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EP0318136B1
EP0318136B1 EP88308707A EP88308707A EP0318136B1 EP 0318136 B1 EP0318136 B1 EP 0318136B1 EP 88308707 A EP88308707 A EP 88308707A EP 88308707 A EP88308707 A EP 88308707A EP 0318136 B1 EP0318136 B1 EP 0318136B1
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Hiroyoshi Shiromoto
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D07—ROPES; CABLES OTHER THAN ELECTRIC
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    • D07B1/00—Constructional features of ropes or cables
    • D07B1/02—Ropes built-up from fibrous or filamentary material, e.g. of vegetable origin, of animal origin, regenerated cellulose, plastics
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    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04C—BRAIDING OR MANUFACTURE OF LACE, INCLUDING BOBBIN-NET OR CARBONISED LACE; BRAIDING MACHINES; BRAID; LACE
    • D04C1/00—Braid or lace, e.g. pillow-lace; Processes for the manufacture thereof
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    • D07B1/00—Constructional features of ropes or cables
    • D07B1/02—Ropes built-up from fibrous or filamentary material, e.g. of vegetable origin, of animal origin, regenerated cellulose, plastics
    • D07B1/025—Ropes built-up from fibrous or filamentary material, e.g. of vegetable origin, of animal origin, regenerated cellulose, plastics comprising high modulus, or high tenacity, polymer filaments or fibres, e.g. liquid-crystal polymers
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    • D07B1/00—Constructional features of ropes or cables
    • D07B1/20—Buoyant ropes, e.g. with air-filled cellular cores; Accessories therefor
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    • D07B2201/1096—Rope or cable structures braided
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    • D07B2201/2001—Wires or filaments
    • D07B2201/2002—Wires or filaments characterised by their cross-sectional shape
    • D07B2201/2003—Wires or filaments characterised by their cross-sectional shape flat
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    • D07—ROPES; CABLES OTHER THAN ELECTRIC
    • D07B—ROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL
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    • D07B2205/20—Organic high polymers
    • D07B2205/201—Polyolefins
    • D07B2205/2014—High performance polyolefins, e.g. Dyneema or Spectra
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  • the present invention relates to a rope for traction. More particularly, it relates to a rope for traction, for example of paragliders and water skiers, which is very light in weight, safe for humans and has good weatherability.
  • Metallic ropes and wires have been used for traction, for example of paragliders and water skiers. However, because of their heavy weight metallic ropes sink in water and are not easy to handle. Further, metallic ropes pose problems in that they have poor shock-absorbing qualities due to their reduced elongation under tensile stress. Thus, shocks generated upon traction directly affect the object being pulled and the ropes themselves, and a sudden shock could result in injury to the object being pulled and/or the rope breaking.
  • the invention seeks to solve the problems associated with the prior art and in particular seeks to provide a rope for traction which is light, floatable on water, easy to handle, safe for humans and has good weatherability.
  • DE-U-7 423 933 discloses a rope for traction having a double structure of a core member (comprising a linear aromatic polyamide) coated with a braided sheath member.
  • Chemiefasern-Textilindustrie, Vol. 35, No. 1, January 1985, Frankfurt, pages 33-34 discloses a molecularly oriented shaped article of an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene which is suitable for a rope for traction.
  • the invention provides a rope for traction having a double structure of a core member coated with a sheath member, characterised in that said core member comprises a molecularly oriented shaped article of an ultrahigh molecular weight copolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin having from 3 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein said copolymer contains from 0.1 to 20 moles of copolymerised alpha-olefin on average per 1,000 carbon atoms of said copolymer and has an intrinsic viscosity of at least 5 dl/g, and said sheath member comprises a braid.
  • the rope for traction according to the invention having a double structure of a core member coated with a sheath member, in which said core member comprises a strong and resilient molecularly oriented shaped article of an ultrahigh molecular weight copolymer, and said sheath member comprises a braid, is floatable on water, easy to handle, safe for humans and has good weatherability.
  • the molecularly oriented shaped article used in the invention has an increased elongation under load and an increased amount of energy required for bringing about breakage as well as improved shock resistance and creep resistance, and in consequence, any sudden shock may be effectively absorbed by the core member without affecting the object being pulled and preventing the rope from tearing.
