Abstract: The present invention provides an electric wire having excellent weather resistance and durability. The present invention relates to: an electric wire, comprising: a conductor; an insulating layer formed around the periphery of the conductor; and an outer layer formed around the periphery of the insulating layer, wherein the outer layer is formed by application of a weatherproof coating material; and a production method thereof.

Abstract: This invention provides a polytetrafluoroethylene powder capable of giving moldings which are improved in surface roughness Ra, tensile strength and/or tensile elongation as compared with the prior art ones and can be excellent in dielectric breakdown strength and, further, can be excellent, if desired, in apparent density and/or powder flowability as well, and a method of producing a polytetrafluoroethylene molding powder. The present invention is a PTFE powder wherein a surface roughness Ra of molded articles a1 for measurement is less than 0.92 ?m.

Abstract: The invention provides a fluororesin composition capable of providing a molded article having low relative dielectric constant, excellent in a temperature stability and causing only small transmission losses. The invention is a fluororesin composition wherein a rate of change in relative dielectric constant between 25° C. and 80° C. of a molded article produced therefrom under a standard condition is not greater than 0.2%.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to obtain a PTFE molding excellent in flexing resistance without decreasing the tensile strength and tensile elongation. The present invention is a modified polytetrafluoroethylene molded article obtained by molding a modified polytetrafluoroethylene molding powder, wherein the modified polytetrafluoroethylene molding powder is not melt-moldable, the modified polytetrafluoroethylene constituting the modified polytetrafluoroethylene molding powder contains 0.01 to 1% by mass of a perfluorovinyl ether unit represented by the formula (I): (wherein X is a perfluoroalkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a perfluoroalkoxyalkyl group containing 4 to 9 carbon atoms) and the heat of crystallization thereof is 18.0 to 25.0 J/g as measured using a differential scanning calorimeter, and the modified polytetrafluoroethylene molded article has a heat of fusion of not more than 28 J/g and a flex life of at least 200×104 cycles.

Abstract: The present invention provides a molded porous body with very small air bubbles distributed therein as well as a filter using the porous body. The present invention is related to a porous body comprising a polytetrafluoroethylene-based resin and a thermoplastic resin other than the polytetrafluoroethylene-based resin, and having a specific gravity exceeding 1.80 but less than 2.18 and a percent conversion to crystals of not higher than 50%.

Abstract: This invention provides a polytetrafluoroethylene powder capable of giving moldings which are improved in surface roughness Ra tensile strength and/or tensile elongation as compared with the prior art ones and can be excellent in dielectric breakdown strength and, further, can be excellent, if desired, in apparent density and/or powder flowability as well, and a method of producing a polytetrafluoroethylene molding powder. The present invention is a PTFE powder wherein a surface roughness Ra of molded articles a1 for measurement is less than 0.92 ?m.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to obtain a PTFE molding excellent in flexing resistance without decreasing the tensile strength and tensile elongation. The present invention is a modified polytetrafluoroethylene molded article obtained by molding a modified polytetrafluoroethylene molding powder, wherein the modified polytetrafluoroethylene molding powder is not melt-moldable, the modified polytetrafluoroethylene constituting the modified polytetrafluoroethylene molding powder contains 0.01 to 1% by mass of a perfluorovinyl ether unit represented by the formula (I): (wherein X is a perfluoroalkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a perfluoroalkoxyalkyl group containing 4 to 9 carbon atoms) and the heat of crystallization thereof is 18.0 to 25.0 J/g as measured using a differential scanning calorimeter, and the modified polytetrafluoroethylene molded article has a heat of fusion of not more than 28 J/g and a flex life of at least 200×104 cycles.

