Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the defects in the prior art, and the expanded flame-retardant elastomer material prepared by performing expandable graphite flame-retardant modification on the polyamide elastomer (TPAE) has the advantages of high-efficiency flame retardance, excellent mechanical property, environmental friendliness, low cost and recyclability, and can be used for preparing parts such as automobile spherical couplings, dust caps, shockproof parts, mud guards and the like.
In view of the above objects, a first aspect of the present invention provides an expandable graphite-modified polyamide elastomer material comprising, based on 100 parts by total weight: 45-74 parts of polyamide elastomer, 15-40 parts of expandable graphite flame retardant, 8-25 parts of synergistic flame retardant, 0.3-3 parts of coupling agent, 0.5-3 parts of dispersing agent, 0.1-2 parts of antioxidant and 0.1-2 parts of absorbent.
Preferably, the expandable graphite-modified polyamide elastomeric material comprises, based on 100 parts by total weight: 50-70 parts of polyamide elastomer, 15-30 parts of expandable graphite flame retardant, 10-20 parts of synergistic flame retardant, 0.4-1 part of coupling agent, 0.6-1.5 parts of dispersing agent, 0.1-1 part of antioxidant and 0.1-0.6 part of absorbent; more preferably, it comprises, based on 100 parts by total weight: 60-68 parts of polyamide elastomer, 20-25 parts of expandable graphite flame retardant, 10-15 parts of synergistic flame retardant, 0.4-0.8 part of coupling agent, 0.8-1.2 parts of dispersing agent, 0.3-0.8 part of antioxidant and 0.2-0.5 part of absorbent.
In some embodiments, the polyamide elastomer is one or more selected from long or short chain polyether block amide (PEBA), polyether ester amide (PEEA), polyester amide (PEA), and polycarbonate amide (PCEA) block copolymers; preferably short chain polyether block polyamide elastomers; more preferably nylon 6 type polyether block polyamide elastomer (i.e. polyamide 6 type thermoplastic elastomer, TPAE-6).
In the invention, the long-chain polyether block amide refers to polyether block amide synthesized by long-carbon-chain nylon, such as nylon 10, nylon 1010, nylon 11, nylon 12 and the like, of hard-segment polyamide. The short-chain polyether block amide refers to polyether block amide synthesized by nylon with short carbon chains, such as nylon 6 and the like, of hard-segment polyamide compared with long-chain nylon Long Lai.
In some embodiments, the polyamide elastomer has a relative viscosity value of 1.5 to 3.0, preferably 2.0 to 2.8 (measured using GB/T12006.1 (ISO 307) standard method and formic acid solution as solvent) and a hardness value of 25D to 60D (measured using GB/T2411-2008 standard method) to facilitate a compromise between processing flow and mechanical properties of the composite.
In some embodiments, the nylon 6-type polyether block polyamide elastomer is a polyamide 6 thermoplastic elastomer resin prepared by the process of patent CN104327266B, comprising the steps of:
adding polyether/polyester, caprolactam, deionized water, a catalyst and diacid into a reactor, heating to 200-240 ℃ under the protection of nitrogen, and reacting for 0.5-2 hours under mechanical stirring; then, continuously mechanically stirring and reacting for 0.5 to 3 hours at the temperature of between 250 and 280 ℃ and under the condition of vacuumizing to between 20 and 500 Pa; then extracting by boiling water, and drying to obtain the polyamide 6 thermoplastic elastomer resin, wherein the diacid is oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid or adipic acid, and the catalyst is phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid or aminocaproic acid.
Preferably, in the preparation method of the nylon 6 type thermoplastic elastomer resin as described above, the polyester/polyether is one or more selected from Polytetrahydrofuran (PTMEG), polyethylene glycol (PEG), polypropylene glycol (PPG) or polyhexamethylene glycol. Preferably, the number average molecular weight of the polyester/polyether is 300-8000, preferably 500-6000. Preferably, the polyester/polyether soft block is used in an amount of 10 to 60wt%, based on the total weight of polyether/polyester and caprolactam. Preferably, the caprolactam is used in an amount of 40 to 90wt%, based on the total weight of polyether/polyester and caprolactam; and/or the amount of the diacid is 1 to 10 weight percent; and/or the amount of the catalyst is 0.1-4 wt%, preferably 1-3 wt%; and/or the deionized water is used in an amount of 0.5 to 4wt%, preferably 1 to 3wt%. Preferably, the mechanical stirring speed is 100-800 rpm.