  • the rope 1 for traction according to the invention has a double structure comprising a core member 2 and a sheath member 3 enveloping the core member 2.
  • the core member 2 comprises a molecularly oriented shaped article of an ultrahigh molecular weight copolymer.
  • the ultrahigh molecular weight copolymers which are used herein are copolymers of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin having from 3 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably from 4 to 10 carbon atoms such as an ultrahigh molecular weight copolymer of ethylene and propylene, an ultrahigh molecular weight copolymer of ethylene and 1-butene, an ultrahigh molecular weight copolymer of ethylene and 4-methyl-1-pentene, an ultrahigh molecular weight copolymer of ethylene and 1-hexene, an ultrahigh molecular weight copolymer of ethylene and 1-octene and an ultrahigh molecular weight copolymer of ethylene and 1-decene.
  • the alpha-olefin mentioned above is present in the copolymer in an amount of from 0.1 to 20, preferably from 0.5 to 10, more preferably from 1 to 7 moles on average per 1000 carbon atoms of the copolymer.
  • the ultrahigh molecular weight copolymer used herein has an intrinsic viscosity [ ⁇ ] of at least 5 dl/g.
  • the term "ultrahigh molecular weight" means that the polyolefin has an intrinsic viscosity [ ⁇ ] of at least 5 dl/g.
  • the copolymer has an intrinsic viscosity of from 7 to 30 dl/g.
  • Such an ultrahigh molecular weight copolymer can be extruded to provide a molecularly oriented shaped article such as a filament or tape which is light in weight, has increased elastic modulus and tensile strength, and has excellent water and saline resistance.
  • the ultrahigh molecular weight copolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin can be extruded and drawn out at a draw ratio of from 5 to 80, preferably from 10 to 50 to a molecularly oriented shaped article having improved shock and creep resistances in addition to the above-mentioned combination of advantageous properties.
  • a molecularly oriented shaped article made from the ultrahigh molecular weight copolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin has an improved heat resistance.
  • the core member 2 of the rope in accordance with the invention comprises a molecularly oriented shaped article of an ultrahigh molecular weight, copolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin having from 3 to 20 carbon atoms.
  • the molecularly oriented shaped article constituting the core member 2 is preferably a bundle of aligned drawn filaments or a braid of drawn filaments, it may be in the form of tapes or films drawn in at least one direction.
  • the molecularly oriented shaped article constituting the core member 2 has a density of from 0.940 to 0.990, and in particular from 0.960 to 0.985, as measured by a conventional density gradient tube method in accordance with ASTM D 1505 at a temperature of 23 °C., using carbon tetrachloride and toluene in the density gradient tube.
  • the molecularly oriented shaped article used herein has a dielectric constant (1 KHz, 23 °C.) of normally from 1.4 to 3.0, and preferably from 1.8 to 2.4, and a dielectric loss tangent (1 KHz, 80 °C.) of from 0.050 to 0.008 %, and preferably from 0.040 to 0.010 %.
  • the measurements of the dielectric constant and the dielectric loss tangent were carried out on molecularly oriented filaments and tapes compactly aligned in the form of films in accordance with ASTM D 150.
  • the degree of molecular orientation of the molecularly oriented shaped article may be determined by X-ray diffractometry, birefringence method or fluorescence polarization method.
  • molecularly oriented filaments of the copolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin it is desirable from a view point of their mechanical properties that they have a degree of molecular orientation (F) of at least 0.90, and preferably at least 0.95, as determined from the half-value width.
  • the molecularly oriented shaped article used herein has excellent mechanical properties.
  • it has, in the form of drawn filaments, an elastic modulus of at least 20 GPa, and in particular at least 30 GPa, and a tensile strength of at least 1.2 GPa, and in particular at least 1.5 GPa.
  • the molecularly oriented shaped article used herein has an impulse break down voltage of from 110 to 250 KV/mm, in particular from 150 to 220 KV/mm.
  • the impulse break down voltage was measured on the same samples as employed in the measurement of the dielectric constant that was placed on a copper plate, the voltage of which was increased by applying thereto impulses of negative polarity at a rate of 2 KV/3 steps by means of a JIS-type bronze electrode having a diameter of 25 mm.
  • the molecularly oriented shaped article made of the above-mentioned ultrahigh molecular weight copolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin is remarkably excellent in shock resistance, breaking energy and creep resistance.
