JP2014179327A - Electric wire and cable using flame-retardant resin composition - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric wire and a cable which use a resin composition, excellent in water resistance even when a metal hydroxide is added in the same amount as before, for an insulator and a sheath of a conductor.SOLUTION: In an electric wire, the outer periphery of a conductor is covered with a flame-retardant resin composition. The flame-retardant resin composition is obtained by surface-treating particles of a metal hydroxide comprising at least one of magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide, and calcium hydroxide with a fatty acid-based material and adding the surface-treated particles to a polyolefin resin. The polyolefin resin contains an ethylene-ethylacrylate copolymer as a main component. The fatty acid-based material comprises a fatty acid metal salt. The metal hydroxide of 150 pts.mass or more and 300 pts.mass or less is added to 100 pts.mass of the polyolefin resin. The average particle diameter of the metal hydroxide is 1 μm or less. The fatty acid metal salt is added to the metal hydroxide in a range of 0.3 mass% or more and 1.5 mass% or less so that the surfaces of the particles of the metal hydroxide are partially exposed.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric wire / cable using a flame retardant resin composition not containing a halogen compound.

  As a flame retardant resin composition not containing a halogen compound, a composition obtained by adding a metal hydroxide such as magnesium hydroxide or aluminum hydroxide to a polyolefin resin is used.

  Since these compositions do not generate toxic gases such as hydrogen chloride or dioxin during combustion, they can prevent the generation of toxic gases in the event of a fire or secondary disasters, and can be incinerated at the time of disposal. It doesn't matter. However, the flame retardant effect due to the addition of metal hydroxide is small and the desired flame retardant properties are often not obtained, so the amount of metal hydroxide added can be increased or the base polymer has high flame retardant properties. The use of a polymer having a polar group such as ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) has been performed.

JP 2003-183456 A JP 2008-303307 A

However, the increase in the amount of addition of metal hydroxide and the use of a polymer having excellent flame retardancy such as EVA, which are conventional techniques, decrease the water resistance accordingly. For example, when 100 parts by mass of EVA having a vinyl acetate (VA) content of 30% or more is used as a polymer and 200 parts by mass or more of magnesium hydroxide, which is a metal hydroxide, is added, that is, high filling, The insulation resistance after immersion for 14 hours is less than 1 × 10 ¹⁰ Ω · cm, and it is difficult to maintain sufficient electrical insulation.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the electric wire and cable using the flame-retardant resin composition which can obtain the outstanding water resistance, even if highly filled with a metal hydroxide.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is to treat a metal hydroxide particle comprising at least one of magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide or calcium hydroxide on the outer periphery of a conductor with a fatty acid-based material. Is a flame retardant resin composition obtained by adding a polyolefin resin, wherein the polyolefin resin is mainly composed of an ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer, and the fatty acid material comprises a fatty acid metal salt, The metal hydroxide is added in an amount of 150 parts by mass to 300 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin resin, and the metal hydroxide has an average particle size of 1 μm or less. Flame retardant in which the fatty acid metal salt is added in a range of 0.3 mass% to 1.5 mass% with respect to the metal hydroxide so that a part of the surface of the metal hydroxide is exposed. A wire coated with the fat composition.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a fatty acid-based metal hydroxide particle comprising at least one of magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide, and calcium hydroxide on the outer periphery of an electric wire whose conductor is covered with an insulator. A flame retardant resin composition obtained by surface-treating with a material and adding this to a polyolefin resin, wherein the polyolefin resin is mainly composed of an ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer, and the fatty acid material is , Consisting of a fatty acid metal salt, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin-based resin, 150 parts by mass or more and 300 parts by mass or less of the metal hydroxide, and the average particle size of the metal hydroxide is 1 μm or less, The fatty acid metal salt is not less than 0.3 mass% and not more than 1.5 mass% with respect to the metal hydroxide so that the surface of the metal hydroxide particles is partially exposed. A cable having a sheath made of a flame-retardant resin composition obtained by adding a range.

  The fatty acid metal salt is preferably sodium stearate or sodium oleate.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, even if it fills highly with a metal hydroxide, the electric wire and cable using the flame-retardant resin composition which can obtain the outstanding water resistance can be provided.

It is sectional drawing which shows an example of the electric wire which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows an example of the cable which concerns on this invention.