The relative viscosity of the nylon 6 type thermoplastic elastomer resin prepared by the method is between 1.5 and 3.0 (measured by taking a GB/T12006.1 (ISO 307) standard method and a formic acid solution as a solvent), and the stable viscosity is obtained by adjusting the reaction temperature and the reaction time more accurately.
In particular, the structure of the nylon 6 type polyether block polyamide elastomer is as follows:
{[CO-(CH 2 ) 5 -HN] m -CO-(CH 2 ) 4 -COO-PE} n
wherein, PE represents soft segment polyester or polyether, such as polyethylene glycol (PEG), tetrahydrofuran Polyether (PTMG), propylene oxide polyether (PPG), polycaprolactone (PCL) and the like, and the number average molecular weight is 300-8000, preferably 500-6000;
m=6-100,n=2-15。
preferably, in the nylon 6 type thermoplastic elastomer resin as described above, the content of the nylon 6 hard segment is 40 to 90wt% of the total amount of the polymer hard segment and soft segment; the content of the polyether/polyester soft segment accounts for 1 to 60 weight percent of the total content of the hard segment and the soft segment of the polymer.
The nylon 6 type polyether block polyamide elastomer is short in carbon chain, relatively high in N content and more excellent in flame retardant property, contains a large amount of amino-terminated groups and carboxyl-terminated groups, is relatively strong in polarity, is well compatible with an expanded graphite flame retardant and a synergistic flame retardant in the presence of a coupling agent, forms relatively strong hydrogen bonds, and can greatly improve the mechanical property and flame retardant property of the composite flame retardant material.
In some embodiments, the expandable graphite is selected from a medium onset expansion temperature graphite or a high onset temperature expanded graphite, preferably a medium onset expansion temperature expanded graphite, having an expansion temperature of not less than 250 ℃. In this preferred case, there is not only a cost advantage but also superior performance to the high onset temperature expanded graphite.
In the present invention, the medium initial expansion temperature graphite generally refers to expanded graphite having an initial expansion temperature of 150 ℃ to 290 ℃; high onset temperature expanded graphite generally refers to expanded graphite having an onset expansion temperature greater than 290 ℃.
In some embodiments, the expandable graphite has a particle size of 30 to 100 mesh, preferably 80 mesh, and an expandable ratio of not less than 200 times, preferably not less than 230 times.
In some embodiments, the synergistic flame retardant is one or more selected from magnesium hydroxide (MDH), aluminum hydroxide (ATH), red Phosphorus (RP), ammonium polyphosphate (APP), triphenyl phosphate (TPP), magnesium hydroxide whiskers, silica whiskers. The synergistic flame retardant can increase the residual carbon quantity and improve the carbon layer quality so as to improve the flame retardant efficiency and reduce the cost as much as possible.
Preferably, the synergistic flame retardant is aluminum hydroxide (ATH). The aluminum hydroxide is decomposed by heating, so that heat is absorbed, the temperature rise and the degradation speed of the material are inhibited, and water vapor generated by decomposition can dilute combustible gas; meanwhile, the decomposition product is not combustible, and the residual carbon quantity can be increased, the strength of the expanded carbon layer can be enhanced, and the candle wick effect is avoided.
In some embodiments, the mass ratio of the synergistic flame retardant to expandable graphite flame retardant is 1:1 to 1:3, in the ratio range, more efficient flame retardance is realized by high carbon forming property and expanded network skeleton.
In some embodiments, the coupling agent is one or more selected from silane coupling agents, titanate coupling agents.
