The olefin thermoplastic elastomer of the invention has an islands-sea structure, in which the average particle diameter of the islands phases is not more than 2µm, and has a gel fraction ranging from 0.5 to 15% by weight and a quantity of heat of melt at a temperature of 125°C or below, as measured in a different scanning calorimeter (DSC), of 40% or more of the total quantity of heat of melt. The olefin thermoplastic elastomer can be obtained by melt blending in the presence of a crosslinking agent of a specific amount a blend that contains specific amounts of: a high density polyethylene having a density of 0.940g/cm3 or more, or a crystalline ethylene polymer having a crystallinity determined by a DSC method of 10% or more and a density of less than 0.940g/cm3, an ethylene/α-olefin(/non-conjugated polyene) copolymer rubber comprising ethylene, an α-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms and optionally a non-conjugated polyene, and a polypropylene.
The molded product of the invention is constructed by bonding, preferably hot melt bonding the above thermoplastic elastomer to a molded product of a vulcanized rubber.
According to the present invention, there can be provided a thermoplastic elastomer capable of forming a molded product that can be bonded to a vulcanized rubber (substrate) with sufficient bonding strength without an adhesive layer to allow for destruction by body rupture, a thermoplastic elastomer excellent in moldability and economic efficiency that can form a light molded product having a hardness and a rubber elasticity sufficient for a thermoplastic elastomer, a process for production thereof, and a molded product constructed by melt bonding either of the elastomers to a vulcanized rubber.
本发明的烯烃热塑性弹性体具有岛-海结构,其中岛相的平均颗粒直径不超过 2µm,凝胶分数范围为 0.5 至 15%(按重量计),在 125°C 或以下温度下的熔化热量(在不同的扫描量热计(
DSC)中测量)为熔化热总量的 40% 或以上。烯烃热塑性弹性体可通过在有特定量的
交联剂存在的情况下熔融混合物而获得,该混合物含有特定量的以下物质:密度为 0.940g/cm3或更高,或用
DSC方法测定结晶度为10%或更高且密度小于0.940g/cm3的结晶
乙烯聚合物,
乙烯/α-烯烃(/非共轭聚烯)共聚橡胶,该共聚橡胶包含
乙烯、3至20个碳原子的α-烯烃和任选的非共轭聚烯,以及聚
丙烯。
本发明的模塑产品是通过将上述热塑性弹性体与
硫化橡胶的模塑产品粘合(最好是热熔粘合)而制成的。
根据本发明,可以提供一种能够与
硫化橡胶(基材)粘合的模制品的热塑性弹性体,该模制品具有足够的粘合强度,不需要粘合层就可以通过体破裂而破坏;一种模塑性和经济效益优异的热塑性弹性体,该弹性体可以形成具有热塑性弹性体所具有的足够硬度和橡胶弹性的轻型模制品;一种其生产工艺;以及一种通过将上述任一种弹性体与
硫化橡胶熔融粘合而制成的模制品。