Abstract: [Object] The present invention provides a curable resin composition useful for imparting high durability and adhesion to a substrate such as a metal. [Solution] A curable resin composition is prepared by combining a polyamide-based resin (A) having an amino group, a blocked polyisocyanate (B), and an epoxy compound (C). The polyamide-based resin (A) contains a polyamide-based resin (A1) having a melting point of 170° C. or higher and a polyamide-based resin (A2) having a melting point of 150° C. or lower. The mass ratio of the polyamide-based resin (A1) and the polyamide-based resin (A2) is, in the form of the former/the latter, from 65/35 to 35/65.

Abstract: Provided are a curable resin composition having high durability and adherence to a base material such as a metal, a molded composite member formed by coating the base material with the curable resin composition and performing resin molding, and a production method for the same. The curable resin composition contains a polyamide-based resin, a blocked polyisocyanate, and an epoxy compound, and the polyamide-based resin has an amino group concentration from 20 to 300 mmol/kg, and has a water absorption of 1 mass % or less determined by a water absorption test specified by ASTM D570. The polyamide-based resin has a C8-18 alkylene chain and has a melting point from 160 to 250° C. Per 1 mol of amino groups of the polyamide-based resin, a proportion of isocyanate groups of the blocked polyisocyanate is from 1.5 to 5 mol, and a proportion of epoxy groups of the epoxy compound is from 0.1 to 0.8 mol.

Abstract: [Object] The present invention provides a curable resin composition useful for imparting high durability and adhesion to a substrate such as a metal. [Solution] A curable resin composition is prepared by combining a polyamide-based resin (A) having an amino group, a blocked polyisocyanate (B), and an epoxy compound (C). The polyamide-based resin (A) contains a polyamide-based resin (A1) having a melting point of 170° C. or higher and a polyamide-based resin (A2) having a melting point of 150° C. or lower. The mass ratio of the polyamide-based resin (A1) and the polyamide-based resin (A2) is, in the form of the former/the latter, from 65/35 to 35/65.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thin sheet with suppressed strain. The sheet according to the present invention has a thickness from 0.1 to 5 mm and is formed of a plastic that contains at least one resin selected from polyamide resins, polycarbonate resins, cellulose acrylate resins, and acrylic resins. A difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of retardation of the sheet is 3000 nm or less. The sheet according to the present invention can be obtained, for example, by subjecting a plastic containing at least one resin selected from polyamide resins, polycarbonate resins, cellulose acylate resins, and acrylic resins to extrusion molding to obtain a plastic in the form of a sheet, and subjecting the resulting plastic in the form of a sheet to vacuum forming, air-pressure forming, or vacuum air-pressure forming.

Abstract: Provided is a polarizing sheet that can precisely impart a desired curved shape without causing whitening when bending is carried out. A polarizing sheet of an embodiment of the present invention having a structure in which a polyamide resin film (1), a polarizing film, and a polyamide resin film (2) are laminated in this order, wherein a retardation value of the polyamide resin film (1) is from 10 to 3000 nm, and the retardation value of the polyamide resin film (1) and a retardation value of the polyamide resin film (2) satisfy Formula (r): [Retardation Value of Polyamide Resin Film (1)]?[Retardation Value of Polyamide Resin Film (2)]?10 nm ??(r).

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing resin particles by melt-kneading with a non-water-soluble resin in a wide range of melt-kneading temperature according to the melting point or glass transition temperature of the resin. This production method includes melt-kneading a water-soluble matrix, containing a modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin, and a non-water-soluble resin to form a pre-molded article in which the non-water-soluble resin is dispersed in particulate; and bringing the pre-molded article into contact with an aqueous solvent to elute the matrix. The modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin contains in a side chain thereof an alkyl group including at least one hydroxyl group (for example, a 1,2-dihydroxyalkyl group).

