Abstract: Provided is a hollow molded article that comes into contact with high-pressure hydrogen and has a bonded section at which two or more split bodies are bonded by welding wherein the hollow molded article is characterized in that the average spherulites size in a portion extending 500 µm inward from the surface of the hollow molded article is 20 µm or less and the tensile strength of a test piece including the bonded section of the hollow molded article is 80% or higher in relation to the tensile strength of a test piece that does not include the bonded section of the hollow molded article. The present invention provides a hollow molded article that is brought into contact with high-pressure hydrogen and that has a bonded section in which the occurrence of cracking at the bonded section can be inhibited even when the filling of the hollow molded article with high-pressure hydrogen and the releasing of the pressure of the high-pressure hydrogen are repeated.
WE CLAIM:
1. A hollow molded article which has a joining site where two or more split objects are welded by plastic welding and which comes into contact with pressurized hydrogen, wherein the average spherulite size in a portion which is 500 um deep inside from the surface of said hollow molded article is 20 um or less, and the tensile strength of a test piece containing said joining site of said hollow molded article is 80% or more based on the tensile strength of a test piece not containing said joining site of said hollow molded article.
2. The hollow molded article according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the average spherulite size in a portion which is 700 um deep inside from the surface of said hollow molded article to the average spherulite size in a portion which is 200 um deep inside from the surface of said hollow molded article is 1 or more and 2 or less.
3. The hollow molded article according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the standard deviation of the average spherulite size in a portion which is 500 um deep inside from the surface of each hollow molded article is 6 or less when said hollow molded article is divided into 16 pieces.
4. The hollow molded article according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said hollow molded article is composed of a polyamide resin composition.
5. The hollow molded article according to claim 4, wherein the intensity ratio of a Raman band derived from crystals in the a form to a Raman band derived from crystals in the y form is 2.5 or less in a Raman analysis of a portion which is 100 um deep inside from the surface of said hollow molded article.
6. The hollow molded article according to claim 4 or 5, wherein said polyamide resin composition is a polyamide resin composition which is obtained by blending 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of an amide wax (B) with 100 parts by weight of
a polyamide 6 resin (A).
7. The hollow molded article according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein said polyamide resin composition is a polyamide resin composition obtained by blending a polyamide 6 resin (A) and a polyamide resin (C) which has a melting point of 245°C or less as measured by DSC and has a shorter rise time of the invariant Q than the rise time of the invariant Q of the polyamide 6 resin (A), said rise time of the invariant Q being measured by light scattering upon cooling from a temperature of 250°C at a rate of 20°C/min, and said polyamide resin (C) is blended in an amount of 0.01 to 5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of said polyamide 6 resin (A).
8. A method of producing a hollow molded article which comes into contact with pressurized hydrogen, comprising a step of forming a hollow molded article by welding two or more split objects by a welding method selected from hot plate welding, infrared-ray welding, and infrared-ray/vibration welding in which vibration welding is carried out after a welded portion is warmed by infrared rays, wherein the average spherulite size in a portion which is 500 urn deep inside from the surface of said hollow molded article is 20 urn or less, and the tensile strength of a test piece containing a joining site of said hollow molded article is 80% or more based on the tensile strength of a test piece not containing a joining site of said hollow molded article.
9. The method of producing a hollow molded article according to claim 8, wherein said two or more split objects which constitute said hollow molded article are molded by a molding method selected from an injection molding method and an extrusion molding method.
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| 2 | 201947007811-TRANSLATIOIN OF PRIOIRTY DOCUMENTS ETC. [28-02-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-02-28 |
| 3 | 201947007811-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [28-02-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-02-28 |
| 4 | 201947007811-PROOF OF RIGHT [28-02-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-02-28 |
| 5 | 201947007811-PRIORITY DOCUMENTS [28-02-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-02-28 |
| 6 | 201947007811-POWER OF AUTHORITY [28-02-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-02-28 |
| 7 | 201947007811-FORM 1 [28-02-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-02-28 |
| 8 | 201947007811-DRAWINGS [28-02-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-02-28 |
| 9 | 201947007811-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [28-02-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-02-28 |
| 10 | 201947007811-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [28-02-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-02-28 |
| 11 | 201947007811-CLAIMS UNDER RULE 1 (PROVISIO) OF RULE 20 [28-02-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-02-28 |
| 12 | Correspondence By Agent_Form1_11-03-2019.pdf | 2019-03-11 |
| 13 | 201947007811-FORM 3 [09-05-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-05-09 |
| 14 | 201947007811-FORM 3 [27-12-2019(online)].pdf | 2019-12-27 |
| 15 | 201947007811-FORM 18 [27-02-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-02-27 |
| 16 | 201947007811-FORM 3 [19-05-2020(online)].pdf | 2020-05-19 |
| 17 | 201947007811-OTHERS [12-04-2021(online)].pdf | 2021-04-12 |
| 18 | 201947007811-Information under section 8(2) [12-04-2021(online)].pdf | 2021-04-12 |
| 19 | 201947007811-FORM 3 [12-04-2021(online)].pdf | 2021-04-12 |
| 20 | 201947007811-FER_SER_REPLY [12-04-2021(online)].pdf | 2021-04-12 |
| 21 | 201947007811-DRAWING [12-04-2021(online)].pdf | 2021-04-12 |
| 22 | 201947007811-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [12-04-2021(online)].pdf | 2021-04-12 |
| 23 | 201947007811-CLAIMS [12-04-2021(online)].pdf | 2021-04-12 |
| 24 | 201947007811-FER.pdf | 2021-10-17 |
| 25 | 201947007811-FORM 3 [08-06-2023(online)].pdf | 2023-06-08 |
| 26 | 201947007811-US(14)-HearingNotice-(HearingDate-01-02-2024).pdf | 2024-01-02 |
| 27 | 201947007811-FORM-26 [29-01-2024(online)].pdf | 2024-01-29 |
| 28 | 201947007811-Correspondence to notify the Controller [29-01-2024(online)].pdf | 2024-01-29 |
| 29 | 201947007811-Written submissions and relevant documents [16-02-2024(online)].pdf | 2024-02-16 |
| 30 | 201947007811-Retyped Pages under Rule 14(1) [16-02-2024(online)].pdf | 2024-02-16 |
| 31 | 201947007811-certified copy of translation [16-02-2024(online)].pdf | 2024-02-16 |
| 32 | 201947007811-2. Marked Copy under Rule 14(2) [16-02-2024(online)].pdf | 2024-02-16 |
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| 34 | 201947007811-IntimationOfGrant06-03-2024.pdf | 2024-03-06 |
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