Abstract: A rubber-laminated material for gaskets is disclosed in which a primer layer is formed on a one-surface or on each of opposite surfaces of a metal plate subjected to chemical conversion treatment and a rubber layer is laminated on said primer layer. The primer layer is composed of high-reactive xylene denatured phenol resin having an oxymethylene group or an acetal group and the rubber layer is composed of NBR rubber. A chromium sealing layer of a chromic (III) acid or a chromic (VI acid is formed on the chemical conversion treated surface coated with a phosphate.

Abstract: A resin composition comprising polyarylene sulfide, polyvinylidene fluoride and optionally ultrafine particles and a method of adhering a polyarylene sulfide article and a polyvinylidene fluoride article by using a resin composition comprising polyarylene sulfide, polyvinylidene fluoride and optionally ultrafine particles as an adhesive comprises the steps of melting portions of the polyarylene sulfide article and the polyvinylidene fluoride article to be adhered and the adhesive at a temperature between a melting point of the polyarylene sulfide and 400.degree. C.; bringing the portions to be adhered into contact with each other via the adhesive in a molten state; and cooling the adhered portions in a contact state.

Abstract: A substrate of glazing material carries a multi-layer coating which comprises a reflective layer of silver sandwiched between a transparent undercoat and a transparent overcoat. The undercoat for the silver layer comprises at least one layer of a metal oxide. The overcoat for the silver layer comprises a layer of an oxide of a sacrificial metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, aluminum, stainless steel, bismuth, tin and mixtures of two or more thereof, which is formed by initial deposition of the sacrificial metal and its conversion to oxide over which is deposited a layer of zinc oxide having a thickness not greater than 15 nm, and an uppermost overcoating layer of metal oxide selected from the group consisting of tin oxide, bismuth oxide, aluminum oxide, titanium dioxide and mixtures of two or more thereof. For forming a low emissivity coating with good light transmission, the silver layer is 8 to 12 nm thick.

Abstract: A ceramic filled fluoropolymer-based electrical substrate material well suited for forming rigid printed wiring board substrate materials is presented which exhibits improved electrical performance over other printed wiring board materials. Also, the low coefficients of thermal expansion and compliant nature of this electrical substrate material results in improved surface mount reliability and plated through-hole reliability. The electrical substrate material preferably comprises polytetrafluoroethylene filled with silica along with a small amount microfiberglass. In an important feature of this invention, the ceramic filler (silica) is coated with a silane coating material which renders the surface of the ceramic hydrophobic and provides improved tensile strength, peel strenth and dimensional stability. In addition, even improved results are provided when the silane coating is comprised of a fluorinated silane or a combination of fluorinated and non-fluorinated silanes.

Abstract: Block copolymers composed of poly(phenylene sulfide) segments and poly(arylene sulfide/sulfone) segments are prepared by first polymerizing a dihalobenzene, utilizing a suitable sulfur source in the presence of a polar organic compound, to form poly(phenylene sulfide) segments then adding and polymerizing a dehaloaromatic sulfone thereby forming said block copolymer which block copolymers are employed as coatings and also are used to enhance compatibility of polymer blends.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods of reducing water penetration through civil engineering structures which methods comprise applying to the structures a waterproofing agent pretreatment composition including SBR latex, SBS latex, natural rubber latex, polybutadiene latex, polychloroprene latex, polyvinyl acetate latex, nitrile latex, or combinations thereof, and optionally may include various freezing point depressing agents to enable use of the compositions and methods at or below 25.degree. F. Also disclosed are packages including the latex-containing waterproofing agent pretreatment compositions and waterproofing agents.

Abstract: A laminating material for safety glass is disclosed wherein said material comprises a substrate of a polyester film satisfying the following conditions (1) to (4), on one side of which a heat ray shielding layer consisiting of a metal and/or a metallic compound:R.gtoreq.8000 (1)H.ltoreq.5 (2).alpha..sub.MD +.alpha..sub.TD .ltoreq.10 (3)F.sub.B .gtoreq.8 (4)wherein R stands for retardation (nm), H stands for film haze (%), .alpha..sub.MD and .alpha..sub.TD respectively stand for shrinkage of the film in the longitudinal (machine) direction and in the direction perpendicular to said direction and F.sub.B stands for the strength at break point (kg/mm.sup.2) in the longitudinal direction. The laminating material of the present invention does not generate interference fringes by polarized light, is excellent in transparency, heat resistance and strength and, therefore, suitable for heat ray reflection safety glass.

Abstract: The system for closure and subsequent opening of the sterilizable container is made up of a cover having its sealing layer which bonds to the cover where the sealing layer is made of a polymeric material such as high density polyethylene, polypropylene and polyester and the container, at the point where the cover is sealed to the container, is also made of the same polymeric material as the cover's sealing layer. Between 15 to 50% by weight of inert filler is used. The cover and container are joined by deep soldering so that the action of pulling the cover off of the container causes an internal breaking of the material containing the inert filler. An inert filler is incorporated into the sealing layer and can also be incorporated into the container where the cover and container are joined.

Abstract: A polytetrafluoroethylene porous film obtainable by applying an aqueous dispersion of emulsion polymerized polytetrafluoroethylene particles having an average minor particle size of 1 to 500 nm and an average aspect ratio of at least 10 on a substrate, drying the applied dispersion and optionally sintering the dried polytetrafluoroethylene particles on the substrate to obtain the polytetrafluoroethylene porous film, which has a uniform thin thickness.

