Abstract: A coated electronic assembly comprises an electronic assembly, and a single-layer conformal coating overlying at least a portion of the electronic assembly. The conformal coating has a volume electrical resistivity of from about 108 to about 1014 ohm-centimeter. The conformal coating is formed of an organic polymeric binder, and a plurality of electrically semiconductive metal oxide filler particles dispersed in the binder. The binder and the filler particles have substantially the same visible-light refractive index. The binder may be a heat-curable or UV-curable urethane, and the particles may be doped (Al,Mg,Zn)3O4 or doped ZnO.

Abstract: The invention relates to a self-adhesive powder composition with improved resistance to creep, based on thermoplastic and/or heat-curable resins and acicular calcium carbonate. The composition is applied in powder form onto a metal substrate and then a creep-resistant coating is obtained by melting the powder.

Abstract: A method for preparing a pressure sensitive paper label is provided. The method is particularly useful on filled papers, especially papers filled with inorganic fillers containing multivalent cation. The pressure sensitive adhesive contains from 0.1 percent to 5 percent of a selected acid monomer, and 99.9 percent to 95 percent of at least one ethenically unsaturated monomer. Paper labels made by the method of this invention have superior age-resistance properties, and may be applied to a wide variety of substrates such as paper, metal, glass, wood, painted surfaces, corrugated board and plastic.

Abstract: Coating powders are provided which provide high-temperature, translucent coatings useful for light-emitting devices such as incandescent bulbs. The coating powders comprise a binder, at least 90 wt % up to 100 wt % of which is a silicone resin. The coating powders are filled with between about 10 and about 50 phr of fillers selected from the group consisting of needle-like calcium metasilicate, mica, rod-like glass particles, and mixtures thereof, the fillers having aspect ratios between about 8 and about 40.

Abstract: A color exhibition structure comprising a number of minute granular substances dispersed in a transparent substance. The materials of the transparent and granular substances are selected in such a manner as to exhibit a visible color produced by reflection and scattering of a light incident on the color exhibition structure. Alternatively, the color exhibition structure may comprise a number of minute granular substances dispersed in at least one of first and second layers laminated alternatively. The materials of the first and second layers and the granular substances are selected in such a manner as to exhibit a visible color produced by reflection, interference and scattering of a light incident on the color exhibit structure.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording sheet comprises a support, and provided thereon, an ink absorption layer containing solid fine particles, a hydrophilic binder, and oil drops in an amount of 5 to 50 weight % based on the solid fine particle weight, the content ratio by weight of the solid fine particles to the hydrophilic binder being 2 to 200, wherein the oil drops comprise an hydrophobic organic compound having a melting point of 40° C. or less or polymer particles having a glass transition temperature of 40° C. or less.

Abstract: A biaxially oriented polyester film comprising silica particles (A) having an average secondary particle size of 50-200 nm, an average primary particle size ratio (length/breadth) of 1.25-3.0 and the ratio of average primary particle size/standard deviation of primary particle size (d/&sgr;) of 0.5-5.0 in a proportion of 0.01-1% by weight, and inactive particles (B) having an average particle size of 300-1500 nm in a proportion of 0.01-1% by weight. The polyester film of the present invention can be adapted to a high speed feeding of a film or tape in the production line and stand the use of economical parts in an attempt to achieve decreasing the costs of tapes.

Abstract: A polyalkylene naphthalate for a film, which comprises a naphthalenedicarboxylic acid component as a main dicarboxylic acid component and an aliphatic glycol component as a main glycol component, and contains (a) an antimony compound and (b) a quaternary phosphonium sulfonate compound unit having an ester-forming functional group in such amounts that satisfy the following expressions (1) and (2): 0<Sb≦80  (1) 0<S/Sb≦0.4  (2) wherein Sb and S are the molar ratios (mmol %) of the antimony compound and the quaternary phosphonium sulfonate compound unit having an ester-forming functional group to the total of all the dicarboxylic acid components forming the polyalkylene naphthalate, respectively. The film of the present invention has excellent surface flatness and is suitable for use as a base film for a magnetic recording medium. It is also excellent in high-speed winding properties and can be formed into a film stably and produced industrially advantageously.

