Abstract: Golf balls of improved coefficient of restitution provided by polymerizing an elastomer or admixture of elastomers in the presence of at least one metallic salt of an unsaturated carboxylic acid and t-amyl peroxide or blends thereof as a free radical initiator.

Abstract: Thermoplastic polydiorganosiloxane/polycarbonate block copolymers based on dihydroxydiphenylcycloalkanes corresponding to the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represent hydrogen, halogen, preferably chlorine or bromine, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.5 or C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.10 aryl or C.sub.7 -C.sub.12 aralkyl, preferably phenyl-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, in particular benzyl: m represents an integer of from 4 to 7, preferably 4 or 5;R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 may be chosen individually for each X and independently represent hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl; andX represents carbon; with the proviso that R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 both represent alkyl on at least one atom X,having an average molecular weight M.sub.w (weight average) of 10 000 to 300 000, a content of aromatic polycarbonate of 21 to 99.5% by weight and a content of polyorganosiloxane of 79 to 0.5% by weight.

Abstract: A curable composition formed from:(A) a copolymer that has silicon-containing functional groups capable of crosslinking by forming siloxane bonds and molecular chain containing:(1) at least one monomeric unit selected from the group consisting of short chain alkyl acrylate esters and short chain alkyl methacrylate esters, said short chain alkyl groups having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and(2) at least one monomeric unit selected from the group consisting of long chain alkyl acrylate esters and long chain alkyl methacrylate esters, said long chain alkyl groups having 10 to 30 carbon atoms;wherein the total amount of the monomeric units (1) and (2) in said copolymer is at least 50 weight %, and(B) an oxyalkylene polymer having silicon-containing functional groups that are capable of crosslinking by forming siloxane bonds; and(C) a curing accelerator,wherein copolymer (A) is present in an amount of 5 to 5,000 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of oxyalkylene polymer (B), and curing acelerator is present in an amou

Abstract: A multi-stage polyorganosiloxane/polyvinyl-based graft polymer is provided by the co-homopolymerization of organosiloxanes and a vinyl-based monomer (e.g. styrene) and the subsequent graft polymerization of one or more stages of additional (meth)acrylate monomers, vinyl aromatic/(meth)acrylate comonomers or vinyl aromatic/vinyl cyanide/(meth)acrylate termonomers with or without an intermediary stage comprising a polymer.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions comprising mixtures ofa) 1-99 wt. % of a specific polycarbonate based on dihydroxydiphenylcycloalkanes,b) 1-99 wt. % of other polycarbonate, in particular those based on bisphenol A, andc) 1-95 wt. % of a silicone rubber, in particular silicone graft rubbers,having improved thermal resistance and being suitable for the preparation of shaped articles, and a process for their preparation are being disclosed.

Abstract: A silicone-epoxy resin composition comprising(A) 100 parts by weight of a curable epoxy resin,(B) 1-100 parts by weight of an epoxy resin-modified silicone resin obtained by a condensation reaction of 1-99 mole % of an epoxy resin having at least one hydroxyl group and at least one epoxy group and 1-99 mole % of an organosiloxane or organosilane compound represented by the general formula ##EQU1## wherein R.sup.1 represents a monvalent hydrocarbon group or a halogenated monovalent hydrocarbon group, R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group, is a number ranging from 1 to 1,500; n is a number ranging from 0.9 to 3; and m is a number ranging from 0.05 to 3.1 with a proviso that the sum of m+n is not greater than 4, and(c) 1-100 parts by weight of an epoxy-modified polysiloxane having an epoxy equivalent ranging from 1,000 to 20,000, represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, and R.sup.

Abstract: Butadiene polymer rubber compositions containing a polymeric activator have particularly beneficial characteristics. The activator is an interpolymer of 2-vinylpyridine monomer and 1,3-butadiene monomer, optionally with styrene, which interpolymer contains from 20% to 65% by weight of vinylpyridine units, and is mostly insoluble in boiling tetrahydrofuran.

Abstract: The invention relates to a thermoplastic molding composition comprising(A) from 10 to 98 parts by weight of a polydiorganosiloxane-polycarbonate block copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 10,000 to 200,000 and containing from 75 to 97.5 wt. % of aromatic carbonate structural units and from 25 to 2.5 wt. % of polydiorganosiloxane structural units;(B) from 2 to 90 parts by weight of a thermoplastic, aromatic polycarbonate having a weight average molecular weight of at least 10,000, andcontaining bifunctional carbonate structural units corresponding to ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently represent hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl or C.sub.7 -C.sub.12 aralkyl;m represents an integer of from 4 to 7,R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, which may be selected individually for each X, independently represent hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl; andx represents carbon,with the proviso that, on at least one atom X, R.sup.3 and R.sup.

Abstract: The invention relates to powder-form polymer mixtures of silicone resins (B) and thermoplastic polymers (A), to their production and to their use for the modification of thermoplatics.

Abstract: The invention relates to cholesteric organic polymers which contain, in the side groups, both mesogens, at least some of which are optically active, and chromophoric groups.

