Abstract: The present invention relates to a photosensitive alkali-soluble silicone resin composition comprising an alkali-soluble silicone resin (A) which comprises a carboxyl group or a dicarboxylic acid anhydride group in one molecule; an alkali-soluble resin (B) whose acid value is between 10 mgKOH/g and 200 mgKOH/g; and a photoinitiator (C). The (A) or (B) ingredient may comprise a photosensitive unsaturated double bond group, or the photosensitive alkali-soluble silicone resin composition may further comprise a compound (D) which comprises a photosensitive unsaturated double bond.

Abstract: A composition for a flame-retardant silane-crosslinked olefin resin, an insulated wire including the same, and a method for producing a flame-retardant silane-crosslinked olefin resin. The composition contains silane-grafted polyethylene made by graft polymerization of very low-density polyethylene having a density of 0.880 to 0.895 g/cm3 with a silane coupling agent, a polypropylene elastomer, metal hydroxide, and a silane crosslinking catalyst. The method includes the steps of kneading a batch containing silane-grafted polyethylene, a batch containing a polypropylene elastomer and metal hydroxide, and a batch containing an olefin resin and a silane crosslinking catalyst, molding a composition of the kneaded batches, and subjecting the molded composition to water crosslinking.

Abstract: To provide a composition for a wire coating material, requiring no electron irradiation crosslinking and a less filler, that can produce a crosslinked coat having a high heat resistance, gel fraction and peel property at high temperature, and provide an insulated wire, and a wiring harness. A wire coating material composition contains (A) silane-grafted polyolefin, (B) undenatured polyolefin, (C) functional-group modified polyolefin modified by functional groups of a carboxylic acid group, an acid anhydride group, an amino group and an epoxy group, (D) a bromine flame retardant having a phthalimide structure or the flame retardant and an antimony trioxide, (E) a crosslinking catalyst batch containing a resin containing a crosslinking catalyst, and (F) a zinc oxide and an imidazole compound or a zinc sulfide, (G) a triazine hindered phenolic antioxidant having a melting point of 150 degrees C. or more, and (H) a triazole derivative or a hydrazide metal deactivator.

Abstract: An aluminum electric wire includes an annealing conductor that is made up of elemental wires made of an aluminum alloy containing 0.90-1.20 mass % Fe, 0.10-0.25 mass % Mg, 0.01-0.05 mass % Ti, 0.0005-0.0025 mass % B, and the balance being Al and has a tensile strength of 110 MPa or more, a breaking elongation of 15% or more, and an electric conductivity of 58% IACS or more, and an insulating material covering the conductor. The wire is produced by casting an aluminum alloy prepared by rapidly solidifying a molten aluminum alloy having the above composition, producing the wires by subjecting the alloy to plasticity processing, producing the conductor by bunching the wires, subjecting the wires or the conductor to annealing at 250° C. or higher, and then covering the conductor with the insulator.

Abstract: An aluminum electric wire includes an annealing conductor that is made up of elemental wires made of an aluminum alloy containing 0.90-1.20 mass % Fe, 0.10-0.25 mass % Mg, 0.01-0.05 mass % Ti, 0.0005-0.0025 mass % B, and the balance being Al and has a tensile strength of 110 MPa or more, a breaking elongation of 15% or more, and an electric conductivity of 58% IACS or more, and an insulating material covering the conductor. The wire is produced by casting an aluminum alloy prepared by rapidly solidifying a molten aluminum alloy having the above composition, producing the wires by subjecting the alloy to plasticity processing, producing the conductor by bunching the wires, subjecting the wires or the conductor to annealing at 250° C. or higher, and then covering the conductor with the insulator.

Abstract: To provide a composition for a wire coating material, which requires no electron irradiation crosslinking, and requires a filler defining a flame retardant agent as less as possible, and from which an insulated wire having a high heat resistance and a high gel fraction can be produced, and to provide an insulated wire and a wiring harness containing the composition. The composition contains (A) silane-grafted polyolefin, which is polyolefin to which a silane coupling agent is grafted, (B) undenatured polyolefin, (C) functional-group modified polyolefin modified by one or more functional groups selected from a carboxylic acid group, an acid anhydride group, an amino group, and an epoxy group, (D) a bromine flame retardant having a phthalimide structure, or a bromine flame retardant having a phthalimide structure and an antimony trioxide, (E) a crosslinking catalyst, and (F) a zinc sulfide, or a zinc oxide and an imidazole compound.

