Abstract: Clear polyurethane fiber reinforced composites are produced by a pultrusion process with a polyurethane-forming system that includes: (a) a clear, aliphatic polyisocyanate having a viscosity at 25° C. of no more than 1000 centipoise, (b) a colorless polyol component comprising an amine-initiated polyol having a molecular weight of from about 150 to about 400 and an OH functionality greater than or equal to 3, and (c) a catalyst. These fiber-reinforced composites are characterized by both excellent weathering characteristics and excellent physical properties.

Abstract: A carbon material having a continuous porous structure oriented to the stretching axis is provided, which carbon material can be used as a structural material excellent in interfacial adhesion. The porous carbon material has a continuous porous structure in at least a portion thereof, in which the continuous porous structure has an orientation degree measured by a small-angle X-ray scattering method or an X-ray CT method of 1.10 or more.

Abstract: Carbon nanostructures free of an adhered growth substrate can include a plurality of carbon nanotubes that are branched, crosslinked, and share common walls with one another. Under applied shear, crosslinks between the carbon nanotubes in carbon nanostructures can break to form fractured carbon nanotubes that are branched and share common walls. Methods for making polymer composites from carbon nanostructures can include combining a polymer matrix and a plurality of carbon nanostructures that are free of an adhered growth substrate, and dispersing the carbon nanostructures in the polymer matrix under applied shear. The applied shear breaks crosslinks between the carbon nanotubes to form a plurality of fractured carbon nanotubes that are dispersed as individuals in the polymer matrix. Polymer composites can include a polymer matrix and a plurality of fractured carbon nanotubes dispersed as individuals in the polymer matrix.

Abstract: A stator compound including an acrylonitrile butadiene isoprene rubber (NBIR) terpolymer elastomeric base.

Abstract: A composition is disclosed, comprising a block copolymer, at least one homopolymer or copolymer of butene, and at least one olefin homopolymer or copolymer, wherein said block copolymer has hydrogenated low-vinyl polybutadiene end blocks with a specific gravity>0.85 g/cc, and a controlled distribution midblock of polyalkenyl arene/hydrogenated diene. Although the block copolymer has a preferred linear structure as a triblock copolymer, it may also be branched or radial coupled copolymer that has at least 2 arms or more. The composition is useful for rotational molding, slush molding, injection molding, extrusion or compression molding, or thermoforming or calendering for making articles that are resistant to chemicals such as diesel fuel, for the automotive market, for example. The MFR of the block copolymer is 1 to about 50 g/10 min. at 230° C., with a wt. of 2.16 kg.

Abstract: Provided herein is a composition containing a hydrogenated blend of a semi-crystalline, selectively hydrogenated block copolymer, a selectively diblock copolymers lacking semi-crystalline blocks, and a low polarity fluid for cable filling applications. The block copolymer comprises blocks of semi-crystalline hydrogenated polybutadiene, blocks of poly(mono alkenyl arenes), and blocks of hydrogenated, non-crystalline conjugated dienes. The diblock copolymer comprises blocks of poly(mono alkenyl arenes) and blocks of non-crystalline poly(conjugated diene(s)). The compositions can be converted to non-flowable gels and find application as fillers for cables such as fiber optic cables.

Abstract: A liquid resin composition includes a liquid epoxy resin, a liquid curing agent, a curing accelerator and a ceramic filler. The liquid epoxy resin contains a first epoxy resin having a polyalkylene glycol framework. The liquid curing agent has a plurality of phenolic hydroxy groups per molecule. A content of the first epoxy resin in the liquid epoxy resin is in a range from 30% to 70% by mass, inclusive. The ceramic filler has an average particle diameter of 50 ?m or less, and a content of the ceramic filler in the liquid resin composition is in a range from 50% to 90% by mass, inclusive. The liquid resin composition has a viscosity of 100 Pa·s or less at 25° C.

