Foam body, polyolefin-based foam sheet, and complex
A foam body constituted of a 4-methyl-1-pentene-based polymer, in which one or more temperatures showing a maximum value of loss tangent (tan δ) of dynamic viscoelasticity, which is obtained by dynamic viscoelasticity measurement conducted under the conditions of a temperature increase rate of 4° C./min, a frequency of 1.59 Hz, and a distortion of 0.1%, exist in at least a range of 10° C. or higher and 100° C. or lower, and the maximum value of the loss tangent is 0.5 or more and 3.5 or less. Another aspect relates to a polyolefin-based foam sheet constituted of a 4-methyl-1-pentene-based polymer, in which the difference in Shore A hardness of at least one surface at different times is defined. A further aspect relates to a complex including a foam body constituted of a 4-methyl-1-pentene-based polymer and a member which is bonded to the foam body and is different from the foam body.
1. A polyolefin-based uncrosslinked foam sheet comprising:
70% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less of a 4-methyl-1-pentene-based polymer including a constitutional unit derived from 4-methyl-1-pentene (A1) and a constitutional unit derived from an α-olefin having 2 to 3 carbon atoms (A2), and
5% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less of a foamable modified resin, wherein the foamable modified resin is at least one selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic polyamide-based resins, hydrogenated styrene-based elastomers, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or maleic acid-modified thermoplastic polyamide-based resins and acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or maleic acid-modified hydrogenated styrene-based elastomers,
wherein a maximum peak height (Rp) of at least one surface of the polyolefin-based uncrosslinked foam sheet, which is measured according to JIS B0601:2001, is 67 μm or more and 190 μm or less,
wherein when a Shore A hardness of at least one surface of the polyolefin-based uncrosslinked foam sheet immediately after measurement, which is measured at 23° C. according to JIS K6253, is HS 0 , and a Shore A hardness 15 seconds after the measurement is HS 1 ,
ΔHS expressed by (HS 0 −HS 1 ) is 30 or more and 60 or less; and
HS 0 is 54 or more and 68 or less,
wherein a total of the constitutional unit (A1) derived from the 4-methyl-1-pentene and the constitutional unit (A2) derived from the α-olefin having 2 to 3 carbon atoms is 100 mol %, a content of the constitutional unit (A1) is 72 mol % or more and 90 mol % or less and a content of the constitutional unit (A2) is 10 mol % or more and 28 mol % or less, and
wherein one or more temperatures showing a maximum value of loss tangent (tan δ) of dynamic viscoelasticity of the polyolefin-based uncrosslinked foam sheet exist in at least a range of 10° C. or higher and 40° C. or lower, and the maximum value of the loss tangent is 0.8 or more and 3 or less.
2. The polyolefin-based uncrosslinked foam sheet according to claim 1 ,
wherein a melt tension of the polyolefin-based uncrosslinked foam sheet at 180° C. is 10 mN or more and 1000 mN or less.
3. The polyolefin-based uncrosslinked foam sheet according to claim 1 ,
wherein a density of the polyolefin-based uncrosslinked foam sheet is 0.10 g/cm 3 or more and 0.80 g/cm 3 or less.
4. The polyolefin-based uncrosslinked foam sheet according to claim 1 , which is used for a member that may come into direct or indirect contact with a human body surface when used.
5. An uncrosslinked foam body comprising:
70% by mass or more and 90% by mass or less of a 4-methyl-1-pentene-based polymer including a constitutional unit derived from 4-methyl-1-pentene (A1) and a constitutional unit derived from an α-olefin having 2 to 3 carbon atoms (A2), and
5% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less of a foamable modified resin, wherein the foamable modified resin is at least one selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic polyamide-based resins, hydrogenated styrene-based elastomers, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or maleic acid-modified thermoplastic polyamide-based resins and acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or maleic acid-modified hydrogenated styrene-based elastomers,
wherein a maximum peak height (Rp) of at least one surface of the uncrosslinked foam body, which is measured according to JIS B0601:2001, is 67 μm or more and 190 μm or less, and
wherein one or more temperatures showing a maximum value of loss tangent (tan δ), which is obtained by dynamic viscoelasticity measurement conducted under conditions of a temperature increase rate of 4° C./min, a frequency of 1.59 Hz, and a distortion of 0.1%, exist in at least a range of 10° C. or higher and 40° C. or lower, and the maximum value of the loss tangent is 0.8 or more and 3.0 or less,
wherein the uncrosslinked foam body has a density of 0.10-0.80 g/cm3,
wherein a total of the constitutional unit (A1) derived from the 4-methyl-1-pentene and the constitutional unit (A2) derived from the α-olefin having 2 to 3 carbon atoms is 100 mol %, a content of the constitutional unit (A1) is 72 mol % or more and 90 mol % or less and a content of the constitutional unit (A2) is 10 mol % or more and 28 mol % or less, and
wherein when a Shore A hardness of at least one surface of the uncrosslinked foam body immediately after measurement, which is measured at 23° C. according to JIS K6253, is HS 0 , and a Shore A hardness 15 seconds after the measurement is HS 1 ,
ΔHS expressed by (HS 0 −HS 1 ) is 30 or more and 60 or less, and
HS 0 is 54 or more and 68 or less.