CA1257037A - Resin composition containing a saponified ethylene- vinyl acetate copolymer - Google Patents

Resin composition containing a saponified ethylene- vinyl acetate copolymer

Info

Publication number
CA1257037A
CA1257037A CA000468224A CA468224A CA1257037A CA 1257037 A CA1257037 A CA 1257037A CA 000468224 A CA000468224 A CA 000468224A CA 468224 A CA468224 A CA 468224A CA 1257037 A CA1257037 A CA 1257037A
Authority
CA
Canada
Prior art keywords
resin composition
vinyl acetate
fiber
saponified
copolymer
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
CA000468224A
Other languages
French (fr)
Inventor
Yozaburo Tsujikawa
Yoshinobu Okazaki
Takeo Tasaka
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Otsuka Chemical Co Ltd
Original Assignee
Otsuka Chemical Co Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Otsuka Chemical Co Ltd filed Critical Otsuka Chemical Co Ltd
Priority to CA000468224A priority Critical patent/CA1257037A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CA1257037A publication Critical patent/CA1257037A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

Links

Landscapes

  • Compositions Of Macromolecular Compounds (AREA)

Abstract

Abstract of the disclosure:
A resin composition which comprises 50 to 95%
by weight of a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and 5 to 50 % by weight of potassium titanate fiber, the saponified copolymer being 10 to 55mole% in ethylene content and at least 90Mole% in saponification degree of vinyl acetate portion.

Description

2 5 7 0 3 7 Tlle inventioll relates to a resin coml-osition containing a saponified ethylene - vinyl acetale copolyMer wbicll gives a molded product haYillg an excellellt property.
The saponified ethylene - vinyl acetate col-oiylner (hereinafter referred to as " E V A cPpolYmer") is excellent in Inechallical strengtll, non - cllar~ing property, resistances to oil and solvent, resistance to abrasion, etc, and is gradually used for preparing mechallical parts, structural parts and the like. P articularly, a molded product obtaind froM the saponified E V A copolylner incorporated glass fiber therein exhibits an improvement in tensile strength, tensile modulus, bending strength, bending modulus, compression strength and like mechallical properties.
T hus, the above saponified copolymer contail~ 25 to 55 % ( % by weigllt, same in hereinafter) of ~lass fiber is sold and used as a material for moldill~
H owever, a molded product of the sapollified E V A copolymer containin~ glass fiber has a drawback that glass fiber comes to the surface to deteriorate the surface - smootllness of the molded product. F urtller, the molded product is poor in appearance due to a slight yellow of the resin.

~2570~
In addition, though the above resin composition is excellent in mechanical strength and modulus, glass fiber is large in an average fiber diameter of 3 to 13~m and an average fiber length of at least 3 mm. Thus, it is very difficult to mold the resin composition into small, thin-wall or fine parts such as those in precision machines, ~usiness machines, electric products for use at home, etc.

The present invention provides a resin composition which can be molded into parts having a very good appearance due to an excellent surface-smoothness and whiteness.

The present invention also provides a resin composition which can be molded into small, thin-wall or fine parts.
The present invention further provides a resin composi-tion which gives a molded product having an excellent mechanical property.

The present invention provides a resin composition which comprises 50 to 95% by weight of a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and 5 to 50% by weight of potassium titanate fiber, the saponified copolymer being 10 to 55 mole% in ethylene content and at X