Preferably, the silane coupling agent is selected from KH560, KH550, KH570, KH792 and DL602, and the titanate coupling agent is 201, 101, 105, 311, TTS; more preferably, the coupling agent is a silane coupling agent KH560. The epoxy group in the alkyl coupling agent KH560 reacts with TPAE6 terminal amino group and terminal carboxyl group for coupling, and the methoxy group thereof is hydrolyzed to generate Si-OH group, so as to react with inorganic materials such as expandable graphite, ATH, siO 2 And the like.
In some embodiments, the amount of the coupling agent is 0.5 to 3.5 percent of the total mass of the flame retardant; within the proportion range, the improvement of the adhesion between the flame retardant and the polyamide elastomer is facilitated, so that the comprehensive performances of the product, such as mechanical performance, ageing resistance and the like, are improved.
In some embodiments, the dispersant is selected from Ethylene Bis Stearamide (EBS), glyceryl monostearate, glyceryl tristearate, polyethylene wax, liquid paraffin, metal salts of higher fatty acids such as barium stearate, calcium stearate, zinc stearate, and the like, pentaerythritol stearate, preferably Ethylene Bis Stearamide (EBS).
In some embodiments, the antioxidant is selected from hindered phenolic, hindered amine and phosphite antioxidants, preferably one or more of antioxidant 168, antioxidant 608, antioxidant 1010, antioxidant 1076, antioxidant 1098, antioxidant 3114, antioxidant 164, antioxidant 264, antioxidant BHT, antioxidant T501, antioxidant B215, antioxidant B225, more preferably antioxidant 1098 and antioxidant 168 or a combination thereof.
In some embodiments, the absorbent is one or more selected from the group consisting of nano titanium dioxide, porous silicate, diatomite, zinc ricinoleate, zinc sulfate, nano zinc oxide; preferably a porous silicate; the porous silicates include natural porous silicates such as natural zeolites, kaolinite, and artificial porous silicates such as artificial zeolites, ceramics, magnesium silicates, and the like.
The expandable graphite generates a small amount of SO during the expansion process 2 And the invention adds a small amount of absorbent to absorb SO while retarding flame 2 The influence of the flame-retardant material on the environment is avoided, and the effects of no halogen, no toxicity, green and environmental protection are achieved.
In some embodiments, the mass ratio of the absorbent to expandable graphite is: 10:1000 to 25:1000, and the preferred mass ratio is: 15:1000 to 20:1000, in the proportion range, the absorption of acid gas, combustion decomposition activity and harmful gas of the expandable graphite is facilitated, and the flame retardant efficiency and the environmental protection effect are improved.
In a second aspect of the present invention, a preparation method of the expandable graphite modified polyamide elastomer material is provided, wherein the preparation method is selected from processing modes of banburying single-screw extrusion granulation, conical twin-screw granulation, side feeding type parallel twin-screw granulation, planetary extrusion granulation and reciprocating screw extrusion granulation, and preferably, the banburying single-screw extrusion granulation is adopted.
In some embodiments, the method for preparing the expandable graphite-modified polyamide elastomer material comprises the following steps:
s1: mixing expandable graphite, a synergistic flame retardant, a coupling agent and a compatilizer, heating to a certain temperature, and stopping mixing to ensure that the coupling agent and the flame retardant fully react;
s2: adding polyamide elastomer resin, a dispersing agent, an antioxidant and an absorbent, and continuously mixing for a period of time to obtain a material;
s3: placing the mixed materials into an internal mixer for internal mixing to obtain a melt-shaped mixture of the polyamide elastomer material modified by the expandable graphite;
s4: and extruding and granulating the melt mixture in an extruder to obtain the expandable graphite modified polyamide elastomer material.
In some embodiments, in step S1, the mixing is stopped at a temperature of 60 to 80 ℃ based on the temperature of the mixed material.
In some embodiments, in step S1, the temperature is raised while mixing in a high-speed mixing friction heating manner, wherein the high-speed mixing rotation speed is 850 to 1440r/min; alternatively, the temperature is raised while mixing by heating and high-speed mixing, and the mixing time until the predetermined temperature is reached is controlled within a range of 5 to 15min, preferably 10 to 12min.
