Abstract: In a member having a hydrogen-containing, amorphous carbon coating having a relatively smooth surface, similarly amorphous, fine carbon particles are dispersed in the hydrogen-containing, amorphous carbon coating to have improved cracking resistance while keeping smoothness on the surface and hardness in the entire coating. Specifically, fine particles discharged from a carbon cathode of an arc evaporation source by arc discharge are introduced into the coating, so that similarly amorphous, fine carbon particles are dispersed in the hydrogen-containing, amorphous carbon coating.

Abstract: A solar cell includes a semiconductor layer, a collecting layer for collecting free charge carriers from the semiconductor layer and a buffer layer which is arranged between the semiconductor layer and the collecting layer. The buffer layer is designed as a tunnel contact between the semiconductor layer and the collecting layer. The buffer layer essentially includes a material with a surface charge density of at least 1012 cm?2, preferably of at least 5×1012 cm?2, and more preferably of at least 1013 cm?2.

Abstract: The present invention provides a chromium-free surface treatment agent, comprising: a resin compound having a specific bisphenol skeleton; cationic urethane resin emulsion; silane coupling agent; an organic titanium chelate compound; a quadrivalent vanadyl compound; a molybdic acid compound; and water, wherein these components are blended at predetermined ratios such that pH value of the surface treatment agent is in the range of 4 to 5. The one-pack type chromium-free surface treatment agent of the present invention exhibits good stability during storage and is capable of forming on a metal material surface a coating film excellent in corrosion resistance at a bending-processed portion of a steel sheet, solvent resistance and paintability after alkali degreasing.

Abstract: Disclosed is an aqueous effect basecoat material comprising at least one liquid-crystalline aqueous preparation (WZ) in fractions of 1% to 99% by weight, based on the aqueous basecoat material, at least one film-forming polymer (FP), and at least one effect pigment (EP).

Abstract: A coating composition having high dirt prevention properties and improved adhesiveness to hydrophobic surfaces such as those made of a plastic, and a coating method are provided. More specifically, provided is a coating composition, including: hydrophobic resin particles dispersed in an aqueous medium; hydrophilic inorganic fine particles; and an oxidizing agent containing at least one of a peroxide, a perchloric acid, a chlorate, a persulfuric acid, a superphosphoric acid, and a periodate, and also provided is a coating method including the steps of: preparing a first agent having hydrophilic inorganic fine particles and hydrophobic resin particles dispersed in an aqueous medium; preparing a second agent by adding, to the first agent, an oxidizing agent containing at least one of a peroxide, a perchloric acid, a chlorate, a persulfuric acid, a superphosphoric acid, and a periodate; applying the second agent onto a member to be coated; and drying the second agent on the member to be coated.

Abstract: A method of preserving cellulosic material is provided. The method includes contacting the cellulosic material with a paraben-containing monomer and polymerizing the paraben-containing monomer to provide a polymer impregnated within the cellulosic material; or alternatively, first polymerizing the paraben-containing monomer to give a polymer comprising repeat units formed of the monomer and contacting the cellulosic material with the polymer under pressure to provide the polymer impregnated with the cellulosic material. Articles including the cellulosic material and at least one polymer which includes paraben moieties are also provided, such as a wooden plank, a utility pole, a railroad tie, a ship's hull, a wooden utensil, a toy, a model, a piece of furniture, a vehicle, or a serving dish.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a modified polypropylene composition for forming laminates, which enables prevention of lowering of interlaminar bond strength even in the case where it is subjected to high-speed molding or subjected to stretch molding, and a laminate using the composition and having excellent interlaminar bond properties. The present invention relates to a modified polypropylene composition comprising a propylene-based polymer (A-1), 0 to 45% by weight of a propylene-based polymer (A-2), an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer (B) having a melt flow rate (MFR; ASTM D1238, 230° C., load of 2.16 kg) of 0.01 to 40 g/10 min and a density (ASTM D1505) of not more than 0.900 g/cm3, and a specific amount of modified polypropylene (C) a part or all of which has been graft-modified with an unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof.

