Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an electrical steel sheet laminate, including: a plurality of electrical steel sheets; and a fusion layer disposed between the electrical steel sheets, wherein the fusion layer includes an olefin-based semi-crystalline polymer and at least one inorganic metal compound of a metal phosphate and a metal chromate.

Abstract: Polyolefins having the same or different functional groups covalently bound to the polyolefin, such as polyolefins having hindered phenol groups bound thereto, can be prepared by from a maleic anhydride modified polyolefin, with or without a coupling agent, and a hindered phenol reagent under heat, e.g., by heating the components to at least about 170° C., such as by reactive extrusion. A polyolefin having hindered phenol groups can be added to the components as a stabilizer prior to or during reacting the components together under heat.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture, a vulcanizate and a vehicle tire. The sulfur-crosslinkable rubber mixture contains at least the following constituents: at least one diene rubber and at least one silica and at least one silane having the general empirical formula [(R1)oSi—(R3—)pX—(R4—)p]mSn(R2)2-m,??I) where X is a radical comprising at least one polar group selected from urethane, amide, ester, amine, thiourea, thioamide, O-organyl thiocarbamate, S-organyl thiocarbamate, amidine, guanidine, piperidine, maleic anhydride, sulfonamide, carbonate, imidazoline, thiazolidine, thiazolidinone, pyrrolidine, pyrazole, benzimidazole, indole, purine, thiazine, sulfonate, and phosphonate groups.

Abstract: Provided are a novel acrylic polymer that has moderate crosslinking reactivity and is suitable for sealant applications and a sealant using the polymer. The (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester polymer according to the invention has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) method of 30,000 to 150,000 and a number average molecular weight (Mn) of less than 20,000 and has 1.1 to 3.0 methyldimethoxysilyl groups, more than 0.5 methyldimethoxysilyl groups at side chains of a molecular chain, and more than 0.5 methyldimethoxysilyl groups at molecular chain terminals, per one molecule of the polymer.

Abstract: The present invention is a normal temperature-curable hard coat composition containing at least (A) a polysilazane compound having structures shown by the following formula (1) and (B) an alkoxysilane compound. The ratio of [a] the number of Si—H bonds in the polysilazane compound and [b] the number of alkoxy groups in the alkoxysilane compound is in a range of [b]/[a]=1.5 to 3. The present invention provides the normal temperature-curable hard coat composition which has excellent workability on outdoors, cures at normal temperature, improves surface hardness of plastic materials, and is used as an alternative material to glass.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polyarylene sulfide resin composition for an automobile headlamp component, a method for producing the same, and an automobile headlamp component manufactured using the same. The polyarylene sulfide resin composition includes: about 45 wt % to about 75 wt % of a polyarylene sulfide resin containing about 300 ppm or less of chlorine; about 24.5 wt % to about 55 wt % of an inorganic filler; about 0.1 wt % to about 1 wt % of a nucleating agent; about 0.05 wt % to about 1 wt % of metal powder; and about 0.1 wt % to about 2.5 wt % of a composite metal hydroxide.

Abstract: A thermoconductive silicone composition which has (A) an organopolysiloxane as a base polymer and includes (B) a thermoconductive filler, wherein the thermoconductive filler is 60-85 vol % of the thermoconductive silicone composition, and 40-60 vol % of the thermoconductive filler is aluminum nitride having an average particle diameter of at least 50 ?m.

Abstract: Functionalized fluoro polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (F-POSS) materials as additives to improve liquid repellence of various polymers, the additive including at least one functionalized F-POSS material, wherein the functional group is at least one material selected from the group consisting of amines, isocyanates, epoxies, carboxylic acids, and esters.