125703~

least 90mole~ in saponification degree of vinyl acetate portion.
T he resin coMposition of the invention can be molded into parts having a very good appearance due to an excellent surface - smoothness and whiteness. T he molded product of the invention is high in mechanical strength and particularly excellent in modulus despite of shorter fiber length of potassium titanate fiber. F urther, the resin composition of the invention can be molded into sMall, thin - wall or fine parts. I t is easy to design a rnold and to shape the resin composition into minute parts due to a smaller orientation of potassium titanate fiber compared with glass fiber and carbon fiber.
T he saponified E V A copolymer used in the invention has an ethylene content of 10 to 55mole % and a saponification degree of vinyl acetate portion of at least 90mole %. W ith more than 55mole % in ethylene content, heat distortion temperature ( H D T ) of molded product is low. W ith less than 10mole % , it is difficult to mold the composition due to the closeness of melting point and thermal decomposition temperature of the resin. P referable ethylene content is 25 to ~5mole %
from the viewpoint of moldability, mechanical property, H D T and the like. W ith less than 90mole % in saponification de~ree, the molded product is low in thermal stability, H D T and mechanical property.
P referable saponification degree in vinyl acetate portion is at least 95mole %.
T he E V A copoiymer rnay contain a small amount of a copolymerizable monomer other than ethylene, vinyl acetate (or vinyl alcohol derived from saponification of vinyl acetate). E xamples of useful monomers are propylene, isobutylene and like olefins, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, crotonic acid and like unsaturated acid or esters thereof, etc.
P otassium titanate fiber used in the invention is a single crystal represented by the formula K 2 0 l( T i O 2~ or K 2 0 l( T i O 2) 1/2 H 20 wherein l is an integer of 2 to 8. E xamples thereof are potassium tetratitanate fiber, potassium hexatitanate fiber, potassium octatitanate fiber, etc., and these are used singly or in mixture. T he titanate fiber has an average fiber diameter of preferably up to 2 ~ m, average fiber length of preferably 5 to 100~ m and a ratio of avera~e fiber length to average fiber diameter (aspect ratio) of preferably 10 to 200.
I n the invention, average fiber diameter and average fiber length of potassium titanate fiber are each auerage of values which were rneasured in at least 5 sights and at least 10 fibers in each sight, with use iL 2 5 7 0 3 7 of a scanning - type electron microscope. A n aspect ratio is a divisor of average fiber length by average fiber diameter.
W ith outside of the above ranges of average fiber diameter, average fiber length and aspect ratio, for example, more than 1 ~ m in average fiber diaMeter, less than 5 ~ m in average fiber length, namely when aspect ratio is less than 10, reinforcing effect of molded product is small, hence undesirable.
F urther, fibers having an extremely small length of below 0.1~ m or having a~ long length of more than 100 ~ m are difficult to prepare industrially and have little practical use.
I n general, potassium titanate fiber is added in an amount of 5 to 50 %. W ith less than 5 % , reinforcing effect is low. W hile, with more than 50 % , molding is difficult due to high melt viscosity, hence undesirable.
A lthough potassium titanate fiber can be used as it is but is preferably surface - treated with silane coupling agent, titanate coupling agent, epoxy resin, epoxy - urethane resin and the like to improve an adhesiveness with the saponified E V A copolymer. F urther, it is effective to add silane coupling agent and the like to a mixture of the saponified E V A copolymer and ~2s~ro37 potassiuM titanate fiber in the process of preparing pellets.
T he resin COMpOS i tion of the invention can be prepared by various methods, for exarnple, O a method in which potassiurn titanate fiber is added to a system of polymerization of ethylene, vinyl acetate or like monomer, a rnethod in which potassium titanate fiber is added to the system in the middle of the polymerization, or to 0 the system in the middle of the saponification, a method in which potassium titanate fiber is added to the saponified E V A copolymer, the rnixture was extruded by use of an extruder, cooled and then cut to prepare pellets, etc.
T he third method is most practically eMployed.
T o the resin composition of the invention may be added an additive such as a fire retardant, heat -stabilizer, ultraviolet ray absorbing agent, lubricant in a range without affecting the effects of the present invention.
T he resin composition of the invention can be shaped by injection moldin8, extrusion, transfer Molding and like methods having excellent productivity.
S ince the resin composition of the invention has incorporated therein, as a reinforcing agent, potassium 2 5~0 3 7 titanate fiber which is about 1 /10 to 1 /100 in size compared with conventionai glass fiber or carbon fiber, the resin composition can be molded into a thin - wall parts by a simple method. T he composition provides a molded product having a very good appearance due to the excellent surface - smoothness.
T he molded product of the invention has the same mechanical strength as those reinforced with glass fiber, and has much excellent modulus because potassium titanate fiber is a single crystal and has a very high elasticity compared with glass fiber. T hus, the resin composition can be molded into small, thin - wall or fine parts and has an extremely wide use.
T he invention will be described in more detail with reference to E xamples but it is not intended that the invention be restricted by or to the examples.
E xamples 1 to 4 and C omparison E xamples 1 to 2 T o a saponified E V A copolymer (ethylene content 27mole % ; saponificatioD degree in vinyl acetate portion 99.Omole~) was added potassium titanate fiber treated with epoxy - silane (average fiber diameter 0.3~ m, average fiber length 15 ~ m) in amounts as listed in T able 1. T he mixture was weighed, mixed uniformly and then melted in an extruder (45mm, single axis) at a temperature of 240 C. T he molten mixture was cooled with ~L Z 5 7 O 3~7 water and rnade into pel]ets. T he pellets were in;ection molded at an injection temperature of 240~C, mold temperature of 80C and injection pressure of 1000kg/cm~
to prepare a test specirnens. A test specimens for COMpariSOn was prepared in the sarne manner as above except that glass fiher containing no alkali havin~ an average fiber diaMeter of 13~ m and length of 3 mm (chopped strand treated with vinyl silane, filament number : 400) was used in place of potassium titanate fiber. T he following properties were measured with use of the specimens and the results were given in T able 1 .
( B ending strength and bending modulus) M easured according to JIS K 7203 with use of a T est specimens 185 + 1 mm long by 10 + 0.5mm wide by 4 + 0.2mm height. T ests were repeated with 5 specimens.
S upport span: 60mm, crosshead rate: 5 mm/min.
( M olding shrinkage, H unter whiteness and surface smoothness) S hrinkage in longitudinal and latitudinal directions was measured with a micrometer by use of three sidegate speeimens 60mm long by 50mm wide by 3 mm height.
H unter whiteness was measured with use of color and color - difference meter.
S urface smoothness was observed with the unaided eye.

