Polymer composition, crosslinked body, and tire
A polymer composition includes a conjugated diene polymer (A) and a compound (B). The compound (B) is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a polysiloxane compound and a fluorine-containing compound. The conjugated diene polymer (A) contains, when the composition ratios (molar ratios) in the polymer of the structural units represented by formulas (1) to (4) are p, q, r, and s, respectively, a polymer (A-1) satisfying formula (i). 0.75≤( p +(0.5× r ))/( p+q +(0.5× r )+ s )≤0.95 Formula (i):
1. A polymer composition, comprising:
a conjugated diene polymer (A); and
a compound (B) comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a polysiloxane compound and a fluorine-containing compound,
wherein the conjugated diene polymer (A) comprises a polymer (A-1) including a first structural unit of formula (1), a second structural unit of formula (2), a third structural unit of formula (3), and a fourth structural unit of formula (4),
where a molar ratio of the first structural unit, the second structural unit, the third structural unit, and the fourth structural unit are p, q, r, and s, respectively, and 0.75≤(p+(0.5×r))/(p+q+(0.5×r)+s)≤0.95,
wherein the polymer (A-1) is a copolymer of a conjugated diene compound and an aromatic vinyl compound and has a glass transition temperature of −45° C. or lower.
2. The polymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein a proportion of the polymer (A-1) in the conjugated diene polymer (A) is 50% by mass or more.
3. The polymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein the polymer (A-1) has a weight average molecular weight in terms of polystyrene measured by a gel permeation chromatograph of 1.0×10 5 to 2.0×10 6 .
4. The polymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the compound (B) is 0.01 to 5% by mass relative to the total composition.
5. The polymer composition according to claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one selected from the group consisting of a foaming agent, heat-expandable microcapsules, and heat-expandable graphite.
6. The polymer composition according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a cross-linking agent.
7. The polymer composition according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an inorganic filler different from heat-expandable graphite.
8. A crosslinked body obtained by a process comprising curing the polymer composition of claim 1 .
9. A tire, comprising;
a tread; and
a sidewall,
wherein at least one of the tread and the sidewall is obtained by a process comprising curing the polymer composition of claim 1 .
10. The polymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the polymer (A-1) is 80% by mass or more with respect to a total amount of rubber components comprised in the polymer composition.
11. The polymer composition according to claim 2 , wherein the polymer (A-1) has a weight average molecular weight in terms of polystyrene measured by a gel permeation chromatograph of 1.0×10 5 to 2.0×10 6 .
12. The polymer composition according to claim 2 , wherein a content of the compound (B) is 0.01 to 5% by mass relative to the total composition.
13. The polymer composition according to claim 2 , further comprising:
at least one selected from the group consisting of a foaming agent, heat-expandable microcapsules, and heat-expandable graphite.
14. The polymer composition according to claim 2 , further comprising:
an inorganic filler different from heat-expandable graphite.
15. A tire, comprising:
a tread; and
a sidewall,
wherein at least one of the tread and the sidewall is obtained by a process comprising curing the polymer composition of claim 2 .
16. The polymer composition according to claim 2 , wherein a content of the polymer (A-1) is 80% by mass or more with respect to a total amount of rubber components comprised in the polymer composition.
17. The polymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of a structure unit derived from the aromatic vinyl compound is 3 to 45% by mass relative to a total mass of the polymer (A-1).