Abstract: The present invention provides a silicone composition comprising components (A) to (F); (A) 100 parts by mass of a raw rubber-like, at 25 degrees C., organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups each bonded to a silicon atom; (B) 5 to 100 parts by mass of silica powder having a specific surface area of 50 m2/g or more; (C) platinum or a platinum compound in an amount of 1 to 1,000 ppm by mass as a platinum atom, relative to the mass of component (A); (D) 0.01 to 5 parts by mass of a compound selected from an organic silicon compound having a nitrogen-containing organic group and an unsaturated hydrocarbon group, and benzotriazole and a derivative thereof; (E) an addition reaction curing agent other than said component (C), or an organic peroxide in an effective amount to cure the composition, and (F) 0.

Abstract: A method of producing a sliane cross-linked polyethylene is disclosed which includes maleating a polyethylene polymer to form a maleated polyethylene and reacting the maleated polyethylene with a primary or secondary amino silane to form a silane-grafted polyethylene. The method further includes treating the silane-grafted polyethylene in a moisture curing process to form the silane cross-linked polyethylene.

Abstract: A methodology for producing modified nanoclays which, when added to an elastomer, provide elastomeric nanocomposites with improved ageing, rheological and mechanical properties, and which can be devoid of, or containing low amount of, a filler such as carbon black, is provided. The modified nanoclays are made of a nanoclay, such as an organomodified nanoclay, modified so as to be in association with an amine-containing antioxidant and optionally also with a silyl-containing compound, such as mercaptosiloxane. Also provided are processes of preparing the modified nanoclays, elastomeric composites containing same and articles containing the elastomeric composites.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a primer composition for application between the base film and the adhesive layer of an adhesive tape that can improve the adhesion between the base film and the adhesive layer of the adhesive tape and an adhesive tape prepared by using the primer composition. A primer composition, comprising 100 parts by mass (as solid matter) of a graft polymer of a natural rubber graft-polymerized with 15 to 65 mass % of methyl methacrylate and 25 to 300 parts by mass of a carboxyl group-modified acrylonitrile butadiene rubber.

Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition for a tire having improved abrasion resistance, fuel economy and processability in a balanced manner. Also provided is a method for producing the rubber composition, and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The rubber composition for a tire is obtained by mixing a kneaded mixture containing butadiene rubber 1, silica 1, a silane coupling agent 1 with a sulfur content of 20% by mass or more, and oil 1; styrene-butadiene rubber 2; and a silane coupling agent 2 with a sulfur content of less than 20% by mass.

Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes refrigerant circuits in which a high pressure shell compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an expansion valve, and an indoor heat exchanger are connected; a mixed refrigerant containing 1,1,2-trifluoroethylene and a refrigerant other than 1,1,2-trifluorothylene and circulating through the refrigerant circuits; and a refrigerating machine oil enclosed in the refrigerant circuits and adjusted such that 1,1,2-trifluoroethylene will be more soluble therein than the other refrigerant is.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions, comprising polysilazane, polysiloxane, and a boron constituent. The compositions may further comprise carbon nanofibers. Also provided is a method for forming the compositions, composites formed from a composition, and a method for forming composites from a composition by mixing the compositions with fibers and curing the composition-fiber mixture.

Abstract: A composition for the manufacture of a gelcoat includes a main component and a curing component. The main component comprises at least one epoxide resin selected from the group consisting of glycidyl ethers of bisphenol A, glycidyl ethers of bisphenol F, trimethylolpropane triglycidyl ethers, and mixtures thereof, and up to 5 wt.-% of at least one of a filler and a pigment based on a total weight of the main component. The curing component comprises at least one cycloaliphatic amine. The main component or the curing component further comprises at least one polytetrahydrofurane polyol.

