Polymer composition and tire
A polymer composition including: a filler (A); a polymer (B) having a repeating unit derived from a conjugated diene compound, having a peak temperature of a tan δ temperature dispersion curve of −110° C. or more and less than −30° C., and having a functional group capable of interacting with the filler (A); and a polymer (C) having a repeating unit derived from a conjugated diene compound and a repeating unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound, having a peak temperature of a tan δ temperature dispersion curve of −30° C. or more and 10° C. or less, and having a functional group capable of interacting with the filler (A), wherein the polymer (B) and the polymer (C) are incompatible with each other, and a concentration of functional groups per unit mass of the polymer (B) is higher than a concentration of functional groups per unit mass of the polymer (C).
1. A polymer composition comprising:
a filler (A);
a polymer (B) having a repeating unit derived from a conjugated diene compound, having a peak temperature of a tan δ temperature dispersion curve of −110° C. or more and less than −30° C., and having a functional group capable of interacting with the filler (A); and
a polymer (C) having a repeating unit derived from a conjugated diene compound and a repeating unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound, having a peak temperature of a tan δ temperature dispersion curve of −30° C. or more and 10° C. or less, and having a functional group capable of interacting with the filler (A),
the polymer (B) and the polymer (C) being incompatible with each other, and
a concentration of functional groups per unit mass of the polymer (B) being higher than a concentration of functional groups per unit mass of the polymer (C).
2. The polymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein a number average molecular weight (Mn) of the polymer (C) is higher than a number average molecular weight (Mn) of the polymer (B).
3. The polymer composition according to claim 1 ,
wherein a number average molecular weight (Mn) of the polymer (B) is from 80,000 to 400,000, and
wherein a number average molecular weight (Mn) of the polymer (C) is from 200,000 to 1,500,000.
4. The polymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein the functional group capable of interacting with the filler (A) is at least one functional group selected from a group consisting of a nitrogen-containing functional group, a silicon-containing functional group, and an oxygen-containing functional group.
5. The polymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer (C) has a branched structure.
6. The polymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein the filler (A) is present in a larger amount in a phase having a low tan δ peak temperature than in a phase having a high tan δ peak temperature.
7. The polymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer (B) includes from 70% by mass to 100% by mass of the repeating unit derived from the conjugated diene compound and from 0% by mass to 30% by mass of the repeating unit derived from the aromatic vinyl compound, when the total number of repeating units is taken as 100% by mass.
8. The polymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer (C) includes from 50% by mass to 80% by mass of the repeating unit derived from the conjugated diene compound and from 20% by mass to 50% by mass of the repeating unit derived from the aromatic vinyl compound, when the total number of repeating units is taken as 100% by mass.
9. The polymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein the conjugated diene compound is 1,3-butadiene.
10. The polymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein the aromatic vinyl compound is styrene.
11. The polymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer (C) has a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 1.5 to 2.5.
12. A tire in which the polymer composition according to claim 1 is used for a tread member.