Piping material
A resin composite covered piping material is provided having high heat resistance and excellent flame retardation property, anti-corrosion property, chemical resistance, insulation property and sufficiently high adhesion property with steel material and moreover, is highly economical. The piping material having a covering layer of a resin composite wherein said resin composite comprises: (A) 10 to 80 weight percent of polyphenylene ether resin, (B) 10 to 80 weight percent of polystyrene polymer possessing syndiotactic structure, and (C) 10 to 80 weight percent of polystyrene resin other than component (B) wherein the total of (A), (B) and (C) is 100 weight percent. The resin composite described above may further contain an impact resistance improving agent (D) in a quantity of 1 to 50 parts by weight, with respect to the total of 100 parts by weight of components (A), (B) and (C).
1. A piping material comprising a covering layer of a resin composite disposed on at least a portion of a pipe wherein said resin composite comprises:
(A) 10 to 80 weight percent of polyphenylene ether resin,
(B) 10 to 80 weight percent of polystyrene polymer possessing syndiotactic structure, and
(C) 10 to 80 weight percent of high impact polystyrene,
wherein the total of (A), (B) and (C) is 100 weight percent.
2. The piping material of claim 1 , wherein the resin composite further comprises an impact resistance improving agent (D) in a quantity of from 1 to 50 parts by weight, with respect to the total of 100 parts by weight of components (A), (B) and (C).
3. The piping material of claim 1 , wherein the covering layer is applied through a film covering method or an injection molding method.
4. The piping material of claim 2 , wherein component CD) is a polystyrene block copolymer elastomer resin.
5. The piping material of claim 1 , wherein component (B) has a syndiotacticity in terms of diado of more than 75%.
6. The piping material of claim 1 , wherein the resin composite comprises:
(A) 10 to 70 weight percent of polyphenylene ether resin, (B) 10 to 70 weight percent of polystyrene polymer possessing syndiotactic structure, and
(C) 20 to 80 weight percent of high impact polystyrene resin,
wherein the total of (A), (B) and (C) is 100 weight percent.
7. The piping material of claim 6 , further comprising 2 to 40 parts by weight of polystyrene block copolymer elastomer resin based upon 100 parts of components (A), (B) and (C).
8. The piping material of claim 6 , further comprising an adhesive layer disposed between the covering layer and the pipe.
9. The piping material of claim 1 , wherein the covering layer is on at least part of an exterior surface of the piping material.
10. The piping material of claim 1 , wherein the covering layer has a thickness within the range of 0.05 to 20 mm.
11. A piping material comprising a covering layer of a resin composite disposed on at least a portion of a pipe wherein said resin composite comprises:
(D) 10 to 80 weight percent of polyphenylene ether resin selected from the group consisting of poly(2,6-di methyl-1,4-phenylene)ether, poly(2,6-di ethyl-1,4-phenylene)ether, poly(2-methyl-6-ethyl-1,4-phenylene)ether, poly(2-methyl-6-propyl-1,4-phenylene)ether, poly(2,6-di propyl-1,4-phenylene)ether, poly(2-ethyl-6-propyl-1,4-phenylene)ether, poly(2,6-di methoxy-1,4-phenylene)ether, poly(2,6-di chloro methyl-1,4-phenylene)ether, poly(2,6-di bromo methyl-1,4-phenylene)ether, poly(2,6-di phenyl-1,4-phenylene)ether, poly (2,6-di toluyl-1,4-phenylene)ether, poly(2,6-di chloro-1,4-phenylene)ether, poly(2,6-di benzyl-1,4-phenylene)ether, and poly(2,5-di methyl-1,4-phenylene)ether,
(E) 10 to 80 weight percent of polystyrene polymer possessing syndiotactic structure, and
(F)10 to 80 weight percent of polystyrene resin other than component (B),
wherein the total of (A), (B) and (C) is 100 weight percent.