Abstract: The present invention provides a photocatalyst-carrying structure which has a structure, wherein an adhesive layer is provided in between a photocatalyst layer and a substrate, the adhesive layer is composed of silicon-modified resin, polysiloxane-containing resin or colloidal silica-containing resin, and for forming the photocatalyst layer a composition comprising a metal oxide gel or a metal hydroxide gel and a photocatalyst is used. Further, the present invention also provides a photocatalyst coating agent for producing a photocatalyst-carrying structure which contains silicon compound, at least one metal oxide sol or metal hydroxide sol, and at least one photocatalyst powder or sol.

Abstract: A resin etching solution containing a hydroxyalkylamine, an alkali metal compound and water, or an aliphatic alcohol, an aliphatic amine, an alkali metal compound and water, and a process for etching a polyimide film containing a resist pattern or metal layer pattern formed on either or both sides using the resin etching solution.

Abstract: A laminated paperboard package is produced by initially printing graphics by high speed printing on a sheet of clay-coated publication paper. The printed paper is then continuously bonded to a surface of cellulosic base layer, to provide a laminated product. The cellulosic base layer consists of at least one base ply of unbleached fibers and at least one ply of bleached or dyed fibers. Alternatively, instead of a ply of bleached or dyed fibers, a second layer of paper may be laminated to the base ply. The laminated product is then die cut to the desired shape, folded and glued into the configuration of a box or container. The substrate may be either coated, or a ply is provided, to prevent moisture or oil from the contained product from seeping through the base layer to the printed paper.

Abstract: The inkjet recording sheet substrate of the present invention comprises a cellulosic sheet support, e.g., paper, having on at least one surface thereof a base coating comprising pigment and binder. The preferred pigment component is a 50/50 mixture of kaolin clay and calcined clay, and the preferred binder component is polyvinyl acetate. This combination of binder and pigment has been found to possess a high absorption capacity for the vehicle of an inkjet ink and good compatibility with ink receptive top coatings applied over the base coat.

Abstract: The film of the present invention is a biaxially oriented laminated polyester film for magnetic recording medium consisting of a polyester layer A containing fine particles and laminated to at least one surface of a polyester layer B, wherein the fine particles in the polyester layer A are composed of 0.001 to 0.03% by weight of crosslinked polymer particles (a) having an average particle diameter (da) of 0.9 to 1.6 &mgr;m, 0.1 to 0.8% by weight of inert particles (b) having an average particle diameter (db) of 0.4 to 0.8 &mgr;m and 0.05 to 1.0% by weight of inert inorganic particles (c) having an average particle diameter (dc) of 0.01 to 0.3 &mgr;m and a Mohs hardness of 7 or above, and the ratio of the thickness TA (&mgr;m) of the polyester layer A to the average particle diameter da (&mgr;m) of the crosslinked polymer particle (TA/da) is in the range of from 0.4 to 2.0.

Abstract: Epoxy laminates incorporate up to 20 wt. % talc particles, particularly pure Montana platy talc particles having a maximum particle size of about 40 &mgr;m providing improved drilling performance, reduced dust formation, and improved Z-direction CTE, particularly when the epoxy resin has a Tg of about 150° C. or higher. The talc is selected from those which do not significantly reduce the electrical strength of the laminate relative to those which contain no talc particles. Characteristically, the talcs will have less than 5 wt. % impurities and less than 0.01 wt. % (100 wt.ppm) water extractable anions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a biaxially oriented polyester film containing 0.01 to 3.0% by weight of inorganic particles X and 0.001 to 1.5% by weight of crosslinked polymer particles Y, the particles diameters of said particles X and Y satisfying the following relationships (1) to (3) at the same time: 0.1≦dX50≦1.5  (1) dX50<dY50≦dX10  (2) 1.0≦dY25/dY75≦1.

