Abstract:
An expandable composite resin bead comprises: a composite resin containing a polyethylene resin and a polystyrene resin; and a blowing agent impregnating the composite resin. The composite resin contains 5 to 20 mass % of the polyethylene resin and 80 to 95 mass % of the polystyrene resin. The blowing agent is an organic physical blowing agent. Furthermore, in the expandable composite resin bead, a predetermined swelling degree in methyl ethyl ketone at a temperature of 23° C. is not lower than 1.25.
Abstract:
An expandable composite resin bead containing an organic physical blowing agent and a base resin composed of a composite resin obtained by polymerizing a styrene monomer in a polypropylene resin. The styrene monomer is polymerized in an amount of more than 400 parts by mass and not more than 1900 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polypropylene resin. The composite resin contains xylene solubles to be obtained through xylene solvent Soxhlet extraction of the expandable composite resin bead, the xylene solubles contain acetone solubles to be obtained through dissolution of the xylene solubles into acetone, and the acetone solubles have an absorbance ratio A (D698/D1376) of an absorbance D698 to an absorbance D1376 that are respectively measured at a wavenumber of 698 cm−1 and 1376 cm−1 as infrared absorption spectra of the acetone solubles within a range of from 8.5 to 23.
Abstract:
Disclosed is expandable modified resin beads (1), comprising a modified resin as a base resin in which a dispersion phase (3) containing a styrene resin as a major component is dispersed in a continuous phase (2) containing an olefin resin as a major component, and a physical blowing agent. Further disclosed are expanded modified resin beads obtained by expanding the expandable modified resin beads (1), and a foamed molded article formed from the expanded modified resin beads obtained by molding the expanded modified resin beads in a mold. A volume average diameter of the dispersion phase (3) dispersed in the continuous phase (2) is 0.55 μm or more. The expandable modified resin beads (1) have, as a base resin, the modified resin contains 80 to 50 parts by mass of the styrene resin with respect to 20 to 50 parts by mass parts of the olefin resins.