  • the molecularly oriented shaped article has a breaking energy of at least 8 kg.m/g, in particular at least 10 kg.m/g.
  • the molecularly oriented shaped article is excellent in creep resistance. In an accelerated test for creep at room temperature, that is, in a test for creep at elevated temperature, it exhibits a remarkably reduced creep. At a temperature of 70 °C, and under a load of 30 % of the breaking load, the molecularly oriented shaped article made of the above-mentioned ultrahigh molecular weight copolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin exhibits a creep elongation (% elongation after 90 sec.) of not more than 7 %, and in particular not more than 5 %, and a creep speed between after periods of 90 sec. and 270 sec. ⁇ 90 ⁇ 180 (sec ⁇ 1) of not faster than 4 x 10 ⁇ 4sec ⁇ 1, and in particular not faster than 5 x 10 ⁇ 5sec ⁇ 1.
  • the molecularly oriented shaped article made of the copolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin has the following thermal properties.
  • the fusion heat based on the crystal fusion peak (Tp) is at least 15 %, preferably at least 20 %, and more preferably at least 30 %, based on the total fusion heat.
  • the inherent crystal fusion temperature (Tm) of the above-mentioned copolymer can be determined by a so-called second run in a differential scanning calorimeter, in which the molecularly oriented shaped article of the copolymer is once fused completely and cooled thereby moderating the molecular orientation, and thereafter heated again.
  • crystal fusion peak normally appears in a temperature range of from Tm + 20 °C. to Tm + 50 °C., and in particular in a temperature range of from Tm + 20 °C. to Tm + 100 °C., and it appears frequently in the form of a plurality of peaks in the above-mentioned temperature range.
  • the crystal fusion peak (Tp) often appears in the form of two separate peaks, that is, a higher temperature fusion peak (Tp1) in a temperature range of from Tm + 35 °C. to Tm +100 °C., and a lower temperature fusion peak (Tp2) in a temperature range of from Tm + 20 °C. to Tm + 35 °C.
  • Tp1 or Tp2 comprises a plurality of peaks.
  • the high crystal fusion peaks (Tp1 and Tp2) prominently improve the heat resistance of the molecularly oriented shaped article of the ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin copolymer and contribute to maintenance of the strength retention ratio or elastic modulus retention ratio at a high level after a heat hysteresis at an elevated temperature.
  • the fusion heat based on the higher temperature fusion peak (Tp1) in a temperature range of from Tm + 35 °C. to Tm + 100 °C. be at least 1.5%, especially at least 3.0 %, based on the total fusion heat.
  • the fusion heat based on the higher temperature fusion peak (Tp1) satisfies the above requirement, even if the higher temperature fusion peak (Tp1) does not apear as a projecting main peak, that is, even if the peak (Tp1) is an assemblage of small peaks or a broad peak, excellent creep resistance characteristics can be obtained though it sometimes happens that the heat resistance is somewhat degraded.
  • the melting point was measured using a differential scanning calorimeter (Model DSC II supplied by Perkin-Elmer Co.). About 3 mg of a sample was kept in the restraint state by winding the sample on an aluminium sheet having a size of 4 mm x 4 mm x 0.2 mm (thickness). Then, the sample wound on the aluminum sheet was sealed in an aluminum pan to be placed in a sample holder of a cell. An aluminum sheet equal to that used for the sample was sealed in an aluminum pan ordinarily kept vacant, to be placed in a reference holder of the cell, whereby a heat balance was kept. The cell was held at 30 °C. for about 1 minute, and then, the temperature was elevated to 250 °C.
  • the sample was held at 250 °C. for 10 minutes. Then, the temperature was lowered at a rate of 20 °C./min. and the sample was held at 30 °C. for 10 minutes. Then, the temperature was elevated to 250 °C. again at a rate of 10 °C./min., and the measurement of the melting point at the second temperature elevation (second run) was completed.
  • the maximum value of the fusion peak was designated as the melting point. When the peak appeared as a shoulder, tangential lines were drawn at the bending points on the low temperature side and high temperature side just close to the shoulder, and the intersection point was designated as the melting point.
  • a base line connecting points of 60 °C. and 240 °C. in the endothermic curve was drawn, and a vertical line was drawn at a point higher by 20 °C. than the inherent crystal fusion temperature (Tm) of the copolymer determined as the main fusion peak at the second temperature elevation.