  A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  The flame-retardant resin composition used in the present invention is obtained by surface-treating metal hydroxide particles with a fatty acid-based material, and adding this to a polyolefin-based resin. Is characterized in that the fatty acid-based material is added in a range of 0.3 mass% or more and 1.5 mass% or less with respect to the metal hydroxide so that a part of the material is exposed. In the present invention, the average particle diameter is measured according to the laser diffraction scattering method. Specifically, a particle size measuring device “UPA-EX150 type” (manufactured by Nikkiso Co., Ltd.) was used. A volume average value was used as the average particle diameter.

  As the metal hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide, calcium hydroxide or the like is used. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

  A fatty acid metal salt is used as the fatty acid material. Examples of the metal of the fatty acid metal salt include calcium, zinc, magnesium, aluminum, barium, lithium, sodium, potassium, and the like, and more preferably sodium. These fatty acid metal salts can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

  An ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer (EEA) is used as the polyolefin resin. Low density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), linear very low density polyethylene (VLDPE), high density polyethylene (HDPE), ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), ethylene-styrene copolymer Polymer, ethylene-glycidyl methacrylate copolymer, ethylene-butene-1 copolymer, ethylene-butene-hexene terpolymer, ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (EPDM), ethylene-octene copolymer Polymer (EOR), ethylene copolymer polypropylene, ethylene-propylene copolymer (EPR), poly-4-methyl-pentene-1, maleic acid grafted low density polyethylene, hydrogenated styrene-butadiene copolymer (H-SBR) , Maleic acid grafted linear low density polyethylene, ethylene and Copolymer with α-olefin having 4 to 20 prime numbers, maleic acid grafted ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymer, maleic acid grafted ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, ethylene-maleic anhydride copolymer, ethylene-ethyl acrylate- A maleic anhydride terpolymer, an ethylene-propylene-butene-1 terpolymer having butene-1 as a main component, and the like can be used and blended with these.

  Moreover, in order to raise a flame retardance more, 150-300 mass parts of metal hydroxides are added with respect to 100 mass parts of polyolefin resin. When the addition amount is less than 150 parts by mass, sufficient flame retardancy cannot be obtained, and when it is more than 300 parts by mass, the elongation characteristics are remarkably deteriorated.

  In addition to the above, antioxidants, metal deactivators, flame retardants, flame retardant aids, crosslinking agents, crosslinking aids, lubricants, inorganic fillers, compatibilizers, stabilizers, carbon black, colorants as necessary It is possible to add additives such as. Furthermore, it may be crosslinked by an organic peroxide or by radiation such as an electron beam.

  The antioxidant is not particularly limited. For example, 1,3,5-tris (3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxy-benzyl) -S-triazine is used as a hindered phenol-based antioxidant. 2,4,6- (1H, 3H, 5H) trione is preferred, and tetrakis [methylene-3- (dodecylthio) propionate] methane is preferred as the sulfur-based antioxidant. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

  The metal deactivator has an effect of stabilizing metal ions by chelate formation and suppressing oxidative degradation, and the structure thereof is not particularly limited, but 2 ′, 3-bis [3- (3,5-di-oxide is more preferable. -Tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionyl] propionohydrazide.

  Flame retardants other than metal hydroxides are not particularly limited. For example, boric acid compounds such as zinc borate, calcium borate, barium borate, barium metaborate, guanidine sulfamate, melamine sulfate, melamine cyanurate Nitrogen flame retardants such as phosphorus flame retardants, or intumescent flame retardants that are flame retardants composed of a mixture of components that foam and solidify during combustion can be used.

  Although it does not specifically limit as a crosslinking agent, For example, use of trimethylol propane trimethacrylate (TMPT) and triallyl isocyanurate (TAIC) is desirable.

  Next, the action of the flame retardant resin composition used in the present invention will be described.

  Conventionally, when a fatty acid, a fatty acid metal salt, a fatty acid ammonium salt, or the like is used during the surface treatment of metal hydroxide particles, it is common to add 2 mass% or more in order to completely treat the particle surface.

  On the other hand, in this invention, the addition amount of the fatty acid-based material is 0.3 mass% or more and 1.5 mass% or less, and by partially treating the surface of the metal hydroxide, the surface untreated product, 2 mass% Compared with surface-treated products, it was possible to impart water resistance unprecedented.

