Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a rubber composition from which a crosslinked rubber molded product having excellent resilience performance can be obtained. The present disclosure provides a rubber composition containing (a) a base rubber, (b) a co-crosslinking agent, and (c) a crosslinking initiator, wherein (b) the co-crosslinking agent includes (b1) a metal complex, and (b1) the metal complex is composed of (b11) a metal component, (b12) a ligand derived from an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid compound having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, and (b13) a ligand derived from a mercaptobenzothiazole-based compound.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by dynamically crosslinking an ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polymer copolymer (A), a polyolefin resin (B), a softener (C) in an amount of 1 to 200 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the total of the copolymer (A) and the resin (B), and a crosslinking agent (D) by the use of a batch mixer under the conditions satisfying the requirements (1) to (4).

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by dynamically crosslinking an ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polymer copolymer (A), a polyolefin resin (B), a softener (C) in an amount of 1 to 200 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the total of the copolymer (A) and the resin (B), and a crosslinking agent (D) by the use of a batch mixer under the conditions satisfying the requirements (1) to (4).

Abstract: To provide a propylene-based copolymer and a propylene-based copolymer composition, each of which has a high melt tension because it has a long-chain branched structure, exhibits excellent molding processability during molding, such as inflation molding, extrusion molding, blow molding, injection molding or vacuum forming, and is capable of favorably providing a foamed product having an excellent expansion ratio and excellent cell uniformity in the foaming stage. The propylene-based copolymer (A) of the present invention comprises 50 to 95% by mol of constituent units [i] derived from propylene, 4.9 to 49.9% by mol of constituent units [ii] derived from an ?-olefin of 2 to 10 carbon atoms other than propylene and 0.1 to 10% by mol of constituent units [iii] derived from a non-conjugated polyene (with the proviso that the total amount of the constituent units [i], [ii] and [iii] is 100% by mol), and is characterized by satisfying specific requirements (a) and (c).

Abstract: To provide a propylene-based copolymer and a propylene-based copolymer composition, each of which has a high melt tension because it has a long-chain branched structure, exhibits excellent molding processability during molding, such as inflation molding, extrusion molding, blow molding, injection molding or vacuum forming, and is capable of favorably providing a foamed product having an excellent expansion ratio and excellent cell uniformity in the foaming stage. The propylene-based copolymer (A) of the present invention comprises 50 to 95% by mol of constituent units [i] derived from propylene, 4.9 to 49.9% by mol of constituent units [ii] derived from an ?-olefin of 2 to 10 carbon atoms other than propylene and 0.1 to 10% by mol of constituent units [iii] derived from a non-conjugated polyene (with the proviso that the total amount of the constituent units [i], [ii] and [iii] is 100% by mol), and is characterized by satisfying specific requirements (a) and (c).

Abstract: The present invention provides a molded product exhibiting excellent various properties by improving compatibility of an ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polyene copolymer with a polyolefin resin and a rubber composition for forming the molded product. The present invention further provides a molded product which comprises a rubber composition, is inhibited from fogging and tackiness and is excellent in mechanical strength and heat aging resistance. The rubber composition of the invention comprises an ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polyene copolymer (A), and a polyolefin resin (B) having Mn of not less than 10,000 and/or an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer (C) having Mn of 2500 to 5000, and satisfies the following requirements: (1) a maximum value and a minimum value of an ethylene distribution parameter P of the component (A) have a relationship of Pmax/Pmin?1.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a resin composition by melt-kneading a cyclic olefin polymer (A) having a glass transition temperature of from 60 to 200° C. and a flexible polymer (B) having a glass transition temperature of 0° C. or lower, wherein a part of the cyclic olefin polymer (A) is previously melt-kneaded with the flexible polymer (B) and a radical initiator (C) and then the remaining cyclic olefin polymer (A) is added thereto and melt-kneaded. The cyclic olefin polymer (A) is divided into two portions and added separately at two times, and accordingly, the mixture having a crosslinked structure may be diluted with the cyclic olefin polymer (A) not having a crosslinked structure, and the increase in the melt viscosity of the resin composition may be thereby prevented. A composition having good abrasion resistance and good melt shapability can be obtained.

Abstract: Provided is a resin composition for a solar cell package and a resin composition for a wet solar cell package which are excellent in transparency, moisture resistance, weather resistance and chemical resistance and are suitable as a material of a package for a solar cell, and a package for a wet solar cell and a transparent substrate for a wet solar cell which are obtained by molding the resin composition.