In some embodiments, the mixing time in step S2 is 3-10min, preferably 3-5min. In some embodiments, in step S3, the banburying temperature is 150 to 180 ℃.
In some embodiments, the temperature of extrusion granulation in step S4 is 160 to 210 ℃.
The processing temperature provided in the preparation method of the invention is not too high and cannot exceed the decomposition temperature of the expandable graphite.
In a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a use of the expandable graphite-modified polyamide elastomer material for producing automobile parts.
Preferably, the automobile parts comprise a spherical coupling, a dust cover, a shockproof part, a mudguard and a tyre chain.
Advantageous effects
1. The polyamide elastomer flame-retardant material is prepared by adopting a polyamide elastomer, particularly a nylon 6 type polyether block polyamide elastomer as a base material, expandable graphite and aluminum hydroxide (ATH) as a flame retardant system and adding a proper coupling agent and a proper dispersing agent. The expansion flame-retardant material has the advantages of large expansion rate of the heating surface, thick carbon layer, high flame-retardant efficiency, no halogen, low smoke, no toxicity, environmental protection and excellent mechanical property.
2. The flame retardant property of the expandable graphite modified polyamide elastomer flame retardant material can reach UL94-V0 level, the tensile strength is 27-43MPa, and the impact strength is 20KJ/m 2 The method is suitable for preparing the automobile parts.
3. The preparation method has simple and convenient process and low production cost, and is convenient for large-scale production.
Detailed Description
The invention will be understood by reference to the following examples, which are intended to illustrate the invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention in any way.
The flame retardant material is an intumescent flame retardant system consisting of expandable graphite and a synergistic flame retardant. The expandable graphite is a novel flame retardant in the utilization of the halogen-free flame retardant technology at the present stage, and the intercalation agent (such as acid, alkali metal, salt and other chemical substances) is inserted into the carbon hexagonal network plane structure between graphite layers by mainly utilizing a chemical and physical method, so that a crystal compound is formed. In practical use, the principle of the flame retardant is as follows: when the crystal compound is heated, the interlaminar inserted substance can be decomposed or gasified due to heating, so that a large amount of expansion heat is generated, because the expansion heat is far greater than the Van der Waals force of a graphite space, the sheet layer can be expanded by air flow, the distance between the graphite layers is further enlarged, so that the worm-shaped expanded graphite is formed, a thick porous carbon layer is formed and covers the surface of the base material, the carbon layer has enough heat stability to separate the flame-retardant main body from a heat source, so that the decomposition of the polymer is delayed and terminated, meanwhile, acid radicals in the interlayer are released during expansion, the carbonization of the base material is promoted, so that a good effect is achieved through various flame-retardant modes, the material is non-toxic, no toxic or corrosive gas container is generated during heating, and the smoke generation amount can be greatly reduced. Meanwhile, the synergistic flame retardant aluminum hydroxide is decomposed by heating, absorbs heat in the environment, inhibits the temperature rise and degradation speed of the material, and can dilute combustible gas by water vapor generated by decomposition; meanwhile, the decomposition product is not combustible, and the residual carbon quantity can be increased, the strength of the expanded carbon layer can be enhanced, and the candle wick effect is avoided.
Reagent:
self-made TPAE6: the self-made polyamide elastomer resin TPAE-6 (relative viscosity is about 2.0) is prepared by a preparation method of patent CN104327266B example 2, and the preparation method comprises the following specific steps:
adding 20g of polyethylene glycol with the number average molecular weight of 2000, 80g of caprolactam, 3g of deionized water, 3g of sulfuric acid and 1g of adipic acid into a reactor, heating to 240 ℃ under the protection of nitrogen, and reacting for 1.5 hours under the condition of mechanical stirring at 800 rpm; then the mixture is vacuumized to 40Pa at 260 ℃ and continuously stirred mechanically at 800rpm for reaction for 2.5 hours, and then the mixture is extracted by boiling water and dried.
