POLYESTER ELASTOMER RESIN COMPOSITION
The present invention is a polyester elastomer resin composition that has excellent extrusion moldability and surface smoothness even in a thin shape, while maintaining mechanical characteristics, and that is halogen-free and has excellent flame retardancy as well as heat aging resistance and hydrolysis resistance. The polyester elastomer resin composition comprises a polyester elastomer (A) and a phosphorus flame retardant (B); the polyester elastomer (A) comprises a hard segment composed of a polyester and at least one soft segment selected from aliphatic polyethers, aliphatic polyesters, and aliphatic polycarbonates, and has a Shore D surface hardness of 55 or less; the phosphorus flame retardant (B) has an average particle size D50 of 20 μm or less and a phosphorus concentration of 15 mass % or more; and the polyester elastomer resin composition comprises 5 to 50 parts by mass of the phosphorus flame retardant (B) and optionally a predetermined amount of an acid end capping agent (C) based on 100 parts by mass of the polyester elastomer (A), and has an acid value of 10 eq/ton or less.
1 . A polyester elastomer resin composition comprising a polyester elastomer (A) and a phosphorus flame retardant (B);
the polyester elastomer (A) comprising a hard segment and a soft segment and having a Shore D surface hardness of 55 or less, wherein the hard segment is composed of a polyester comprising an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and an aliphatic or alicyclic diol as constituents, and the soft segment is at least one member selected from aliphatic polyethers, aliphatic polyesters, and aliphatic polycarbonates;
the phosphorus flame retardant (B) having an average particle size D50 of 20 μm or less and a phosphorus concentration of 15 mass % or more; and
the polyester elastomer resin composition comprising 5 to 50 parts by mass of the phosphorus flame retardant (B) and further, as an acid end capping agent (C), 0 to 5 parts by mass of an epoxy compound (C-1) or 0 to 1.5 parts by mass of a carbodiimide compound (C-2), based on 100 parts by mass of the polyester elastomer (A), and having an acid value of 10 eq/ton or less.
2 . The polyester elastomer resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the hard segment of the polyester elastomer (A) is a polyester comprising terephthalic acid and 1,4-butanediol as constituents, the soft segment is an aliphatic polycarbonate diol, and the polyester elastomer (A) has a melting point of 150 to 230° C.
3 . The polyester elastomer resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the phosphorus flame retardant (B) is a phosphinic acid metal salt, (poly)phosphate, or both of them.
4 . The polyester elastomer resin composition according to claim 1 , further comprising 0.1 to 3 parts by mass of an amide lubricant (D) based on 100 parts by mass of the polyester elastomer (A).
5 . The polyester elastomer resin composition according to claim 1 , for use in cable covering.