Abstract: A composite material suitable for labeling a substrate. The composite material, which is preferably a ceramic composite, comprises a fired ceramic body and a layer thereon. The fired ceramic body includes a base layer that comprising a glassy phase and a refractory phase, the glassy phase being capable of wetting a substrate at an application temperature. There is sufficient color contrast between the top layer and the fired ceramic body such that a code pattern (e.g., a bar code) present (or formed) is optically discernible. Methods of making and using the same are also taught.

Abstract: A biaxially oriented polyester film which consists of a polyester composition comprising 0.0005 to 0.03% by weight of crosslinked polymer particles having an average particle diameter d.sub.A of 0.8 to 1.6 .mu.m, 0.1 to 0.8% by weight of inert particles having an average particle diameter d.sub.B of 0.4 to 0.8 .mu.m, and 0.05 to 1.0% by weight of inert inorganic particles having an average particle diameter d.sub.C of 0.01 to 0.3 .mu.m and a Moh's hardness of not less than 7, and which satisfies the following equations (1) and (2):1.5.ltoreq.d.sub.A /d.sub.B .ltoreq.3 (1)wherein d.sub.A and d.sub.B are defined as above,SRz/SRa.gtoreq.20 (2)wherein SRz is a three dimensional 10-points average roughness of a film surface and SRa is a three dimensional center plane average roughness of a film surface.

Abstract: An ink sorptive coating for ink jet recording media, and ink jet recording media that contain the same, wherein the ink jet recording medium contains a substrate having an ink sorptive layer coated thereon. The ink sorptive coating layer contains (1) a polymer or copolymer that comprises a polyalkyl oxazoline monomer unit or a polyphenyl oxazoline monomer unit, or a copolymer that comprises a polyalkyl oxazoline monomer unit and a polyphenyl oxazoline monomer unit, and (2) a hydrophilic, water-insoluble polymer or copolymer which preferably contains hydroxyl groups. The ink sorptive coating provides the ink jet media with improved image quality, dry time and a low degree of curl.

Abstract: Disclosed are a thermoplastic polyester composition comprising a thermoplastic polyester (A) prepared from an acid component mainly comprising an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and a glycol component mainly comprising an aliphatic glycol and .theta.-type aluminum oxide particles (B); a thermoplastic polyester composition comprising the thermoplastic polyester (A) and a mixture (C) of two or more kinds of aluminum oxide particles different from each other in crystal structure; and films made from these compositions. Particularly, the films formed from the compositions can have excellent slipping property, abrasion resistance, and scratch resistance in repeated high-speed running.

Abstract: A water-insoluble liquid-absorbent material comprising a cross-linked matrix containing a polymer having at least two cross-linkable functional end groups and substantially free of cross-linking functional groups elsewhere within the polymer that are crosslinked with a cross-linking agent having a functionality greater than two, and in combination therewith, a dye-fixing agent having at least one reactive functional group. An ink jet recording medium having a coating of the water-insoluble liquid-absorbent material on a surface thereof is also provided.

Abstract: A thermoplastic raw material, such as a polyester, containing particles (I) having an average particle diameter of <0.5 .mu.m and particles (II) having an average particle diameter of from 3.3 to 4.0 .mu.m, is useful, for example, in the production of an oriented monolayer or multilayer film having a total thickness of .ltoreq.4 .mu.m and a roughness on at least one film surface of R.sub.a <30 nm, the surface gas flow time t on at least one film surface being <2900 sec and the winding stability of the film being at least 8000. The film is useful, for example, as a capacitor film.

Abstract: A ceiling board coating composition includes water, a binder and a filler, said filler having large particles with an average particle size of a minimum of about 50 microns, medium particles with an average particle size in the range of from about 1.2 to about 30 microns, and small particles which have an average particle size in the range of from about 0.1 to about 1.0 microns.

