摘要:
A rubber composition suitable for tire treads having well-balanced excellent wet skid characteristic, ice skid characteristic and rolling characteristic, and an excellent processability, which comprises a rubber component containing at least 20% by weight of a block copolymer consisting essentially of a block A and a block B, obtained by conducting polymerization of an aromatic vinyl compound and a conjugated diene compound in a hydrocarbon solvent in the presence of an organolithium initiator and modifying with a coupling agent, and satisfying the following conditions (A) to (E);(A) the block A having a content of an aromatic vinyl compound of at most 5% by weight and a content of 1,2-bonds in the conjugated diene component of at least 10% by weight,(B) the block B having a content of an aromatic vinyl compound of 25 to 50% by weight and a content of 1,2-bonds in the conjugated diene component of at least 10% by weight,(C) a content of the block A in the block copolymer being from 20 to 80% by weight,(D) a content of the aromatic vinyl compound in the block copolymer being from 5 to 30% by weight and a content of 1,2-bonds in the conjugated diene component of the block copolymer being from 20 to 60% by weight, and(E) at least 40% by weight of the polymer chains of the block copolymer being a branched polymer formed by modification with a dicarboxylic acid diester.
摘要:
A rubber composition suitable for tire treads having well-balanced excellent steering stability in cornering, wet skid characteristic, ice skid characteristic and rolling characteristic, and an excellent processability, which comprises a rubber component containing a block copolymer consisting essentially of a block A and a block B, obtained by conducting polymerization of an aromatic vinyl compound and a conjugated diene compound in a hydrocarbon solvent in the presence of an organolithium initiator and modifying with a coupling agent, and satisfying the following conditions (A) to (E);(A) the block A having a content of an aromatic vinyl compound of 5 to 29% by weight and a content of 1,2-bonds in the conjugated diene component of 25 to 55% by weight,(B) the block B having a content of an aromatic vinyl compound of 35 to 60% by weight and a content of 1,2-bonds in the conjugated diene component of 20 to 70% by weight,(C) the content of the block A in the block copolymer being from 20 to 80% by weight,(D) the average content of the aromatic vinyl compound in the block copolymer being from 20 to 40% by weight and the average content of 1,2-bonds in the conjugated diene component of the block copolymer being from 20 to 60% by weight, and(E) at least 40% by weight of the polymer chains of the block copolymer being a branched polymer formed by modification with a trifunctional or tetrafunctional coupling agent.
摘要:
A process for preparing modified diene polymer rubbers having an increased impact resilience and a reduced hardness at low temperatures and useful as rubber materials for automobile tires and other industries which comprises producing an alkali metal-containing conjugated diene polymer, and reacting the alkali metal-containing polymer with a modifier selected from the group consisting of a nitro compound, a phosphoryl chloride compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 are independently an alkyl group, and an aminosilane compound of the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sup.5 to R.sup.7 are independently an alkyl group or an alkoxyl group, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are independently an alkyl group, and n is an integer, said alkali metal-containing diene polymer being prepared by a living anionic polymerization using an alkali metal-based catalyst or by an addition reaction of a diene polymer having conjugated diene units and an alkali metal-based catalyst in a hydrocarbon solvent. The modified diene polymers can be incorporated with usual rubber additives to provide rubber compositions for various purposes, and the cured products shown an increased impact resilience and a reduced hardness at low temperatures.
摘要:
A modified copolymer rubber obtained by kneading at 200.degree.-280.degree. C.(A) at least one copolymer rubber material selected from the group consisting of an ethylene-.alpha.-olefin copolymer rubber having a number-average molecular weight of 10,000-100,000 and an ethylene content of 15-85% by weight and an ethylene-.alpha.-olefin-nonconjugated diene copolymer rubber having a number-average molecular weight of 10,000-100,000, an ethylene content of 15-85% by weight and a nonconjugated diene content of 3.0% by weight or less,(B) a free-radical initiator,(C) at least one vinyl aromatic monomer and(D) an unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride, wherein the weight ratios of (B):(A), (C):(A), (D):(A) and (C):(D) are 0.005-1.0:100, 0.2-20:100, 0.5-15:100 and 0.1-3:1, respectively.The process is suited for industrially producing a modified copolymer rubber having a high bound unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride content, a low tendency of increase of the Mooney viscosity [ML.sub.1+4 (121.degree. C.)], and an excellent moldability and storage stability without being obstructed by gel formation during the kneading. The modified copolymer rubber thus obtained can be advantageously used for thermoplastic elastomer, blending polymer adhesive etc.
