An anti-corrosive material includes an ultraviolet curable resin including, as a main component, a polymerizable compound including a photopolymerizable (meth)acrylate monomer and a photopolymerizable (meth)acrylate oligomer. The polymerizable compound includes a combination of a monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomer and a bifunctional (meth)acrylate monomer, or a combination of at least one of a monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomer or a bifunctional (meth)acrylate monomer and at least one of a trifunctional (meth)acrylate monomer or a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate monomer having four or more functional groups. The photopolymerizable (meth)acrylate oligomer has a polycarbonate diol-derived structure as a main skeleton. The anti-corrosive material has a viscosity of 18,900 mPa.Math.s or less.

Boride particles represented by a general formula XB, (where X is at least one kind of metal element selected from Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Sr, Ca, and m is a number indicating an amount of boron in the general formula) are provided, wherein an amount of carbon included in the boride particles is 0.2% by mass or less, as measured by a combustion-infrared absorption method.

An electrically conductive multilayer film is disclosed. The electrically conductive multilayer film may comprise a non-conductive base layer, a transparent layer comprising transparent conductor material, and a transparent primer layer. The non-conductive base layer, the transparent layer comprising transparent conductor material, and the transparent primer layer are arranged one on the other in a vertical direction such that the transparent primer layer is situated between the non-conductive base layer and the transparent layer comprising transparent conductor material and is in direct contact with the transparent layer comprising transparent conductor material. The transparent primer layer is formed of a composition comprising a polymer, wherein the polymer is selected from a group consisting of polyvinylidene chloride, a copolymer, wherein one of the monomers is vinylidene chloride, and any combination thereof. Further is disclosed a method, a touch sensing device, and different uses.

An electrically conductive multilayer film is disclosed. The electrically conductive multilayer film may comprise a non-conductive base layer, a transparent layer comprising transparent conductor material, and a transparent primer layer. The non-conductive base layer, the transparent layer comprising transparent conductor material, and the transparent primer layer are arranged one on the other in a vertical direction such that the transparent primer layer is situated between the non-conductive base layer and the transparent layer comprising transparent conductor material and is in direct contact with the transparent layer comprising transparent conductor material. The transparent primer layer is formed of a composition comprising a polymer, wherein the polymer is selected from a group consisting of polyvinylidene chloride, a copolymer, wherein one of the monomers is vinylidene chloride, and any combination thereof. Further is disclosed a method, a touch sensing device, and different uses.

The invention relates to thermosetting powder coating compositions as these are disclosed herein. The compositions comprise A) unsaturated resin(s) comprising ethylenic unsaturations selected from the group consisting of polyester resins, polyurethanes, epoxy resins, polyamides, polyesteramides, polycarbonates, polyureas and mixtures thereof; and B) curing agent(s) selected from the group consisting of certain vinyl urethanes, vinyl functionalized urethane resins and mixtures thereof; and C) thermal radical initiator(s) selected from the group consisting of organic peroxides, azo compounds, and mixtures thereof; and D) co-initiator(s) selected from the group consisting of certain onium compounds, sulpho-compounds, and mixtures thereof; and E) inhibitor(s) selected from the group consisting of phenolic compounds, stable radicals, catechols, phenothiazines, hydroquinones, benzoquinones and mixtures thereof. The invention further relates to a process for making said thermosetting powder coating compositions and processes for coating an article with said thermosetting powder coating compositions. The invention further relates to cured thermosetting powder coating compositions obtained by curing of the thermosetting powder coating compositions of the invention. The invention further relates to an article having coated thereon said thermosetting powder coating composition as well as to an article having coated and cured thereon said thermosetting powder coating composition. The invention further relates to the use of said thermosetting powder coating compositions, to the use of an article having coated thereon said thermosetting powder coating compositions and to the use of an article having coated and cured thereon said thermosetting powder coating compositions. The invention further relates to various uses of either the thermosetting powder coating compositions of the invention, or the cured thermosetting powder coating compositions of the invention or of articles having coated thereon the thermosetting powder coating composition of the invention, or of articles having coated and cured thereon the thermosetting powder coating composition of the invention. The invention further relates to a method for substantially lowering the T.sub.chalk-free as the latter is defined herein.

A metal film-coated molded resin article includes: a molded article formed of a polybutylene terephthalate-based resin composition and/or a polycarbonate-based resin composition; and a metal film disposed on a surface of the molded article, wherein the resin composition(s) contain(s) a reactive compound and/or a resin having a reactive functional group. A metal film-coated molded resin article includes: a molded article formed of a polybutylene terephthalate-based resin composition; and a metal film disposed on a surface of the molded article, wherein the peel strength of the metal film measured under the adhesion test described in appendix 1 (specifications) of JIS H8630:2006 is ≥9.0 N/cm. A metal film-coated molded resin article may include a metal film excellent in adhesion, formed on the surface of the article such as a molded polybutylene terephthalate based-resin article and/or a molded polycarbonate-based resin article using a dry process instead of electroless plating.

An ornamental part, for example for a timepiece, jewellery or telephone, in particular a watch case middle, and its manufacturing method, the part at least partly including a hard material having a Vickers hardness greater than 1000 HV, the method including the following main steps: a step of producing a precursor from a mixture of at least one powder material with a binder, a step of injecting the precursor into a mould in order to form a green body, a step of sintering the green body in order to form a body of the future part from the hard material, and a step of depositing a polymer material coating on one face of the part, the deposition being carried out by moulding on the body, in particular by injection into a mould, the coating and the hard material being inseparable.

An ornamental part, for example for a timepiece, jewellery or telephone, in particular a watch case middle, and its manufacturing method, the part at least partly including a hard material having a Vickers hardness greater than 1000 HV, the method including the following main steps: a step of producing a precursor from a mixture of at least one powder material with a binder, a step of injecting the precursor into a mould in order to form a green body, a step of sintering the green body in order to form a body of the future part from the hard material, and a step of depositing a polymer material coating on one face of the part, the deposition being carried out by moulding on the body, in particular by injection into a mould, the coating and the hard material being inseparable.

A particulate material useful for additive manufacturing contains a semicrystalline polycarbonate or a semicrystalline polyetherimide. The particles of the particulate material are characterized by a narrow volume-based distribution of equivalent spherical diameters in which the median equivalent spherical diameter (Dv50) M is in the range 35 to 85 micrometers, the equivalent spherical diameter corresponding to 1 percent of the cumulative undersize distribution (DvO1) is greater than 2 micrometers, and the equivalent spherical diameter corresponding to 99 percent of the cumulative undersize distribution (Dv99) is less than 115 micrometers. Also described is a method of additive manufacturing utilizing the particulate material.

A particulate material useful for additive manufacturing contains a semicrystalline polycarbonate or a semicrystalline polyetherimide. The particles of the particulate material are characterized by a narrow volume-based distribution of equivalent spherical diameters in which the median equivalent spherical diameter (Dv50) M is in the range 35 to 85 micrometers, the equivalent spherical diameter corresponding to 1 percent of the cumulative undersize distribution (DvO1) is greater than 2 micrometers, and the equivalent spherical diameter corresponding to 99 percent of the cumulative undersize distribution (Dv99) is less than 115 micrometers. Also described is a method of additive manufacturing utilizing the particulate material.