Abstract: A light weight insulating sheet comprised of down insulation mixed with polymer fibers is described. The down and polymer fibers provide improved stretchability and lofting as well as improved drying of the insulating material. The polymer fibers may be polyester or crimped lofting fibers and these may be mixed with micro fibers to further improved lofting. A binder may be added in the form of a powder glue of be constituted by the polymeric fibers such as when subjected to heat the glue binds to the mixture or the fibers interconnect at their crossings binds the mixture.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a polycarbonate composition, which includes the following components in parts by weight: a. 30-80 parts of a polycarbonate; b. 8-50 parts of a graft copolymer; c. 5-25 parts of a fire retardant; and d. 0-10 parts of other aids; wherein a sum of parts by weight of the four components a, b, c, and d is 100. A long-term thermal-oxidative aging property and a weathering property of the polycarbonate composition can be significantly improved when a total compounding amount of a transition element and an alkaline earth metal, which are added in a polycarbonate composition formula, based on a total weight of the polycarbonate composition is greater than or equal to 10 ppm and less than or equal to 600 ppm and a compounding molar ratio of the transition element to the alkaline earth metal is adjusted to 0.1-1; and the polycarbonate composition is particularly suitable for occasions with relatively high requirements for an operating environment.

Abstract: A composition includes specific amounts of an aromatic polycarbonate, a block polycarbonate-polysiloxane, a poly(alkylene terephthalate), a block polyestercarbonate, and an organophosphate ester. Relative to a corresponding composition lacking the block polyestercarbonate, the composition exhibits improved solvent resistance while substantially maintaining impact strength, melt flow, and flame retardancy. The composition is useful for fabricating articles that may come into contact with liquid chemicals or chemical vapors.

Abstract: Significant disadvantages of the use of polylactic acid (PLA), lack of good heat stability and flame retardance, have been overcome by the use of an aryl phosphate in combination with talc. The compound achieves a threshold of 65° C. in heat deflection temperature and V-0 flame retardance at 1.6 mm thickness.

Abstract: A modified poly(arylene ether) resin composition includes a mixed resin that includes a poly(arylene ether) resin, a styrene-based resin and a polyolefin resin; a flame retardant; and mineral oil. A weight-average molecular weight of the mineral oil is 460 to 1,000 g/mol. A wire is manufactured using the modified poly(arylene ether) resin composition.

Abstract: Photocurable millable polyurethane gum compositions contain a millable polyurethane gum having ethylenic unsaturation, photocatalyst, and a low molecular weight crosslinker containing minimally two ethylenically unsaturated groups. The compositions can be used to continuously extrude profiles which retain their shape.

Abstract: A polyamide composite resin composition for a fuel filler pipe, the polyamide composite resin includes 41 to 77% by weight of polyamide 6, 5 to 15% by weight of m-xylenediamine (MXD)-based modified nylon, 14 to 30% by weight of a maleic anhydride-grafted ethylene-octene copolymer, a maleic anhydride-grafted ethylene-propylene-diene monomer or a thermoplastic elastic body rubber as a mixture thereof, and 3 to 10% by weight of mixed clay.

Abstract: A curable resin composition capable of providing good OHC performance at elevated temperatures when used in polymer matrix composites. This resin composition includes, as major components, one or more multifunctional benzoxazine compounds and cycloaliphatic epoxy resin.

Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for refining natural oils and for producing high-weight esters, high-weight acids, and/or high-weight derivatives thereof, wherein the compositions are made by cross-metathesizing low-weight unsaturated esters or low-weight unsaturated acids having hydrocarbon chain lengths less than or equal to C24 with an olefin feedstock, thereby forming a metathesized product composition including high-weight esters or high-weight acids having hydrocarbon chain lengths greater than C18, wherein at least a portion of the hydrocarbon chain lengths in the metathesized product are larger than the hydrocarbon chain lengths in the starting feedstock.

Abstract: The invention relates to polymer compositions containing inorganic or organic particles which either have been surface-treated before the production of the compositions or are dispersed by special polyether-modified siloxanes through the production of the compositions.

