Abstract: A composite material consisting of continuous random glass mats with a new non-peroxide sizing chemistry, polypropylene and a functionalized polypropylene. This composite gives unexpectedly higher performance in bumper beam applications. The functionalized polypropylene contains anhydride functionalities, which are preferably maleic anhydride.

Abstract: Fibrous material including fibers, bundles of fibers, strands, roving, flakes and beads have a dried residue of a chemical treating composition for improved solvent resistance of polymers the fibrous materials reinforced. The chemical treated composition has at least one crosslinkable polyurethane, at least one organofunctional silane coupling agent, and acrylic copolymer with at least one addition polymerizable acrylic-type monomer and at least one monomer that is addition polymerizable and matrix resin miscible and reactable and a carrier. In addition, the chemical treating composition can have a polyurethane crosslinking agent in an effective amount to produce a dried residue of limited swellability from the chemical treatment, where the residue is a thin film on a substantial portion of the surface of the fibrous materials. Optionally, there may be present at least one low temperature antioxidant such as alkali metal and alkaline earth metal hypo or hydrogen phosphites.

Abstract: Aqueous size compositions for application to glass fibers contain, as essential components, a reaction product of a polymeric amine and an amine-reactable organosilane, a film-forming polymer and an emulsified polyolefin. The reaction product can be preformed or made in situ, and is preferably the product of a polyalkylene polyamine and an epoxy-functional alkoxysilane. An optional added component is a water-soluble, non-volatile carboxylic acid. Glass fibers treated with the size composition can be made into mats, especially continuous strand, needled mats, useful for reinforcing thermoplastic polymers such as polypropylene in laminates which then can be used in molding processes to make articles of good physical properties.

Abstract: A polymeric reaction product is disclosed that is a silylated polyamine-containing polymer having moieties from fatty acid moieties and/or chain extenders as difunctional organo moieties and free amine moieties and hydrolyzed and/or hydrolyzable organofunctional silane moieties and that is at least water dispersible. The reactants that produce this product are a polyamine-containing polymer with fatty acid moieties and free amine moieties and at least one amine-reactable organo functional alkoxysilane or its hydrolysis products. The former reactant results from the reaction of a polyamine-containing polymer with free amine moieties with fatty acids alone or in mixtures with other fatty acids and/or dimer acids. The polymeric reaction product is combined with a predominant amount of water to form a fiber treating formulation that can reside on the surface of one or more treated fibers.

Abstract: A process for coating a non-conductive substrate, such as glass, ceramic or plastic, which comprises applying to the surface of the substrate a coating of a silylated polyamine-noble metal (SPNM) complex and then optionally bringing the coated substrate so obtained into contact with a solution containing a metal salt, such as a salt of nickel, cobalt or copper, to obtain plating of metal from the latter solution onto the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: Polymeric-containing compositions having improved oxidative stability have the polymer and at least two stabilizing agents. The composition can be a coating composition for substrates including those like fibrous material including fibers, bundles of fibers, strands, roving, flakes and beads. The composition can be present as a dried residue on the substrate. For Fibrous substrates, the composition also has at least one organofunctional silane coupling agent, may also have processing aids such as epoxy polyester polymers and/or lubricants. In addition, the polymeric-containing composition can have a crosslinking agent in an effective amount to produce a dried residue of limited swellability from the composition.

Abstract: Polymeric-containing compositions having improved oxidative stability have the polymer and at least two stabilizing agents. These agents are selected from low temperature antioxidants such as alkali metal and alkaline earth metal hypo or hydrogen phosphites, high temperature antioxidants such as: alkali metal or alkaline earth metal phenylphosphonates, thioethers like dialkyl thioalkylionate and polymers thereof and metal deactivating agents like polydentate ligands and ethylene diamine-tetracidic acid compounds. The composition can be a coating composition for substrates including those like fibrous material including fibers, bundles of fibers, strands, roving, flakes and beads. The composition can be present as a dried residue on the substrate. For fibrous substrates, the composition also has at least one organofunctional silane coupling agent, may also have processing aids such as epoxy polyester polymers and/or lubricants.