  In addition, when the surface treatment amount of the metal hydroxide is 0.3 mass% or more and 1.5 mass% or less, the mechanism for improving the water resistance even when the metal hydroxide is highly filled is considered as follows.

  Here, magnesium hydroxide is used as the metal hydroxide, and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) is used as the polyolefin resin.

  Originally, the surface of magnesium hydroxide has a hydroxyl group and interacts with a polar group such as an EVA ester, so that the adhesion is high.

  However, when the surface is untreated or has a very small treatment amount (less than 0.3 mass%), aggregation of magnesium hydroxide occurs due to hydrogen bonding of hydroxyl groups between the magnesium hydroxide particles. Aggregated magnesium hydroxide has many pores between particles, so that water can easily enter and water resistance decreases.

  In addition, when the surface is treated at 2 mass% or more, the surface of the magnesium hydroxide particles is covered with the treatment agent, so that the adhesion between the magnesium hydroxide particles and the EVA is low, and the water resistance is low. .

  Here, when the surface is treated at 0.3 mass% or more and 1.5 mass% or less, a part of the magnesium hydroxide is covered with the treatment agent, so that aggregation between the magnesium hydroxides does not occur, and the remaining Water resistance is improved by the interaction between some hydroxyl groups and EVA.

  As a metal hydroxide used for this invention, a thing with an average particle diameter of 0.8-1 micrometer can be used conveniently. When the average particle diameter of the metal hydroxide is larger than 1 μm, the total surface area of the particles is small, the entire particle surface is covered with the fatty acid material, and the water resistance is lowered. Moreover, it is difficult to obtain a metal hydroxide having an average particle size of less than 0.8 μm, and the effect of the present invention in that range has not been confirmed by experiments.

  Further, the surface treatment agent for metal hydroxide is roughly classified into a fatty acid type and a silane type. According to the study by the present inventors, the effect is only on the fatty acid type, and the effect is not recognized in the silane type.

  In short, according to the flame retardant resin composition used in the present invention, the fatty acid-based material added to the metal hydroxide is 0.3 mass% or more and 1.5 mass% or less, so that the metal hydroxide is highly filled. Even so, excellent water resistance can be obtained.

  Next, the electric wire and cable using the flame retardant resin composition according to the present invention will be described.

  The electric wire / cable according to the present invention uses the above-mentioned flame retardant resin composition as a covering material for an insulator or a sheath. An example of this is shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 1 shows an electric wire 10 in which a conductor 1 is coated with an insulator 2, and the insulator 2 uses the flame retardant resin composition of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a cable 20 in which the electric wire 10 of FIG. 1 is twisted together with the interposition 4 and a press-wound tape 5 is applied, and the outermost layer is extruded and covered with the sheath 3. The insulator 2 and the sheath 3 are shown in FIG. The flame retardant resin composition of the present invention is used.

  The conductor 1 is not particularly limited with respect to the conductor diameter and material, and the thicknesses of the insulator 2 and the sheath 3 are not particularly limited, and an optimal one can be appropriately selected depending on the application. .

  The electric wire 10 can be manufactured by, for example, extruding the outer periphery of the conductor 1 with a flame retardant resin composition uniformly kneaded by a commonly used kneader such as a Banbury mixer or a pressure kneader on the outer periphery of the conductor 1 with an extruder or the like. .

  In the electric wire / cable using the flame retardant resin composition used in the present invention for the insulator or sheath material, the surface of the metal hydroxide particles contained in the flame retardant resin composition is partially exposed. It has been surface-treated with a fatty acid material in advance, and has excellent water resistance even when it is highly filled with metal hydroxide.

  Hereinafter, Examples 1 and 2, Reference Examples 1 to 28 and Comparative Examples 1 to 7 of the present invention will be described.

  In the present Example 1, Reference Examples 1-14, and Comparative Examples 1-7, the metal hydroxide was first surface-treated.

  In Reference Example 1, a 100 g / l magnesium hydroxide slurry was prepared by adding water to untreated surface magnesium hydroxide (average particle size 1 μm), and then stirred at 50 ° C. to obtain magnesium hydroxide. On the other hand, 0.3 mass% sodium stearate was added dropwise and stirred for 2 hours, followed by filtration, washing, drying, and pulverization to prepare a surface-treated metal hydroxide.