Abstract: Disclosed are a flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition suitable for preparing an electric wire, etc. by enhancing extrudability of a resin composition without hindering flame retardancy of the resin composition, and an electric wire comprising the same. The flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition comprises a matrix resin that comprises 20% to 40% by weight of a poly arylene ether resin, 20% to 40% by weight of a vinyl aromatic resin and 5% to 17% by weight of a polypropylene resin comprising a rubber ingredient, and 10% to 30% by weight of a flame retardant, based on a total weight of the resin composition.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a primer composition for application between the base film and the adhesive layer of an adhesive tape that can improve the adhesion between the base film and the adhesive layer of the adhesive tape and an adhesive tape prepared by using the primer composition. A primer composition, comprising 100 parts by mass (as solid matter) of a graft polymer of a natural rubber graft-polymerized with 15 to 65 mass % of methyl methacrylate and 25 to 300 parts by mass of a carboxyl group-modified acrylonitrile butadiene rubber.

Abstract: A methodology for producing modified nanoclays which, when added to an elastomer, provide elastomeric nanocomposites with improved ageing, rheological and mechanical properties, and which can be devoid of, or containing low amount of, a filler such as carbon black, is provided. The modified nanoclays are made of a nanoclay, such as an organomodified nanoclay, modified so as to be in association with an amine-containing antioxidant and optionally also with a silyl-containing compound, such as mercaptosiloxane. Also provided are processes of preparing the modified nanoclays, elastomeric composites containing same and articles containing the elastomeric composites.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a functionalized elastomer comprising the reaction product of a living anionic elastomeric polymer and a polymerization terminator of formula I wherein R1 is C1 to C4 linear alkyl, or C1 to C4 branched alkanediyl; X1, X2, X3 are independently O, S, or a group of formula (II) or (III) where R2 is C1 to C18 linear or branched alkyl; Z is R3, —OR4, or —R5—X4; R3, R4 are independently C1 to C18 linear or branched alkyl; R5 is C1 to C18 alkanediyl or dialkyl ether diyl; X4 is halogen or a group of structure IV, V, VI, VII or VIII wherein R6, R7, R8, R9, and R10 are independently H or C1 to C8 alkyl; R11 is C2 to C8 alkanediyl; R12 and R13 are independently H, aryl or C1 to C8 alkyl; Q is N or a group of structure IX wherein R14 is C1 to C8 alkyl.

Abstract: A polymer comprising reaction product of (a) one or more diacid or diester thereof, and (b) one or more polyol, wherein component (a) comprises 5 to 100 mole %, based on the total amount of component (a), of 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA), or one or more C1 to C10 alkyl diester thereof, and component (b) comprises a mixture of 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, or 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a functionalized elastomer having the formula (P-Bn)q-X where P is a polydiene segment, B is a styrenic monomer residue, n is the number of styrenic monomer residues, and Bn is a polystyrenic segment; X is a multifunctional terminator residue, and q is the number of (P-Bn) chains coupled to X; wherein for q=1, the weight percent of the functionalized elastomer is at least 90 percent by weight.

Abstract: Coating compositions are described comprising a non-ionic surfactant and an additive wherein the additive comprises a low surface energy group and one or more hydroxyl groups. The cured coating can exhibit reduced fingerprint visibility and low cellulose surface attraction. Also described are copolymer compositions useful as additives.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a functionalized elastomer having the formula (P-Bn)q-X where P is a polydiene segment, B is a styrenic monomer residue, n is the number of styrenic monomer residues, and Bn is a polystyrenic segment; X is a multifunctional terminator residue, and q is the number of (P-Bn) chains coupled to X; wherein for q=1, the weight percent of the functionalized elastomer is at least 90 percent by weight.

Abstract: A composition comprising: A) polymer that comprises: L is CX—CYZ, where X, Y, and Z are independently hydrogen, an alkyl, or a substituted alkyl; and, M is an alkylene, an arylene, a substituted alkylene, a substituted arylene, or C(O)O—W—, where W is an alkylene or a substituted alkylene; and R?, R?, and R?? are independently selected from an aromatic hydrocarbon, an aliphatic hydrocarbon, or a substituted hydrocarbon that comprises one or more of O, N, S, or Si atoms, provided that at least one of R?, R?, and R?? is selected from alkoxyl, aryloxyl, hydroxyl, halide, carboxyl, or carbonate; and, p is from 1 to 10,000; and the polymer does not comprise a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane structure; and B) a polymer formed from a composition comprising at least one Si-containing compound as described herein. Compositions are suitable for microelectronic applications, and have improved adhesion to photoresists polymers.