  • Tm inherent crystal fusion temperature
  • the molecularly oriented filaments of the above-mentioned ultrahigh molecular weight copolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin have a strength retention of at least 95 %, and an elastic modulus retention of at least 90 %, in particular at least 95 %, after a heat hysteresis of 170 °C., for a period of 5 minutes, indicating the fact that they have a prominently superior heat resistance which are not found in drawn filaments of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene.
  • a molecularly oriented shaped article having high elastic modulus and high strength can be prepared by extruding an ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin into filaments, tape or the like and strongly drawing the exrudate. Such a process per se is known in the art.
  • JP-A-15408/81 discloses a process comprising spinning a dilute solution of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene and drawing the obtained filaments.
  • Japanese pAtent Application Laid-Open Specification No. 130313/84 discloses a process comprising melt-kneading ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene with a wax, extruding the kneaded mixture, cooling and solidifying the extrudate and drawing the solidified extrudate.
  • JP-A-187614/84 discloses a process comprising extruding the above-mentioned melt-kneaded mixture, drafting the extrudate, then cooling and solidifying the extrudate and drawing the solidified extrudate.
  • the ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin copolymer is obtained, for example, by slurry-polymerizing ethylene and at least one ⁇ -olefin having from 3 to 20, preferably from 4 to 10 carbon atoms in an organic solvent in the presence of a Ziegler catalyst.
  • Examples of the preferred ⁇ -olefin include, for example, butene-1, pentene-1, 4-methylpentene-1, hexene-1, heptene-1 and octene-1. Of these, 4-methyl-pentene-1, hexene-1 and octene-1 are particularly preferred.
  • the ⁇ -olefin comonomer should be used in such an amount that the ⁇ -olefin content per 1000 carbon atoms in the polymer chain is within the above-mentioned range.
  • the ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin copolymer should have a molecular weight corresponding to the above-mentioned intrinsic viscosity [ ⁇ ].
  • the determination of the ⁇ -olefin component is carried out using an infrared spectrophotometer (supplied by Nippon Bunko Kogyo). Namely, the absorbance at 1378 cm ⁇ 1, which indicates the deformation vibration of the methyl group of the ⁇ -olefin included in the ethylene chain, is measured, and the measured value is converted to the number of the methyl branches per 1000 carbon atoms using a calibration curve prepared in advance using a model compound in a 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
  • a diluent is incorporated in the copolymer.
  • a solvent for the ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene copolymer or a wax having a compatibility with the ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene copolymer is used as the diluent.
  • a solvent having a boiling point higher, especially by at least 20 °C, than the melting point of the above-mentioned copolymer is preferably used as the solvent.
  • aliphatic hydrocarbon solvents such as n-nonane, n-decane, n-undecane, n-dodecane, n-tetradecane, n-octadecane, liquid paraffin and kerosine, aromatic hydrocarbon solvents and hydrogenated products thereof such as xylene, naphthalene, tetralin, butylbenzene, p-cumene, cyclohexylbenzene, diethylbenzene, benzylbenzene, dodecylbenzene, bicylohexyl, decalin, methylnaphthalene and ethylnaphthalene, halogenated hydrocarbon solvents such as 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane, pentachloroethane, hexachlorobenzene, 1,2,3-trichloropropane, dichlorobenzen
  • Aliphatic hydrocarbon compounds and derivatives thereof can be used as the wax.
  • the aliphatic hydrocarbon compound there can be mentioned n-alkanes having at least 22 carbon atoms, such as docosane, tricosane, tetracosane and triacontane, mixtures comprising an n-alkane as mentioned above as the main component and a lower n-alkane, so-called paraffin waxes and ethylene copolymer waxes, which are low-molecular-weight polymers obtained by homopolymerizing ethylene or copolymerizing ethylene with other ⁇ -olefin, waxes formed by reducing the molecular weight of polyethylene such as medium-pressure, low-pressure or high-pressure poleythylene by thermal degradation, and oxidized waxes and maleic
  • aliphatic hydrocarbon compound derivative there can be mentioned, for example, fatty acids, aliphatic alcohols, fatty acid amides, fatty acid esters, aliphatic mercaptans, aliphatic aldehydes and aliphatic ketones having at least 8 carbon atoms, preferably from 12 to 50 carbon atoms, and a molecular weight of from 130 to 2000, preferably from 200 to 800, in which at least one, preferably 1 or 2, especially preferably one functional group such as a carboxyl group, a hydroxyl group, a carbamoyl group, an ester group, a mercapto group or a carbonyl group is contained at the end or in the interior of an aliphatic hydrocarbon group such as an alkyl group or an alkenyl group.