Abstract: Polymer materials that are color-matched with non-polymer materials are disclosed. Methods involve incorporating the same type of dyes used to colorize the non-polymer materials within the polymer materials. In some embodiments, a solvent casting process is used, which involves dissolving a polymer material and a dye with a solvent or a combination of solvents forming a dye-polymer mixture. In some embodiments, the dye-polymer mixture is dispensed onto a carrier and the solvent is removed forming a dyed polymer layer that can be applied onto a part as a color veneer. In some embodiments, the dye-polymer mixture is dispensed into mold and the solvent is removed forming a dyed polymer structure that can be used as a stand-alone structure or as part of a larger structure.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coating color composition for paper and/or paperboard comprising a pigment, optionally known additives used in coating compositions, and a binder substitute comprising styrene acrylate copolymer having mean particle size ?100 nm. The invention also relates to paper or paperboard coated with a coating color composition according to the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a molded ferrite sheet having opposing surfaces and a thickness in a range of 30 ?m to 430 ?m, at least one surface of said opposing surfaces having the following surface roughness characteristics (a) to (c): (a) a center line average roughness is in a range of 170 nm to 800 nm, (b) a maximum height is in a range of 3 ?m to 10 ?m, and (c) an area occupancy rate of cross-sectional area taken along a horizontal plane at a depth of 50% of the maximum height in a square of side 100 ?m is in a range of 10 to 80%.

Abstract: Medical dilatation balloons comprise a polymer that has the attribute of memory, and/or is crosslinked to impart memory. Such balloons exhibit a reduced tendency to overinflate at high inflation pressures. Furthermore, such balloons when shrunk radially by the application of heat while restraining axial shrinkage, exhibit customizable linear or non-linear compliance curves and lower crosslinking profile relative to the same balloon when unshrunk. Also disclosed is an expansive element within a tube whose outer diameter is equal to the outer diameter of the tube from which it was made. In addition, disclosed are (a) processes for preparing crosslinkable polymers, (b) joining crosslinked balloons to catheter systems, (c) forming shrunk balloon elements, and (d) forming an expansive element within a tube whose outer diameter is equal to the outer diameter of the tube from which it was made.

Abstract: Roofing granule mixtures include multiple classes of algae-resistant granules, with each class of algae-resistant granules including at least one algaecide. One class of granules provides immediate algae resistance, while release of algaecide from other granules is delayed.

Abstract: Present invention provides an electro-deposited copper foil having the equivalent low-profile surface as in a conventional low-profile electro-deposited copper foil and extremely large mechanical strength and a method for manufacturing the same. The electro-deposited copper foil is formed by depositing fine copper crystal grains having a small deviation of grain-diameter. The electro-deposited copper foil has a low-profile and glossy surface and has extremely large mechanical strength expressed by a tensile strength as received of 70 kgf/mm2 to 100 kgf/mm2 and has a tensile strength after heating (180° C. for 60 minutes) corresponding to 85% or more of the tensile strength as received. The electro-deposited copper foil is manufactured by electrolysis using a sulfuric acid base copper electrolytic solution containing a compound composed of a benzene ring having a sulfo group bonded thereto, a sulfonate of an active sulfur compound and a polymer of a quaternary ammonium salt having a cyclic structure.

Abstract: A silicon nitride substrate comprises a substrate comprising a silicon nitride sintered body, and a plurality of granular bodies containing silicon and integrated to a principal surface of the substrate, wherein a plurality of needle crystals or column crystals comprising mainly silicon nitride are extended from a portion of the granular bodies. A brazing material is applied to a principal surface of the substrate, and a circuit member and a heat radiation member are arranged on the applied brazing material, and bonded by heating. Because of a plurality of granular bodies integrated to the principal surface of the substrate, and a plurality of the needle crystals or the column crystals extended from a portion of the granular bodies, a high anchor effect is produced so that the circuit member and the heat radiation member are firmly bonded to the silicon nitride substrate.