Abstract: An electron gun that serves to reduce the quantity of electron stimulated desorption and accomplishes vacuum evacuation efficiently with a sufficient degree of vacuum. An electron source 1 and an extraction electrode 6 are provided for emitting an electron beam 7 from the electron source 1. A first vacuum chamber 16 containing the electron source 1 is connected to a second vacuum chamber 9 via an aperture 8 provided in the extraction electrode 6. Each vacuum chamber is differentially evacuated with an independent vacuum evacuation means, and the generation of electron stimulated desorption gas 11 is reduced by securing a wide route of vacuum evacuation around the electron source 1 and intercepting the procession of back scattered electrons 12 emitted from the area with the electron beam 7 on the extraction electrode 6 by using a shielding electrode 22 given a prescribed potential.

Abstract: A composition for a wire coating member having flame retardancy that is heat resistant and productive without using electron irradiation crosslinking, and an insulated wire and a wiring harness having the same. The insulated wire includes a wire coating member containing the composition for the wire coating member that contains water-crosslinkable polyolefin containing polyolefin that is modified by a silane coupling agent, unmodified polyolefin, modified polyolefin that is modified by a functional group, a bromine flame retardant, a cross-linking catalyst, a phenolic antioxidant, and either one of a zinc sulfide, and a zinc oxide and an imidazole compound. The insulated wire is prepared by extrusion-coating a conductor with the composition to form the wire coating member around the conductor, and the wire coating member is water-crosslinked.

Abstract: Provided is a composition for a wire coating material that is capable of achieving heat resistance and a mechanical property at the same time even if silane crosslinking and magnesium hydroxide that is made from a natural mineral are used in combination. The composition contains (A) silane-grafted polyolefin that defines polyolefin onto which a silane coupling agent is grafted, (B) unmodified polyolefin, (C) modified polyolefin that is modified by a functional group, (D) magnesium hydroxide that is made from a natural mineral, and (E) a cross-linking catalyst. Provided is an insulated wire including a wire coating material that contains the composition that is silane-crosslinked. Provided is a wiring harness including the insulated wire.

Abstract: An electron gun that serves to reduce the quantity of electron stimulated desorption and accomplishes vacuum evacuation efficiently with a sufficient degree of vacuum. An electron source 1 and an extraction electrode 6 are provided for emitting an electron beam 7 from the electron source 1. A first vacuum chamber 16 containing the electron source 1 is connected to a second vacuum chamber 9 via an aperture 8 provided in the extraction electrode 6. Each vacuum chamber is differentially evacuated with an independent vacuum evacuation means, and the generation of electron stimulated desorption gas 11 is reduced by securing a wide route of vacuum evacuation around the electron source 1 and intercepting the procession of back scattered electrons 12 emitted from the area with the electron beam 7 on the extraction electrode 6 by using a shielding electrode 22 given a prescribed potential.

Abstract: By the same method as that of making data access to a data storage area in an online state, it is performed to access a data storage area other than the data storage area. A plurality of logical volumes carried by a disk array apparatus includes an online volume that is in an online state to a host and an offline state that is in an offline state to the host. The host transmits an access command including target information designating a target volume to the disk array apparatus as an access command to a starting volume other than the target volume. The disk array apparatus receives the access command to the starting volume and offers the data access to the target volume on the basis of the target information carried by that access command to the host.

Abstract: A flame-retardant composition that is more excellent in heat resistance than a conventional flame-retardant composition. The flame-retardant composition contains silane-crosslinked polyolefin, polyolefin, a metallic hydrate, a phenolic antioxidant, a sulfurous antioxidant, a metallic oxide, and a copper inhibitor. The sulfurous antioxidant is preferably a benzimidazole compound, and the metallic oxide is preferably a zinc oxide. The silane-crosslinked polyolefin is preferably polyethylene having a density of 0.880 to 0.910 g/cm3 that is silane-crosslinked. The polyolefin is preferably polyethylene having a density of 0.880 to 0.910 g/cm3, or an olefin elastomer having a melting point of 140° C. or more.

Abstract: An aluminum electric wire includes an annealing conductor that is made up of elemental wires made of an aluminum alloy containing 0.90-1.20 mass % Fe, 0.10-0.25 mass % Mg, 0.01-0.05 mass % Ti, 0.0005-0.0025 mass % B, and the balance being Al and has a tensile strength of 110 MPa or more, a breaking elongation of 15% or more, and an electric conductivity of 58% IACS or more, and an insulating material covering the conductor. The wire is produced by casting an aluminum alloy prepared by rapidly solidifying a molten aluminum alloy having the above composition, producing the wires by subjecting the alloy to plasticity processing, producing the conductor by bunching the wires, subjecting the wires or the conductor to annealing at 250° C. or higher, and then covering the conductor with the insulator.