T a b l e E x a m p I e G om. E x.
l 2 ~ 4 _ _ 2 S aponified 93 80 70 5~ 100 70 5E V A copolymer ( % ) P otassium titanate 7 20 30 45 _ fiber ( % ) . _ G lass fiber ( % ) _ _ _ _ _ 30 B ending strength (kgf/cM2) 1710 2280 2690 3340 1370 2570 B ending rnodulus (kgf/cm2) 66000 06000 139000 85000 42000 12000 S~ ~
longitudinal 0.52 0.25 0,17 O.l5 0.95 0.15 latitudinal 0.53 0.27 0.20 0.18 0.98 0.2 H unter whiteness 88 91 92 93 42 47 15S urface sMoothness G ood G ood G ood G ood G ood ~ood A s apparent from T able 1 , potassium titanate fiber extremely improves bending strength and bending modulusl though small in si2e compared with glass fiber, and exhibits a very excellent modulus. T he composition of the invention is low in anisotropy of shrinkage in molding and gives a molded product having a very smooth and good appearance due to 8 large H unter whiteness number.
2~ E xamples 5 to 7 and C omparison E xamples 3 to 4 F ive kinds of resin compositions were prepared 2 5 7 0 3~7 in the same rnanner as in E xamples 1 to 4 with the exception of using saponified E V A copolymer as listed in T able 2 and potassium titanate fiber (30 % , sarne as in E xamples 1 to 4 ). T est specimens were also prepared in the same Manner as in E xamples 1 to 4 with use of the ahove compositions and properties thereof were measured, T he results were shown in T a~le 2.

