Abstract: The platability improver of the present invention comprises heterophasic-polymer particles having a coefficient of variation in particle diameter of 40%-90%. It is preferable that the proportion of polymer particles each having a particle diameter of 0.05 ?m or larger be 80% by volume or more with respect to all the heterophasic-polymer particles and the proportion of polymer particles each having a particle diameter of 0.05 ?m or larger but smaller than 0.15 ?m be 10%-60% by volume with respect to all the heterophasic-polymer particles.

Abstract: A method for producing a rubbery polymer includes a step of preparing a mixture containing an alkyl (meth)acrylate, a hydrophobe, and an emulsifier, wherein an amount of the hydrophobe is 0.1-10 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the alkyl (meth)acrylate, and an amount of emulsifier is 0.01-1.0 part by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the alkyl (meth)acrylate; a step of applying a shear force to the mixture to prepare a pre-emulsion, and a step of heating the pre-emulsion to polymerize the resulting mixture by miniemulsion polymerization.

Abstract: A graft copolymer (B-III) includes a rubbery polymer (A-III) that is a miniemulsion polymerization reaction product of an alkyl (meth)acrylate; and at least one monomer selected from aromatic vinyl compounds, (meth)acrylic acid esters, and vinyl cyanide compounds graft-polymerized onto the rubbery polymer (A-III).

Abstract: Provided is a rubbery polymer (A) including a unit of a crosslinking agent (I) represented by Formula (I) below and a unit of a (meth)acrylate ester (a). The volume-average particle size (X), the frequency upper limit 10%-volume particle size (Y), and the frequency lower limit 10%-volume particle size (Z) of the rubbery polymer (A) satisfy specific relationships. Also provided are a graft copolymer (B) produced by graft polymerization of one or more selected from an aromatic vinyl and a vinyl cyanide onto the rubbery polymer (A), a thermoplastic resin composition including the graft copolymer (B), and a molded article produced by molding the thermoplastic resin composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition in which occurrence of an absorption phenomenon in a coating step can be suppressed and which is excellent in terms of impact resistance, heat resistance, and fluidity during a molding step; a coated article; and a molded resin article obtained by molding the thermoplastic resin composition. The thermoplastic resin composition contains: 35 to 75 parts by mass of an aromatic polycarbonate resin (A); 15 to 35 parts by mass of a rubber-containing graft copolymer (B) obtained by copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanide compound in the presence of a rubbery polymer; and 10 to 50 parts by mass of a rigid copolymer mixture (C) containing a rigid copolymer (C-I) and a rigid copolymer (C-II), in which in the rigid copolymer mixture (C), an amount of the rigid copolymer (C-II) is 20% to 80% by mass in the mixture.

Abstract: A graft copolymer has good moldability and good continuous moldability, and a thermoplastic resin molded article having excellent impact resistance can be produced. A method can produce the graft copolymer. A graft copolymer (B-I) produced by grafting at least one vinyl monomer (b-I) selected from the group consisting of an aromatic vinyl, an alkyl (meth)acrylate, and a vinyl cyanide to a rubbery polymer mixture including a rubbery polymer (A-I) and a hydrophobic substance, the rubbery polymer (A-I) including an alkyl (meth)acrylate unit and a multifunctional monomer unit copolymerizable with the alkyl (meth)acrylate, the hydrophobic substance having a kinematic viscosity of 5 mm2/s or more at 40° C. or a kinematic viscosity of 2 to 4 mm2/s at 100° C., a principal constituent of the hydrophobic substance being a hydrocarbon. A thermoplastic resin composition includes the graft copolymer (B-I). A molded article produced uses the thermoplastic resin composition.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition containing 25 to 50 parts by mass of a rubber-containing graft copolymer (A) obtained by copolymerizing a monomer mixture containing an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanide compound in the presence of a diene-based rubber-like polymer, and 50 to 75 parts by mass of a hard copolymer mixture (B) containing a hard copolymer (B-I) and a hard copolymer (B-II).

