Abstract: A method for the production of aluminum substrates useful in the production of lithographic printing plates which comprises graining the surface of an aluminum sheet in a saturated solution of an aluminum salt of a mineral acid to which up to 10% of a mineral acid has been added, with optional electrolysis.

Abstract: Polymerizable unsaturated polyester compositions are provided, particularly useful in the manufacture of multilayer laminates, consisting essentially of(1) a polyester of a polyhydric alcohol and a polycarboxylic acid, at least one of which is ethylenically unsaturated;(2) a monomer copolymerizable with the unsaturated polyester and having a boiling point below 150.degree. C.;(3) an additive forming a film on the polyester surface that inhibits volatilization of monomer from the polyester composition; and(4) a hydrophobic compound soluble at least in part both in the unsaturated polyester and in the film-forming additive that either(a) has an isoprene unit structure, or(b) is acyclic and has at least one ester and/or ether bond; and at least two terminal hydrocarbon groups, each with at least one ethylenically unsaturated group.

Abstract: A polycarbonate article coated with a photocured coating comprised of the photoreaction product of (1) a polythiol, (ii) a polyene, and (iii) a silicone modified polyester copolymer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vermicular expanded graphite composite material and to an improved method for preparing such material by blending vermicular expanded graphite with a corrosion resistant resin dispersed in a carrier, vaporizing the carrier, and heating the composite material to sinter the resin. Compressed forms of the composite material are useful for protecting corrosion vulnerable substrates.

Abstract: A polycarbonate article having a durably adherent mar, abrasion and chemical resistant UV cured coating on the surface thereof comprised of the photoreaction products of (i) certain polyfunctional acrylate monomers and (ii) resorcinol monobenzoate.

Abstract: We have prepared a new class of polymeric fibers and masses which are produced by precipitation from solutions of the polymer. The fibers and fiber masses have novel and useful characteristics. A fiber mass of this invention is a coherent, three-dimensional network of interconnected crystalline polymeric fibers and fiber bundles randomly arrayed in all directions. The fibers are smaller in diameter than can be consistently produced by conventional fiber drawing and spinning techniques.The novel fiber masses are produced from solutions of fiber-forming linear organic polymers having regularly repeated chain structures. The polymers are precipitated from these solutions by simultaneously cooling and agitating the polymer solution at vibrations in the sonic frequency range. The fiber masses may then be removed from the solvent or, in the case of a polymerizable solvent, a composite may be formed.

Abstract: A base plate adapted to be coated with a light-sensitive diazo resin, and a lithographic plate which may be prepared therefrom. The base plate includes a substrate comprising a metal support and having a water-wettable, hydrophilic surface. Over the substrate and in direct contact with the surface is a layer comprising an oleophilic ink-receptive organic resin adapted to receive a light-sensitive coating comprising a diazo resin sensitizer. The oleophilic resin layer is permeable to the sensitizer so that it may penetrate substantially through the resin layer to establish sufficient contiguity between the diazo resin and the substrate so that both the light-sensitive coating and the organic resin layer become anchored to the substrate in the areas of exposure when the light-sensitive coating is exposed to light. Methods of preparing the base plate and lighographic plate are also disclosed.

Abstract: A stretch-oriented laminate polyester film consisting of two or three layers of polyester films; both polyester film A and polyester film B which form the external layers of the laminate film are composed of a polyester having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.35 to 1.0, wherein the intrinsic viscosity of a polyester forming the polyester film B is 0.02 to 0.5 greater than that of a polyester forming the polyester film A. The laminate film is curled in the widthwise direction with the polyester film B located inwardly of the curl. This film can be used for various applications, especially as a measuring tape, an adhesive tape and a base of a photographic film.

Abstract: The present invention relates to composite friction assemblies and to methods of making the assemblies. The assemblies include at least one friction member and a support member. The friction member is formed from a mixture of thermosettable phenol-aldehyde resin and filler material under conditions less than those which would thermoset the resin component. The preformed friction member is joined to the support member by molding a mixture of phenol-aldehyde resin and filler material in a mold cavity which utilizes a face of the preformed friction member as a portion thereof. The molding conditions are such that the resin component of the members are commonly cured, or thermoset, to produce a composite friction assembly.

Abstract: Laminar thermoplastic films are provided which exhibit improved heat seal strengths as well as heat seal temperature ranges. The laminates comprise a predominantly propylene-based polymer substrate or core, the propylene core layer being coated with continuous skins, the skins being fabricated from ethylene based resin with a density of less than 0.939.

Abstract: An improved magnetic recording composition employing as a novel dispersion agent a salt of an amine and a mono- or diester of phosphoric acid with a higher olefinic alcohol or alkoxylated derivatives of the same.

