Abstract: A method of blending an emulsion of an emulsion polymerized copolymer of an organic monomer and an organosilicon monomer and an emulsion of a polydiorganosiloxane to provide a reinforced elastomeric product is disclosed. The physical properties of the cured polydiorganosiloxane elastomeric product are improved by the addition of the copolymer emulsion, as compared to the addition of an organic homopolymer, particularly the tear strength. The blended emulsions and the product obtained by devolatilizing the blended emulsion is also claimed. The cured product is useful as a coating for surfaces, as a textile treatment, and as a paper treatment.

Abstract: Ambient temperature curable compositions comprising a hydroxyl containing organic polymer and an aminoorganosilicon acylamino compound, said compositions being useful as protective coating compositions.

Abstract: Diallyl Phthalate compounds having a molecular weight of 250 to 20,000 and having at least one silyl group represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each a hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon radicals having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, such as alkyl, aryl or aralkyl radicals; X is a group selected from halogen, alkoxy, acryloxy, aminoxy, phenoxy, thioalkoxy and amino groups, and "a" is an integer 0, 1 or 2, in the molecule; and process for producing same wherein a diallyl phthalate monomer or prepolymer having molecular weight of 20,000 or less is reacted with a hydrosilane compound having the formula: ##STR2## wherein the designations are the same as above, and at a temperature within the range of 50.degree. to 150.degree. C.

Abstract: A blend of (a) 90 to 20 parts fluoropolymer gum of 60 to 85 mol percent vinylidene fluoride, 10 to 40 mol percent of hexafluoropropene and 0.15 to 3 mol percent bromine-containing olefin, and (b) 10 to 80 parts fluorosilicone gum is provided which can be vulcanized in presence of free-radical initiators to produce elastomeric vulcanizates with desired balance of chemical solvent or fluid resistance, high temperature stability, and low temperature flexibility.

Abstract: A co-crosslinkable blend composition which comprises (1) an iodine-containing fluoroelastomer, (2) at least one of silicone oligomers, silicone elastomers, fluorosilicone elastomers, phosphonitrilic fluoroelastomers, tetrafluoroethylene/propylene copolymers and hexafluoropropylene/ethylene copolymers and (3) an organic peroxide.

Abstract: A co-crosslinkable blend composition which comprises an iodine-containing fluoroelastomer, an elastomer crosslinkable in the presence of a peroxy radical and an organic peroxide.

Abstract: A glass fiber sizing composition for the reinforcement of resin matrices which comprises one or more adhesive agents, non-ionic lubricants, organo-silanes, and cationic lubricants as well as a coadhesive such as gelatin, another silane or some sort of glass-resin binding agent and demineralized water as a complement. The organo-silanes are from the group comprising the organo-silanes containing an organic chain of the polyazamide type and the organo-silanes whose organic chain contains at least one phenyl radical and at least two secondary or tertiary amine groups. The addition of the organo-silanes to the sizing composition improves the tensile strength of the sized strands. These organo-silanes are good organic glass-resin binding agents and their presence decreases the risk of rupture of the strands during the winding operation.

Abstract: Aqueous compositions for the coating of glass fibers used particularly for textiles, a method of applying these compositions to the fibers, and the fibers themselves are disclosed. The aqueous compositions comprise at least one starch, a non-ionic lubricant, a cationic lubricant, emulsifier and at least one organo-silane from the group made up of the organo-silanes comprising an organic chain of the polyazamide type and of the organo-silanes whose organic chain contains at least one phenyl radical and at least one secondary or tertiary amine group.

Abstract: Ambient temperature curable compositions comprising a hydroxyl containing organic polymer and an aminosilicon compound, said compositions being useful as protective coating compositions.

Abstract: What is disclosed is a method of compatibilizing natural or synthetic organic rubber with silicone rubber in order to enhance the properties of the final rubber product. The method consists of compounding silicone rubber with natural and/or synthetic organic rubber in the presence of an additional organopolysiloxane having long chain carbon substituents attached to the silicon atoms.

Abstract: Compositions which are stable when stored under anhydrous conditions, but when exposed to atmospheric moisture cross-link to form elastomers comprising (1) an organopolysiloxane having terminal condensable groups, (2) a silicon compound having at least 3 Si-bonded hydrolyzable groups per molecule and (3) from 30 to 100 percent by weight, based on the weight of the organopolysiloxane (1), of a powder obtained from the homopolymerization or copolymerization of an acrylonitrile in an aqueous medium.

Abstract: According to the invention, the polymer composition comprises 8 to 20 parts by weight of polyborsiloxane having a molecular weight of 2,000 to 5,000 and including structural units --BOSi-- --(CH.sub.3).sub.2 SiO-- with a B:Si molar ratio of 1:4 to 5, 40 to 90 parts by weight of polysiloxane rubber, 10 to 60 parts by weight of an organic polymer which may be polyolefins, copolymers of olefins and dienes, halogenated polyolefins, and halogenated copolymers of olefins and dienes, taken separately or in combination with one another, 2 to 10 parts by weight of branched polyorganosiloxane having a molecular weight of 2,000 to 5,000, of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein: R=CH.sub.3, C.sub.6 H.sub.5, a=43 to 50 mole %, b=0 to 2 mole %, c=50 to 55 mole %, as well as 10 to 25 parts by weight of silicon dioxide, and 5 to 10 parts by weight of a variable valency metal oxide.

Abstract: Rubber compositions curable to rubbery elastomers by heating are provided, in which co-vulcanization of an organic rubber, e.g. natural rubber or an organic synthetic rubber and an organopolysiloxane rubber can be effected to a satisfactory degree, whereas such co-vulcanization in the prior art involves several difficult problems. The characterizing components in the rubber composition are the organopolysiloxane which has at least two functional units of either mercapto groups or aliphatically unsaturated linkages in the molecule and a specific organosilicon compound which has a polysulfide linkage and one or more silicon-bonded hydroxy groups or hydrolyzable atoms or groups in the molecule.

Abstract: A curable polyester oligomer having a molecular weight of between 300 and 10,000 and at least one silyl radical at the side chain or at the end of the molecule, with the silyl radical being represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represent hydrogen or any monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 10 carbon atoms, selected from the group consisting of alkyl radical, aryl radical and aralkyl radical; R.sub.3 represents divalent hydrocarbon radical with 0 to 10 carbon atoms, "X" represents any radical selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkoxy, acyloxy, aminoxy, phenoxy, thioalkoxy, and amino radicals; "a" is an integer 0, 1 or 2; and "b" is an integer 0 or 1.

Abstract: An ambient temperature curable composition comprising a compound having a silyl group capable of being cured at ambient temperature in the presence of water and a silicon compound having a group capable of reacting with the terminal silyl group.

Abstract: Silane end-capped polyarylene polyethers are disclosed.

Abstract: A method for accelerating the surface curing of a room temperature vulcanizable organopolysiloxane composition which comprises contacting the organopolysiloxane composition with carbon dioxide in excess of that present in the atmosphere.

Abstract: The impact strength of certain thermoplastic vinylic polymers is improved by polymerizing the corresponding monomers in an emulsion of a diorganosiloxane containing units of the formula HSR'SiR.sub.n O.sub.3--n/2. For example a styrene acrylonitrile copolymer containing 20 percent by weight of a dimethylsiloxane-3-mercaptopropylsiloxane copolymer having 1 mol percent mercaptosiloxane has an Izod notched impact strength of 10.8 foot pounds per inch.