Abstract: A high-impact resin is prepared from a combination of (A) a polyphenylene ether, (B) a styrene polymer and (C) a rubbery elastomer composition having a particle diameter distribution, determined by the histogram method in units of 0.01 .mu.m, such that at least 80%, based on the number, of particles have a particle diameter of from 0.03 to 9 .mu.m and that the particle diameter distribution has two peak values: one of from 0.1 to 1 .mu.m and another of from 2 to 8 .mu.m. The rubbery elastomer composition is a blend of 50-95 weight % of a rubbery elastomer having a particle diameter distribution such that a peak occurs in the range of 0.1 to 1 .mu.m, with a rubbery elastomer having a particle diameter distribution such that a peak occurs in the range of 2 to 8 .mu.m.

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions are provided which comprise polycarbonate resins, polyester resins and polyphenylene ether resins or various combinations thereof modified with a multi-stage polyorganosiloxane/polyvinyl-based graft (meth)acrylate polymer. When the resultant compositions are molded, impact strength, ductility, tendency to agglomerate, rubber dispersion, blend morphology, weld line strength, and thermal stability are improved with no delamination or surface mottling.

Abstract: A crosslinked polysiloxane styrene/butadiene copolymer represented by the formula of FIG. 1 wherein m is a number of from about 2 to about 10; n is a number of from about 10 to about 1,000; k, l, o, p, q, r, s, t, u are weight fraction numbers totaling one with the sum of k+p+r+t being from about 0.35 to about 0.94; the sum of l+q+s+u being from about 0.05 to about 0.2 and o is from about 0.02 to about 0.5; R is CH.sub.1 CH(R'), or alkylene - CR" C(O)O, where R' is an aromatic or substituted aromatic substituent and R" is hydrogen or an alkyl substituent.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for preparing a polysiloxane-containing resin which comprises copolymerizing a polysiloxane-type macromonomer with a vinyl monomer, characterized in that the polysiloxane-type macromonomer is one prepared by reacting about 70 to about 99.999 mole % of a compound (A) represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or phenyl group, and R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each represent alkoxyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or hydroxyl group with about 30 to about 0.001 mole % of a compound (B) represented by the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sub.5 represents hydrogen atom or methyl group, R.sub.6, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 each represent hydroxyl group, alkoxyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms with the proviso that R.sub.6, R.sub.7 and R.sub.

Abstract: Polyphasic resin blends and particularly polycarbonate/polyester blends, are prepared with modifiers comprising combinations of polyorganosiloxane/polyvinyl-based graft copolymer(s), polyorganosiloxane-based graft copolymer(s) and/or diene rubber-based graft copolymer(s), imparting a wide range of physical properties to the blends.

Abstract: A polymeric mixture comprising a graft copolymer of silicone resin is useful as a polymeric binder in paint coatings and particularly powder coatings. The polymeric mixtures are produced by copolymerizing ethylenically unsaturated monomers including glycidyl monomers in the presence of silicone resin to produce the graft silicone resins.

Abstract: The specification discloses a curable composition comprising 100 parts by weight of polysiloxane, 50 to 200 parts by weight of finely divided filler having an average particle size greater than 0.05 micron and not less than 0.5 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the filler of an additive which is a reaction product of an organic amine, or an oxide, hydroxide, carbonate, or bicarbonate or a mixture thereof with a sulphonic acid of the formula RSO.sub.3 H in which R represents a hydrocarbon group which may have halogen or amino substituents and which contains not less than six carbon atoms. Preferred additives are reaction products of the sulphonic acid and an oxide, hydroxide, carbonate or bicarbonate of sodium, magnesium, zinc, calcium, barium, aluminium or a mixture thereof. The group R of the sulphonic acid may be R'C.sub.6 H.sub.4 where R' represents an alkyl group having 6 to 18 carbon atoms and a preferred acid is dodecylbenzenesulphonic acid.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of labeling room temperature vulcanizable silicon polymers at the "T" junction branch points by utilizing cross-linkers of the formula D-SiX.sub.3, wherein X is a leaving group and D is a complex organic molecule useful as a dye, fluorophore, or indicator.

Abstract: Polyacrylate graft-polyols are found to be homogeneous liquids useful as dispersants in vinyl polymer polyols. The novel polyacrylate graft-polyols are made by polymerizing at least one acrylate monomer in a polyol where the resultant polyacrylate is soluble in the polyol used. The polyol may be a polyoxyalkylene polyether polyol. No copolymer or unsaturated polyol is required to make vinyl polymer polyols having high styrene/acrylonitrile ratios, good stability and improved viscosity properties when these polyacrylate graft-polyol dispersants are employed. The vinyl polymer polyols are in turn useful in reactions with polyisocyanates in the presence of suitable catalysts to make polyurethane products.

Abstract: A polysiloxane comprising a linear polydiorganosiloxane chain joined at one terminus to an acrylic-functional end group, and joined at its other end to a cross-linked MTQ moiety comprising a multiplicity of monofunctional siloxane units (M), trifunctional siloxane units (T), and tetrafunctional siloxane units (Q), wherein the concentration ratio of M units to the sum of T units and Q units, M/(T+Q), in the MTQ moiety is from about 0.55 to about 0.75, and wherein the number of siloxy repeating units in the linear polydiorganosiloxane chain is from 25 to 1,000. The M and or /T units may also contain (meth)acrylate groups. The MTQ/silicone hybrid resins of the invention are curable by UV radiation, to provide high tensile strength silicone compositions having utility in potting and conformal coating apllications.