Abstract: A laminate is provided that comprises flexible moisture permeable adherends and a moisture permeable adhesive. The laminate has good moisture transmitting characteristics with good bond strength. The laminate finds utility in functional applications such as shoes. A particular group of laminates are provided that provide for both waterproof characteristics and breathability.

Abstract: A laminated fiberglass reinforced polyester (FRP) substrate made using a primerless adhesive and the process of making the laminated FRP substrate. The primerless adhesive combines a prepolymer, an aliphatic polyisocyanate and a curative.

Abstract: A multiple layer dielectric for use in a hot-film laminar separation layer 21. The multiple layer dielectric substrate is formed by depositing a first layer 22 of a thermoplastic polymer such as on an electrically conductive substrate such as the metal surface 23 of a model 24 to be tested under cryogenic conditions and high Reynolds numbers. Next, a second dielectric layer 26 of fused silica is formed on the first dielectric layer 22 of thermoplastic polymer. A resistive metal film is deposited on selected areas of the multiple layer dielectric substrate of form one or more hot-film sensor elements 27 to which aluminum electrical circuits 28 deposited upon the multiple layered dielectric substrate are connected.

Abstract: A flexible printing base comprising a metal foil having formed thereon a polyimide layer is disclosed, wherein said metal foil has a centerline average roughness of not more than 0.7 .mu.m, and said polyimide mainly comprises a repeating unit represented by formula (I): ##STR1## and a repeating unit represented by formula (II): ##STR2## wherein l:m=x:y, wherein x represents a number not less than 45 and less than 70; y represents a number more than 30 and not more than 55; and x+y=100, said polyimide layer is formed by applying a solution of a polyamic acid mainly comprising a repeating unit represented by formula (III): ##STR3## and a repeating unit represented by formula (IV): ##STR4## wherein l and m are as defined above, in N,N'-dimethylformamide and/or N,N'-dimethylacetamide on a metal foil, followed by imidation. The flexible printing base is quite free from curling either in the state of a composite laminate but also in the state where the metal foil has been removed by etching.

Abstract: A metal foil or plastic film clad reinforced resin susbstrate which is made by the process of injection molding a polymerizing resin solution under pressure in a closed heated mold cavity having at least one surface covered by a metal foil or plastic film. These laminates are useful as electrical circuit board and EMI/RFI shielding components.

Abstract: A composite comprising a functional fluoropolymer having pendant groups which terminate with a second reacting group and a first substrate having a first reacting groups, wherein at least a portion of the first reacting groups and at least a portion of the second reacting groups have reacted with each other to form covalent or ionic bonds.

Abstract: The thermal insulation blanket can be used to reduce heat loss from a device both in an ambient air environment, and in the vacuum environment of space. The blanket includes a plurality of goldized film layers with interleaved ceramic fiberglass cloth layers, which provide insulation against radiated heat loss in the space environment. Adjacent to the goldized layer is a felt or foam mat which provides insulation against conduction or convection heat loss in the ambient environment. The film and mat components are enclosed in a PTFE-coated fiber glass cloth envelope.

Abstract: A plastic molding comprising a plastic substrate and a decorative film or sheet which has an outermost layer of fluororesins coated at its one surface with a vaporized metal layer, an intermediate layer of ethylene-acrylic acid copolymeric resins laminated on the metal layer, and an innermost layer of backing resins which is adhered to the intermediate layer by an adhesive layer. The decorative film or sheet is molten to be adhered onto the plastic substrate, so that the backing resin layer comes into contact with the plastic base.

Abstract: A scandia stabilized zirconia coating which is resistant to corrosion by sulfur and vanadium compounds at elevated temperatures. Scandia is present in the zirconia between about 4 to 8 mole percent. A composite formed from a coating of the stabilized zirconia on a substrate, such as a superalloy, is useful for turbine blades and engine pistons. Preferably, the coating is up to 10 mils thick.

Abstract: A bonded structure of a metal and a ceramic, in which a layer of the ceramic is coated on the surface of the metal as a substrate through an interlayer, or in which a layer of the metal is coated on the surface of the ceramic as a substrate through an interlayer, wherein said interlayer consists of(a) a composition composed of 0.2 to 4 mole % of yttria and a balanced mole % of the main component of the metal to bonded in which a powder of said metal and a powder of yttria are intimately mixed and then given a mechanical impact whereby the two powders are bonded to each other to form a nearly spherical composite powder or(b) a composite composed of 0.

Abstract: An oriented multilayer film comprising a barrier layer, a first layer on one side of said barrier layer and a second layer on the opposite side of said barrier layer is provided for use in food packaging applications. The first and second layers have melting points of at least about 115.degree. C. The barrier layer comprises amorphous nylon having a glass transition temperature greater than the higher of the two melting points or higher than the melting point of the first and second layers. The barrier layer is substantially impermeable to oxygen, while the first and second layers may comprise certain polyethylene resins. The oxygen barrier properties of the film do not deteriorate as the barrier layer gradually absorbs moisture. A process for making such multilayer films is also provided.

Abstract: A composite sheet suitable for manufacturing thermally insulating gaskets for use between an aluminum head and steel muffler of an internal combustion engine, comprising a thermally insulating refractory fiber layer disposed between a metal layer and a flexible graphite layer.

