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• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
  • C08K—Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients
  • C08K5/00—Use of organic ingredients
  • C08K5/0008—Organic ingredients according to more than one of the "one dot" groups of C08K5/01 - C08K5/59
  • C08K5/0025—Crosslinking or vulcanising agents; including accelerators

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• the present invention relates to a novel vulcanization composition containing a fluoroelastomer. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a peroxide-vulcanizable fluoroelastomer composition which permits achievement of low hardness and excellent chemical resistance. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
• Fluoroelastomers have excellent heat resistance and oil resistance. Therefore, they are used for O-rings, gaskets, oil seals, diaphragms, hoses, rolls, sheet materials, and the like in a variety of industrial fields, such as those involving automobiles, ships, aircraft, and hydraulic devices; the chemical industry and general appliances industry; and pollution-related fields.
• Peroxide-vulcanizable fluoroelastomer products have exceptional acid and chemical resistance and are used for office equipment, in the fields of medical drugs and medical treatment, and in food product-related applications. Peroxide-vulcanized fluoroelastomer products having a low degree of hardness are desirable for applications which require acid or chemical resistance as well as good sealing properties with low tightening force in glass or plastic vessels. However, there are no examples of any such products which are satisfactory in terms of practical performance with a hardness of 50 or less.
• the present invention is a peroxide-vulcanizable fluoroelastomer composition which allows a molded article with a hardness of 50 or less to be obtained, which composition comprises a) a peroxide-vulcanizable bromine-containing fluoroelastomer or iodine-containing fluoroelastomer, said fluoroelastomer having i) at least 20% by weight of a fraction having molecular weight of no more than 50,000, and ii) no more than 1% by weight of a fraction having molecular weight of 1,000,000 or more; b) 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of an organic peroxide per 100 parts by weight of a); and c) 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of a poly functional co-crosslinker per 100 parts by weight of a).
• the present invention provides a peroxide-vulcanizable fluoroelastomer composition which permits a molded article with a hardness of 50 or less to be obtained without impairing the kneading workability and without sacrificing the heat resistance, oil resistance, acid resistance, and chemical resistance which are characteristic of conventional peroxide-vulcanizable fluoroelastomers.
• component a) of the present invention examples include binary copolymers having interpolymerized units of vinylidene fluoride (VDF) and hexafluoropropylene (HFP), or ternary copolymers having interpolymerized units of VDF, HFP, and tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), either of which copolymers contain bromine and/or iodine in the polymer chain or polymer terminals.
• VDF vinylidene fluoride
• HFP hexafluoropropylene
• TFE tetrafluoroethylene
• binary and ternary refer to principal constituent monomers which do not include interpolymerized units of bromine-containing or iodine-containing monomers.
• Component b) of the present invention is an organic peroxide that produces peroxide radicals at the vulcanization temperature, for example, t-butyl cumyl peroxide, dicumyl peroxide, 2,5-dimethyl-2,5- di-(t-butylperoxy) hexane, and 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-2,5-di-(t-butylperoxy) hexane-3.
• Component c) is a polyfunctional co-crosslinker.
• Examples of component c) of the present invention include triallylcyanurate, triallylisocyanurate, and trimethallylisocyanurate.
• the ratio in which component b) is used is 0.1 to 5 parts by weight, and preferably 0.3 to 3 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of component a) of the present invention.
• Component c) is used in a ratio of 0.1 to 5 parts by weight, and preferably 0.3 to 3 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of component a).
• Use of less than 0.1 weight part of component b) does not permit the necessary degree of crosslinking to be achieved, whereas an amount in excess of 5 parts by weight does not permit a hardness of 50 or less to be achieved.
• Use of less than 0.1 parts by weight of component c) does not allow the necessary degree of crosslinking to be achieved, whereas an amount in excess of 5 weight parts makes it difficult to achieve a hardness of 50 or less.