Abstract: A seal ring with a sliding surface, which is obtained by molding a molding powder or granulated powder of non-melt-moldable modified polytetrafluoroethylene containing 0.01 to 1% by weight of a perfluorovinylether unit represented by the formula (I): —CF2—CF(—O—X)—??(I) wherein X represents a perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a perfluoroalkoxyalkyl group having 2 to 9 carbon atoms, the modified polytetrafluoroethylene having a heat of crystallization of 18 to 25J/g measured by a differential scanning calorimeter.

Abstract: This invention provides a polytetrafluoroethylene powder capable of giving moldings which are improved in surface roughness Ra, tensile strength and/or tensile elongation as compared with the prior art ones and can be excellent in dielectric breakdown strength and, further, can be excellent, if desired, in apparent density and/or powder flowability as well, and a method of producing a polytetrafluoroethylene molding powder. The present invention is a PTFE powder wherein a surface roughness Ra of molded articles a1 for measurement is less than 0.92 ?m.

Abstract: There is provided a resin powder for molding which comprises 35 to 98% by weight of a polytetrafluoroethylene powder having an average particle size of not more than 120 &mgr;m, 35 to 2% by weight of a heat resistant aromatic polyoxybenzoyl ester resin powder subjected to water repelling treatment and 30 to 0% by weight of an inorganic filler, has an apparent density of not less than 0.6 g/cm3 and an average particle size of not more than 800 &mgr;m, and provides a molded article having an elongation at break of not less than 20%. The resin powder for molding is free from separation of a filler, has excellent flowability and apparent density which are important characteristics in handling the powder, and can provide a PTFE molded article having a high elongation which has not been obtained.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a seal ring comprising 40 to 94% by weight of polytetrafluoroethylene powder and 6 to 60% by weight of aromatic polyoxybenzoylester heat resistant resin powder or 40 to 94% by weight of polytetrafluoroethylene powder, 3 to 30% by weight of aromatic polyoxybenzoylester heat resistant resin powder and 3 to 30% by weight of molybdenum disulfide powder or 3 to 30% by weight of tungsten disulfide powder. The seal ring has little deformation by bulging of the seal even when used under pressure, can restrict the abrasion of a contacting material even when made of soft metal, providing a stable sealing effect over a long period. Furthermore, the seal ring is low in friction and change in sliding torque and therefore can significantly improve control and response of a device equipped with the seal ring.

Abstract: A seal ring which contains a scaly graphite powder essentially alone as a filler, and comprises 2 to 35% by weight of the graphite powder and 65 to 98% by weight of a polytetrafluoroethylene powder, wherein the graphite powder has an interplanar spacing of 0.335 to 0.340 nm, as measured by the powder X-ray diffraction method, and a size of a crystallite of (004) face of at least 70 nm is provided. Since deformation and extrusion of the seal ring are kept small even under a high pressure, and the abrasion of the opposite material can be prevented even if it is made of a soft metal, it is possible to maintain a stable sealing effect for a longer period of time. In addition, since the seal ring has small sliding resistance, handling property, response of the sealing device and suitability for fitting to the device can be largely improved. Thus, the seal ring is suitable for the valve device of power steering of automobiles, automatic transmission or shock absorber.

Abstract: There is provided a seal ring which is excellent since the seal ring has a high durability under sliding at high pressure during a long-term use, and a necessary suitability for fitting. The seal ring can provide an effect of sealing oil stably for a long period of time, and possesses properties suitable particularly for a seal ring of endless type.

Abstract: There is provided a resin powder for molding which comprises 35 to 98% by weight of a polytetrafluoroethylene powder having an average particle size of not more than 120 &mgr;m, 35 to 2% by weight of a heat resistant aromatic polyoxybenzoyl ester resin powder subjected to water repelling treatment and 30 to 0% by weight of an inorganic filler, has an apparent density of not less than 0.6 g/cm3 and an average particle size of not more than 800 &mgr;m, and provides a molded article having an elongation at break of not less than 20%. The resin powder for molding is free from separation of a filler, has excellent flowability and apparent density which are important characteristics in handling the powder, and can provide a PTFE molded article having a high elongation which has not been obtained.

