JP2012158628A - Flame retardant composition having releasability, method for producing flame retardant resin, and insulated wire - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a flame retardant composition which has releasability that enables separation of surfaces after the surfaces are left at a high temperature while being in contact with each other, and which has other good characteristics such as good flame retardancy and good mechanical characteristics, and to provide a method for producing a flame retardant resin and an insulated wire.SOLUTION: The insulated wire is obtained by covering the outer circumference of a conductor with a flame retardant resin that is formed by kneading and molding a component A which contains a silane-modified polyethylene resin, a component B which is obtained by blending a flame retardant and 1,3,5-tris(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)-1,3,5-triazine-1,4,6(1H,3H,5H)trione serving as a stabilizer into a polyethylene resin, and a component C which is obtained by blending a silane crosslinking catalyst into a polyethylene resin, and then subjecting the resulting to water crosslinking.

Description

  The present invention relates to a flame-retardant composition having peelability, a method for producing a flame-retardant resin, and an insulated wire, and more specifically, insulation used in a place where high heat resistance is required, such as an engine room of an automobile. The present invention relates to a flame retardant composition suitable as a coating material for electric wires, a method for producing a flame retardant resin, and an insulated wire.

  Conventionally, high heat resistance is required for an insulated wire used in a high-temperature environment such as an automobile engine room. For this reason, crosslinked polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or crosslinked polyethylene that has been crosslinked by means such as electron beam irradiation has been used as a covering material for insulated wires used in such places.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a silane crosslinkable polyolefin resin, an olefin resin, a flame retardant, a flame retardant resin composition containing a crosslinking catalyst, and an insulated wire having the same as an insulator.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a flame retardant composition and an insulated wire obtained by adding 2-bis (bromophenyl) ethane, antimony trioxide, or the like to a thermoplastic resin.

International Publication No. 2008/14692 Pamphlet JP-A-6-345999

  However, flame retardant compositions containing conventional silane crosslinkable polyethylene resins described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 and flame retardant compositions such as crosslinked polyethylene are excellent in flame retardancy and heat resistance. However, it has been found that the following problems occur when used as a covering material for insulated wires.

  That is, when an insulated wire is used in a vehicle such as an automobile, generally, a plurality of insulated wires are bundled together to form a wire bundle, and a protective material is wound around the outer periphery of the wire bundle, so that the wire harness is often used. At this time, the wire bundle is used for a long period of time in a high temperature environment with the surfaces of the wires in contact with each other.

  If the wires are bundled for a long time under such a high temperature environment, the surfaces of the wires adhere to each other. Although the detailed mechanism has not been elucidated as a cause for this, it is considered that uncrosslinked portions of the polyethylene resin of the base resin melt and adhere in a high temperature environment.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve the above problems, and even if the surfaces of the resin coating formed from the composition are in contact with each other at a high temperature, the surfaces can be separated from each other. Another object of the present invention is to provide a flame retardant composition having a peelability that is excellent in other properties such as flame retardancy and mechanical properties, a method for producing a flame retardant resin, and an insulated wire.

In order to solve the above problems, the flame retardant composition according to the present invention is:
40-80 parts by mass of a silane-modified polyethylene resin,
Containing 20 to 60 parts by mass of a polyethylene-based resin,
For 100 parts by mass of the polymer component,
30 to 200 parts by mass of a metal hydroxide flame retardant as a flame retardant,
1,3,5-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4hydroxybenzyl) -1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6 (1H, 3H, 5H) trione 0.5 as a stabilizer The main point is that it contains ˜5 parts by mass.

The flame retardant resin composition according to the present invention is
40-80 parts by mass of a silane-modified polyethylene resin,
Containing 20 to 60 parts by mass of a polyethylene-based resin,
For 100 parts by mass of the polymer component,
20 to 70 parts by weight of a brominated flame retardant as a flame retardant, 5 to 40 parts by weight of antimony trioxide,
1,3,5-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4hydroxybenzyl) -1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6 (1H, 3H, 5H) trione 0.5 as a stabilizer The main point is that it contains ˜5 parts by mass.