Abstract: Composite core/sheath particulates comprising an organic polymer core at least partly coated with calcium carbonate, these core/sheath particulates having a mean particle size not exceeding 5 .mu.m, well suited for reinforcing plastic/elastomer substrates, are conveniently converted, e.g., via calcination, into hollow calcium carbonate microbeads which comprise CaCO.sub.3 shells having a mean particle size not exceeding 5 .mu.m; such hollow microbeads are themselves well suited for enhancing the low-temperature flexibility of elastomer substrates, notably vehicle tires.

Abstract: A synthetic paper made of a stretched resin film; said stretched resin film being obtained by stretching a resin film having as a support a resin composition which contains: (A) from 30 to 80% by weight of a crystalline polyolefin resin; and (B) from 70 to 20% by weight of milled calcium carbonate particles at a temperature lower than the melting point of said crystalline polyolefin resin employed as the component (A); and an inkjet recording paper made by using this synthetic paper. Because of having projections of finely milled calcium carbonate particles with a hydrophilic surface around which a number of fine cracks are formed, the synthetic paper shows improved moisture absorptivity for water color inks and aqueous adhesives, quick drying properties and excellent printability.

Abstract: A lidding material for use as a closure with a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) bottom in a push-through package is disclosed. The lidding material is totally recyclable with the bottom and has moisture vapor barrier characteristics which make it especially suitable for use in various industries where protection of stored products from environmentally based deterioration is desirable. The lidding material is comprised of a PVC base resin in a general purpose rigid PVC formulation bound together with two types of filler materials. The filler materials together regulate the frangibility of the lidding and enhance its moisture vapor barrier characteristic. In the preferred embodiment, for each 100 parts of base resin there are 50 parts of filler. In alternative embodiments, the amounts of fillers may be adjusted to vary the frangibility and other characteristics of the lidding.

Abstract: A polyester composition comprising 0.005 to 10% by weight compound oxide particles having a volume average particle meter of 0.005 to 2 .mu.m, a relative standard deviation .sigma. of the particle diameter of not more than 0.3, and composed mainly of silicon (Si), aluminum (Al) and at least one alkali metal (M), wherein the contents of the silicon, aluminum and alkali metal satisfy the following requirements: 10 wt. %.ltoreq.Si.ltoreq.45 wt. %, 3 wt. %.ltoreq.Al.ltoreq.30 wt. % and 0.5 wt. %.ltoreq.M.ltoreq.20 wt. %, respectively. The polyester composition, particularly when formed into films, has excellent surface evenness, running ability and abrasion resistance, and such films are suitable particularly for magnetic recording media and other applications.

Abstract: A heat resistant, mold releasing coating characterized in: (a) that it comprises a layer A formed to cover the surface of the base material to be coated, wherein the coating layer forming components thereof comprise 20 to 95% by weight of frit and 5 to 80% by weight of at least one heat resistant resin selected from the group consisting of fluoro resins, silicon based resins, aromatic polysulfone resins, poly(phenylenesulfide) resins, polyamideimide resins and polyimide resins, and (b) that it comprises a layer B formed to cover the surface of said layer A, wherein the coating layer forming components thereof comprise 20 to 100% by weight of one or more fluoro resins, 0 to 20% by weight of frit, and 0 to 80% by weight of at least one heat resistant resin selected from the group consisting of silicon based resins, aromatic polysulfone resins, poly(phenylenesulfide) resins, polyamideimide resins and polyimide resins.

Abstract: Packaging material for food products capable of producing fiber tearing seals when adhered together is prepared from a C1S substrate by applying a base coat to the uncoated surface of the substrate before applying a sealable, moisture barrier, food contact coating over the base coat. Precoating the substrate improves coating holdout, reduces pinholes and enhances the bond between the barrier coating and the substrate to achieve the fiber tearing seals.

