Abstract: A heat insulating/sound absorbing material wherein the entire surface of an inorganic fiber mat is covered with a synthetic resin film or films and a method of producing the same. Front and rear surfaces of an inorganic fiber mat 12 as well as both side surfaces along a longer side thereof are covered with synthetic resin films 13, 14; both ends of the synthetic resin films in the direction of a longer side of the inorganic fiber mat 12 are extended from both ends in the direction of a shorter side thereof to thereby cover both end surfaces in the direction of a shorter side of the inorganic fiber mat 12; an adhesive is applied continuously or discontinuously along the direction of a longer side of film to a portion in the direction of a shorter side of the inorganic fiber mat whereby the inorganic fiber mat and the synthetic resin films, and a mutually opposing portion of the synthetic resin films are bonded so as to make air communicate through unbonded portions.

Abstract: Spherical products of a heat-softened material are produced by supplying a molten heat-softened material into a C-shaped channel-like spinner with an open upper surface and a large number of orifices formed in its circumferential wall, at a rate of 0.020 kg/hr or lower per a single orifice of the spinner; rotating the spinner at a high speed to form cone-like fine streams of the molten material from the orifices by means of a centrifugal force; and flowing streams of a hot gas so as to traverse the fine streams of molten material to thereby heat the same resulting in reducing the viscosity of the molten material and to break the fine streams by the hot gas streams.

Abstract: In a method of restarting operations for manufacturing filaments from a molten mass of a thermoplastic material after the occurrence of the breaking of a filament, the filaments being drawn at a regular, high speed from a large number of orifices formed in the bottom of a bushing, a bead of the molten mass formed at an orifice where the breaking of a filament occurs is detected to thereby generate a signal; the speed of elongating the filaments is reduced upon receiving the signal so that a filament elongated in the vicinity of the bead at the reduced speed is brought into contact with the bead elongated by gravity, and elongates the bead into a filament having a larger diameter, during which operations to produce a regular filament product are stopped; and the speed of elongating the filaments is increased to the regular speed.

Abstract: A process for preparing a cartridge for disposal of a radioactive waste liquid, which comprises filling glass fibers in a mold, heat-treating the fibers for partial fusion and molding them into a molded product of a predetermined shape, wherein at least one member selected from the group consisting of boric acid, silicic acid, lithium borate, lithium silicate, zinc borate, zinc silicate, an organic silane, a silica sol, an oil emulsion, and an alumina sol, is applied to the glass fibers or to the molded product.

Abstract: A Co-base heat resistant alloy consisting essentially of:from 0.05 to 1% by weight of C,from 0.05 to 2% by weight of one or both of Si and Mn,from 31 to 40% by weight of Cr,from 5 to 15% by weight of Ni,from 2 to 12% by weight of one or both of W and Mo andfrom 0.1 to 5% by weight of Hf, and optionally further containing:from 0.01 to 1% by weight of one or both of Al and Y,from 0.5 to 3% by weight of one or both of Ta and Nb andfrom 0.005 to 0.1% by weight of one or both of B and Zr,the rest being Co and unavoidable impurities.