The method for producing a flame retardant resin according to the present invention includes:
A component containing a silane-modified polyethylene resin obtained by graft polymerization of a silane coupling agent to a polyethylene resin;
A flame retardant and a 1,3,5-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4hydroxybenzyl) -1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6 (1H, 3H, 5H) B component formed by blending trione,
C component formed by blending a silane crosslinking catalyst with a polyethylene resin,
The gist is to perform water crosslinking after kneading and forming.

  The gist of the insulated wire according to the present invention is that the outer periphery of the conductor is covered with an insulator formed from the flame retardant composition.

The flame retardant composition according to the present invention contains 40 to 80 parts by mass of a silane-modified polyethylene resin and 20 to 60 parts by mass of a polyethylene resin.
With respect to parts by weight, a specific flame retardant and 1,3,5-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4hydroxybenzyl) -1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6 as stabilizer Since it contains 0.5 to 5 parts by mass of (1H, 3H, 5H) trione, the flame retardant resin obtained from the flame retardant composition is in a high temperature state with the surfaces in contact with each other. Even after being left to stand, it has a peelability that allows the surfaces to be peeled apart.

  The method for producing a flame retardant resin according to the present invention includes a component A containing a silane-modified polyethylene resin obtained by graft polymerization of a silane coupling agent to a polyethylene resin, a flame retardant and a stabilizer as a polyethylene resin. , 3,5-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4hydroxybenzyl) -1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6 (1H, 3H, 5H) trione The component and the C component obtained by blending a polyethylene-based resin with a silane crosslinking catalyst were kneaded and molded, and then a water-crosslinking method was employed to graft-polymerize the polyethylene-based resin with a silane coupling agent. A component containing a silane-modified polyethylene resin and a B component containing a flame retardant are separately kneaded and added. Therefore, the moisture in the flame retardant and the stabilizer does not react with the silane coupling agent when producing the silane-modified polyethylene resin, so that there is no possibility of inhibiting the graft reaction between the polyethylene resin and the silane coupling agent. Moreover, there is no possibility that a gel-like substance is generated when a silane-modified polyethylene resin is produced. Therefore, the effect that the external appearance of the molded product of the flame retardant resin composition formed from the flame retardant composition is not deteriorated, or the crosslinking is insufficient, and the heat resistance is not lowered is obtained.

  The insulated wire according to the present invention has a flame retardant property by covering the outer periphery of the conductor with an insulator formed from the above-mentioned flame retardant composition. When left in an environment for a long period of time, the surfaces of the wires do not adhere to each other and are excellent in the peelability of the surfaces of the wires.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. The flame retardant composition according to the present invention contains at least a polymer component, a flame retardant component, and a stabilizer. The polymer component contains a silane-modified polyethylene resin as a main component and contains a non-silane-modified polyethylene resin (sometimes simply referred to as a polyethylene resin). The flame retardant component contains a metal hydroxide flame retardant composed of magnesium hydroxide and / or aluminum hydroxide, or a bromine flame retardant and antimony trioxide. As stabilizers, 1,3,5-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4hydroxybenzyl) -1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6 (1H, 3H, 5H) trione Contains.

  Examples of the polyethylene resin of the silane-modified polyethylene resin include an ethylene polymer. Moreover, as said polyethylene-type resin, you may use ethylene-type copolymers, such as an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and an ethylene-acrylic acid ester copolymer. These may be used alone or in combination.

  Examples of the ethylene polymer include high density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), and ultra low density polyethylene. These may be used alone or in combination.

  The polyethylene resin of the silane-modified polyethylene resin is preferably an ultra-low density polyethylene, an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, or an ethylene-acrylic acid ester copolymer from the viewpoint of flexibility.

