Polyamide resin composition and method for enhancing thermal aging resistance of polyamide resin
The present invention is a polyamide resin composition having excellent thermal aging resistance and excellent mechanical characteristics, and containing 0.5 to 20 part(s) by mass of a metal cyanide salt having the general composition formula (A x [M(CN) y ]) to 100 parts by mass of a polyamide resin. In the general composition formula, M is at least one member of transition metal elements in groups 5 to 10 and periods 4 to 6 of a periodic table; A is at least one member of alkali metal and alkaline earth metal; y is an integer of from 3 to 6; and x is a number calculated by (y−m)/a, wherein m is a valence of M and a is a valence of A.
1. A polyamide resin composition comprising 0.5 to 20 part(s) by mass of a metal cyanide salt having the following general composition formula (1) with respect to 100 parts by mass of a polyamide resin:
A x [M(CN) y ] General composition formula (1)
wherein in the general composition formula (1), M is at least one member of transition metal elements in groups 5 to 10 and periods 4 to 6 of a periodic table; A is at least one member of alkali metal and alkaline earth metal; y is an integer of from 3 to 6; and x is a number calculated by (y−m)/a, wherein m is a valence of M and a is a valence of A,
wherein, when the composition comprises a copper compound, the copper compound is selected from the group consisting of copper acetate, copper iodide, copper bromide, copper chloride, copper fluoride, copper laurate, copper stearate and, and
wherein the composition excludes clay.
2. The polyamide resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein M in the general composition formula (1) is iron.
3. The polyamide resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the metal cyanide salt in the general composition formula (1) is one or more member(s) selected from the group consisting of alkali metal hexacyanoferrate (II) and alkali metal hexacyanoferrate (III).
4. The polyamide resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein, to 100 parts by mass of the polyamide resin, a copper compound is compounded in an amount of 0.0001 to 1 part by mass as copper.
5. A method for enhancing thermal aging resistance of a polyamide resin, comprising adding to the polyamide resin 0.5 to 20 part(s) by mass of a metal cyanide salt having the following general composition formula (1) with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polyamide resin to form a polyamide resin composition:
A x [M(CN) y ] General composition formula (1)
wherein in the general composition formula (1), M is at least one member of transition metal elements in groups 5 to 10 and periods 4 to 6 of a periodic table; A is at least one member of alkali metal and alkaline earth metal; y is an integer of from 3 to 6; and x is a number calculated by (y−m)/a, wherein m is a valence of M and a is a valence of A,
wherein, when the composition comprises a copper compound, the copper compound is selected from the group consisting of copper acetate, copper iodide, copper bromide, copper chloride, copper fluoride, copper laurate, copper stearate, and
wherein the composition excludes clay.