Abstract: A composite forming material of the present invention in which a fiberglass and a thermoplastic resin are compounded, where the fiberglass is a glass wool and a surface treatment is performed on the glass wool by spraying a solution which includes a silane coupling agent and/or a film former, a weight percent of the silane coupling agent to the glass wool is 0.24 wt %, and a weight percent of the film former to the glass wool is 2.4 wt %, the mean length of the glass wool is 600 ?m, and the diameter is 3.4 ?m.

Abstract: Adhesive for adhering synthetic and/or metal substrates, selected from liquid or thermoplastic adhesives which have urethane groups in the polymer chain, wherein the adhesive is selected from NCO-reactive adhesives, silane-reactive adhesives or thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) and include as a constituent 0.01 to 10 wt. % of at least one compound (H) having a molecular weight of less than 500 g/mol, which compound has at least one sulphonamide group having an SO2—NH—C(O) structure or at least one amidosulphonate group.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorescent compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 to R4 each independently represent a substituent selected from a linear, branched or cyclic monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, aryloxy group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, halogen atom, hydrogen atom, amino group, cyano group, amine-containing group, and siloxane-containing group; with the proviso that when an amine-containing group as the substituent is not included, at least one of R1 to R4 is a siloxane-containing group represented by Sx-A-, and that when an amine-containing group as the substituent is included, at least one of R1 to R4 and a substituent of the amine-containing group is a siloxane-containing group represented by Sx-A-; a method of producing the same; and a fluorescent resin composition containing the same.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a functionalized elastomer comprising the reaction product of a living anionic elastomeric polymer and a polymerization terminator of formula I wherein R1 is C1 to C4 linear or branched alkanediyl; Z is R2, —OR3, or —R4—X; R2, R3 are independently C1 to C18 linear or branched alkyl; R4 is C1 to C18 alkanediyl; X is halogen or a group of structure II, III, IV, V or VI wherein R5, R6, R7, R8, and R9 are independently H or C1 to C8 alkyl; R10 is C2 to C8 alkanediyl; R11 and R12 are independently H, aryl or C1 to C8 alkyl; Q is N or a group of structure VII wherein R13 is C1 to C8 alkyl.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of providing an aqueous paint dispersion comprising silanized colloidal silica particles and an acrylate-based binder wherein the weight ratio of SiO2 to acrylate-based binder on a dry basis ranges from 0.02 to 0.2, and wherein the content of SiO2, measured by XRF, in said dispersion ranges from 1.05 to 7.5 wt %, wherein silane groups present in the silanized colloidal silica particles are derived from silanes containing an epoxy group, glycidoxy group, glycidoxypropyl group, ureido-based silanes, methacrylamido silanes, mercapto silanes, and combinations thereof. The invention also relates to the use thereof.

Abstract: A solid, water-soluble fast-dissolving antidrift composition includes a urea-based complex-forming component (i) complexed with an antidrift component (ii), the antidrift composition optionally further including an adjuvant component (iii).

Abstract: A pigment dispersion includes a pigment, a dispersing agent, a viscosity reducing compound and solvent. The dispersing agent includes a block acrylic compound or a graft acrylic compound.

Abstract: A stabilized assembly including a first liquid phase of non-spherical droplets in a second liquid phase, wherein the second liquid phase is immiscible with the first phase, and nanoparticle surfactants assembled at an interface of the non-spherical droplets and the second phase is disclosed. The nanoparticle surfactants include nanoparticles and end-functionalized polymers that can interact through ligand type interactions, and the first phase is stabilized by a disordered, jammed layer of nanoparticle surfactants. A method of preparing a stabilized assembly is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for treating filler material includes contacting the filler material with a silane which, upon hydrolysis, produces substantially no significant amount of volatile organic compound and/or the hydrolyzate of the silane to provide a treated filler which can then be incorporated into a matrix to provide a composite body.