Abstract: A cyclic olefin resin composition which includes (A) 35 to 85 parts by weight of a cyclic olefin polymer having a glass transition temperature of 60 to 200° C., (B) 10 to 60 parts by weight of a flexible copolymer, prepared by polymerizing at least two monomers selected from the group consisting of an olefin compound, a diene compound and an aromatic vinyl hydrocarbon compound, and having a glass transition temperature of 0° C. or below, and (C) 5 to 55 parts by weight of a modified polyolefin. The cyclic olefin resin composition further includes, based on 100 parts by weight of total amount of the components (A), (B) and (C), (D) 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a radical initiator and (E) 0 to 5 parts by weight of a polyfunctional compound having in its molecule two or more radically polymerizable functional groups. The composition can be used as a material for a substrate having low permittivity, low dielectric tangent, low water absorbability, and excellent heat resistance.

Abstract: A resin composition of the present invention contains 99 to 30 parts by weight of a cyclic olefin polymer (A); 1 to 70 parts by weight of a soft copolymer (B) obtained by polymerizing at least two kinds of monomers selected from the group consisting of olefins, dienes, and aromatic vinyl hydrocarbons and having a glass transition temperature of 0° C. or lower; and relative to 100 parts by weight of total amount of the cyclic olefin polymer (A) and the soft copolymer (B), 0.001 to 1 part by weight of a radical initiator (C), 0 to 1 part by weight of a polyfunctional compound (D) having two or more radically polymerizable functional groups in a molecule, and 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a nonionic or anionic antistatic agent (E).

Abstract: The present invention provides a molded product exhibiting excellent various properties by improving compatibility of an ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polyene copolymer with a polyolefin resin and a rubber composition for forming the molded product. The present invention further provides a molded product which comprises a rubber composition, is inhibited from fogging and tackiness and is excellent in mechanical strength and heat aging resistance. The rubber composition of the invention comprises an ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polyene copolymer (A), and a polyolefin resin (B) having Mn of not less than 10,000 and/or an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer (C) having Mn of 2500 to 5000, and satisfies the following requirements: (1) a maximum value and a minimum value of an ethylene distribution parameter P of the component (A) have a relationship of Pmax/Pmin?1.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition for a solar cell package and a resin composition for a wet solar cell package which are excellent in transparency, moisture resistance, weather resistance and chemical resistance and are suitable as a material of a package for a solar cell, and a package for a wet solar cell and a transparent substrate for a wet solar cell which are obtained by molding the resin composition. The resin composition for a solar cell package of the present invention contains a cyclic olefin polymer having one kind or two or more kinds of structures represented by the following general formula (1) (provided that, in the formula, x and y represent the copolymerization ratio and are a real number satisfying 0/100?y/x?95/5. n is the number of substitution of a substituent Q and an integer of 0?n?2. R1 is a 2+n valent group selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon groups having 2 to 20 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A cyclic olefin resin composition which can be suitably used as a material for a substrate having low permittivity, low dielectric tangent, low water absorbability, excellent heat resistance, and the like, and a substrate obtained from the resin composition are provided. In particular, there is provided a novel cyclic olefin resin composition that can be suitably used as a material for a substrate for high frequency circuit dealing with high frequency signal transmission. The cyclic olefin resin composition comprises (A) 5 to 95 parts by weight of a cyclic olefin polymer having a glass transition temperature of 60 to 200° C. and (B) 5 to 95 parts by weight of a flexible copolymer, prepared by polymerizing at least two monomers selected from the group consisting of an olefin compound, a diene compound and an aromatic vinyl hydrocarbon compound, and having a glass transition temperature of 0° C. or below.