  In Example 1, Reference Examples 1 to 14, and Comparative Examples 1 to 7, surface-treated metal hydroxides were prepared in the same manner as in Reference Example 1, except that the materials and blending ratios were changed.

  Next, various components (metal hydroxides that have been surface-treated) are blended at each blending ratio, kneaded at a start temperature of 40 ° C. and an end temperature of 190 ° C. by a pressure kneader, and then the kneaded product is formed into a pellet .

  This kneaded product was formed into a sheet shape with an 8-inch open roll and pressed at 180 ° C. to prepare a sheet having a specified thickness (1 mm thickness). Moreover, this kneaded material was extruded as the insulator 2 of the electric wire 10 shown in FIG. 1 at a thickness of 0.81 mm and a set temperature of 200 ° C., and then irradiated with an electron beam to produce an electric wire. The electron beam irradiation dose was 30 kGy. As the conductor 1, a copper conductor was used.

  In Example 2 and Reference Examples 15 to 28, first, a metal hydroxide was subjected to a surface treatment.

  In Reference Example 15, water was added to magnesium hydroxide that had not been surface-treated (average particle size 0.8 μm) to prepare a 100 g / l magnesium hydroxide slurry, which was then stirred at 50 ° C. 0.3 mass% sodium stearate was added dropwise to magnesium and stirred for 2 hours, followed by filtration, washing, drying, and pulverization to prepare a surface-treated metal hydroxide.

  In Reference Examples 16 to 28 and Example 2, surface-treated metal hydroxides were prepared in the same manner as in Reference Example 15 by changing materials and blending ratios.

  Next, various components (metal hydroxides that have been surface-treated) are blended at each blending ratio, kneaded at a start temperature of 40 ° C. and an end temperature of 190 ° C. by a pressure kneader, and then the kneaded product is formed into a pellet .

  This kneaded product was formed into a sheet shape with an 8-inch open roll and pressed at 180 ° C. to prepare a sheet having a specified thickness (1 mm thickness). Moreover, this kneaded material was extruded as the insulator 2 of the electric wire 10 shown in FIG. 1 at a thickness of 0.81 mm and a set temperature of 200 ° C., and then irradiated with an electron beam to produce an electric wire. The electron beam irradiation dose was 30 kGy. As the conductor 1, a copper conductor was used.

  Evaluation of a sheet | seat and an electric wire was determined by the method shown below.

(1) Water resistance test The produced 1 mm thick sheet was immersed in warm water at 80 ° C for 14 hours, and then the volume resistivity was measured. 1 × 10 ¹³ Ω · cm or more ◎ (pass with tolerance), 1 × 10 ¹⁰ Ω · cm or more and less than 1 × 10 ¹³ Ω · cm ○ (pass), 1 × 10 ¹⁰ Ω -The thing below cm was made into x (failed).

(2) Tensile test The produced electric wire was subjected to a tensile test in accordance with JIS C 3005. Tensile strength is less than 10.5 MPa x (fail), 10.5 MPa to less than 13.0 MPa ○ (pass), more than ◎ (tolerant pass) . The elongation of less than 150% was evaluated as x (failed), 150% or more and less than 300% as ◯ (accepted), and more as ◎ (accepted with tolerance).

(3) Flame Retardancy Test A vertical combustion test (VW-1) in the shape of an electric wire was performed. In the VW-1 test, the produced electric wires are tested in accordance with UL subject 758, and the judgment is ◎ (pass with tolerance) if the combustion time is less than 30 seconds, ○ (Pass) The thing of 1 minute or more was made into x (failure).

  Tables 1, 2 and 3 show the various components and their blends (parts by mass) and the test evaluation results.

In Examples 1 and 2 and Reference Examples 1 to 28 shown in Tables 1 and 3, the volume resistivity, which is an index indicating water resistance, is 1 × 10 ¹⁰ Ω · cm or more, which shows good characteristics.

  In Reference Examples 1 to 4 and Reference Examples 15 to 18, the treatment amount of sodium stearate, which is a surface treatment agent for magnesium hydroxide, was changed, but it was good at the specified 0.3 mass% to 1.5 mass%, In the range of 0.5 mass% to 1.0 mass%, further excellent water resistance is exhibited. Further, as shown in Reference Examples 5 and 18, other surface treatment agents exhibit good water resistance within the specified range. As shown in Reference Examples 6 and 20, good water resistance is exhibited even when two or more fatty acid-based treating agents are used in combination.