Abstract: A composition for a flame-retardant silane-crosslinked olefin resin which is excellent in flexibility and gasoline resistance, an insulated wire including the same, and a method for producing a flame-retardant silane-crosslinked olefin resin which is excellent in flexibility and gasoline resistance. The composition contains silane-grafted polyethylene made by graft polymerization of very low-density polyethylene having a density of 0.880 to 0.895 g/cm3 with a silane coupling agent, a polypropylene elastomer, metal hydroxide, and a silane crosslinking catalyst. The method includes the steps of kneading a batch containing silane-grafted polyethylene, a batch containing a polypropylene elastomer and metal hydroxide, and a batch containing an olefin resin and a silane crosslinking catalyst, molding a composition of the kneaded batches, and subjecting the molded composition to water crosslinking.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polyorganosiloxane composition containing the following components (a)-(c). (a) 100 parts by mass of a polyorganosiloxane obtained by mixing at least one silanol compound represented by the general formula (1) below, at least one alkoxysilane compound represented by the general formula (2) below, and at least one catalyst selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the general formula (3) below, compounds represented by the general formula (4) below and Ba(OH)2, and polymerizing the mixture without actively adding water thereinto [chemical formula 1] R2Si(OH)2 (1) [chemical formula 2] R?Si(OR?)3 (2) (chemical formula 3] M(OR??)4 (3) [chemical formula 4] M?(OR??)3 (4) (b) 0.1-20 parts by mass of a photopolymerization initiator (c) 1-100 parts by mass of a compound other than the component (a) having two or more photopolymerizable unsaturated bonding groups.

Abstract: A polyamide having a structure represented by the chemical formula (1): wherein m and n represent an integer satisfying m?1, n?1, 2?(m+n)?150, 0.3?m/(m+n)?0.9, R1 and R2 represent at least one monovalent organic group containing a photopolymerizable unsaturated bond, X1 represents at least one tetravalent aromatic group, X2 represents at least one trivalent aromatic group, Y1 and Y2 represent at least one divalent organic group, and Z represents at least one monovalent organic group selected from mono-substituted amino and imido groups.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photosensitive resin composition and a resin film obtained from the photosensitive resin particularly useful for a buffer coating material for LSI chips. For this purpose, there are used a photosensitive resin composition, comprising: 100 parts by weight of a polycondensate obtained by condensation-polymerizing compounds represented by specific chemical formulas in a specific mixing ratio, 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of a photopolymerization initiator and 1 to 30 parts by weight of a specific organosilane, and a resin film obtained by coating the photosensitive resin composition on a silicon wafer surface, exposing the coated film, developing the exposed film, and curing the developed film.

Abstract: By the same method as that of making data access to a data storage area in an online state, it is performed to access a data storage area other than the data storage area. A plurality of logical volumes carried by a disk array apparatus includes an online volume that is in an online state to a host and an offline state that is in an offline state to the host. The host transmits an access command including target information designating a target volume to the disk array apparatus as an access command to a starting volume other than the target volume. The disk array apparatus receives the access command to the starting volume and offers the data access to the target volume on the basis of the target information carried by that access command to the host.

Abstract: By the same method as that of making data access to a data storage area in an online state, it is performed to access a data storage area other than the data storage area. A plurality of logical volumes carried by a disk array apparatus includes an online volume that is in an online state to a host and an offline state that is in an offline state to the host. The host transmits an access command including target information designating a target volume to the disk array apparatus as an access command to a starting volume other than the target volume. The disk array apparatus receives the access command to the starting volume and offers the data access to the target volume on the basis of the target information carried by that access command to the host.

Abstract: A polyamide having a structure represented by the chemical formula (1): wherein m and n represent an integer satisfying m?1, n?1, 2?(m+n)?150, 0.3?m/(m+n)?0.9, R1 and R2 represent at least one monovalent organic group containing a photopolymerizable unsaturated bond, X1 represents at least one tetravalent aromatic group, X2 represents at least one trivalent aromatic group, Y1 and Y2 represent at least one divalent organic group, and Z represents at least one monovalent organic group selected from mono-substituted amino and imido groups.