  • fatty acids aliphatic alcohols, fatty acid amides, fatty acid esters, aliphatic mercaptans, aliphatic aldehydes and aliphatic ketones having at least
  • fatty acids such as capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid and oleic acid, aliphatic alcohols such as lauryl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol, fatty acid amides such as capric amide, lauric amide, palmitic amide and stearyl amide, and fatty acid esters such as stearyl acetate.
  • the ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene copolymer/diluent mixing ratio varies depending upon the kinds of these components, but it is generally preferred that this mixing ratio be from 3/97 to 80/20, especially from 15/75 to 60/40. If the amount of the diluent is too small and below the above-mentioned range, the melt viscosity becomes too high and melt kneading or melt shaping is difficult, and surface roughening of the shaped article is conspicuous and breaking is often caused at the drawing step. If the amount of the diluent is too large and exceeds the above-mentioned range, melt-kneading becomes difficult and the drawability of the shaped article is insufficient.
  • melt kneading be carried out at a temperature of from 150 to 300 °C, especially from 170 to 270 °C. If melt kneading is carried out at a lower temperature, the melt viscosity is too high and melt shaping becomes difficult. If the temperature is too high and exceeds the above-mentioned range, the molecular weight of the ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene copolymer is reduced by thermal degradation and it becomes difficult to obtain a shaped article having high elastic modulus and high strength.
  • Mixing can be performed by dry blending using a Henschel mixer or a V-blender or by melt mixing using a single screw or multiple-screw extruder.
  • melt shaping of a dope comprising the copolymer and diluent is generally performed by melt extrusion.
  • filaments are obtained by melt extrusion of such a dope through a spinneret.
  • the filaments as extruded through the spinneret may be drafted, that is, stretched in the molten state.
  • the draft ratio depends on the temperature of the mixture and the molecular weight of the ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene copolymer, it may be at least 3, preferably at least 6.
  • the so-obtained undrawn shaped article of the ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene copolymer is subjected to a drawing treatment.
  • the degree of the drawing treatment is such that molecular orientation in at least one axial direction can be effectively imparted to the copolymer.
  • drawing of the shaped article of the ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene copolymer be carried out at a temperature of from 40 to 160 °C, preferably from 80 to 145 °C. Any of air, water steam and liquid media can be used as the heating medium for heating and maintaining the undrawn shaped article at the above-mentioned temperature.
  • a solvent capable of eluting and removing the above-mentioned diluent which has a boiling point higher than the melting point of the composition of the shaped article, for example, decalin, decane, kerosine or the like, is used as the heating medium for the drawing operation, removal of the above-mentioned diluent becomes possible, and drawing unevenness can be eliminated at the drawing step and a high draw ratio can be attained.
  • the means for removing the excessive diluent from the ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene copolymer is not limited to the above-mentioned method.
  • a method in which the undrawn shaped article is treated with a solvent such as hexane, heptane, hot ethanol, chloroform or benzene and then drawn and a method in which the drawn shaped article is treated with a solvent such as hexane, heptane, hot ethanol, chloroform or benzene.
  • the excessive diluent can be effectively removed and a drawn product having a high elastic modulus and a high strength can be obtained.
  • the drawing operation may be carried out in one stage or a plurality of stages.
  • the draw ratio depends on the desired molecular orientation and the resulting improvement of the fusion temperature, but in general, satisfactory results are obtained if the drawing operation is carried out at a draw ratio of from 5 to 80, especially from 10 to 50.
  • drawing in a plurality of stages is advantageous, and there is preferably adopted a method in which at the first stage, the drawing operation is carried out at a relatively low temperature of from 80 to 120 °C while extracting the diluent from the extruded shaped article and at the second and subsequent stages, the operation of drawing is conducted at a temperature of from 120 to 160 °C, which is higher than the drawing temperature adopted at the first stage.