  The silane-modified polyethylene resin can be obtained by a method in which a polyethylene resin and a silane crosslinking agent such as a silane coupling agent are subjected to a graft reaction using a radical generator such as an organic peroxide.

  In the present invention, in order to achieve sufficient silane crosslinking, a silane-modified polyethylene resin is synthesized in advance and brought into contact with additives such as flame retardants and stabilizers (specifically The method for producing the resin composition will be described later). If the additive, the polyethylene resin and the silane coupling agent are kneaded at the same time, the water in the additive may react with the silane coupling agent, and the graft reaction between the polyethylene resin and the silane coupling agent may be hindered. .

  In addition, when a gel-like substance is generated due to moisture in the additive, it appears on the surface of the resin film formed from the composition, and the appearance of the insulator deteriorates or insufficient crosslinking occurs, resulting in a decrease in heat resistance. There is a risk of doing. On the other hand, by synthesizing a silane-modified polyethylene resin in advance and mixing it with an additive that may contain moisture later, the silane-modified polyethylene resin can be silane-crosslinked with a high degree of crosslinking. .

  Examples of the silane coupling agent include vinyl alkoxysilanes such as vinyltrimethoxysilane, vinyltriethoxysilane, and vinyltributoxysilane, normal hexyltrimethoxysilane, vinylacetoxysilane, γ-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, Examples thereof include γ-methacryloxypropylmethyldimethoxysilane. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

  Examples of the radical generator include dicumyl peroxide (DCP), benzoyl peroxide, dichlorobenzoyl peroxide, di-tert-butyl peroxide, butyl peracetate, tert-butyl perbenzoate, 2,5-dimethyl-2, Examples thereof include 5-di (tert-butylperoxy) hexane. More preferred is dicumyl peroxide (DCP).

  The silane-modified polyethylene resin is used in the range of 40 to 80 parts by mass in 100 parts by mass of the total amount of polymer components.

  The non-silane-modified polyethylene resin is not particularly limited, and those similar to those exemplified as the polyethylene resin used for the silane-modified polyethylene resin can be used. These can be used alone or in combination of two or more. From the viewpoint of compatibility, the polyethylene resin is preferably the same type as the silane-modified polyethylene resin.

  A polyethylene-type resin is used in the range of 20-60 mass parts in 100 mass parts of total amounts of a polymer component. When the polyethylene resin is less than 20 parts by mass in 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the polymer components, the amount of the flame retardant that can be taken in at the time of kneading the B component decreases, and the flame retardancy tends to be insufficient. On the other hand, when the polyethylene resin exceeds 60 parts by mass, the amount of the silane-modified polyethylene resin as component A decreases, that is, the crosslinking component decreases, and the gel fraction tends to be insufficient.

  As the metal hydroxide flame retardant used as the flame retardant component, magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide may be used alone or in combination.

  The addition amount of the metal hydroxide flame retardant in the flame retardant composition is in the range of 30 parts by mass to 200 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polymer component. The amount of the metal hydroxide-based flame retardant added is determined within the above range depending on the type, the size of the electric wire used as the covering material, the size and type of the conductor of the electric wire, the configuration of the insulator (covering material), and the like.

  If the addition amount of the metal hydroxide flame retardant is within the above range, for example, sufficient flame retardancy to be required as an insulator for an automobile electric wire can be obtained. If the amount of the metal hydroxide-based flame retardant added is less than 30 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polymer component mainly composed of silane-modified polyethylene, sufficient flame retardancy cannot be obtained, and more than 200 parts by mass is sufficient. Mechanical properties cannot be obtained.

  As the brominated flame retardant used as a flame retardant component, a phthalimide brominated flame retardant having a phthalimide structure such as ethylenebistetrabromophthalimide is suitable. This is because the solubility in hot xylene is lower than that of other brominated flame retardants and the gel fraction is improved. As the brominated flame retardant, the above phthalimide brominated flame retardant may be used alone, or may be used in combination with other brominated flame retardants.