Abstract: An environmental barrier coating composition for a ceramic matrix composite is provided that includes a doped rare earth disilicate layer over the ceramic matrix composite. The doped rare earth disilicate includes a disilicate having a composition of RE2Si2O7. The RE is selected from the group consisting of at least one of lutetium, ytterbium, thulium, erbium, holmium, dysprosium, terbium, gadolinium, europium, samarium, promethium, neodymium, praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, yttrium, and scandium.

Abstract: A method of treating an aircraft transparency includes applying a water repellant coating composition over a surface of an aircraft transparency substrate, the water repellant coating composition includes a non-chlorinated perfluoroalkylalkylsliane and/or a non-halogenated polyorganosiloxane. The method can include applying a primer composition having an organic solvent and a silicon material over the aircraft transparency substrate to form a primed substrate surface; applying the water repellant coating composition over the primed substrate surface; and heating the water repellant coating composition to form a water repellant coating.

Abstract: To provide a composition for powder coating material which can be sufficiently pulverized, and with which a powder coating material capable of forming a coating film excellent in weather resistance and adhesion to the substrate can be obtained; a powder coating material capable of forming a coating film excellent in weather resistance and adhesion to the substrate; and a coated article having a coating film excellent in weather resistance and adhesion to the substrate, on its surface. A composition for powder coating material comprising a polyvinylidene fluoride (A) having a melting point of from 151 to 200° C., and an acrylic resin (B) having a glass transition temperature of from 40 to 90° C. A powder coating material comprising the composition for powder coating material, and a coated article having a coating film formed of the powder coating material.

Abstract: There is provided the use of cellulose nanocrystals as a corrosion inhibitor for inhibiting corrosion of a metal object made of steel. The use includes imparting charges onto the cellulose nanocrystals. The use includes dispersing an effective corrosion inhibiting amount of the cellulose nanocrystals so charged within a composition comprising a carrier. The use includes applying an effective corrosion inhibiting amount of the composition to the metal object such that the composition is adapted to inhibit corrosion of the metal object by 8% or more.

Abstract: Reactive compositions are provided, having biocidal and chemical decontamination/neutralization properties, comprising a hygroscopic polymer and an active, which are useful in a variety of commercial, healthcare and military applications and a wide variety of contaminants, including without limitation chemical and biological warfare agents. The reactive compositions are renewable or rechargeable after use by exposure to an additional application of the active and do not require removal, disposal or replacement of the originally applied composition. Methods for preparing and applying the reactive compositions are disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates, in exemplary embodiments, to processes for preparing omniphobic coatings on a substrate. The disclosure further relates to substrates comprising an omniphobic coating comprising a fluoride ion encapsulated F-POSS.

Abstract: A fire and smoldering resistant article includes: a fabric; a coating composition to provide resistance to fire and smoldering of the article, the coating composition disposed on the fabric and including: a cross-linked silicone polymer; and a metal hydroxide disposed among the silicone polymer; and a mesh interposed between the fabric and the coating composition, wherein the cross-linked silicone polymer includes: a reaction product of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS); a reaction product of a hydroxy modified PDMS; a reaction product of a vinyl modified PDMS; or a combination including at least one of the foregoing silicone polymers.

Abstract: A composition of electrically conductive composites for temperature sensing comprises conductive particles. The composite forms from a suspension. The suspension comprises the particles and solvent, and the particles are conductive particles with aspect ratio larger than one. The conductive composite retains a negative temperature coefficient when in contact with certain specific surfaces. The particles within the composite self align.

Abstract: A method for protecting a substrate from lightning strikes is provided including providing a lightning strike protectant composition to the substrate. The lightning strike protectant composition comprises a reactive organic compound and a conductive filler that, during the cure of the organic compound, is capable of self-assembling into a heterogeneous structure comprised of a continuous, three-dimensional network of metal situated among (continuous or semi-continuous) polymer rich domains. The resulting composition has exceptionally high thermal and electrical conductivity.