Abstract: A method of depositing and affixing a layer of a copolymer of perfluoroalkyl perfluorovinyl ether and tetrafluoroethylene upon a metal surface and the article prepared thereby, is disclosed. A flame sprayed metal surface having an optional fluoropolymer primer thereon is powder coated with the copolymer of perfluoroalkyl perfluorovinyl ether and tetrafluoroethylene and the powder is fused thereon. An improved long life fuser member for use in a fusing apparatus for fixing toner images to copy sheets by the application of heat and pressure is described.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a rubber skim stock and a product containing the skim stock having improved adhesion between a brassed metal member and contiguous rubber skim stock. The invention lies in the discovery that improved rubber-to-metal adhesion, and adhesion retention, can be obtained by adding to an otherwise conventional rubber skim stock composition appropriate amounts of sulfides of copper.In the practice of this invention, a sulfide of copper is mixed into a rubber skim stock composition, which composition is brought into contiguous relationship with a brassed metal member in the unvulcanized composition followed by vulcanization to yield the end product.

Abstract: A photocathode is formed by depositing a film of tellurium on a conductive base and then sensitizing the tellurium with at least two different alkali metals such as cesium and potassium or sodium and potassium. The photocathode has high sensitivity in the ultraviolet region and is substantially insensitive to solar radiation through the earth's atmosphere. Such a photocathode is useful in "solar-blind" detectors.

Abstract: An adhesive composition which, in the preferred aspects of the invention, is a partially cured reaction product of the composition in the form of a dried, preformed film that is heat-activatable, is provided comprising in admixture a poly-functional active hydrogen containing component consisting of, in combination, a hydroxyl terminated polyurethane polyester having a hydroxyl number no greater than about 15 and a member containing at least difunctional active hydrogen having an active hydrogen equivalent weight of at least about 27 and less than about 500, a component having available free isocyanate groups, and a fourth component such as a chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon, a chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbon, or an alkylated polystyrene.

Abstract: A waterproof article for use in, for example, protective clothing. The article prevents liquid water from penetrating through to undergarments while at the same time permitting moisture vapor such as perspiration to pass out through the article. The article is thus both breathable and waterproof. The article is layered: a microporous hydrophobic outer layer which permits the passage of moisture vapor but resists penetration by liquid water at pressures up to about 345 Kn/m.sup.2 ; a hyrophilic inner layer permitting the transfer of moisture vapor but preventing surface tension lowering agents such as those contained in perspiration and/or body oils from reaching the hydrophobic layer.

Abstract: An improved pigment-free abrasion resistant coating composition for plastic substrates which is particularly suited for the protective coating of optical lenses formed from synthetic polymers such as acrylics, polyesters, polycarbonates, and the like. The coating composition is characterized by significantly improved adhesive qualities over prior art materials. The composition includes a major amount of a pigment-free aqueous composition comprising a dispersion of colloidal silica in a lower aliphatic alcohol-water solution of the partial condensate of a silanol of the formula RSi(OH).sub.3 in which R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals of 1 to 3 inclusive carbons, the vinyl radical, cyanoethyl radical, the 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl radical, the gamma-glycidoxypropyl radical, at least 70 weight percent of the silanol being CH.sub.3 Si(OH).sub.

Abstract: Metal working operations, especially drawing, are facilitated by applying to the metal a composition which provides lubricity thereto and which melts within the range of about 30.degree.-100.degree. C. The composition comprises at least one neutral ester, and preferably a mixture of esters, prepared from polyalkylene glycols and saturated aliphatic alcohols having at least about 10 carbon atoms, and C.sub.12-25 aliphatic monocarboxylic acids and C.sub.4-20 aliphatic polycarboxylic acids. The preferred ester mixtures are prepared from polyethylene glycols, C.sub.14-20 predominantly straight chain alkanols, stearic acid and adipic, azelaic or sebacic acid. Optional ingredients include phosphorus acid salts and antioxidants. The composition may be applied in liquid form and solidifies on cooling to normal ambient and storage temperatures.

Abstract: Material suitable for a surface acoustic wave device comprises an epitaxial film of aluminum nitride on the surface of a substrate of single crystal aluminum oxide, said surface having the crystallographic orientation 1100.

Abstract: What is disclosed is a double-walled shaped plastic article comprising a first sheet of a synthetic resin having a geometrically regular depression therein, the depressed portions of which are connected to surrounding planar portions of said sheet by a side wall, a circumferential groove in said side wall, and a second sheet of synthetic resin having edge portions pressure fitted into said circumferential groove.