  Examples of the other brominated flame retardants include ethylene bis (pentabromophenyl), tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBA), hexabromocyclododecane, TBBA carbonate oligomer, TBBA epoxy oligomer, brominated polystyrene, TBBA-bis ( And dibromopropyl ether) and hexabromobenzene.

  When a brominated flame retardant is used as a flame retardant component, when 20 to 70 parts by mass of a brominated flame retardant is added to 100 parts by mass of a polymer component containing a silane-modified polyethylene resin, it is required as an insulator for automobile wires, for example. Sufficient flame retardancy is easily obtained. When the brominated flame retardant is less than 20 parts by mass, the flame retardancy is insufficient. If the brominated flame retardant exceeds 70 parts by mass, a high gel fraction cannot be obtained because the brominated flame retardant is dissolved in hot xylene in the gel fraction evaluation.

  Antimony trioxide, a flame retardant component, is used as a flame retardant aid for brominated flame retardants. Antimony trioxide preferably has a purity of 99% or more. If 100 parts by mass of the polymer component mainly composed of silane-modified polyethylene is set in the range of 5 to 40 parts by mass of antimony trioxide, the flame retardant is sufficient to be required as, for example, an insulator for automobile wires It is easy to get sex. Further, when the amount of antimony trioxide is less than 5 parts by mass, sufficient flame retardancy cannot be obtained. Moreover, when antimony trioxide exceeds 40 mass parts, cost will become high too much.

  The stabilizer component is 1,3,5-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4hydroxybenzyl) -1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6 (1H, 3H, 5H) trione, It is contained in an amount of 0.5 to 5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polymer component mainly composed of a silane-modified polyethylene resin. If the stabilizer is less than 0.5 parts by mass, sufficient peelability cannot be obtained. Moreover, when the said stabilizer exceeds 5 mass parts, cost will become high too much.

  In the flame retardant composition according to the present invention, a silane crosslinking catalyst, an antioxidant, a copper damage inhibitor, an ultraviolet absorber, a processing aid (wax, Additives such as lubricants), flame retardant aids, pigments and the like can be added.

  Examples of the silane crosslinking catalyst added to the flame retardant composition include metal carboxylates such as tin, zinc, iron, lead, cobalt, barium, and calcium, titanate esters, organic bases, inorganic acids, and organic acids. Can be illustrated. Specifically, dibutyltin dilaurate, dibutyltin dimaleate, dibutyltin mercaptotide (dibutyltin bisoctylthioglycol ester salt, dibutyltin β-mercaptopropionate polymer, etc.), dibutyltin diacetate, dioctyltin dilaurate, first acetate Tin, stannous caprylate, lead naphthenate, cobalt naphthenate, barium stearate, calcium stearate, tetrabutyl ester titanate, tetranonyl titanate, dibutylamine, hexylamine, pyridine, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, toluenesulfonic acid , Acetic acid, stearic acid, maleic acid and the like. Dibutyltin dilaurate, dibutyltin dimaleate, and dibutyltin mercaptide are preferable.

  The compounding quantity of a silane crosslinking catalyst is the range of 0.005-0.3 mass part with respect to 100 mass parts of polymer components which are total amounts, such as a silane modified polyethylene resin and a polyethylene resin. The amount of the silane crosslinking catalyst is preferably 0.01 to 0.1 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polymer component. When the amount of the silane crosslinking catalyst is less than 0.005 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polymer component, the degree of crosslinking is insufficient, and when it exceeds 0.3 parts by mass, the appearance of the molded product is deteriorated.

  Examples of the antioxidant include phenol-based antioxidants, sulfur-based antioxidants, and phosphorus-based antioxidants.

  Examples of the phenol-based antioxidant include pentaerythritol tetrakis [3- (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate], thiodiethylenebis [3- (3,5-di-tert). -Butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate], octadecyl-3- (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate, N, N′-hexane-1,6-diylbis [3- (3, 5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionamide] and the like.