Abstract: Composite nanoparticles comprising an elemental metal core surrounded by a metal-containing shell material are described wherein the particles have an average diameter of from about 5-500 nm; the core metal is preferably selected from the group consisting of the transition metals and especially Fe, Co and Ni, whereas the shell material is advantageously a metal such as an alkaline earth metal, or a metal salt such as a metal oxide or metal halide. The shell material is preferably more oxophilic than the elemental core material, enabling the core metal to remain purely metallic. These core/shell composite particles can be used to fabricate magnetizable recording media such as tapes and disks.

Abstract: The performance of phosphor screens can be improved by adding an antistatic agent into the protective topcoat of the radiographic screen when the antistatic agent preferably comprises a fluorocarbon or silicone antistatic agent. These antistatic agents are particularly useful where the screen is made by coating phosphor dispersion/mixture onto a substrate while the dispersion/mixture contains less than 5% by weight of polymerizable components with a molecular weight less than 300, preferably with less than 5% by weight of polymerizable components having molecular weights less than 500, and a topcoat contains the antistatic agent. Formation of the antistatic topcoat is preferably formed by inclusion of the antistatic agent into the polymerizable composition and allowing the antistatic agent to migrate to the surface of the composition during polymerization to form a layer consisting essentially of the antistatic agent.

Abstract: A circuit board having at least one insulator layer and at least one conductor layer which includes at least one of the whole insulator layers in a sintered body containing .beta.-Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 as a main component and at least one element selected from the group consisting of a rare earth element and an alkaline earth element, and at least one of the whole conductor layers contains at least one element selected from the group of IVb, Vb and VIb group of the periodic table, and at least one element selected from the group of a rare earth element and an alkaline earth element, and a Si element.

Abstract: A display screen having a phosphor coating comprising a phosphor composition of a phosphor provided with a coating which comprises one or more oxgyen compounds of the elements zinc, aluminium, magnesium, calcium and barium as well as colloidal SiO.sub. particles, said colloidal SiO.sub.2 particles being composed of SiO.sub.2 particles having an average size of 4 nm.ltoreq.d.ltoreq.30 nm, corresponding to a specific surface of 100 m.sup.2 /g.ltoreq.A.sub.s .ltoreq.550 nm m.sup.2 /g, and SiO.sub.2 particles having an average size of 50 nm.ltoreq.d.ltoreq.150 nm, corresponding to a specific surface of 25 m.sup.2 /g.ltoreq.A.sub.s .ltoreq.70 m.sup.2 /g.

Abstract: A thermal transfer sheet including: a substrate, a thermal transfer layer provided on one side of the substrate, and a heat-resistant slip layer, containing particles, provided on the other side of the substrate, the shot-type abrasion loss of the particles contained in the heat-resistant slip layer being 15 to 100 mg. A thermal transfer sheet including: a substrate, a heat-transferable colorant layer provided on one side of the substrate; and a heat-resistant slip layer, containing an inorganic filler, provided on the other side of the substrate, the inorganic filler comprising a main component and an impurity, the hardness of the main component and the hardness of the impurity having the relationship: main component<impurity, the ratio of the highest diffraction line intensity Y of the impurity to the highest diffraction line intensity X of the main component in the X-ray diffraction of the inorganic filler being 0.03.ltoreq.Y/X.ltoreq.0.20.

Abstract: A packaging for goods, such as, for example, tablets, capsules or the like, is suggested which is simple to produce and can be handled without problem, comprising a packaging lower part and a cover film, wherein the goods are arranged individually between the packaging lower part and the cover film and enclosed by them, wherein the cover film comprises a pull-off layer and a push-through layer which are designed such that first of all the pull-off layer can be detached from the packaging in sections and the goods then removed individually by being pushed through the push-through layer, wherein the pull-off layer is peelably connected to the push-through layer, wherein the push-through layer is connected to the lower part by means of a sealing layer and wherein the push-through layer is produced on a polymer basis.

Abstract: A stripping finger, for use in an electrophotographic apparatus, formed by molding a glass polymer consisting of phosphate glass and resin. The stripping finger does not attack the peripheral surface of a roller of the electrophotographic apparatus. The material of the stripping finger can be molded precisely by injection molding; has a sufficient degree of heat load resistance, heat deformation property, and heat fatigue resistance; and is capable of maintaining the original shape of its tip.