摘要:
A process for preparing modified diene polymer rubbers having an increased impact resilience and a reduced hardness at low temperatures and useful as rubber materials for automobile tires and other industries which comprises producing an alkali metal-containing conjugated diene polymer, and reacting the alkali metal-containing polymer with a modifier selected from the group consisting of a nitro compound, a phosphoryl chloride compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 to R.sup.4 are independently an alkyl group, and an aminosilane compound of the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sup.5 to R.sup.7 are independently an alkyl group or an alkoxyl group, R.sup.8 and R.sup.9 are independently an alkyl group, and n is an integer,said alkali metal-containing diene polymer being prepared by a living anionic polymerization using an alkali metal-based catalyst or by an addition reaction of a diene polymer having conjugated diene units and an alkali metal-based catalyst in a hydrocarbon solvent. The modified diene polymers can be incorporated with usual rubber additives to provide rubber compositions for various purposes, and the cured products show an increased impact resilience and a reduced hardness at low temperatures.
摘要:
A modified polymer rubber is obtained by(1) graft-polymerizing at least one grafting monomer to a shreaded rubbery polymer (A) in an aqueous suspension at a temperature of 30.degree.-130.degree. C. to obtain a graft polymer, and(2) kneading the graft polymer with at least one polymerizable monomer in the presence of a free radical initiator at a temperature of 180.degree.-280.degree. C. This process does not cause gel formation and is advantageous in manufacturing cost.The modified polymer rubber thus obtained is excellent in processability and storage stability, and highly useful as a compatibilizer for various resins.
摘要:
A rubber composition for tire treads comprising a rubber component consisting essentially of (A) 20 to 100% by weight of a solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber having a Mooney viscosity ML.sub.1+4 of 30 to 200 at 100.degree. C. prepared by copolymerization of styrene, butadiene and a polyvinyl aromatic compound followed by coupling with a trifunctional or tetrafunctional coupling agent, and (B) 0 to 80% by weight of at least one rubber selected from the group consisting of an emulsion-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber, a butadiene rubber, natural rubber and a synthetic polyisoprene rubber; and (C) 50 to 250 parts by weight of a carbon black having an iodine adsorption number of not less than 60 mg/g and an oil absorption of not less than 110 ml/100 g per 100 parts by weight of said rubber component; the tan .delta. peak temperature Tg of the cured product of said rubber composition being from -40.degree. to +5.degree. C. The tread rubber composition can be processed without causing bagging with a good dispersibility of carbon black and provides tires having a low rolling resistance and a high grip characteristic.
摘要:
An elastomeric butadiene copolymer prepared by a process which comprises copolymerizing butadiene, a polyvinyl aromatic compound and optionally styrene in a hydrocarbon solvent in the presence of an organolithium polymerization initiator and subjecting the resulting copolymer having lithium at the polymer end or ends to a coupling reaction with a trifunctional or tetrafunctional coupling agent, said butadiene copolymer satisfying the following conditions: (a) the content of styrene is at most 50% by weight, (b) the content of vinyl bonds in the butadiene portion is from 10 to 90% by weight, (c) the molecular weight distribution curve obtained by a high performance liquid chromatography has at least three peaks, and 5 to 60% by weight of all the polymer chains have a molecular weight which is at least 5 times the molecular weight in terms of standard polystyrene corresponding to the peak appearing on the lowest molecular weight side of the high performance liquid chromatogram, and (d) the Mooney viscosity (ML.sub.1+4, 100.degree. C.) is from 30 to 200. The butadiene copolymer has an improved processability with excellent resilience, wet grip property, abrasion resistance and mechanical properties, and is suitable for tire use.
摘要:
A thermoplastic resin composition superior in impact resistance, heat resistance, flexural rigidity, processability and solvent resistance which comprises: (A) 100 parts by weight of a resin composition comprising 5-95% by weight of a polyphenylene ether, or a polyphenylene ether and polystyrene, and 95-5% by weight of a polyamide resin; (B) 5-50 parts by weight of a modified saturated rubber obtained by grafting 5-100 parts by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound on 100 parts by weight of a saturated type rubber and allowing 0.05-10 parts by weight of a compatibilizing agent to react with said rubber; and (c) 0.05-20 parts by weight of a compatibilizing agent.
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A propylene-based polymer having a melt flow rate of 0.1 to 20 g/10 min. and a melting point Tm (° C.) measured by using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) of 147 to 159° C., in which the half width HW (° C.) of the melting peak measured by using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and the melting point Tm (° C.) satisfy the relation: HW≦(188−Tm)/5.