  When the vinyl acetate (VA) content of the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) which is the base polymer is changed, Reference Examples 7 and 21 using 42 mass% products, Reference Examples 3 and 28 mass using 33 mass% products When compared with Reference Examples 8 and 22 using% product, the water resistance tends to decrease when the VA content is high. However, in all Examples, if the addition amount of the surface treatment agent is within the specified range. The water resistance is good.

  Even if a polymer other than EVA is used as the base polymer, the water resistance is good. In Examples 1 and 2 using ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer (EEA), and Reference Examples 19 and 23 using LDPE and EVA together, good water resistance is shown.

  Although the addition amount of magnesium hydroxide was changed in Reference Examples 10-13 and 24-27, the flame retardance decreased as the addition amount decreased, and in Reference Examples 10 and 24, the addition amount was 120 parts. There is no tolerance. Further, the greater the amount added, the lower the elongation. In Reference Example 13 and Reference Example 27 where the amount added was 330 parts, there was no margin in elongation characteristics. In order to achieve both water resistance, flame retardancy, and mechanical properties, the amount of magnesium hydroxide added is preferably 150 parts or more and 300 parts or less. In Reference Examples 14 and 28 in which melamine cyanurate was added in combination as other flame retardant, the flame retardancy was further improved compared to Reference Examples 3 and 17 in which magnesium hydroxide was added alone. preferable.

  On the other hand, as shown in Table 2, the water resistance when the addition amount of the surface treatment agent is less than or greater than the specified amount is lowered.

  Sodium stearate was used as the surface treating agent, and the water resistance was insufficient in both Comparative Example 1 and Comparative Example 2 in which the treatment amount was less than the specified amount. Moreover, the surface treatment agent was sodium oleate, and the water resistance was also insufficient in Comparative Example 3 and Comparative Example 4 in which the treatment amount was less than specified. Further, when the treatment agent was used in combination, the water resistance was insufficient for Comparative Example 5 in which the total treatment amount was less than the specified amount and Comparative Example 6 having a larger amount than the specified amount. Further, Comparative Example 7 using trimethoxyvinylsilane, which is a silane-based surface treatment agent, also had insufficient water resistance.

  From the above, it can be seen that the wires / cables using the flame retardant resin composition according to the present invention as an insulator or sheath material have excellent water resistance even when the base polymer is highly filled with metal hydroxide.

1 Conductor 2 Insulator 3 Sheath 4 Intervening 5 Presser winding tape 10 Electric wire 20 Cable

Claims (4)

On the outer periphery of the conductor
A flame retardant resin composition obtained by surface-treating metal hydroxide particles composed of at least one of magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide or calcium hydroxide with a fatty acid material and adding it to a polyolefin resin. Because
The polyolefin resin is mainly composed of an ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer, and the fatty acid material comprises a fatty acid metal salt,
150 parts by mass or more and 300 parts by mass or less of the metal hydroxide is added to 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin resin,
The metal hydroxide has an average particle size of 1 μm or less,
Flame retardant resin composition in which the fatty acid metal salt is added in a range of 0.3 mass% to 1.5 mass% with respect to the metal hydroxide so that the surface of the metal hydroxide particles is partially exposed. An electric wire characterized by covering an object. On the outer periphery of the electric wire whose conductor is covered with an insulator,
A flame retardant resin composition obtained by surface-treating metal hydroxide particles composed of at least one of magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide or calcium hydroxide with a fatty acid material and adding it to a polyolefin resin. Because
The polyolefin resin is mainly composed of an ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer, and the fatty acid material comprises a fatty acid metal salt,
150 parts by mass or more and 300 parts by mass or less of the metal hydroxide is added to 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin resin,
The metal hydroxide has an average particle size of 1 μm or less,
Flame retardant resin composition in which the fatty acid metal salt is added in a range of 0.3 mass% to 1.5 mass% with respect to the metal hydroxide so that the surface of the metal hydroxide particles is partially exposed. A cable comprising a sheath made of a material.   The electric wire according to claim 1, wherein the fatty acid metal salt is sodium stearate or sodium oleate. The cable according to claim 2, wherein the fatty acid metal salt is sodium stearate or sodium oleate.