosslinked resin molded body by contacting the molded body with water,
wherein a content of said ethylene rubber in the base resin (R B ) is from 15 to 55 mass %.
2. The method of producing a heat-resistant silane crosslinked resin molded body according to claim 1 , wherein the base resin (R B ) further comprises a styrene-based elastomer.
3. The method of producing a heat-resistant silane crosslinked resin molded body according to claim 1 , wherein the silane coupling agent is vinyltrimethoxysilane or vinyltriethoxysilane.
4. The method of producing a heat-resistant silane crosslinked resin molded body according to claim 1 , wherein the inorganic filler is at least one selected from the group consisting of silica, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, calcium carbonate, and antimony trioxide.
5. The method of producing a heat-resistant silane crosslinked resin molded body according to claim 1 , wherein the melt-kneading at the step (a) is performed in an enclosed mixer.
6. The method of producing a heat-resistant silane crosslinked resin molded body according to claim 1 , wherein substantially no silanol condensation catalyst is mixed in the step (a).
7. A method of producing a heat-resistant silane crosslinkable resin composition, comprising:
(a) a step of preparing a silane master batch by melt-kneading, to 100 parts by mass of a base resin (R B ) containing a non-aromatic organic oil and an ethylene rubber containing a terpolymer of ethylene, α-olefin and diene, from 0.01 to 0.6 parts by mass of an organic peroxide, from 10 to 400 parts by mass of an inorganic filler, and from 1 to 15.0 parts by mass of a silane coupling agent, at a temperature equal to or higher than the decomposition temperature of the organic peroxide, and
(b) a step of obtaining a mixture by mixing the silane master batch and a silanol condensation catalyst,
wherein a content of said ethylene rubber in the base resin (R B ) is from 15 to 55 mass %.
8. A heat-resistant silane crosslinkable resin composition produced by the method according to claim 7 .
9. A heat-resistant silane crosslinked resin molded body produced by the method according to claim 1 .
10. The heat-resistant silane crosslinked resin molded body according to claim 9 , wherein the heat-resistant silane crosslinked resin molded body contains a resin crosslinked with the inorganic filler through a silanol bond in the silane coupling agent.
11. A heat-resistant product having the heat-resistant silane crosslinked resin molded body according to claim 9 .
12. The heat-resistant product according to claim 11 , wherein the heat-resistant silane crosslinked resin molded body is provided as a coating for an electric wire or an optical fiber cable.
13. A silane master batch, for use in a production of a heat-resistant silane crosslinkable resin composition formed by melt-mixing, to 100 parts by mass of a base resin (R B ) containing a non-aromatic organic oil and an ethylene rubber containing a terpolymer of ethylene, α-olefin and diene, from 0.01 to 0.6 parts by mass of an organic peroxide, from 10 to 400 parts by mass of an inorganic filler, from 1 to 15.0 parts by mass of a silane coupling agent, and a silanol condensation catalyst,
wherein all or part of the base resin (R B ), the organic peroxide, the inorganic filler, and the silane coupling agent are melt-mixed at a temperature equal to or higher than the decomposition temperature of the organic peroxide, and
wherein a content of said ethylene rubber in the base resin (R B ) is from 15 to 55 mass %.