Abstract: Provided is a laminate that generates a structural color, where the laminate can be subjected to a deep-drawing process without deteriorating the color developing structure of the structural color. The laminate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a polyamide layer (1) and a thermoplastic polyurethane layer (2) having a color developing structure of a structural color. The thermoplastic polyurethane layer (2) is preferably a thermoplastic polyurethane layer having a structure having recesses and protrusions on a face that is opposite a face in contact with the polyamide layer (1) or a layer formed by alternately laminating two types of thermoplastic polyurethanes having a difference in refractive indexes of 0.03 or greater.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composite molded body in which a rubber layer in the form of a thin film is formed on a surface of a resin molded body and a production method therefor. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a liquid composition containing a rubber component such as a rubber latex and a peroxide is applied to a surface of a resin molded body such as a polyamide-based resin having an amino group, causing crosslinking to occur in an uncrosslinked rubber layer and forming a crosslinked rubber layer in the form of a thin film. When a co-crosslinking agent is used in combination, adhesion to the resin molded body can be improved even when the thickness of the crosslinked rubber layer is small.

Abstract: Provided is a polarizing sheet that can precisely impart a desired curved shape without causing whitening when bending is carried out. A polarizing sheet of an embodiment of the present invention having a structure in which a polyamide resin film (1), a polarizing film, and a polyamide resin film (2) are laminated in this order, wherein a retardation value of the polyamide resin film (1) is from 10 to 3000 nm, and the retardation value of the polyamide resin film (1) and a retardation value of the polyamide resin film (2) satisfy Formula (r): [Retardation Value of Polyamide Resin Film (1)]?[Retardation Value of Polyamide Resin Film (2)]?10 nm ??(r).

Abstract: (A) A reinforcing fiber, (B) a resin particle, and (C) a matrix resin are combined to prepare a resin composition which improves a reinforcing effect by the reinforcing fiber. The reinforcing fiber (A) contains a carbon fiber. The resin particle (B) contains a semicrystalline thermoplastic resin, the semicrystalline thermoplastic resin in the resin particle (B) has an exothermic peak in a temperature range between a glass transition temperature of the semicrystalline thermoplastic resin and a melting point of the semicrystalline thermoplastic resin, the peak being determined by heating the resin particle (B) at a rate of 10° C./min. by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and the resin particle (B) has an average particle size of 3 to 40 ?m. The semicrystalline thermoplastic resin may be a polyamide resin having a melting point of not lower than 150° C. (particularly, a polyamide resin having an alicyclic structure and a glass transition temperature of not lower than 100° C.

Abstract: Provided is a laminate that generates a structural color, where the laminate can be subjected to a deep-drawing process without deteriorating the color developing structure of the structural color. The laminate according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a polyamide layer (1) and a thermoplastic polyurethane layer (2) having a color developing structure of a structural color. The thermoplastic polyurethane layer (2) is preferably a thermoplastic polyurethane layer having a structure having recesses and protrusions on a face that is opposite a face in contact with the polyamide layer (1) or a layer formed by alternately laminating two types of thermoplastic polyurethanes having a difference in refractive indexes of 0.03 or greater.

Abstract: Polyamide particles including polyamide and having a water absorption rate of 0.5 to 2.5 wt. % are prepared to improve toughness of a cured product of a curable resin. The polyamide may be a semicrystalline polyamide. The polyamide has a glass transition temperature of approximately 100 to 150° C. The polyamide may have an alicyclic structure. The polyamide particles of this invention have an average particle size of approximately 5 to 40 ?m and a specific surface area determined by the BET method of approximately 0.08 to 12 m2/g. The polyamide particles of the present invention may also be spherical and have an average particle size of approximately 15 to 25 ?m. Furthermore, the polyamide particles of the present invention may have an exothermic peak in a temperature range between the glass transition temperature and a melting point of the polyamide upon heating the polyamide particles at a rate of 10° C./min by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).

Abstract: The present invention provides a composite molded body in which a rubber layer in the form of a thin film is formed on a surface of a resin molded body and a production method therefor. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a liquid composition containing a rubber component such as a rubber latex and a peroxide is applied to a surface of a resin molded body such as a polyamide-based resin having an amino group, causing crosslinking to occur in an uncrosslinked rubber layer and forming a crosslinked rubber layer in the form of a thin film. When a co-crosslinking agent is used in combination, adhesion to the resin molded body can be improved even when the thickness of the crosslinked rubber layer is small.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thin sheet with suppressed strain. The sheet according to the present invention has a thickness from 0.1 to 5 mm and is formed of a plastic that contains at least one resin selected from polyamide resins, polycarbonate resins, cellulose acrylate resins, and acrylic resins. A difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of retardation of the sheet is 3000 nm or less. The sheet according to the present invention can be obtained, for example, by subjecting a plastic containing at least one resin selected from polyamide resins, polycarbonate resins, cellulose acylate resins, and acrylic resins to extrusion molding to obtain a plastic in the form of a sheet, and subjecting the resulting plastic in the form of a sheet to vacuum forming, air-pressure forming, or vacuum air-pressure forming.