  Examples of the sulfur-based antioxidant include 2-mercaptobenzimidazole, didodecyl 3,3′-thiodipropionate, dioctadecyl 3,3′-thiodipropionate, pentaerythritol tetrakis (3-dodecylthiopropioate). Nate), zinc salts thereof and the like.

  Examples of the copper damage inhibitor include 3- (N-salicyloyl) amino-1,2,4-triazole, decamethylenedicarboxylic acid disalicyloyl hydrazide, 2,3-bis [3- (3,5- Di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionyl] propionohydradi and the like.

  In order to form a flame retardant resin from a flame retardant composition, a silane-modified polyethylene resin, a polyethylene resin, a stabilizer, a flame retardant, or a silane crosslinking catalyst, an antioxidant, copper, if necessary It can be obtained by kneading and molding each component such as a harm preventing agent and other additives using an ordinary kneader and then performing silane crosslinking. Examples of the kneader include a Banbury mixer, a pressure kneader, a kneading extruder, a twin screw extruder, and a roll. For silane crosslinking, water crosslinking with water or steam can be used.

  A particularly preferable method for producing a flame-retardant resin is the following method. A component containing a silane-modified polyethylene resin, a polyethylene resin, a flame retardant, a B component containing a stabilizer, and a C component containing a silane cross-linking catalyst in the polyethylene resin, immediately before molding These are heated and melted and kneaded. After the kneaded flame retardant resin is molded into a predetermined shape, the crosslinked flame retardant resin is obtained by water crosslinking and silane crosslinking.

  In the above production method, the silane-modified polyethylene resin and the flame retardant such as metal hydroxide and bromine flame retardant are kneaded separately as the component A and the component B, so that the moisture in the flame retardant is the silane coupling agent. Direct reaction with is avoided. When preparing a silane-modified polyethylene-based resin, the graft reaction between the polyethylene-based resin and the silane coupling agent is not inhibited, and there is no possibility of generating a gel substance. Therefore, the appearance of the molded product of the flame retardant resin formed from the flame retardant composition is not deteriorated, and lack of crosslinking does not occur, so that the heat resistance is not lowered.

  In the method for producing a flame retardant resin, when the components A, B, and C are kneaded separately, 40 to 80 parts by mass of the silane-modified polyethylene resin of the A component is mixed with the B component and the C component. The total of the polyethylene resins is preferably 5 to 60 parts by mass. In this case, the total amount of the polymer component, which is the total amount of the silane-modified polyethylene resin and the polyethylene resin of components A to C, is 100 parts by mass. As for the polyethylene-type resin mix | blended with the said C component, 1-20 mass parts is preferable. If the blending amount of the polyethylene resin blended with the component C is less than 1 part by mass, the degree of crosslinking may be insufficient, and if it exceeds 20 parts by mass, the heat resistance may be reduced.

  The B component stabilizer, the flame retardant, the C component silane cross-linking catalyst, and the like are all contained in each component in the flame retardant composition.

  From the viewpoint of excellent heat resistance, the flame retardant composition of the present invention preferably has a gel fraction of 50% or more of the flame retardant resin obtained by water-crosslinking the flame retardant composition. The gel fraction of the flame retardant resin is more preferably 60% or more. The gel fraction is generally used as an index representing a crosslinked state in, for example, a crosslinked electric wire. For example, the gel fraction in the bridge | crosslinking electric wire for motor vehicles can be measured based on JASO-D608-92. In order to form the gel fraction of the flame retardant resin as described above, for example, a method of selecting the type of polyethylene resin used as a raw material for the silane-modified polyethylene resin, the graft amount of the silane coupling material, and the like can be given. It is done.

  The flame retardant composition of the present invention can be used for members and insulating materials used in automobiles, electronic / electrical equipment, and is particularly preferably used as a material for forming an insulating layer (covering material) of an insulated wire.

