Abstract: A magnetic powder for bonded magnets is obtained by subjecting starting magnetic particles to agitation in a high speed air stream whereby individual particles are mechanically impacted with one another by the action of the stream. A magnetic composition comprising the magnetic powder and a resin binder is also described wherein the magnetic powder can be highly packed in the resin binder to ensure good fluidity of the composition. The magnetic composition can be prepared by mixing magnetic particles and a resin binder powder, subjecting the mixture to agitation in a high speed air stream for impactness of the particles and heading the mixture or by subjecting magnetic particles to agitation in a high speed air stream, mixing the agitated particles with a powder of a resin binder and heading the resultant mixture.

Abstract: In a method for producing resol type phenol resin foams by using starting material for the foams prepared by blending a resol type phenol resin, a blowing agent and a catalyst, a low molecular weight resol type phenol resin with the number average molecular weight of less than 200 and a high molecular weight resol type phenol resin with the number average molecular weight of greater than 200 are mixed at a weight ratio of from 5/95 to 80/20 and used as the resol type phenol resin. The resol type phenol resin foams are excellent in adhesion, fire-proofness capable of foaming cure in a short time and useful for sprayed-in-place foaming, etc. The phenol resin foams produced by the invention are capable of integral foaming with rigid urethane resin foam layer into foamed laminates of excellent thermal insulation, fire-proofness, etc.

Abstract: Described herein is a porous ceramic structure consisting of a ceramic roll core or an assembly of ceramic roll cores each comprising: consecutively aligned pairs of inclined cylindrical cell units of oblique figure "8" shape, each cylindrical cell unit having a width of 5-30 mm, a height of 10-100 mm and an angle of inclination of 20-70 degrees.