Expandable graphite: EG-X200 with the grain diameter of 80 meshes, the expansion ratio of more than or equal to 230, the initial expansion temperature of more than 250 ℃, qingdao rock-sea graphite Limited company.
Aluminum hydroxide (ATH): FR-3801, whiteness not less than 97, particle size D 50 1.5-2.0 μm, and is available from combined fertilizer, zhongke antiflaming New Material Co.
Ethylene Bis Stearamide (EBS): EB-FF, a plastication Co., ltd, shang guan city.
Polyurethane elastomer (TPU): WHT-8254 Wanhua chemical.
Other TPAEs 6 were purchased from: akoma PEBAX HD5513.
Coupling agent KH560: FT-560 of Nanjing Feiteng New Material science and technology Co.
Antioxidant 1098/168: basf 1098 and 168 of Dinghai plastics chemical Co., ltd.
Absorbent porous silicate: magnesium silicate MS10E from the company Tianjin Italon auxiliaries.
Equipment:
high-speed mixer: HSM-50 Jiangsu Bell machines;
single-screw all-in-one machine of internal mixer: yongfeng CF-10L, yongfeng mechanical science and technology, inc., dongguan City.
An injection molding machine: UN120SM Mi precision machines, inc. of Guandongyi;
electronic universal material testing machine: zwick/Roell Z020 Shanghai Z Wei Ke mechanical Equipment, inc.;
horizontal vertical burning apparatus: CZF-5 Beijing Zhonghang times instruments and equipments, inc.;
pendulum impact tester: zwick/RoellHIT50P Shanghai Z Wei Ke mechanical devices, inc.;
an incision instrument: b1120.26.10 Shanghai Zxft Wei Ke mechanical devices, inc.
Example 1
The embodiment provides a preparation method for preparing an expandable graphite modified polyamide elastomer material, which comprises the following steps:
(1) Adding 15 parts by weight of expandable graphite, 15 parts by weight of ATH and 0.4 part by weight of silane coupling agent KH560 (which can be diluted by 95 vol% ethanol when added, the content represents the content before dilution, and the dilution volume ratio KH560:95% ethanol = 1:5) into a high-speed mixer in a spray form, heating while mixing in a high-speed mixing friction heating manner, wherein the high-speed mixing rotation speed is 1250r/min, and stopping mixing after the temperature reaches 70 ℃ to obtain a flame retardant mixture subjected to surface treatment;
(2) Adding 68.2 parts by weight of self-made TPAE6, 0.6 part by weight of EBS, 0.5 part by weight of antioxidant mixture (0.2 part by weight of 1098 and 0.3 part by weight of 168 parts by weight) and 0.3 part by weight of absorbent magnesium silicate into the flame retardant mixture subjected to surface treatment, continuously and fully blending for 3-5 minutes in a high-speed mixer, and discharging to obtain the expanded flame-retardant polyamide elastomer raw material mixture.
(3) And adding the expanded flame-retardant polyamide elastomer raw material mixture into an internal mixer, and carrying out melt mixing at the temperature of 150-180 ℃ to obtain an expanded flame-retardant polyamide elastomer melt mixture.
(4) And adding the expanded flame-retardant polyamide elastomer molten mixture into a single-screw extruder, and extruding and granulating at the temperature of 160-210 ℃ to obtain the expanded flame-retardant polyamide elastomer material.
Examples 2 to 6
A polyamide elastomer material was prepared by the method of example 1, except that the amounts of the components were varied, as specified in Table 1.
Table 1 examples 1-6 raw material components for preparing polyamide elastomer materials
Examples
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Self-made TPAE6
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Expandable graphite
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ATH
|
KH560
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EBS
|
Antioxidant agent
|
Absorbent agent
|
Total amount of
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1
|
68.2
|
15
|
15
|
0.4
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.3
|
100
|
2
|
57.6
|
20
|
20
|
0.5
|
1
|
0.5
|
0.4
|
100
|
3
|
62.6
|
25
|
10
|
0.5
|
1
|
0.5
|
0.4
|
100
|
4
|
49.2
|
30
|
18
|
0.6
|
1.2
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
100
|
5
|
65.7
|
20
|
12
|
0.5
|
1
|
0.5
|
0.3
|
100
|
6
|
46.6
|
35
|
15
|
0.8
|
1.5
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
100 |
Comparative examples 1 to 2: :
an intumescent flame retardant material was prepared by the method of example 1 except that the home-made TPAE6 substrate was replaced with the commercial TPAE6 polyamide elastomer PEBAX HD5513 or the commercial polyurethane elastomer TPU (WHT-8254), and the remaining components and amounts are shown in table 2.