  When using a flame retardant resin obtained from a flame retardant composition as a covering material for insulated wires, after extruding a kneaded product of the above components on the outer periphery of a conductor made of copper, copper alloy, aluminum, aluminum alloy, etc. By performing silane crosslinking (water crosslinking), an insulator made of a crosslinked flame-retardant resin can be formed.

  The insulated wire according to the present invention is one in which the outer periphery of a conductor is covered with an insulator formed from the flame retardant composition. The conductor diameter and material of the conductor are not particularly limited, and can be appropriately selected according to the use of the insulated wire. Further, the insulating coating layer made of the flame retardant composition may be a single layer or a plurality of layers of two or more layers. The thickness of the insulating coating layer is not particularly limited, and can be appropriately determined in consideration of the conductor diameter.

  Examples of the present invention and comparative examples are shown below. Insulated wires using various flame retardant compositions as coating layers were prepared, and tests such as flame retardancy, heat resistance, peelability, mechanical properties, and peelability were performed to evaluate the properties of each composition. The present invention is not limited by these.

[Sample materials and manufacturers]
The test materials used in the present examples and comparative examples are shown together with the manufacturer, product name, and the like.

[Component A]
-Silane modified resin The silane modified polyethylene resin described in the adjustment method of the following A component was used. In addition, the following material was used for A component.
-Polyethylene resin (1) [DuPont Dow Elastomer Japan, trade name “Engage 8003”, density 0.885 g / cm ³ ]
・ Silane coupling agent [made by Toray Dow Corning, trade name “SZ6300”]
・ Dicumyl peroxide (DCP) [manufactured by NOF Corporation, trade name “Park Mill D”]

[B component]
-Polyethylene resin (1) [DuPont Dow Elastomer Japan, trade name “Engage 8003”, density 0.885 g / cm ³ ]
・ Magnesium hydroxide [Kyowa Chemical Co., Ltd., trade name “Kisuma 5”]
Brominated flame retardant [Albemarle Japan, product name “SAYTEX BT93”
・ Antimony trioxide [made by Nippon Seiko Co., Ltd., trade name “PATOX-M”
Stabilizer: 1,3,5-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4hydroxybenzyl) -1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6 (1H, 3H, 5H) trione [BASF Product name "Irganox 3114"]
Antioxidant (1) [BASF, trade name “Irganox 1010”]
Antioxidant (2) [BASF, trade name “Irganox 1330”]
Antioxidant (3) [Ouchi Shinsei Chemical Co., Ltd., trade name “NOCRACK MB”]
Antioxidant (4) [Cypro Kasei Co., Ltd., trade name “SEENOX 412S”]
・ Antioxidant (5) [trade name “Nonflex DCD” manufactured by Seiko Chemical Co., Ltd.]
Copper damage prevention agent [manufactured by Adeka, trade name “CDA-1”]

[C component]
-Polyethylene resin (1) [DuPont Dow Elastomer Japan, trade name “Engage 8003”, density 0.885 g / cm ³ ]
Silane crosslinking catalyst (dibutyltin dilaurate) [manufactured by Adeka, trade name “Mark BT-1”]

[Preparation of component A (silane-modified polyethylene resin: sometimes referred to as silane graft batch)]
65 parts by mass of polyethylene resin (1), 0.33 parts by mass of silane coupling agent, and 0.07 parts by mass of peroxide (DCP) are added to a biaxial extrusion kneader and 0.1 to 2 at 200 ° C. After heat-kneading for minutes, pelletization was performed to prepare a silane-modified resin.

[Preparation of component B (flame retardant batch)]
Each component of component B was added to a biaxial extrusion kneader at the blending mass ratio shown in Tables 1-2, and after heat-kneading at 200 ° C. for 0.1-2 minutes, pelletized to prepare a flame retardant batch.

