Abstract: To provide the water-repellent coating film having excellent transparency, abrasion resistance, weather resistance and water repellency, the method for producing the coating film, the multi-functional composite material provided with the coating film and the coating composition used therefor which has excellent dispersion stability. The coating composition comprises (A) the fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer prepared by copolymerizing a fluorine-containing ethylenic monomer having at least one functional group selected from hydroxyl, carboxyl, a carboxylic salt group, a carboxylic ester group and epoxy, (B-1) the metal oxide sol, and (C) the solvent.

Abstract: Filler-containing polytetrafluoroethylene granular powder, which has a large apparent density, a small average particle size and a sharp particle size distribution and a superior powder flowability, and gives a molded product having a superior tensile strength, elongation and surface roughness, and a process for preparing the same. The granular powder is prepared by granulation of a mixture of a PTFE powder and a filler in water with stirring in the presence of an organic liquid forming liquid-liquid interface with water and a nonionic surfactant.

Abstract: A fluorovinyl ether of the formula: R1CO(OCH2CF2CO)k—(OCH2CF2CF2)m[OCF(CF3)CF2]nOCF═CF2 wherein R1 is an C1-C8 aliphatic or halogenated C1-C8 aliphatic group or an aromatic group which may optionally have at least one substituent, k is an integer of at least 0, m is an integer of at least 1, and n is an integer of at least 0.

Abstract: Novel silicon-containing organic fluoropolymers which are appliable to materials over a wide range and which have excellent antifouling property. The silicon-containing organic fluoropolymer of the invention is represented by the general formula and has a number average molecular weight of from 5×102 to 1×105: wherein Rf represents perfluoroalkyl; Z represents fluoro or trifluoromethyl; a, b, c, d and e each independently represent 0 or an integer of 1 or above, provided that a+b+c+d+e is not less than 1 and the order of the repeating units parenthesized by subscripts a, b, c, d and e occurring in the formula is not limited to that shown; Y represents hydrogen or alkyl containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms; X represents hydrogen, bromo or iodo; R1 represents hydroxy or a hydrolyzable substituent group; R2 represents hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon group; 1 represents 0, 1 or 2; m represents 1, 2 or 3; and n represents an integer of 2 or above.

Abstract: To provide a water-repelling agent for batteries which comprises an aqueous dispersion or organosol containing fine particles having an average particle size of from 0.05 to 1 .mu.m and made of a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer and/or a non-fibril-forming tetrafluoroethylene polymer, is obtained without use of a powder of a fluorine-containing resin as it is, can enhance chemical resistance, heat resistance and water repellency particularly more effectively without being fibrillated even if mixed with electrode materials and is excellent in workability, and to provide a battery which is produced by using the water-repelling agent for batteries and is excellent in cycle life and internal pressure characteristics.

Abstract: To provide a fluorine-containing coating material which gives excellent adhesive strength directly to a substrate such as metal, glass, etc. with maintaining excellent characteristics of the fluorine-containing polymer such as thermal resistance, chemical resistance, non-sticking property and low friction property, and a method for coating the material. The fluorine-containing coating material is prepared by using a fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer having functional group which is obtained by copolymerizing (a-1) 0.05 to 30% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers having any one of functional groups selected from hydroxyl, carboxyl, carboxylate salt group, carboxylate ester group or epoxy and (b-1) 70 to 99.95% by mole of at least one of fluorine-containing ethylenic monomers having no functional group mentioned above.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising a blend obtainable by blending 0.1 to 99% by weight of (a) a fluorine-containing polymer having a number-average molecular weight of 2000 to 1000000 and having hydroxy group or epoxy group at least at one of end portions of a main chain and side chain of the polymer, and 1 to 99.9% by weight of (b) a heat resisting thermoplastic resin having a crystalline melting point or glass transition temperature of not less than 150.degree. C. The present invention can provide a composition comprising various heat resisting thermoplastic resins and a fluorine-containing polymer having a functional group which is capable of developing an affinity with said resins and forming a uniform dispersion.

Abstract: Filler-containing polytetrafluoroethylene granular powder, which has a large apparent density, a small average particle size and a narrow particle size distribution and a superior powder flowability, and gives a molded product having a superior tensile strength, elongation and surface roughness, and a process for preparing the same. The granular powder is granulated by mixing, in water, of a PTFE powder and a filler in the state of slurry in the presence of a surfactant and stirring in the presence of an organic liquid forming liquid-liquid interface with water.

Abstract: To provide a process capable of preparing a modified PTFE granular powder, in which the ganular powder having excellent handling property, i.e. powder flowability and apparent density is prepared without using a finely pulverized powder and a molded article obtained from the granular powder has excellent physical properties, and a process capable of preparing a modified PTFE granular powder, in which the ganular powder is granulated with only water without using an organic liquid and further a molded article having a break down voltage equal to that in the case of using a finely pulverized powder of unmodified PTFE can be obtained. The granulation is carried out by stirring, in an aqueous medium, a powder of perfluoro(vinyl ether)-modified polytetrafluoroethylene prepared by suspension polymerization and having an average particle size of 100 to 300 .mu.m.

Abstract: To provide a polytetrafluoroethylene granular powder for molding and a process for preparing the granular powder, in which the granular powder contains only a small number of coarse particles, is obtained with good tumbling efficiency and further no organic liquid is required to be used.