Abstract: A composition for an electric wire protective material is provided which, as a formed article, has good long-term heat resistance; also provided are an electric wire protective material and a wire harness. This composition for an electric wire protective material contains a polypropylene resin and a copper deactivator and is used to form the electric wire protective material. The composition for an electric wire protective material is configured using a compound with a molecular weight of 400 or greater as the copper deactivator, and said composition can be used to obtain the electric wire protective material by being formed into a prescribed shape which can protect an electric wire. The wire harness is configured in that the periphery of an electric wire bundle comprising multiple insulated electric wires bundled together is covered with the wire protective material formed using the aforementioned composition for an electric wire protective material.

Abstract: Shown are: a photocurable inkjet ink containing 3 to 60 wt % of a compound (A2) that has a skeleton structure consisting of at least three benzene rings and at least one group selected from the following organic groups a, wherein all bonds between the benzene rings are formed through one of the groups, and that has at least one group selected from the following organic groups d that are bonded to the benzene rings, and 1 to 60 wt % of a compound (B) represented by the following formula (7) or (8); a microlens obtained by photocuring the photocurable inkjet ink; a laminate obtained by forming the microlens on a liquid-repellent cured film; an optical component having the laminate; and an image display device including the optical component.

Abstract: Single phase, water based, energy curable compositions and a method of preparing coatings and printing inks from same.

Abstract: A solvent-soluble flexographic retort ink particularly suitable for use in laminating packaging applications. The inks maintain lamination bond strength after being subjected to retort conditions.

Abstract: A water washable resin formulation for 3D printing systems having at least one water-soluble and/or water-dispersible ingredient such as an oligomer and/or monomer. In one example, a water-soluble ingredient is greater than 1% by weight of the resin formulation. A water-soluble or water-dispersible filler may also be used as an ingredient in the resin formulation. The water-washable photopolymer resin formulation allows printed 3D objects to be cleaned with water rather than organic solvents. Because the water-washable photopolymer resin formulation is insoluble when cured, only the uncured water-washable photopolymer resin formulation is washed away. Depending on the filler's property and compatibility with the other ingredients of the resin formulation, the blending of filler therein can be used to modify the mechanical and chemical properties of the printed 3D objects.

Abstract: A marking system comprises a substrate having a surface coated with a color-triggering developer and a deactivating ink composition; and a marking composition comprising at least one color precursor. At least one “non-color developing portion” of the surface is coated with both the color-triggering developer and the deactivating ink composition, and at least one “color-developing portion” of the surface is coated with the color-triggering developer and is not coated with the deactivating ink composition. Color development occurs at the color-developing portion(s) and does not occur at the non-color developing portion(s) upon application of the marking composition to the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: Provided is an ink containing a copper phthalocyanine pigment, wherein an absorbance ratio (Y/X) of a local minimum absorbance Y of the ink in a wavelength range of from 665 nm through 675 nm to a local maximum absorbance X of the ink in a wavelength range of from 610 nm through 620 nm is 0.660 or greater but 0.740 or less.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides orthogonal non-Newtonian inkjet inks and related methods. In one example, an orthogonal non-Newtonian inkjet ink can comprise a low molecular weight organic gelator in an amount ranging from 0.1% to 10% by weight; a metal oxide in an amount ranging from 0.1% to 10% by weight; a first salt in an amount of 0.05% to 20% by weight; a second salt in an amount of 0.05% to 20% by weight; and an organic solvent. The metal oxide and the first salt form a first structured network and the low molecular weight organic gelator and the second salt form a second structured network.

Abstract: Provided is a color pencil lead which is excellent in a hue, a light resistance and a strength and can be erased with an eraser and which is suited to pencil leads for mechanical pencils and wooden pattern holder pencils. The above color pencil lead is characterized by containing a resin in which a dye is dissolved or included in a pencil lead body.