[Preparation of component C (catalyst batch)]
Add the polyethylene resin (1) and the silane cross-linking catalyst to the biaxial extrusion kneader at the blending mass ratio shown in Tables 1-2, and heat knead at 200 ° C. for 0.1-2 minutes, then pelletize, Prepared.

[Production of insulated wires]
Mix the silane graft batch (component A), the flame retardant batch (component B) and the catalyst batch (component C) with the hopper of the extruder and set the temperature of the extruder to about 180-200 ° C. Extrusion processing was performed. An insulator having a thickness of 0.7 mm was extrusion coated on a conductor having an outer diameter of 2.4 mm (coating outer diameter: 3.8 mm). Then, the water-crosslinking process was performed for 24 hours in the high-humidity high-temperature tank of 60 degreeC and 90% humidity, and the insulated wire was produced.

  About the obtained insulated wire, incombustibility, heat resistance (Examples 1-1 to 7, Comparative Examples 1-1 to 9), mechanical properties, peelability, gel fraction (Examples 2-1 to 1) according to the following method 9 and Comparative Examples 2-1 to 9) were evaluated. The results are shown in Tables 1-2.

〔Flame retardance〕
According to JASO D608-92, a 300 mm sample was prepared and a horizontal combustion test was performed. Using a Bunsen burner with a diameter of 10 mm, the tip of the reducing flame was applied for 10 seconds from the lower side of the center of the sample, and the afterflame time after gently removing the flame was measured. The case where the flame immediately disappeared was designated as “◎”, the case where the afterflame time was within 30 seconds was judged as “good”, and the case where the afterflame time exceeded 30 seconds was judged as “failed”.

〔Heat-resistant)
A sample of 150 mm or more was prepared, put in a furnace at 160 ° C. for 216 hours, and then wound around a mandrel having a diameter 1.5 times the wire diameter at room temperature to observe the presence or absence of cracks in the insulator. A sample with little discoloration and no cracks was designated as “◎”, a sample without cracks as “◯”, and a sample with cracks as “x”.

[Evaluation of mechanical properties]
Based on the tensile test of JIS C 3005, the tensile test and the tensile elongation were measured. That is, the insulated wire was cut to a length of 150 mm, the conductor was removed to obtain a tubular test piece made of only an insulating coating material, and both ends of the test piece were attached to a tensile tester chuck at room temperature of 23 ° C. ± 5 ° C. Thereafter, the test piece was pulled at a pulling rate of 200 mm / min, and the load and elongation at break of the test piece were measured. A specimen having a tensile strength of 11 MPa or more and an elongation of 200% or more was designated as “◎”, a specimen having a tensile strength of 10 MPa or more and an elongation of 150% or more was designated as “◯”, and a tensile strength of less than 10 MPa or an elongation of less than 150% was designated as “X”.

[Evaluation of peelability]
A tape of two 100 mm wires wound with tape was left under conditions of 150 ° C. × 24 hours, and then the tape was removed and the two wires were peeled off. “◎” indicates that the material was immediately peeled off and had almost no adhesion marks, “◯” indicates that the material was peeled off but the adhesion marks were sparse, and “x” indicates that the adhesion marks were difficult to peel off and the adhesion marks were entirely attached.

[Method for measuring gel fraction]
The gel fraction was measured according to JASO-D608-92. That is, about 0.1 g of the insulator sample of the electric wire is weighed and put into a test tube, 20 ml of xylene is added, and heated in a constant temperature oil bath at 120 ° C. for 24 hours. Thereafter, the sample was taken out, dried in a dryer at 100 ° C. for 6 hours, and then allowed to cool to room temperature. The weight was precisely weighed, and the mass percentage relative to the mass before the test was taken as the gel fraction. Gels having a gel fraction of 60% or more were marked with “◎”, gel fractions of 50% or more with “◯”, and gel fractions of less than 50% with “x”. The gel fraction is generally used for crosslinked electric wires as an index representing the crosslinked state of water crosslinking. The standard is 50% or more.