Abstract: [Object] The present invention provides a curable resin composition useful for imparting high durability and adhesion to a substrate such as a metal. [Solution] A curable resin composition is prepared by combining a polyamide-based resin (A) having an amino group, a blocked polyisocyanate (B), and an epoxy compound (C). The polyamide-based resin (A) contains a polyamide-based resin (A1) having a melting point of 170° C. or higher and a polyamide-based resin (A2) having a melting point of 150° C. or lower. The mass ratio of the polyamide-based resin (A1) and the polyamide-based resin (A2) is, in the form of the former/the latter, from 65/35 to 35/65.

Abstract: Provided are: a water-soluble matrix whose melt-kneading temperature can be adjusted according to the melting point or glass transition temperature of a resin; a pre-molded article in which resin particles are dispersed in the water-soluble matrix; and a method for producing resin particles. This production method includes melt-kneading a water-soluble matrix containing a modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and a water-soluble saccharide at a weight ratio of the former/the latter=from 99/1 to 50/50 and a thermoplastic resin, and bringing the pre-molded article in which the resin particles are dispersed into contact with an aqueous solvent to elute the matrix. The modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin contains in a side chain thereof an alkyl group including at least one hydroxyl group (for example, a 1,2-dihydroxyalkyl group).

Abstract: Provided are a curable resin composition having high durability and adherence to a base material such as a metal, a molded composite member formed by coating the base material with the curable resin composition and performing resin molding, and a production method for the same. The curable resin composition contains a polyamide-based resin, a blocked polyisocyanate, and an epoxy compound, and the polyamide-based resin has an amino group concentration from 20 to 300 mmol/kg, and has a water absorption of 1 mass % or less determined by a water absorption test specified by ASTM D570. The polyamide-based resin has a C8-18 alkylene chain and has a melting point from 160 to 250° C. Per 1 mol of amino groups of the polyamide-based resin, a proportion of isocyanate groups of the blocked polyisocyanate is from 1.5 to 5 mol, and a proportion of epoxy groups of the epoxy compound is from 0.1 to 0.8 mol.

Abstract: Provided is a polarizing sheet that can precisely impart a desired curved shape without causing whitening when bending is carried out. A polarizing sheet of an embodiment of the present invention having a structure in which a polyamide resin film (1), a polarizing film, and a polyamide resin film (2) are laminated in this order, wherein a retardation value of the polyamide resin film (1) is from 10 to 3000 nm, and the retardation value of the polyamide resin film (1) and a retardation value of the polyamide resin film (2) satisfy Formula (r): [Retardation Value of Polyamide Resin Film (1)]?[Retardation Value of Polyamide Resin Film (2)]?10 nm??(r).

Abstract: A sheet for forming a shoe sole, useful for efficiently joining a crosslinked rubber layer as a stud and a thermoplastic elastomer layer as a sole, is provided. The sheet comprises a resin component (A) containing a polyamide resin (a) and having an amino group concentration of not less than 10 mmol/kg and a flexural modulus of not less than 300 MPa in accordance with ISO178. The polyamide resin (a) may contain a polyamide resin having a melting point of not less than 165° C. at a predetermined concentration (e.g., not less than 30% by weight) in the total polyamide resin (a).

Abstract: Provided are: a water-soluble matrix whose melt-kneading temperature can be adjusted according to the melting point or glass transition temperature of a resin; a pre-molded article in which resin particles are dispersed in the water-soluble matrix; and a method for producing resin particles. This production method includes melt-kneading a water-soluble matrix containing a modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and a water-soluble saccharide at a weight ratio of the former/the latter=from 99/1 to 50/50 and a thermoplastic resin, and bringing the pre-molded article in which the resin particles are dispersed into contact with an aqueous solvent to elute the matrix. The modified polyvinyl alcohol-based resin contains in a side chain thereof an alkyl group including at least one hydroxyl group (for example, a 1,2-dihydroxyalkyl group).