Insulating resin composition and application thereof
The present invention provides a resin composition comprising: (A) a thermoplastic resin, (B) a granular material which has a number average particle diameter of 0.5 to 5 mm and is obtainable by granulating a fiber mainly having alumina with a number average fiber diameter of 1 to 50 μm, and (C) a filler composed of a material of which electric resistivity at 300 K is 10 2 Ωm or less. The resin composition can be molded into a molded article with electric insulation. The electric resistivity of the molded article has sufficient electric insulation in applications such as in electric and electronic parts.
1. A resin composition comprising:
(A) a thermoplastic resin;
(B) a granular material which has a number average particle diameter of 0.5 to 5 mm and is obtained by granulating a fiber mainly having alumina with a number average fiber diameter of 1 to 50 μm; and
(C) a filler composed of a material of which electric resistivity at 300 K is 10 2 Ωm or less.
2. The resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the component (C) is contained in the composition in the amount of from 1 to 50 parts by weight on the basis of 100 parts by weight of the component (A).
3. The resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the component (C) is a filler selected from the group consisting of a filler composed of silicon carbide, a filler composed of graphite or a carbon fiber filler.
4. The resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the component (B) is a granular material obtained by granulating a fiber mainly having alumina with a bulk density of 0.2 to 1 g/cm 3 .
5. The resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the component (B) is a granular material obtained e by granulating a fiber mainly having alumina while stirring.
6. The resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the component (B) is contained in the composition in the amount of from 10 to 400 parts by weight on the basis of 100 parts by weight of the component (A).
7. The resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the component (A) comprises polyphenylene sulfide.
8. The resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the component (A) comprises a liquid crystal polyester.
9. The resin composition of claim 8 , wherein the liquid crystal polyester is a liquid crystal polyester having a flow-starting temperature of 280° C. or higher.
10. The resin composition according to claim 8 , wherein the liquid crystal polyester is a liquid crystal polyester wherein
the total of a structural unit derived from p-hydroxybenzoic acid and a structural unit derived from 2-hydroxy-6-naphthoic acid is 30 to 80% by mole based on the total structural units of the liquid crystal polyester;
the total of a structural unit derived from hydroquinone and a structural unit derived from 4,4′-dihydroxybiphenyl is 10 to 35% by mole based on the total structural units of the liquid crystal polyester; and
the total of a structural unit derived from terephthalic acid, a structural unit derived from isophthalic acid and a structural unit derived from 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid is 10 to 35% by mole based on the total structural units of the liquid crystal polyester.
11. The resin composition according to claim 1 , further comprising (D) an alumina fine particle having a number average particle diameter is 0.1 to 100 μm.
12. The resin composition according to claim 11 , wherein the component (D) is contained in the amount of from 5 to 250 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the component (A).
13. A molded article obtained by molding the composition according to claim 1 .
14. The molded article according to claim 13 , wherein the molded article is an article having an electric resistivity at 300 K is 10 12 Ωm or more, and dielectric breakdown voltage at 1 mm thick of 2 kV/mm or more.
15. The resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the component (C) is contained in the composition in the amount of from 5 to 40 parts by weight on the basis of 100 parts by weight of the component (A).
16. The resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the component (B) is contained in the composition in the amount of from 10 to 300 parts by weight on the basis of 100 parts by weight of the component (A).
17. The resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the component (C) is contained in the composition in the amount of from 5 to 40 parts by weight and the component (B) is contained in the composition in the amount of from 10 to 300 parts by weight, both amounts being on the basis of 100 parts by weight of the component (A).
18. The resin composition according to claim 1 , further comprising a fluorine resin.
19. The resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fiber mainly having alumina has an alumina content of about 100%.