  Examples 1-1 to 1-7 are examples using magnesium hydroxide as a flame retardant. Examples 2-1 to 2-9 are examples using a brominated flame retardant and antimony trioxide as the flame retardant. As shown in Table 1, the insulated wires according to Examples 1-1 to 1-7 and 2-1 to 2-9 are all 1,3,5-as stabilizers with respect to the silane-modified polyethylene resin. A specific amount of tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4hydroxybenzyl) -1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6 (1H, 3H, 5H) trione and a specific amount of flame retardant As a result, flame retardancy and peelability were good.

  On the other hand, as shown in Table 2, Comparative Examples 1-1 to 1-5 have 1,3,5-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4hydroxybenzyl) -1,3 as a stabilizer. , 5-triazine-2,4,6 (1H, 3H, 5H) trione is not contained, and the peelability is poor.

  Since Comparative Example 1-6 does not contain a flame retardant, the flame retardancy is poor. Since comparative example 1-7 has too much compounding quantity of magnesium hydroxide as a flame retardant, mechanical characteristics are unsatisfactory. Comparative Example 1-8 has poor heat resistance because the amount of the silane-modified polyethylene resin is too small. In Comparative Example 1-9, the content of the silane-modified polyethylene resin is increased, but the amount of magnesium hydroxide is small, so the flame retardancy is poor.

Comparative Examples 2-1 to 2-5 are 1,3,5-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4hydroxybenzyl) -1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6 as a stabilizer. Since (1H, 3H, 5H) trione is not contained, the peelability is poor.

  In Comparative Examples 2-6 and 2-7, since the blending amount of the flame retardant is inappropriate, the flame retardancy is poor. Since Comparative Example 2-8 has too little silane-modified polyethylene resin, its mechanical properties are poor. Comparative Example 2-9 increases the compounding amount of the silane-modified polyethylene resin as compared with Comparative Examples 2-6 and 2-7. However, since the amount of brominated flame retardant is too small, the flame retardancy still remains. It is insufficient.

  As shown in Table 2, Comparative Examples 1-1 to 1-9 and Comparative Examples 2-1 to 2-9 do not properly contain a silane-modified polyethylene resin, a polyethylene resin, a flame retardant, and a stabilizer. Therefore, any of flame retardancy, mechanical properties, and peelability is inferior, and those satisfying all of these properties cannot be obtained.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

Claims (4)

40-80 parts by mass of a silane-modified polyethylene resin,
Containing 20 to 60 parts by mass of a polyethylene-based resin,
For 100 parts by mass of the polymer component,
30 to 200 parts by mass of a metal hydroxide flame retardant as a flame retardant,
1,3,5-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4hydroxybenzyl) -1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6 (1H, 3H, 5H) trione 0.5 as a stabilizer A flame retardant composition comprising ˜5 parts by mass. 40-80 parts by mass of a silane-modified polyethylene resin,
Containing 20 to 60 parts by mass of a polyethylene-based resin,
For 100 parts by mass of the polymer component,
20 to 70 parts by weight of a brominated flame retardant as a flame retardant, 5 to 40 parts by weight of antimony trioxide,
1,3,5-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4hydroxybenzyl) -1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6 (1H, 3H, 5H) trione 0.5 as a stabilizer A flame retardant composition comprising ˜5 parts by mass. A component containing a silane-modified polyethylene resin obtained by graft polymerization of a silane coupling agent to a polyethylene resin;
A flame retardant and a 1,3,5-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4hydroxybenzyl) -1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6 (1H, 3H, 5H) B component formed by blending trione,
C component formed by blending a silane crosslinking catalyst with a polyethylene resin,
A method for producing a flame-retardant resin, characterized by carrying out water crosslinking after kneading and forming. An insulated wire, wherein the outer periphery of the conductor is covered with an insulator formed from the flame retardant composition according to claim 1.