Table 2 comparative examples 1 to 8 raw material components for preparing intumescent flame retardant materials
Comparative examples 3 to 8
Comparative examples 3-8 a polyamide elastomer flame retardant material was prepared by the method of example 1, except that the expandable graphite, ATH or KH560 was not included in the components or the expandable graphite, ATH or KH560 were out of the range claimed in the present invention, as shown in table 2.
Experimental example 1 testing of mechanical properties and flame retardancy:
the flame retardant performance and the mechanical property of the composite materials of the examples 1 to 6 and the comparative examples 1 to 8 are tested, and the performance evaluation method and the test standard are as follows:
the extruded, pelletized composite was dried at 90 ℃ for 1-2 hours and then test specimens (each set of specimens comprised 5 tensile, impact test specimens and 10 flame retardant test specimens) were molded using an injection molding machine equipped with a standard test specimen mold.
And (3) testing mechanical properties: the tensile properties of the composite were tested using a universal tensile tester according to the ASTM D638-2003 Standard for tensile Properties of plastics, american society for testing materials. Tensile testing was performed on at least 5 replicates per group and the results averaged. The composite was tested according to the standard for plastic cantilever beam impact in ISO180-2001, with at least 5 parallel samples per group being guaranteed for impact testing, and the results averaged (pendulum impact tester, notch gauge).
And (3) testing the flame retardant property: the flame retardant performance of the flame retardant is tested according to the UL94-2006 standard, and the standard of a spline is 125x13x1.6mm (horizontal and vertical combustion tester).
The test results are shown in Table 3.
TABLE 3 flame retardancy of intumescent flame retardant materials and mechanical test results
As shown in Table 3, it can be seen from examples 1-6 that 15-40% by weight of expandable graphite is added to a flame retardant polyamide elastomer system of ATH synergistic expandable graphite to achieve the flame retardant effect of UL94-V0, and the flame retardant polyamide elastomer is low in smoke, halogen-free, environment-friendly and excellent in mechanical properties, and is an ideal flame retardant elastomer material for preparing automobile parts.
In comparative examples 1 and 2, TPAE6 PEBAX HD5513 and polyurethane elastomer WHT-8254 which are commonly used in the market are adopted for preparing the intumescent flame retardant material, and under the condition that the elastomers have the same addition and proportion, the flame retardant property of the intumescent flame retardant material is equivalent to that of self-made TPAE6, but the tensile strength of the intumescent flame retardant material is inferior to that of a flame retardant composite material of a polyamide elastomer base material, so that the self-made TPAE6 has good mechanical property advantages.
In comparative examples 3, 4 and 7, the flame retardant effect and mechanical property of the system are not ideal under the condition that the intumescent flame retardant system respectively lacks the main flame retardant expandable graphite, the synergist ATH and the coupling agent KH560. Similarly, in comparative examples 5, 6 and 8, when the mixture ratio of the expanded flame-retardant system substrate polyamide 6 elastomer, the main flame retardant expandable graphite, the synergist ATH and the coupling agent KH560 is not within the range claimed by the invention, the flame-retardant effect or mechanical property of the system is not ideal.
Therefore, through selection of the resin base material, the expandable graphite flame retardant and the ATH synergistic flame retardant, and addition of the coupling agent and the dispersing agent with proper types and dosage, the expandable graphite modified polyamide elastomer material can show excellent balance of flame retardant property and mechanical property, and is environment-friendly and low in cost.
Although the present application has been described with reference to preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the scope of the claims, and many possible variations and modifications may be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the application.