• the molecular weight distribution of component a) is stipulated within the aforementioned range because less than 20% by weight of the M50 fraction does not allow a hardness of 50 or less to be achieved. Similarly, more than 1% by weight of the Ml 000 fraction also does not allow a hardness of 50 or less to be achieved.
• Other components such as carbon black, Austin black, graphite, silica, clay, diatomaceous earth, talc, calcium carbonate, calcium silicate, calcium sulfate, fatty acid calcium, fatty acid amides, low molecular weight polyethylene, silicone oil, silicone grease, metal soap, stearic acid, fatty amines, titanium oxide, red iron oxide, and other such fillers, working adjuvants, plasticizers, coloring agents, and the like can be blended as needed into the fluoroelastomer composition of the present invention.
• Acid-absorbers such as magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, calcium oxide, and calcium hydroxide, may also be added.
• Methods for vulcanizing the fluoroelastomer composition thus obtained include methods in which the material is kneaded using an open-type mixing roll or closed-type kneading roll (such as a Banbury mixer or a pressure kneader), and the material is then introduced into a heated mold and compressed to effect primary vulcanization, followed by secondary vulcanization.
• an open-type mixing roll or closed-type kneading roll such as a Banbury mixer or a pressure kneader
• the conditions for the primary vulcanization include a temperature of 120° to 200°C, a time of 1 to 80 minutes, and a pressure of 20 to 150 kg/cm 2
• the conditions for the secondary vulcanization include a temperature of 120° to 250°C, and a time of 0 to 48 hours.
• Other vulcanization means which can be used include methods in which a preform is fashioned by injection or extrusion or the like, followed by vulcanization, or methods in which one or more ketones, ethers, or the like are used as media to prepare a solution or dispersion, which is then used to coat the surface of paper, fiber, film, sheets, plates, tubes, pipes, tanks, large-scale containers, or other molded articles, followed by vulcanization.
• Liquid chromatograph model LC-3A (Shimadzu Seisakusho) Columns: KF-80 M (two) & KF-800 P (precolumn) (Showa Denko) Detector: ERC-7510 S (Elmer Optical)
• Polymer serving as standard for molecular weight detection lines various types of monodisperse polystyrene (Toyo Soda) Concentration: 0.1 wt%
• Fluoroelastomer FR-6150 (100 parts by weight, 34% by weignt M50 fraction and 0% Ml 000 fraction) manufactured by Asahi Chemical Industry (64.4 mol% VDF, 18.2 mol% HFP, 17.4 mol% TFE, 68.0 wt% F content, and 5200 ppm I content) was wound on an open-type mixing roll. Carbon black (3 parts by weight, Thermax N-990 from Cancarb), 1 part by weight lead oxide (Litharge No.
• Example 2 Vulcanized molded material was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the amount of Perhexa 2,5 B used was 1 part by weight and the amount of TAIC used was 2 parts by weight. The various tests were conducted, and the results are shown in Table 1.
• Example 3 Vulcanized molded material was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the amount of Perhexa 2,5 B used was 1.5 parts by weight and the amount of TAIC used was 3 parts by weight. The various tests were conducted, and the results are shown in Table 1.
• Comparative Example 1 Vulcanized molded material was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the FR-6150 was replaced by FR-6350 (containing 13% M50 and 0% M1000) by Asahi Chemical Industry (64.4 mol% VDF, 18.2 mol % HFP, 17.4 mol % TFE, 68.0% F content, and 3000 ppm I content). The various tests were conducted. The results are shown in Table 1.
• Comparative Example 2 Vulcanized molded material was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the FR-6150 was replaced by G-902 (containing 21% M50 and 1.5% Ml 000) by Daikin Industries (54.7 mol% VDF, 23.6 mol% HFP, 21.7 mol% TFE, 69.7% F content, and 2200 ppm I content). The various tests were conducted. The results are shown in Table 1.
• Vulcanizability (g). 160°C Optimal time (min) 10.8 11.0 11.5 12.5 11.8

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