Abstract: The present invention is a resin component disposed in a path of a beam emitted from a radar equipment, the resin component consisting of a thermoplastic resin composition containing at least one thermoplastic resin selected from a group consisting of a rubbery polymer-reinforced vinyl-based resin wherein a polymer part derived from a rubbery polymer and a vinyl-based resin part containing a structural unit derived from a vinyl-based monomer are chemically bonded, a polyolefin resin, and a polycarbonate resin, and having a dielectric constant of 2.9 or less, and a mold shrinkage rate of 1.2% or less as measured in accordance with JIS K 7152-4. This resin component can be used as a radome and may constitute part of a radar device.

Abstract: The thermoplastic resin composition of the invention includes: 10% to 70% by mass of (A) a rubber-reinforced vinyl-based resin containing a rubbery part derived from an acrylic rubbery polymer and a resin pan having a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a structural unit derived from a cyanklated vinyl compound; 5% to 80% by mass of (B) a (meth)acrylic resin (excluding component (A)) including a (co)polymer which has a structural unit derived from an alkyl (meth)acrylate ester compound and which does not have a structural unit derived from ?-methylstyrene; and 5% to 70% by mass of (C) an ?-methylstyrene-based resin (excluding component (A)) containing a (co)polymer which has a structural unit derived from ?-methylstyrene and which does not have a structural unit derived from an alkyl (meth)acrylate ester compound based on 100% by mass of a total content of components (A) to (C).

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition is provided from which a molded article that has excellent string resistance at the time of hot plate welding, a highly excellent surface appearance, generates a small amount of gas from the material, and has sufficient impact resistance as a material for a lamp housing can be obtained. The thermoplastic resin composition contains a thermoplastic resin component and a saponified fatty acid ester, in which a content of the saponified fatty acid ester is in a range of 0.1 parts by mass to 10 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin component.

Abstract: The platability improver of the present invention comprises heterophasic-polymer particles having a coefficient of variation in particle diameter of 40%-90%. It is preferable that the proportion of polymer particles each having a particle diameter of 0.05 ?m or larger be 80% by volume or more with respect to all the heterophasic-polymer particles and the proportion of polymer particles each having a particle diameter of 0.05 ?m or larger but smaller than 0.15 ?m be 10%-60% by volume with respect to all the heterophasic-polymer particles.

Abstract: The thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention contains a thermoplastic resin (A) and carbon black (B), wherein the thermoplastic resin (A) contains a graft copolymer (C) in which a vinyl-based polymer is grafted to a rubber-like polymer, the carbon black (B) has a volume average particle size of secondary particles of 200 nm or more, and a proportion of secondary particles having a particle size of 800 nm or more with respect to the entire secondary particles of less than 20% by volume, and a content of the carbon black (B) is from 0.1 to 3.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin (A).

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a thermoplastic resin composition capable of obtaining a molded article that is excellent in appearance after laser welding and a color tone and has sufficient impact property as a resin member. In addition, the present invention is to provide a molded article that is excellent in appearance after laser welding and a color tone and has sufficient impact resistance as a resin member. As a result of intensive studies, the present inventors have found that the above problems can be solved by controlling a thermoplastic resin composition containing rubber-containing graft copolymer to have appropriate reflectance in the visible light and absorptivity in the near-infrared region, and have completed the present invention.

Abstract: The thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention contains a thermoplastic resin (A) and carbon black (B), wherein the thermoplastic resin (A) contains a graft copolymer (C) in which a vinyl-based polymer is grafted to a rubber-like polymer, the carbon black (B) has a volume average particle size of secondary particles of 200 nm or more, and a proportion of secondary particles having a particle size of 800 nm or more with respect to the entire secondary particles of less than 20% by volume, and a content of the carbon black (B) is from 0.1 to 3.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin (A).