Abstract: An inorganic particulate suspension may include a first kaolin having a shape factor of at least about 70, and a second kaolin having a shape factor less than or equal to about 20. The first kaolin and the second kaolin form a kaolin composition, which may have a content ratio of the first kaolin to the second kaolin ranging from about 90:10 to about 50:50. An inorganic particulate suspension may include a kaolin composition having a shape factor ranging from about 55 to about 75, wherein at least about 70% to about 90% by weight of the particles of the kaolin composition have an equivalent spherical diameter less than 2 microns. The suspension may have a Hercules viscosity ranging from about 600 rpm to about 700 rpm at 18.0 dyne using an “A” bob, and the suspension may have a solids content ranging from about 55% to about 75% solids.

Abstract: A resin composition for sealing an electronic device and other things being capable of suppressing the permeation of water vapor is provided. The present invention includes a polybutadiene polymer represented by chemical formula (1) and having a (meth)acryloyl group at a terminal end; and a photopolymerization initiator, and does not include a thermoplastic resin having a mass-average molecular weight of 50,000 or more: wherein R1 and R2 each represent a hydroxyl group or H2C?C(R7)—COO—; R3 and R4 each represent a C1-C16 substituted or unsubstituted divalent organic group; R5, R6 and R7 each represent a hydrogen atom or a C1-C10 alkyl group, and at least one organic group represented by chemical formula (2) is included within chemical formula (1); l and m each represent 0 or 1; n represents an integer of 15-150; and x:y=0 to 100:100 to 0; R1 and R2 are never both a hydroxyl group.

Abstract: This present invention discloses a waterproof and oxygen-isolating sealing film obtained by a process comprising the steps of oxidizing and longitudinally unzipping multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) into graphene oxide nanoribbons (GONRs); preparing functionalized-GONRs by using ?-(methacryloxypropyl) trimethoxy silane as modifier; mixing ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) with the functionalized-GONRs to obtain a pasty liquid, then coating the liquid to obtain a functionalized-GONRs/EVA film.

Abstract: Provided herein is a plastisol composition comprising a halogenated polymer and an ethylene carbon monoxide copolymer that is dispersed or dissolved in a liquid plasticizer. A process for producing the plastisol composition is further provided.

Abstract: The invention provides an optical fiber coated with a Supercoating, wherein the Supercoating comprises at least two layers, wherein the first layer is a Primary Coating that is in contact with the outer surface of the optical fiber and the second layer is a Secondary Coating in contact with the outer surface of the Primary Coating, wherein the cured Primary Coating on the optical fiber has the following properties after initial cure and after one month aging at 85° C. and 85% relative humidity: A) a % RAU of from about 84% to about 99%; B) an in-situ modulus of between about 0.15 MPa and about 0.60 MPa; and C) a Tube Tg, of from about ?25° C. to about ?55° C.; wherein the cured Secondary Coating on the optical fiber has the following properties after initial cure and after one month aging at 85° C. and 85% relative humidity: A) a % RAU of from about 80% to about 98%; B) an in-situ modulus of between about 0.60 GPa and about 1.90 GPa; and C) a Tube Tg, of from about 50° C. to about 80° C.

Abstract: A hybrid material for light emitting diodes, comprising a) an organopolysilazane material, comprising repeating units of formulae (I) and (II) [—SiR1R2—NR3—]x??(I) [—SiHR4—NR5—]y??(II) wherein the symbols and indices have the following meanings: R1 is C2-C6-alkenyl or C4-C6-alkadienyl; R2 is H or an organic group; R3 is H or an organic group; R4 is H or an organic group; R5 is H or an organic group; x is 0.001 to 0.2; and y is 2x to (1?x), with the proviso that x+y?1 and that y can be 0 if R2 is H, and b) inorganic nanoparticles having a mean diameter in the range of from 1 to 30 nm, which are surface modified with a capping agent comprising a C1-C18-alkyl and/or C1-C18-alkenyl group, is useful as encapsulation material for LEDs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cyanoacrylate compositions in non-flowable and gel forms. More particularly, the present invention relates to non-flowable cyanoacrylate compositions which can be packaged in a convenient pocket-sized applicator dispenser for use in spreading the cyanoacrylate compositions onto substrates.