Abstract: Processes are provided for the preparation of orally administrable, yellow and powdery compositions essentially consisting of particles composed of a homogeneous mixture of an amorphous Cefditoren pivoxil substance with a water soluble high-molecular additive. These compositions can be produced by dissolving crystalline Cefditoren pivoxil substance and the water-soluble high-molecular additive in an aqueous solution of an acid, then neutralizing the resultant solution, to co-precipitate the product, and drying the thus precipitated product, followed by recovering the product in the form of the above-mentioned particles.

Abstract: A seal ring comprising 40 to 94% by weight of a polytetrafluoroethylene powder, 3 to 30% by weight of a heat resistant aromatic polyoxybenzoyl ester resin powder and 3 to 30% by weight of a graphite powder. A stable sealing effect can be obtained for a long period of time since a deformation of the seal ring is small for the use even under a high pressure and an abrasion of an opposite material can be inhibited even if the opposite material is a soft metal. Further a frictional force is small, and a change in a sliding torque is small. Therefore the seal ring is suitable as a seal ring for a power steering where operability and response of the sealing device can be enhanced and also as a seal ring for an automatic transmission which slides at high revolutions and as a seal ring for a shock absorber which is required to have a sealing property under reciprocating sliding environment.

Abstract: Filler-containing polytetrafluoroethylene granular powder, which has a large apparent density, a small average particle size, a narrow particle size distribution, a superior powder flowability, a small electrostatic charge and gives a molded product having a superior tensile strength and elongation a high degree of whiteness and a low surface roughness, and a process for preparing the same. The granulation is carried out by stirring, in water, of a PTFE powder and a filler in the presence of an organic liquid forming liquid-liquid interface with water and an anionic surfactant and/or nonionic surfactant such as a segmented polyalkylene glycol having a hydrophobic segment and hydrophilic segment and deagglomerating of the powder.

Abstract: A crystalline substance of Cefditoren pivoxyl is provided which has a high purity and enhanced thermal stability on storage. This crystalline Cefditoren pivoxyl may be prepared by a process comprising a step of dissolving an amorphous form of Cefditoren pivoxyl in an anhydrous, first organic solvent capable of dissolving said amorphous form well therein, and steps of replacing the first organic solvent component of the resulting solution by an anhydrous alkanol of 1 to 5 carbon atoms as a second organic solvent, in such a manner that the firstly prepared solution of Cefditoren pivoxyl in the first organic solvent is mixed with a volume of the alkanol and then is concentrated below 15° C. under reduced pressure, and so on. Thereby, the process proceeds so as to produce a solution containing 50 mg/ml to 250 mg/ml of Cefditoren pivoxyl dissolved in the alkanol alone. From the latter solution, crystals of Cefditoren pivoxyl are induced to deposit by addition of water at a temperature of 0-10° C.

Abstract: Processes are provided for the preparation of orally administrable, yellow and powdery compositions essentially consisting of particles composed of a homogeneous mixture of an amorphous Cefditoren pivoxil substance with a water soluble high-molecular additive. These compositions can be produced by dissolving crystalline Cefditoren pivoxil substance and the water-soluble high-molecular additive in an aqueous solution of an acid, then neutralizing the resultant solution, to co-precipitate the product, and drying the thus precipitated product, followed by recovering the product in the form of the above-mentioned particles.

Abstract: To provide a filler-containing PTFE granular powder, which has a large apparent density, a small average particle size, a narrow particle size distribution, a superior powder flowability and a small electrostatic charge, and gives a molded product having a superior tensile strength and elongation, a lower surface roughness and a high whiteness, and a process for preparing the same. The granular powder is prepared by forming a PTFE powder and a filler into an aqueous slurry by using an organic liquid forming liquid-liquid interface with water and a nonionic surfactant having a hydrophobic segment and a hydrophilic segment, and then granulating in combination of stirring and deagglomerating.