Abstract: To provide a fluorine-containing olefin represented, for example, by CH.sub.2 .dbd.CFCF.sub.2 --R.sub.f.sup.6 --(CH.sub.2).sub.k --X.sup.2 [wherein, X.sup.2 is ##STR1## R.sub.f.sup.6 is a fluorine-substituted fluorine-containing alkyl group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms or --OR.sub.f.sup.7 --(Rf.sup.7 is a fluorine-substituted fluorine-containing alkyl group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms or a fluorine-substituted fluorine-containing ether group having 3 to 50 carbon atoms), k is 0 or an integer of 1 to 6]; a fluorine-containing polymer with functional group which is prepared by polymerizing the above-mentioned olefin, has good affinity with various heat-resisting thermoplastic resins and is capable of forming homogeneous dispersion with the thermoplastic resin; and a thermoplastic resin composition comprising the above-mentioned fluorine-containing polymer with functional group and an aromatic polyester or the like as the heat-resisting thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: A magnetic head for carrying out recording or reproduction on or from a magnetic recording medium, comprises a shielding case having an opening in a sliding face for sliding contact with the magnetic recording medium, and a magnetic core having a projection provided with a magnetic gap portion, the magnetic gap portion being exposed through the opening of the shielding case. The projection of the magnetic core is formed to have an approximately trapezoidal, external shape incross section.

Abstract: A magnetic head device includes a magnetic head for magnetically recording information on and/or reproducing information from a magnetic tape, a first pair of tape guides, each of which is formed as a single part and fixed to side surfaces on both sides of the magnetic head in a magnetic tape running direction, and a guide unit including (i) a second pair of tape guides which are independent of the first pair of tape guides and are arranged on the outside of the first pair of tape guides along the magnetic tape running direction and (ii) an opening portion to insert the magnetic head to which the first pair of tape guides is fixed in an almost center portion in the magnetic tape running direction. The guide unit and the second pair of tape guides are formed as one unit, and the magnetic head, in which an azimuth adjustment was performed in the opening portion and to which the first pair of tape guides is fixed, is fixed to the opening portion.

Abstract: A non-sticking sliding part molding Composition comprising a mixture of a fluororesin and a thermoplastic resin other than fluororesin and a fibrous filler, said mixture and said fibrous filler accounting for 70 to 95 weight % and 5 to 30 weight %, respectively, and said thermoplastic resin other than fluororesin occurring in a proportion of 60 to 100 parts by weight based on t00 parts by weight of said fluororesin. The object is to provide a non-sticking sliding part molding composition which is not only fully possessed of the fundamental properties required of sliding parts but also has a well-balanced assortment of hardness, deflection under load, creep resistance, slidability, moldability, and toner-repellent property, thus surpassing the prior art.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising (i) 5 to 80% by weight of a polyamide resin, (ii) 15 to 90% by weight of a fluororesin and (iii) 1 to 80% by weight of a fluororubber having a tensile modulus at ordinary temperature of not more than 500 Kg/cm.sup.2, and a laminated material having a layer formed from the thermoplastic resin composition have excellent chemical resistance.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising a blend obtainable by blending 0.1 to 99% by weight of (a) a fluorine-containing polymer having a number-average molecular weight of 2000 to 1000000 and having hydroxy group or epoxy group at least at one of end portions of a main chain and side chain of the polymer, and 1 to 99.9% by weight of (b) a heat resisting thermoplastic resin having a crystalline melting point or glass transition temperature of not less than 150.degree. C. The present invention can provide a composition comprising various heat resisting thermoplastic resins and a fluorine-containing polymer having a functional group which is capable of developing an affinity with said resins and forming a uniform dispersion.

Abstract: To provide a thermoplastic resin composition which comprises a fluorine-containing polymer having a molecular weight of 5.times.10.sup.2 to 5.times.10.sup.5 and 2.times.10.sup.2 to 1.times.10.sup.5 methylol groups per 1.times.10.sup.6 carbon atoms at its molecular chain ends and a liquid crystal polyester or in addition a perfluoro type resin having less than 2.times.10.sup.2 methylol groups mentioned above, and has improved shrinkage from mold dimensions and dimensional stability represented by a coefficient of linear expansion with maintaining excellent characteristics of the fluorine-containing resin, such as thermal resistance, chemical resistance, weather resistance, surface properties (non-stickiness, excellent friction property), antisoil property and dielectric property.

Abstract: Polytetrafluoroethylene molding powder which comprises 0.01 to 1% by weight of a perfluoro(vinyl ether) unit and which has a heat of crystallization of 18.0 to 25.0 J/g. The molding powder provides a molded article which has a flex life of not less than 7 million cycles, a creep resistance (total deformation at 200.degree. C.) of not more than 20%, and a creep resistance (total deformation at 25.degree. C.) of not more than 15%. The polytetrafluoroethylene molding powder which is excellent in both creep resistance and flex fatigue resistance is provided as a molding material for parts which are repeatedly bent such as pump.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition comprising a blend obtainable by blending 0.1 to 99% by weight of (a) a fluorine-containing polymer having a number-average molecular weight of 2000 to 1000000 and having hydroxy group or epoxy group at least at one of end portions of a main chain and side chain of the polymer, and 1 to 99.9% by weight of (b) a heat resisting thermoplastic resin having a crystalline melting point or glass transition temperature of not less than 150.degree. C. The present invention can provide a composition comprising various heat resisting thermoplastic resins and a fluorine-containing polymer having a functional group which is capable of developing an affinity with said resins and forming a uniform dispersion.

Abstract: Polytetrafluoroethylene molding powder which comprises 0.01 to 1% by weight of a perfluoro(vinyl ether) unit and which has a heat of crystallization of 18.0 to 25.0 J/g. The molding powder provides a molded article which has a flex life of not less than 7 million cycles, a creep resistance (total deformation at 200.degree. C.) of not more than 20%, and a creep resistance (total deformation at 25.degree. C.) of not more than 15%. The polytetrafluoroethylene molding powder which is excellent in both creep resistance and flex fatigue resistance is provided as a molding material for parts which are repeatedly bent such as pump.