Abstract: A laminated panel is provided by; a reinforced composite core of either an organic matrix or a metal matrix, bonded by at least one layer of adhesively bonded viscoelastic damping polymer film and face sheeting of steel for use as integrally-damped steel/composite laminates in extended ship structures, tanks, tactical mobile field units, mobile computer rooms, seismic equipment support structures or any other load-bearing steel structures utilized in high noise/high vibration environments. Utilization of an organic matrix composite core in the integrally-damped steel/composite laminate provides an effective toxicity and flammability barrier for use in human/machine interfaces. Utilization of a metal matrix composite core in the integrally-damped steel/composite laminate provides an effective flammability barrier. Internally tapered edge adapters to interconnect the laminates to themselves or to other steel structures is also provided.

Abstract: A lead-free composition capable of being applied as a film and hardening to form a protective layer on the back of a mirror comprises a fluid organic resin and a corrosion inhibitor selected from the group consisting of dicyanadiamide, metal or acid salts of dicyandiamide, hydrogen cyanamide, and 2-cyanoacetamide. The organic resin may be any thermoplastic or thermosetting resin suitable for coating the reflective and other metallic layers of the mirror. Exemplary resins include alkyd resins, acrylic resins, modified alkyd resins, polyesters, urethane oils, vinyl halide polymers or copolymers, oleoresinous varnishes, nitrocellulose compositions, phenol-formaldehyde resin varnishes, and epoxy resins. Preferably, the resin is an alkyd or modified alkyd resin. The aforementioned corrosion inhibitor may be present in an amount from about 0.1 to 20 weight percent, preferably 0.5 to 10 weight percent, of the organic resin coating system. The resin system should be essentially free of lead and lead salts.

Abstract: Dispersion polymerized PTFE itself, if provided in an unfused state, is sufficiently capable of acting as a pressure sensitive adhesive to facilitate the formation of an initial mechanical bond between components of a laminate such that it may be subsequently heat treated in a relatively short period of time to produce a well-bonded final laminate.

Abstract: A predetermined pattern of a dielectric polymer is formed on a substrate from a mixture of prepolymers which are the ethers of the oligomeric condensation product of (a) dihydric phenol and formaldehyde and (b) a dialdehyde and 3 to 4 moles of a phenol.

Abstract: A mating seal having a sealing surface of perfluoroelastomer in the form of a ring having a flange on at least the outer edge of the ring and a mechanically anchored retaining plate positioned radially inward from the flange on the outer edge of the ring.

Abstract: Thin laminates of polyarylether ketone ketone and polyvinyl fluoride can be embossed without destruction of the polyvinyl fluoride and, on combustion, result in low smoke levels.

Abstract: Homogeneous storable mixtures containing small quantities of a potassium halide, having a high mixed hydroxyl number or mixed hydroxyl/amine number and an average functionality of at least 2.0 are made by mixing (a) a polyoxyalkylene polyol and/or polyolamine and/or polyamine based on an alkyloxirane having a molecular weight of from 400 to 12,000 and (b) a low molecular weight polyol which is not completely miscible with (a) wherein these mixtures are reacted with a prepolymer or a polyisocyanate to produce shrink stable thermal break urethanes having good adhesion to substrate properties and wherein the use of such mixtures increases processing flexibility without detrimentally affecting the physical properties of the thermal break urethanes produced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a diamond-coated member characterized by superposing an acicular diamond layer, an intermediate layer formed by a metal belonging to either of the group IIIb, IVa, Va or VIa of the periodic table or by a compound containing the said metal, Si or B, and a non-acicular diamond layer on the surface of a base material and to a process for the preparation of a diamond-coated member characterized in that a diamond layer is formed on the surface of a base material by vapor phase synthesis method; the resulting diamond layer is converted into acicular diamond by exposing the resulting diamond layer to a gas obtainable by exciting an oxygen-containing etching gas; an intermediate layer comprising a metal belonging to either of the group IIIb, IVa, Va or VIa of the periodic table or by a compound containing the said metal, Si or B is formed on the resulting acicular diamond; and the resulting intermediate layer is exposed to a gas obtainable by exciting a raw material gas containing a c

Abstract: Method of reducing waterpenetration through civil engineering structures which comprise applying to the structures a waterproofing agent pretreatment composition including SBR latex, SBS latex, natural rubber latex, polybutadiene latex, polychloroprene latex, or combinations thereof and packages including the latex-containing waterproofing agent pretreatment compositions and waterproofing agents, and structures to which have been applied the latex-containing waterproofing agent pretreatment compositions.

Abstract: A fluorine resin type weather-resistant film of multi-layer structure comprising a front surface layer made of a composition (A) comprising, as main commponents, from 50 to 95 parts by weight of a vinylidene fluoride resin and from 5 to 50 parts by weight of a methacrylate resin and a rear surface layer made of a composition (B) comprising, as main components, from 50 to 95 parts by weight of a methacrylate resin, from 5 to 50 parts by weight of a vinylidene fluoride resin and from 0.1 to 15 parts by weight of an ultraviolet absorber, wherein the overall thickness of the film of multi-layer structure is from 10 to 150 .mu.m, and the thickness of the front surface layer of the film is from 2 to 50 .mu.m.

Abstract: A workpiece comprises a substrate having a sliding surface provided with a friction-reducing coating. Such coating consists essentially of elemental carbon dispersed in a matrix formed of at least one metallic element in the proportions of 50.1 to 99.1 at % of the elemental carbon and 0.1 to 49.9 at % of the metallic element. The ratio of the metallic element to the elemental carbon differs from the stoichiometric ratio of the carbide.