Abstract: Provided is a shaped article for clean rooms comprising a resin composition prepared by melt-kneading 100 parts by weight of a cyclic olefin polymer (A) having a glass transition temperature of from 60 to 200° C., from 1 to 150 parts by weight of a flexible copolymer (B) prepared by polymerizing at least two monomers selected from a group consisting of olefins, dienes and aromatic vinyl-hydrocarbons, and having a glass transition temperature of 0° C. or lower, from 0.001 to 1 part by weight of a radical initiator (C), and from 0 to 1 part by weight of a polyfunctional compound (D) having at least two radical-polymerizable functional groups in the molecule. The shaped article for clean rooms has good chemical resistance, heat resistance and dimensional accuracy, it is inhibited from releasing a volatile component around it, and it has good abrasion resistance and is inhibited from producing particles.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a resin composition by melt-kneading a cyclic olefin polymer (A) having a glass transition temperature of from 60 to 200° C. and a flexible polymer (B) having a glass transition temperature of 0° C. or lower, wherein a part of the cyclic olefin polymer (A) is previously melt-kneaded with the flexible polymer (B) and a radical initiator (C) and then the remaining cyclic olefin polymer (A) is added thereto and melt-kneaded. The cyclic olefin polymer (A) is divided into two portions and added separately at two times, and accordingly, the mixture having a crosslinked structure may be diluted with the cyclic olefin polymer (A) not having a crosslinked structure, and the increase in the melt viscosity of the resin composition may be thereby prevented. A composition having good abrasion resistance and good melt shapability can be obtained.

Abstract: A system and method are used to assemble and fill an embedded magnet type rotor. The system and method prevent rotation of the rotor core within a manufacturing device as the rotor core is being filled and the embedded magnets are magnetically orientated. The embedded magnet type rotor is made by a process in which resinous magnet is filled in slits provided in a rotor core. In one embodiment, a recessed portion of the core in a shaft hole is engageable with a projecting portion of a core pin of a metallic mold for use in filling the resinous magnet to prevent rotation of the core. Other positioning devices are also used to prevent rotation.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a soft syndiotactic polypropylene composition having a good balance of properties such as transparency, flexibility and heat resistance and a laminate having a layer comprising the composition and a layer comprising a thermoplastic resin. The composition (1) comprises a syndiotactic propylene polymer (A), an &agr;-olefin polymer (B), and a small amount of a crystal nucleating agent (C) and/or an ethylene-based polymer (D). The composition (2) comprises a syndiotactic propylene polymer (A), an &agr;-olefin polymer (B), an isotactic propylene polymer (E), and a small amount of a crystal nucleating agent (C) and/or an ethylene-based polymer (D). The composition (3) comprises a syndiotactic propylene polymer (A), an &agr;-olefin polymer (B), an isotactic propylene polymer (E), a copolymer (F) of polar group-containing vinyl and ethylene, and a small amount of an ethylene-based polymer (D).

Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a soft syndiotactic polypropylene composition having a good balance of properties such as transparency, flexibility and heat resistance and a laminate having a layer comprising the composition and a layer comprising a thermoplastic resin. The composition (1) comprises a syndiotactic propylene polymer (A), an &agr;-olefin polymer (B), and a small amount of a crystal nucleating agent (C) and/or an ethylene-based polymer (D). The composition (2) comprises a syndiotactic propylene polymer (A), an &agr;-olefin polymer (B), an isotactic propylene polymer (E), and a small amount of a crystal nucleating agent (C) and/or an ethylene-based polymer (D). The composition (3) comprises a syndiotactic propylene polymer (A), an &agr;-olefin polymer (B), an isotactic propylene polymer (E), a copolymer (F) of polar group-containing vinyl and ethylene, and a small amount of an ethylene-based polymer (D).

Abstract: A system and method are used to assemble and fill an embedded magnet type rotor. The system and method prevent rotation of the rotor core within a manufacturing device as the rotor core is being filled and the embedded magnets are magnetically orientated. The embedded magnet type rotor is made by a process in which resinous magnet is filled in slits provided in a rotor core. In one embodiment, a recessed portion of the core in a shaft hole is engageable with a projecting portion of a core pin of a metallic mold for use in filling the resinous magnet to prevent rotation of the core. Other positioning devices are also used to prevent rotation.

Abstract: A seat for a small watercraft includes a shock-absorbing member that helps to absorb shocks transmitted to the seat during watercraft operation. The seat and the watercraft are configured to protect the shock-absorbing member from heat and water damage. The watercraft includes a hull having a length and a width. The hull carries an engine and includes a raised pedestal. A plurality of ventilation devices are located along the length of the hull. The seat is supported by the raised pedestal and includes a seat base, a cushion arrangement, and a seat skin that substantially covers the cushion arrangement. The cushion arrangement includes a cushion and the aforementioned viscoelastic member. A seal is provided between the seat base and the raised pedestal to protect the viscoelastic member from water damage. The viscoelastic member is provided at least partially between a pair of the ventilation devices. The seat base includes a first base portion and a second base portion and a plurality of air flow openings.