Abstract: Friction compositions containing major proportions of non-fibrous inorganic compounds in place of asbestos are disclosed. The compositions are particularly useful in the preparation of automotive disc brake pads.

Abstract: A method of making a shaped article from particulate solid material, such as a foundry mould or core from sand, comprisesI. forming a mixture of the particles and an anaerobically-curing adhesive containing, as a curing accelerator, either an aliphatic amine having at least two primary aliphatic amino groups or a condensation product of such an amine with a ketone or with an aldehyde,Ii. forming the mixture into the desired shape, andIii. in the presence of water, causing the adhesive to cure and to bond the particles together by displacing air or other oxygen-containing gas in the environment of the shaped article with an inert gas or vapor.

Abstract: Synthetic resin compositions prepared by blending resin with the surface-treated glass flakes obtained by treating glass flakes with an inorganic acid have an excellent resistance against gas-permeability.