T a b I e 2 E x a M p I e C om. E x, S aponified ¦ethylene 25,8 6 43,7 ;7 E V A content (mole % ) copolymer S aponification 95.3 97.8 98.5 93.2 87.1 de~ree ( mo ! e~) B ending strength (kgf/cm2) Z770 231C 1900 1380 167( B ending modulus (kgf/cm2) l42000 10900C 88000 8800C 6400C
H unter whiteness 91 91 92 90 84 A s apparent from T able 2 , mechanical properties lower with increase in ethylene content. E thylene content is preferably 10 to 55mole % , more preferably 25 to 45 %.
S sponification degree in vinyl acetate portion is preferably at least 90mole % , more preferably at least 95 nole % from the viewpoint of mechanical property and thermal stability ( H unter whiteness).

Claims (4)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1 . A resin composition which comprises 50 to 95 % by weight of a saponified ethylene - vinyl acetate copolymer and 5 to 50 % by weight of potassium titanate fiber, the saponified copolymer being 10 to 55mole% in ethylene content and at least 90mole% in saponification degree of vinyl acetate portion.
2. A resin composition as defined in claim wherein the ethylene content is 25 to 45mole%.
3. A resin composition as defined in claim wherein the saponification degree of vinyl acetate portion is at least 95mole%.
4. A resin composition as defined in claim wherein the potassium titanate fiber has an average fiber diameter of up to 2 µm, average fiber length of 5 to 100µm and a ratio of average fiber length to average fiber diameter (aspect ratio) of 10 to 200.
CA000468224A 1984-11-20 1984-11-20 Resin composition containing a saponified ethylene- vinyl acetate copolymer Expired CA1257037A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA000468224A CA1257037A (en) 1984-11-20 1984-11-20 Resin composition containing a saponified ethylene- vinyl acetate copolymer

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CA000468224A CA1257037A (en) 1984-11-20 1984-11-20 Resin composition containing a saponified ethylene- vinyl acetate copolymer

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
CA1257037A true CA1257037A (en) 1989-07-04

Family

ID=4129186

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CA000468224A Expired CA1257037A (en) 1984-11-20 1984-11-20 Resin composition containing a saponified ethylene- vinyl acetate copolymer

Country Status (1)

Country Link
CA (1) CA1257037A (en)

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US4157325A (en) PBT molding compositions
CA1110376A (en) Polyester composition
US4140670A (en) PBT Injection molding composition
US5145891A (en) Polypropylene resin composition
US4460731A (en) Reinforced thermoplastic polyester compositions
CA1078988A (en) Glass reinforced pbt resins
GB1590549A (en) Thermoplastic moulding compositions of high impact strength
CA1257438A (en) Melt-moldable fluorine-containing resin composition
US4734452A (en) Curable composition, method for manufacturing thereof, and uses thereof
US3976618A (en) Molding made of hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer
CA1257037A (en) Resin composition containing a saponified ethylene- vinyl acetate copolymer
EP0388518A2 (en) Improved polyethylene terephthalate molding resin blends
EP0181965B1 (en) Resin composition containing a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer
CN1563186B (en) Low warped and high surfaceness PBT composite material enhanced by fiberglass
JPH07316379A (en) Resin composition for cores and production of blow molded articles using the same
US4195011A (en) Injection molding compositions
US4539350A (en) High impact, high modulus fiber reinforced linear polyester
US4603163A (en) Resin composition containing a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer
CN114605741A (en) Polypropylene composite material and preparation method and application thereof
EP0502676B1 (en) Reinforced polyarylene sulfide resin composition and molding product thereof
JP3352121B2 (en) Long fiber reinforced polyamide resin composition and molded article thereof
US4146524A (en) Polycarbonate compositions
JP2960334B2 (en) Fiber reinforced polybutylene terephthalate resin composition
US4987174A (en) Low gloss polyacetal resin
CN1260293C (en) Method for preparing chemical nucleation glass fiber reinforced polyester composite material

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
MKEX Expiry