  • Uniaxial drawing of filaments or tape is accomplished by performing the drawing operation between rollers differing in the peripheral speed.
  • the so-obtained molecularly oriented shaped article can be heat-treated under a restraint condition, if desired.
  • This heat treatment is carried out at a temperature of from 140 to 170 °C, especially from 150 to 175 °C, for a period of from 1 to 20 minutes, especially from 3 to 10 minutes.
  • crystallization of the oriented crystalline portion is further advanced, and the crystal fusion temperature is shifted to the high temperature side, the strength and elastic modulus are improved and the creep resistance at elevated temperatures is improved.
  • the rope 1 for traction according to the invention has a double structure of a core member 2 coated with a sheath member 3, in which the core member 2 comprises a molecularly oriented shaped article such as filaments and tapes of an ultrahigh molecular weight copolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin, and the sheath member 3 comprises a braid.
  • the core member 2 preferably comprises a bundle of aligned drawn filaments of the ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin, or a braid made thereof.
  • the braid may be made of a single bundle of drawn filaments. Alternatively, a number of bundles of drawn filaments, for example, 3, 4, 6 of 8 bundles of drawn filaments may be twisted together and then braided to provide the core member 2.
  • the core member may be a parallel lay rope. Depending upon the intended use and object of the rope, the diameter of the bundle of drawn filaments and the number of the bundles to be twisted together may be selected.
  • the core member 2, in the form of a braid, of the rope according to the invention preferably has a diameter ranging from 2 to 15 mm and a breaking energy of at least 3 kg.m/g, and in particular at least 4 kg.m/g.
  • One of the advantages of the molecularly oriented shaped article used herein resides in the fact that braiding reduction in available strength (spinning loss) is low.
  • the sheath member 3 comprises a braid of yarns or strands of conventional naturally occurring or synthetic fibers.
  • usable fibers include, for example, polyester fibers, acrylic fibers, cotton, polypropylene fibers, polyethylene fibers, polyamide fibers, rayon (viscose and cupra), linen and Vinylon fibers.
  • the number of yarns or strands for braiding the sheath member 3 and the thickness of the sheath member 3 may be selected depending upon the intended use of the rope. Normally, the thickness of the sheath member is preferably of the order of form 0.1 to 2 mm.
  • the rope according to the invention can be prepared by a double braiding method known per se .
  • the core member 2 by aligning or braiding a bundle of bundles of molecularly oriented filaments of an ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin, the core member is wrapped around helically with intersecting yarns of strands so that they may be braided into an enveloping sheath member 3.
  • the rope for traction according to the invention has a double structure of a core member coated with a sheath member, in which the core member comprises a light in weight, strong and resilient molecularly oriented shaped article of an ultrahigh molecular weight polyolefin, and the sheath member comprises a braid, and in consequence, it is floatable on water and easy to handle, and is excellent in safety to human bodies and weatherability.
  • Slurry polymerization for forming an ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene/butene-1 copolymer was carried out in 1 l of n-decane as a polymerization solvent in the presence of a Ziegler catalyst.
  • a monomer mixture gas comprising ethylene and butene-1 at a molar ratio of 97.2/2.35 was continuously supplied to a reactor so that the pressure inside the reactor is kept constant at 5 kg/cm2.
  • the slurry polymerization carried out at a reaction temperature of 70°C was completed in 2 hours.
  • the yield of a powdery ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene/butene-1 copolymer was 160g, an intrinsic viscosity (at 135 °C in decalin) of the copolymer was 8.2dl/g, and the butene-1 content determined by an infraredspectrometer was 1.5 butene-1 molecules per 1000 carbon atoms
  • a heating medium employed in a first drawing tank was n-decane and the temperature was 110°C
  • a heating medium employed in a second drawing tank was triethylene glycol and the temperature was 145°C.
  • the effective length of each tank was 50 cm.
  • the undrawn filament was drawn with a first godet roll operated at a rotation speed of 0.5 m/min while adjusting a rotation speed of a third godet roll to provide an oriented filament of a desired draw ratio.
  • a rotation speed of a second godet roll was suitably selected so that a stable drawing operation is made possible.
  • the paraffin wax initially added was extracted in n-decane from the filament at a stage in which it is drawn.
  • the oriented filament was then washed with water and dried a whole day and night at room temperature and under reduced pressure, followed by determination of physical properties thereof.