Abstract: The present invention provides an adhesive film hardly suffering from fisheyes and having excellent mechanical strength and heat resistance as well as good adhesive properties which can be suitably used as various surface protective films, etc. The present invention relates to an adhesive film including a non-polyolefin-based film and an adhesive layer formed on at least one surface of the non-polyolefin-based film, the adhesive layer having a thickness of 1 to 3000 nm and an adhesion strength to a polymethyl methacrylate plate of 1 to 1000 mN/cm.

Abstract: An adhesive label comprises: a face layer, and an adhesive layer, wherein the face layer comprises semi-crystalline polymeric film, the adhesive layer consists of one or more adhesive sub-layers, a lowermost adhesive sub-layer of said adhesive sub-layers comprises transparent polymeric adhesive, the thickness of the face layer is in the range of 10 ?m to 50 ?m, the thickness of the adhesive layer is in the range of 8 ?m to 25 ?m, the thickness of the adhesive layer is smaller than 95% of the thickness of the face layer, an uppermost sub-layer of said adhesive sub-layers is in contact with the face layer, and the refractive index of the uppermost adhesive sub-layer is in the range of 80% to 98.5% of the refractive index of the semi-crystalline polymeric film.

Abstract: A UV patch for repairing inanimate objects. The UV patch includes a fibrous material. The UV patch also includes a UV activated hardening material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a conductive composition containing a conductive metal powder and a resin component, in which the conductive metal powder contains at least a metal flake having a crystalline structure in which a metal crystal grows in a flake shape, and the resin component contains an aromatic amine skeleton.

Abstract: There is provided a conductive film laminate used in a touch panel, including: a first pressure sensitive adhesive layer; a first conductive layer; a substrate; a second conductive layer; and a second pressure sensitive adhesive layer, in this order, in which a total moisture content of the substrate, the first pressure sensitive adhesive layer, and the second pressure sensitive adhesive layer is 1.0 g/m2 or less. There are provided a conductive film laminate, in which, even in a severe environment of high temperature and high humidity, a change of electrostatic capacitance between two layers of conductive films is small, high sensitivity can be maintained, and thus operation failure or malfunction can be prevented, and a touch panel using this conductive film laminate.

Abstract: A resin composition for sealing an electronic device and other things being capable of sealing an electronic device without trapping air and being capable of suppressing the permeation of water vapor is provided. The present invention includes a polybutadiene polymer represented by chemical formula (1) and having a (meth) acryloyl group at a terminal end; and a photopolymerization initiator, and does not include a thermoplastic resin having a mass-average molecular weight of 50,000 or more: wherein R1 and R2 each represent a hydroxyl group or H2C?C(R7)—COO—; R3 and R4 each represent a C1-C16 substituted or unsubstituted, non-N-containing divalent organic group; R5, R6 and R7 each represent a hydrogen atom or a C1-C10 alkyl group; l and m each represent 0 or 1; n represents an integer from 15 to 150; and x:y=0 to 100:100 to 0; R1 and R2 are never both a hydroxyl group.

Abstract: An adhesive composition includes: a monomer in an amount of about 25 wt % to about 50 wt %; an oligomer in an amount of about 25 wt % to about 40 wt %; a binder resin in an amount of about 10 wt % to about 40 wt %; and a photopolymerization initiator in an amount of about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % with respect to the total weight of the adhesive composition. The monomer may include acrylic acid and isobornyl acrylate, the oligomer may include silicone acrylate, and the photopolymerization initiator may include a first photoinitiator having a photosensitive wavelength of about 210 nm to about 290 nm and a second photoinitiator having a photosensitive wavelength of about 300 nm to about 390 nm.

Abstract: A shaped abrasive particle including a body having a first major surface, a second major surface, and a side surface joined to the first major surface and the second major surface, and the body has at least one partial cut extending from the side surface into the interior of the body.