Abstract: A coated metal body having a metal base or a metal base having an undercoat of an inorganic and/or organic material and at least one coating layer formed on the metal base or the undercoat to a thickness of 5-1,000 .mu.m with a poly(arylene thioether-ketone) resin coating material. The resin coating material is formed of 100 parts by weight of a poly(arylene thioether-ketone), 0-400 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin and/or thermosetting resin compatible with the poly(arylene thioether-ketone) and 0-150 parts by weight, per 100 pars by weight of the sum of the resin components, of at least one filler selected from fibrous fillers, inorganic fillers and metallic fillers. The poly(arylene thioether-ketone) contains predominant recurring units of the formula ##STR1## wherein the --CO-- and --S-- are in the para position to each other, and has a melting point, Tm of 310.degree.-380.degree. C., a melt crystallization temperature, Tmc (420.degree. C./10 min) of at least 210.degree. C.

Abstract: There is provided a film carrier comprising a resin base film and a rolled copper foil laminated thereon, said rolled copper foil forming leads for mounting semiconductor chips or other electronic components in place, characterized in that said rolled copper foil is made of a copper alloy composition consisting essentially of a total of 0.005 to 1.5% by weight of one or two or more selected from a group consisting of______________________________________ P 0.005-0.05 wt %, B 0.005-0.05 wt %, Al 0.01-0.5 wt %, As 0.01-0.5 wt %, Cd 0.01-0.5 wt %, Co 0.01-0.5 wt %, Fe 0.01-0.5 wt %, In 0.01-0.5 wt %, Mg 0.01-0.5 wt %, Mn 0.01-0.5 wt %, Ni 0.01-0.5 wt %, Si 0.01-0.5 wt %, Sn 0.01-0.5 wt %, Te 0.01-0.5 wt %, Ag 0.01-1 wt %, Cr 0.01-1 wt %, Hf 0.01-1 wt %, Zn 0.01-1 wt % and Zn 0.01-1 wt % ______________________________________and the remainder Cu with inevitable impurities, preferably with oxygen content of not more than 50 ppm.

Abstract: A present invention provides a microwave interactive laminate and a process for brush deactivation of such a laminate. A film, coated with a microwave interactive layer is provided. A desired portion of the microwave interactive layer is coated with a mask layer and the entire assembly is then exposed to abrasion means. The coated and un-coated areas are subjected to the application of mechanical forces to form discontinuities in the microwave interactive layer. That portion of the microwave interactive layer that was coated remains interactive with microwave radiation and is a heating area while the un-coated area is deactivated.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a polyester film comprising at least at its surface portion oriented sulfonic acid groups and/or salts thereof with an orientation degree of 5-100, which has an excellent adhesiveness, especially excellent anti-alkaline adhesiveness. The present invention also makes it possible to provide a polyester film having, in addition to the excellent adhesiveness, an excellent transparency, antistatic property and waterproof property.

Abstract: A metal shaped article, of which aesthetic value is of importance, such as watch cases, is provided with a coating layer of a ceramic composition containing a limited amount of magnesium oxide as an essential ingredient, the balance being silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide, titanium dioxide and the like, and having a limited thickness. The ceramic-based coating layer can be deposited on the substrate surface by a dry process such as ion plating. The substrate article can be provided with excellent protection against abrasion and corrosion by the ceramic-based coating layer without affecting the beautiful appearance of the substrate surface only when the ceramic composition contains the specified amount of magnesium oxide and the ceramic-based coating layer has a specified thickness.

Abstract: An adhesive having superior adhesive properties between metal/metal, metal/plastic or plastic/plastic and a bonding process therebetween are provided, which adhesive is composed mainly of a copolymer comprising the respective units of 50 to 95% by weight of vinyl chloride, 5 to 50% by weight of a vinyl carboxylate ester and 0.01 to 5% by weight of a phosphoric acid ester having a C--C double bond and copolymerizable with the foregoing vinyl monomers, and having an average degree of polymerization of 100 to 900, and which bonding process comprises dissolving the adhesive in an organic solvent, coating the solution onto substrates, drying the coated substrate and bonding the substrates onto each other on heating under pressure.

Abstract: Novel adhesives for preparing metal foil adhesive tapes meeting Underwriter Laboratories requirements for use with rigid fiberglass air ducts, which adhesive comprises a copolymer of: (1) at least one activated ester-containing vinyl monomer of Formula I (as defined hereinafter); (2) at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid containing 3-5 carbon atoms; (3) at least one acrylic or methacrylic acid ester of a non-tertiary alcohol having 1-14 carbon atoms; and (4) at least one vinyl ester of a saturated carboxylic acid, said polymer being crosslinked with a crosslinking agent reactive with the carboxylic acid moiety through its reactive hydrogen atom; and adhesive tapes prepared therefrom.

Abstract: A layered structure for adhering gold to a substrate and a method of forming such on a substrate are disclosed. An article of jewelry or the like which is formed by the disclosed method and which includes the disclosed layered structure is also disclosed. The layered structure includes a first layer overlying the substrate. The first layer includes a member selected from the group consisting of metal nitrides, metal carbides and metal carbonitrides wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium and hafnium. The layered structure also includes a transparent layer of refractory metal which overlies the first layer and underlies the gold or alloy thereof. The disclosed method includes forming the aforementioned first layer over the substrate and then forming the transparent layer of refractory metal on the first layer. Both the first layer and transparent layer are preferably formed or deposited on the substrate by a cathodic arc plasma deposition process.