  • the draw ratio was calculated from the ratio of the rotation speed between the first and third godet rolls.
  • the oriented filament was tested for its elastic modulus and tensile strength at room temperature (23°C) using a tensile tester (Model DCS-50M manufactured and sold by Shimadzu Seisakusho).
  • the sample was a bundle of 100 filaments each having a thickness of 10 denier.
  • a sample length employed between clamps was 100 mm, and a rate of pulling employed was 100mm/min (a rate of strain of 100%/min).
  • the elastic modulus was an initial elastic modulus calculated from a tangential gradient of the stress-strain curve. A sectional area necessary for the calculation was obtained by calculation from a weight of the sample, assuming the density of the sample as 0.960g/cc.
  • a heat hysteresis test was carried out by allowing a sample to stand still in a gear oven (Perfect Oven manufactured and sold by Tabai Seisakusho).
  • the sample having a length of about 3 m was wound repeatedly on a stainless steel frame having a plurality of blocks attached to both ends thereof, and both ends of the sample were fixed. In that case, both ends of the sample were fixed to such an extent that the sample does not sag, and no positive tension was imposed on the sample.
  • Tensile characteristics of the sample after the heat hysteresis test were determined according to the procedure as described in the aforementioned measurement of tensile characteristics.
  • the drawn and oriented filament was tested for its creep resistance using a thermal stress distortion measurement apparatus (Model TMA/SS10 manufactured and sold by Seiko Denshi Kogyo), wherein the sample length was 1 cm, ambient temperature was 70°C, and measurement was conducted under an accelerated condition by applying to the sample a load corresponding to 30 % of a breaking load at room temperature.
  • a creep elongation CR90(%) at the time 90 seconds after application of the load
  • an average creep speed (sec ⁇ 1) between the time 90 seconds after application of the load and the time 180 seconds after the above-mentioned time.
  • the inherent crystal fusion peak of the drawn and oriented filament (sample-1) of the ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene/butene-1 copolymer appeared at 126.7°C, and the proportion of fusion peak based on Tp to the total crystal fusion heat was 33.8%.
  • the creep resistance characteristics were such that CR90 was 3.1% and ⁇ was 3.03 X 10 ⁇ 5 sec ⁇ 1. After the heat hysteresis at 170°C for 5 minutes, the elastic modulus retention ratio was 102.2%, and the strength retention ratio was 102.5%, showing no decrease in performance of the drawn and oriented filament.
  • a traction rope according to the present invention which comprises the following core and sheath members was prepared.
  • a sheath member was obtained by plaiting polyester spun yarns each having a thickness of 1,000.
  • Slurry polymerization of ethylen was carried out in the presence of a Ziegler catalyst in 1 l of n-decane as a polymerization solvent.
  • a Ziegler catalyst in 1 l of n-decane as a polymerization solvent.
  • 125 ml of octene-1 as a comonomer and 40 Nml of hydrogen as a molecular weight-adjusting agent were collectively added, prior to the intiation of the polymerization, to the system, and the polymerization was then allowed to proceed.
  • Ethylene gas was continuously supplied to a reactor so that the pressure inside the reactor is kept constant at 5kg/cm2 and the polymerization was completed in 2 hours at 70°C.
  • the yield of powdery ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene/octene-1 copolymer obtained was 178g, the intrinsic viscosity [ ⁇ ] (at 135 °C in decalin) was 10.66dl/g, and the octene-1 content as determined by an infrared spectrophotometer was 0.5 octene-1 molecule per 1000 carbon atmos.
  • the inherent crystal fusion peak of the drawn and oriented filaments (sample-2) of the ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene/octene-1 copolymer appeared at 132.1°C, and proportions of fusion heat based on Tp and Tp1 to the total crystal fusion heat were 97.7% and 5.0%, respectively.
  • the creep resistance characteristics of the sample-2 were such that CR90 was 2.0% and ⁇ was 9.50 X 10 ⁇ 6 sec ⁇ 1. After heat hysteresis at 170°C for 5 minutes, the elastic modulus retention was 108.2% and the strength retention was 102.1%.
  • sample-2 physical properties of the sample-2 were such that the amount of work necessary for rupture of the filament was 10.1Kg m/g, the density was 0.971g/cm3, the dielectric constant was 2.2, the dissipation loss tangent was 0.031%, and the impulse breakdown voltage was 185KV/mm.