Abstract: The invention is in the field of construction and can be used for constructing industrial floors and foundation slabs. The offered composite concrete mixture, comprising cement, sand-stone mixture, water, plasticizer, nano-size pozzolans, shrinkage reducing additive, and steel and/or synthetic fibers, allows the construction of thin, completely jointless without limitation of area, large composite concrete slabs, with no observable shrinkage cracks or curling.

Abstract: There are provided are an adhesive composition that keeps storage stability and further gives a cured product wherein metallic bonds are formed in the state that the cured product wets its components and is satisfactorily spread between the components (or parts), thereby turning excellent in adhesive property, electroconductivity, and reliability for mounting such as TCT resistance or high-temperature standing resistance; an electronic-component-mounted substrate using the same; and a semiconductor device. The adhesive composition comprises electroconductive particles (A) and a binder component (B), wherein the electroconductive particles (A) include a metal (a1) having a melting point equal to or higher than the reflow temperature and containing no lead, and a metal (a2) having a melting point lower than the reflow temperature and containing no lead, and the binder component (B) includes a thermosetting resin composition (b1) and an aliphatic dihydroxycarboxylic acid (b2).

Abstract: A decorative part comprising a hardening layer having a pink Au alloy coating film on a surface of the part. The hardening layer is obtainable by laminating a base layer, a primary layer and a finishing layer from the side of a substrate. The base layer comprises a metal layer comprising one metal or two or more metals selected from Hf, Ti and Zr and, superimposed thereon, a compound layer comprising the same metal constituting the metal layer and further comprising nitrogen, carbon or oxygen. The primary layer has a laminating structure such that an Au alloy layer, and a compound layer comprising one metal or two or more metals selected from Hf, Ti and Zr and further comprising nitrogen, carbon or oxygen are laminated one after the other. The finishing layer comprises an Au alloy layer.

Abstract: An article comprises a solvent cast film comprising a polyetherimide comprising structural units derived from a dianhydride component selected from the group consisting of 3,4?-oxydiphthalic anhydride, 3,3?-oxydiphthalic anhydride, 4,4?-oxydiphthalic anhydride, and combinations thereof, and a diamine component. The polyetherimide has a glass transition temperature that is at least 190° C. The film has a coefficient of thermal expansion of less than 60 ppm/° C., a thickness from 0.1 to 250 micrometers, and less than 5% residual solvent by weight. The film has less than 15 molar % of a member selected from the group consisting of biphenyltetracarboxylic acid, dianhydrides of biphenyltetracarboxylic acid, esters of biphenyltetracarboxylic acid, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: A reinforcing sheet for a resin molded article includes a constraining layer and a reinforcing layer laminated on the constraining layer to be then heated at 80° C. or more to bring the reinforcing sheet into close contact with the resin molded article. The constraining layer may be formed from at least one of a glass cloth, a resin impregnated glass cloth, a non-woven fabric, a metal foil, a carbon fiber or a polyester film. The reinforcing layer is formed of an adhesive composition containing styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene copolymer or styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene copolymer, a tackifier and a filler. When the reinforcing sheet is attached to a polypropylene plate having a thickness of 2.0 mm and is heated at 80° C.

Abstract: A metal-clad laminate excellent in isotropy, appearance, bondability between a TLC polymer film and a metallic sheet, and dimensional stability is provided less costly with a first step of thermally compressing the film with the metallic sheet by passing them through a nipping region between heating rolls, and a second step of heat-treating the resultant metal-clad laminate at a temperature not higher than the melting point of the film, wherein the film has thermal expansion coefficient ?L satisfying ?L=?T+? with thickness T, thickness coefficient ? and anisotropy coefficient ? of the film; wherein the coefficient ? is within the range of ?0.08 to ?0.01; the coefficient ? is within the range of ?M+6????M+10 with thermal expansion coefficient ?M of the metallic sheet; and thermal expansion coefficient ?T of the film is within ?M?2??T??M+3 with the coefficient ?M.