| abstract |
The invention provides an expandable polyolefin resin composition comprising (a) 40 to 100 wt. % of a polypropylene resin having a melt index of 0.5 to 12, (b) 0 to 60 wt. % of a polyethylene resin having a melt index of 2 to 50, (c) 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of the di(meth)acrylate of an aliphatic dihydric alcohol having a methylene group with 2 to 18 carbon atoms between the (meth)acryloyloxy groups at both ends per 100 parts by weight of the combination of the resins (a) and (b), and (d) 1 to 50 parts by weight of a thermally decomposable blowing agent. Preferably the composition further comprises (e) 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of a monofunctional monomer. When uniformly crosslinked, the composition affords an expandable polyolefin resin composition suited to production of a crosslinked polyolefin resin foam excellent in heat resistance, toughness and moldability or formability and appearing homogeneous. |