Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition contains (A) to (D): (A) 100 parts by mass of a propylene polymer; (B) 50 to 300 parts by mass of an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer including units of ethylene and ?-olefin having 3 to 20 carbon atoms; (C) 50 to 280 parts by mass of a softener; and (D) 90 to 400 parts by mass of a hydrogenated product of a block copolymer including at least one block mainly including a conjugated diene monomer unit and at least one block mainly including a vinyl aromatic monomer unit.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an excellent foaming agent which does not have problems in handling and operation (example: risk of explosion or fire) and inhibition of cross-linking resulting from a foaming agent and problems, such as, mold pollution and environmental pollution, caused by a foaming agent residue, which has excellent uniform dispersibility in a subject of foaming, and which can be used as an alternative to the chemical decomposition type foaming agent. [Solution] A foaming agent formed from at least (A) a high molecular weight compound having a saturated water absorption of 10 to 1,000 g/g in ion-exchanged water (25° C.) and (B) water, wherein a storage modulus (G?) of the agent, determined on the basis of a viscoelasticity measurement at a temperature of 20° C., is 8.0×101 to 1.0×106 Pa at a frequency of 5 rad/s.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an excellent foaming agent which does not have problems in handling and operation (example: risk of explosion or fire) and inhibition of cross-linking resulting from a foaming agent and problems, such as, mold pollution and environmental pollution, caused by a foaming agent residue, which has excellent uniform dispersibility in a subject of foaming, and which can be used as an alternative to the chemical decomposition type foaming agent. [Solution] A foaming agent formed from at least (A) a high molecular weight compound having a saturated water absorption of 10 to 1,000 g/g in ion-exchanged water (25° C.) and (B) water, wherein a storage modulus (G?) of the agent, determined on the basis of a viscoelasticity measurement at a temperature of 20° C., is 8.0×101 to 1.0×106 Pa at a frequency of 5 rad/s.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sound insulator which includes: a flexible material (A) having a peak of loss tangent (tan ?), which is determined by dynamic viscoelasticity measurement, in a temperature range of ?60° C. to lower than 0° C.; and a resin (B) having a peak of loss tangent (tan ?), which is determined by dynamic viscoelasticity measurement, in a temperature range of 0° C. to 60° C., the sound insulator including the resin (B) at a ratio of 1 to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the flexible material (A). The sound insulator of the present invention is a material which realizes excellent sound insulation properties without relying on a complex shape and an increase in weight.

Abstract: [Object] To provide an excellent foaming agent which does not have problems in handling and operation (example: risk of explosion or fire) and inhibition of cross-linking resulting from a foaming agent and problems, such as, mold pollution and environmental pollution, caused by a foaming agent residue, which has excellent uniform dispersibility in a subject of foaming, and which can be used as an alternative to the chemical decomposition type foaming agent. [Solution] A foaming agent formed from at least (A) a high molecular compound having a saturated water absorption of 10 to 1,000 g/g in ion-exchanged water (25° C.) and (B) water, wherein a storage modulus (G?) of the agent, determined on the basis of a viscoelasticity measurement at a temperature of 20° C., is 8.0×101 to 1.0×106 Pa at a frequency of 5 rad/s.