Abstract: A sandwich type insulation for electrical machinery comprising a laminate of a polymeric material such as polyimide which contains particles of an inorganic corona resistant material, said polymeric material being bonded to mica paper consisting of mica, wherein said mica paper may be impregnated with polymeric resin containing particles of inorganic corona resistant material. The resultant insulation may be used as a tape or wrapper.

Abstract: The inkjet recording sheet of the present invention comprises a cellulosic sheet support, e.g., paper, having on at least one surface thereof an inkjet coating comprising, in combination, a porous base coat having a high absorption capacity for absorbing the vehicle of an inkjet ink, and an ink receiving coat having a superior capacity for keeping the dyes in the ink on the surface with minimal spreading, tailing or blurring, to provide a sharp image.

Abstract: An abrasive article, and methods of making and using same, containing an inorganic metal orthophosphate salt. The abrasive article including a coated abrasive article having a size or supersize coating layer containing an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal orthophosphate salt devoid of hydrogen. The inventive abrasive article reduces the grinding energy required while improving abrading efficiency in some cases.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device is disclosed which has an electron conductor fabricated from a stable low electron affinity substance in combination with an emitting species and a hole conductor. The hole conductor and the electron conductor transport to opposed sides of the emitting species holes and electrons respectively that cause the emitting species to undergo a quantum change of state and generate light. In one embodiment the electron conductor is comprised of a plurality of structured particles, each in electrical communication with each other, where the plurality of structured particles are small enough so as their properties deviate from the bulk properties of the substance from which the structured particles are fabricated. In this embodiment the plurality of structured particles are also crystalline in nature. The plurality of structured particles are also in contact with an emitting species and act as an electron conductor.

Abstract: A magnetic recording tape favorably employable for computer data storage has a flexible polymer web, a magnetic recording layer arranged on one surface side of the web, and a backing layer arranged on another surface side of the web, characterized in that the recording tape has a thickness of 2 to 8 .mu.m and shows a Young's modulus of not less than 1,200 kg/mm.sup.2 in its longitudinal direction; and the backing layer has a thickness of 0.2 to 1 .mu.m and is composed of a binder, a carbon black, a non-magnetic powder I having Mohs' scale of hardness of 3 to 4.5 and another non-magnetic powder II having Mohs' scale of hardness of 5 to 9. Between the magnetic layer and the flexible polymer web, a non-magnetic undercoating layer composed of a binder and a non-magnetic powder can be provided.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium includes at least one magnetic layer formed by dispersing a ferromagnetic powder in a binder, the ferromagnetic powder including at least one kind of rare earth metal element selected from Y or metal elements of lanthanide series and being constituted of acicular ferromagnetic alloy powder particles whose .sigma. s is in the range of 120 to 160 emu/g, whose average longitudinal axis length is in the range of 0.04 to 0.2 .mu.m and whose crystallite size is in the range of 100 to 300 angstroms, the magnetic layer including an abrasive agent whose average particle diameter is in the range of 0.03 to 0.3 .mu.m and containing carbon black having an average particle diameter of 50 to 300 m.mu.. The magnetic recording medium has an excellent electromagnetic conversion characteristics and, particularly, a good preservation capability and can prevent a magnetic head from being abraded.

Abstract: A web printing paper, including a coating base paper which contains mineral filler and at least one of wood pulp and cellulose as fiber components. The coating base paper has a grammage of 30 to <58 g/m.sup.2, and a filler content, relative to its grammage, equal to 15 to 35% by weight. The coating base paper selectively contains, in addition to the at least one of wood pulp and cellulose, up to <50% by weight recycled fibers, all weight parts adding up to 100% by weight. The printing paper further includes a coating applied to both sides of the base paper by a film press so as to absorb printing ink. The coating contains pigment and binder. The coating on each side of the base paper has a grammage of 2 to 12 g/m.sup.2, and the pigment of the coating has a grain size, 40 to 60% by weight, of <2 .mu.m.