  • a traction rope according to the present invention was obtained in the same manner as described in Example 1 using the drawn and oriented filaments (sample-2) of the ultrahigh molecular weight ethylene/octene-1 copolymer thus obtained. Morphological and physical properties of the rope obtained are shown in Table 4. Table 4 Sample Core diameter (mm) Wall thickness of sheath (mm) Unit weight (g/m) Breaking strength (Ton) Breaking elongation (%) Amount of energy required for bringing about breakage (kg ⁇ m/g) Sample -2A 4.0 0.5 12 2.0 6.3 5.20
  • Tensile characteristics of a bundle of the drawn and oriented filaments thus obtained are shown in Table 5.
  • Table 5 Sample Filament denier/filaments Draw ratio Strength (GPa) Elastic molulur (GPa) Elongation (%) Degree of orientation (F) Sample -3 1000/100 23.1 2.5 90 4.10 0.980
  • the inherent crystal fusion peak of the drawn and oriented filaments (sample-3) of the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene was 135.1°C, and a proportion of fusion heat based on Tp to the total crystal fusion heat was 8.8%. Whereas, a proportion of fusion heat based on Tp1 on the higher temperature side to the total crystal fusion heat was less than 1%.
  • the creep resistance characteristics were such that CR90 was 11.9% and ⁇ was 1.07 X 10 ⁇ 3 sec ⁇ 1. After heat hysteresis at 170°C for 5 minutes, the elastic modulus retention was 80.4% and the strength retention was 78.2%.
  • sample-3 physical properties of the sample-3 were such that the amount of work necessary for rupture of the filament was 10.2Kg ⁇ m/g, the density was 0.985g/cm3, the dielectric constant was 2.3, the dissipation loss tangent was 0.030%, and the impulse breakdown voltage was 182KV/mm.
  • a traction rope of the present invention was obtained in the same manner as described in Example 1 using the drawn and oriented filaments (sample-3) of the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene. Morphological and physical properties of the rope obtained are shown in Table 6. Table 6 Sample Core diameter (mm) Wall thickness of sheath (mm) Unit weight (g/m) Breaking strength (Ton) Breaking elongation (%) Amount of energy required for bringing about rupture (kg ⁇ m/g) Sample -3A 4.0 0.5 13 1.9 4.7 3.51
  • a traction rope was prepared using 8400 denier drawn filaments of Kevlar 29 (aramid fiber produced by Du Pont) as a core in place of the core member described in Example 1. Morphological and physical properties of the rope thus obtained are shown in Table 7. Table 7 Sample Core diameter (mm) Wall thickness of sheath (mm) Unit weight (g/m) Breaking strength (Ton) Breaking elongation (%) Amount of energy required for bringing about rupture (kg m/g) Sample -4A 3.8 0.5 12 1.9 3.6 2.80

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  1. Zugseil von verstärkter Bauart, welches ein inneres Bauteil aufweist, das mit einem umhüllenden Bauteil überzogen ist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das innere Bauteil ein molekular orientiertes, geformtes Erzeugnis aus einem ultrahochmolekularen Copolymeren von Ethylen und mindestens einem α-Olefin mit 3 bis 20 Kohlenstoffatomen umfaßt, wobei das Copolymere pro 1.000 Kohlenstoffatome im Durchschnitt 0,1 bis 20 Mol copolymerisiertes α-Olefin enthält und eine Strukturviskosität von mindestens 5 dl/g aufweist, und das umhüllende Bauteil ein Geflecht umfaßt.
  2. Zugseil nach Anspruch 1, worin das molekular orientierte Erzeugnis, welches das innere Bauteil darstellt, ein Bündel von axial ausgerichteten gestreckten Fäden aus einem ultrahochmolekularen Copolymeren umfaßt.
  3. Zugseil nach einem der Ansprüche 1 oder 2, worin das molekular orientierte Erzeugnis, welches das innere Bauteil darstellt, ein Geflecht von gestreckten Fäden aus einem ultrahochmolekularen Copolymeren umfaßt.
  4. Zugseil nach einem der Ansprüche 1, 2 oder 3, worin das umhüllende Bauteil ein Geflecht von gesponnenen Garnen umfaßt.
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