Abstract: A dispersion, comprising 0.1 to 25% by weight hydrophobized silica, 8 to 90 wt % of at least one alcohol selected from the group consisting of ethanol, 1-propanol and 2-propanol, 7 to 89 wt % of water, 0 to 30% by weight solvent immiscible with water, and 0.04 to 5 wt % of at least one carboxyvinyl polymer present in neutralized form, can be applied to a surface using a non-drip application method and, by modifying the surface with hydrophobized silica, imparts water-repelling and self-cleaning properties to the surface.

Abstract: Polyamide-filled acrylate copolymer compositions comprising a continuous acrylate copolymer phase and a discontinuous polyamide phase are produced by a melt mixing process. When crosslinked with diamine curatives the polyamide-filled acrylate copolymer compositions exhibit enhanced resistance to heat aging compared to carbon black-reinforced acrylate copolymer compositions.

Abstract: A film is used as a TAB leader tape. The film comprises 45 parts by mass or more of a polyphenylene ether-based resin and 55 parts by mass or less of at least one component selected from a thermoplastic resin and a plasticizer based on 100 parts by mass of the film. The film optionally includes inorganic filler and other additional components.

Abstract: A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition has excellent heat resistance, flowability and lightweight property as well as surface smoothness and impact resistance. The polyphenylene sulfide resin composition includes 1 to 30 parts by weight of a mica (b) having an aspect ratio of not less than 80, relative to 100 parts by weight of a polyphenylene sulfide resin (a).

Abstract: A clear polymeric matte coating including from 10% to 65% by weight, based on the weight of the coating, of a first polymer having a calculated Tg of from ?60° C. to 100° C.; from 10% to 80% by weight, based on the weight of the coating, of a second particulate polymer having an average particle diameter of from 0.5 microns to 30 microns; and from 0.1% to 15% by weight, based on the weight of the coating, of an aminosilane is provided. Also provided is an aqueous polymeric coating composition form which the clear matte coating may be formed and a method for improving the matting efficiency of an emulsion polymer having a calculated Tg of from ?60° C. to 150° C. and an average particle diameter of from 0.5 microns to 30 microns in a coating.

Abstract: In general the present disclosure relates to Nylon 6/montmorillonite clay nanocomposites with enhanced mechanical properties that have been prepared primarily by solution compounding. A major challenge in producing the Nylon 6/montmorillonite clay nanocomposites is associated with the exfoliation and dispersion of the clay particles within the polymer matrix. This disclosure presents compositions and methods for obtaining highly or fully exfoliated nylon 6/montmorillonite nanocomposites not only for organically modified clays with known compatibility with nylon 6 (Cloisite 30B), but also for clays with low/no compatibility with nylon 6 (Cloisite 15A and Na—MMT) through solution compounding.

Abstract: This invention relates to the treatment of a carbon based filler with a hydrolysable silane to modify the surface of the filler. It also relates to a carbon based filler modified by treatment with a hydrolysable silane, and to polymer compositions containing such a modified carbon based filler.

Abstract: Blocking resistance of highly pigmented aqueous coating compositions is improved by addition of an anti-blocking organosilicon composition containing. A) 100 parts by weight of at least one aminoalkyl-functional organopolysiloxane; B) from 1 to 20 parts by weight of at least one aminoalkyl-functional alkoxysilane or partial hydrolysis product thereof, and C) from 10 to 500 parts by weight of at least one silanol-functional organopolysiloxane free of aminoalkyl groups, wherein the weight percentages of A), B), and C) are relative to the total weight of components A), B), and C). The organosilicon composition is advantageously supplied in the form of an aqueous emulsion.