Abstract: A coated transparency, and method for making it, is disclosed, the transparency having a multi-layer antireflection coating that provides high transmittance with low specular reflectance, yet that also provides reduced visibility of surface defects. The coating includes alternating layers of polymerized silicon dioxide and polymerized titanium dioxide on a transparent substrate, with at least one of the layers incorporating discrete particles having a refractive index different from that of surrounding polymer. This provides the coating with a diffuse reflectance that is comparable to, or larger than, its specular reflectance, yet that still is negligible when compared to the coating's transmittance. The diffuse reflectance creates a loss of contrast for any reflected image or glare, thus masking any surface defects and providing a comfortable visual appearance.

Abstract: A coating for providing a cover sheet used in the manufacture of wallboard with a light colored finish without the use of manila top plies is disclosed. The coating has a porosity adapted to allow evaporation of moisture from the wallboard core through the cover sheet, and maintain a desired smooth appearance. A high pigment-to-binder ratio is used to provide porosity, with soy protein being added to further enhance the porosity of the coating. The coating may be applied through various conventional methods of coating paper such as roll, spray, curtain, rod and vacuum.

Abstract: An electrostatic recording material includes a conductive layer and a dielectric layer successively superimposed on a support. The dielectric layer contains an insulating resin and a pigment composition. The pigment composition includes silicon dioxide and a pigment component having a Mohs' scale hardness of 3.5 or less. This material simultaneously solves the prior art problems of "dropouts" and "flares" and improves the density of the printed areas.

Abstract: A hydrophilic polymeric article has metal oxide particles dispersed throughout a polymeric binder material. A major surface of the polymeric material is treated so as to remove polymeric binder to provide a higher ratio of metal to carbon atoms on the major surface of the polymeric article relative to its interior. The polymeric article provides extraordinary water-spreading effects on the major surface, making the article particularly suitable for use as a surface covering on a retroreflective sheeting.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin film excellent in slipperiness, wear resistance and transparency contains 0.05 to 0.5 wt. % of specified fine particles of composite oxide comprising silica, alkali metal oxide, and at least one inorganic oxide other than silica, wherein the fine particles satisfies the following expression (I):S .gtoreq.10,000/(Dp*SG) (I)wherein S indicates the specific surface area (m.sup.2 /g) of the fine particles of composite oxide, Dp indicates the average diameter (nm) of the fine particles, and SG indicates the true specific gravity thereof. The film is preferably a polyester film having a hazing value of 5% or less. It is suitable for use as magnetic tape, capacitor, photographic film and pressure-sensitive adhesive tape.

Abstract: A resin coat piece is provided in a bearing at a fitting surface with a housing or a shaft to eliminate occurrence of creep, and this resin coat piece is composed of a base material of polyamide 66 and mineral powder and an elastomer powder which are dispersedly mixed in the base material.

Abstract: A combination of lamellar and spherical particulates provides a film with desired slip and antiblock characteristics, in the absence of loose dust on the surface of the film. The film exhibits improved machinability over comparative films having either lamellar or spherical particulates. The invention is also directed to a composition of matter comprising a polymer having the mixture of lamellar and spherical particulates.

Abstract: A ceramic-filled fluoropolymer composite is presented, suitable for use as an electrical substrate material. In accordance with the present invention, a ceramic-filled fluoropolymer composite further comprises high temperature, high modulus, finely powdered polymeric material. The median particle size of the finely powdered polymeric material is less than about 200 .mu.m. The finely powdered polymeric material is further stable at temperatures greater than about 350.degree. C. Substitution of the finely powdered polymeric material for fluoropolymer matrix material within a fairly narrow concentration range results in a composite with enhanced flexural modulus, but no deleterious effect on dielectric loss. The composite material is plated or clad with conductive material.