Abstract: The present invention discloses functionalized nanoparticles comprising on the surface a covalently bound radical of the formula (I) wherein the nanoparticles are SiO2, Al2O3 or mixed SiO2 and Al2O3 nanoparticles, and wherein the general symbols are as defined in claim 1. These functionalized nanoparticles are for example useful as stabilizers and/or compatibilizers in organic materials, or as photoinitiators in pre-polymeric or pre-crosslinking formulations, or as reinforcer of coatings and improver of scratch resistance in coating compositions for surfaces.

Abstract: The invention relates to a primer, comprising a mixture dissolved or dispersed in one or more solvents, the mixture composed of a copolymer obtained through copolymerization, preferably free-radical copolymerization, of vinylcaprolactam and/or vinylpyrrolidone, and one or more of the following monomers: a) an acrylic acid ester of a linear primary alcohol containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl group of the alcohol, b) an acrylic acid ester of a branched, non-cyclic alcohol having 4 to 12 carbon atoms in the alkyl group of the alcohol, c) acrylic acid, one or more organofunctional silanes, a dye or a pigment based on a metal complex or a metal oxide, wherein the metal oxide is of a spinel-type. Such primer provide reliable and excellent adhesion between pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes and hydrophilic surfaces, in particular glass, and ensures at the same time a good coloration of the primer, thereby producing an opaque primer layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a primer, comprising a mixture dissolved or dispersed in one or more solvents, the mixture composed of a copolymer obtained through copolymerization, preferably free-radical copolymerization, of vinylcaprolactam and/or vinylpyrrolidone, and one or more of the following monomers: a) an acrylic acid ester of a linear primary alcohol containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl group of the alcohol, b) an acrylic acid ester of a branched, non-cyclic alcohol having 4 to 12 carbon atoms in the alkyl group of the alcohol, c) acrylic acid, one or more organofunctional silanes. Such primer provides reliable and excellent adhesion between pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes and hydrophilic surfaces, in particular glass. The adhesion-promoting effect is retained even when the primer additionally contains functional fillers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for continuous production of reaction products by addition reactions based on a Michael reaction, wherein at least one compound (B) having at least one nucleophilic functional group is added to at least one compound (A) having at least one activated alkene or activated alkyne carbon-carbon multiple bond, wherein the reaction takes place in a reaction mixing pump.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions, systems and methods for demulsifying an emulsion including an aqueous phase and an organic phase by adding an effective amount of a composition comprising at least one quaternary organopolysiloxane or salt thereof to the emulsion, the composition optionally including at least one of quaternary epihalohydrin/polyamine copolymers or salts, and/or (poly)diallyldimethylammonium halides.

Abstract: The present invention concerns fire retardant materials made of polymers, plastics and elastomeric-based materials comprising nanoclays intercalated with protonised silane.

Abstract: Durable, impact-resistant structural coatings with dewetting and anti-icing properties are disclosed. The coatings possess a self-similar structure with two feature sizes that are tuned to affect the wetting of water and freezing of water on the surface. Dewetting and anti-icing performance is simultaneously achieved in a structural coating comprising multiple layers, with each layer including (a) a continuous matrix; (b) porous voids, dispersed within the matrix, to inhibit wetting of water; and (c) nanoparticles, on pore surfaces, that inhibit heterogeneous nucleation of water. These structural coatings utilize low-cost and lightweight materials that can be rapidly sprayed over large areas. If the surface is damaged during use, fresh material will expose a coating surface that is identical to that which was removed, for extended lifetime.

Abstract: A styrene based resin composition having a low linear thermal expansion coefficient and high formability, a formed article thereof, and an optical element made from the formed article are provided. The formed article is produced by forming a styrene based resin composition containing a styrene based resin and silica particles, wherein the number average particle diameter of primary particles of the silica particles is 0.5 nm or more and 40 nm or less, and the content of the silica particles is 40 percent by volume or more and 75 percent by volume or less relative to a total of the styrene based resin and the silica particles.