A method of forming an activated coating composition is disclosed. The method includes providing (a) boron nitride, (b) carbon, (c) aluminum oxide and (d) a liquid carrier. Each of the boron nitride, carbon and aluminum oxide are in particulate form. The coating composition is activated to form an activated coating composition. The activated coating composition includes active components having from about 60.0 wt% to about 90.0 wt% boron nitride, from about 16 wt% to about 24 wt% carbon and from about 4 wt% to about 6 wt% aluminum oxide. A coating method, coated substrate and activated coating composition are also disclosed.

An aspect of the present invention provides a semi-cured product composite containing: a porous body; and a semi-cured product of a thermally curable composition impregnated in the porous body, wherein the thermally curable composition contains an epoxy compound and a cyanate compound, and an equivalent ratio of an epoxy group of the epoxy compound to a cyanate group of the cyanate compound in the thermally curable composition is 1.0 or more.

An aspect of the present invention provides a semi-cured product composite containing: a porous body; and a semi-cured product of a thermally curable composition impregnated in the porous body, wherein the thermally curable composition contains an epoxy compound and a cyanate compound, and an equivalent ratio of an epoxy group of the epoxy compound to a cyanate group of the cyanate compound in the thermally curable composition is 1.0 or more.

An aspect of the present invention provides a semi-cured product composite containing: a porous body; and a semi-cured product of a thermally curable composition impregnated in the porous body, wherein the thermally curable composition contains an epoxy compound and a cyanate compound, and an equivalent ratio of an epoxy group of the epoxy compound to a cyanate group of the cyanate compound in the thermally curable composition is 1.0 or more.

Disclosed herein are processes for purifying as-synthesized boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) material to remove impurities of boron, amorphous boron nitride (a-BN), hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanocages, h-BN nanosheets, and carbon-containing compounds. The processes include heating the BNNT materials at different temperatures in the presence of inert gas and a hydrogen feedstock or in the presence of oxygen.

Disclosed herein are processes for purifying as-synthesized boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) material to remove impurities of boron, amorphous boron nitride (a-BN), hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanocages, h-BN nanosheets, and carbon-containing compounds. The processes include heating the BNNT materials at different temperatures in the presence of inert gas and a hydrogen feedstock or in the presence of oxygen.

Provided is a boron nitride agglomerate. The boron nitride agglomerate is of a multi-stage structure formed by arranging flaky hexagonal boron nitride primary particles in three-dimensional directions through adhesion of an inorganic binder. Further provided is a method for preparing the boron nitride agglomerate. The method comprises: mixing flaky hexagonal boron nitride primary particles with an inorganic binder, and controlling the mass of the inorganic binder to account for 0.02-20% of the mass of the flaky hexagonal boron nitride primary particles, so as to obtain the boron nitride agglomerate. The boron nitride agglomerate provided can be added to thermosetting resin compositions, and resin sheets, resin composite metal foil, prepregs, laminates, metal foil-covered laminates, and printed wiring boards prepared using the same have higher boron nitride addition, high thermal conductivity, and high peel strength.

Provided is a boron nitride agglomerate. The boron nitride agglomerate is of a multi-stage structure formed by arranging flaky hexagonal boron nitride primary particles in three-dimensional directions through adhesion of an inorganic binder. Further provided is a method for preparing the boron nitride agglomerate. The method comprises: mixing flaky hexagonal boron nitride primary particles with an inorganic binder, and controlling the mass of the inorganic binder to account for 0.02-20% of the mass of the flaky hexagonal boron nitride primary particles, so as to obtain the boron nitride agglomerate. The boron nitride agglomerate provided can be added to thermosetting resin compositions, and resin sheets, resin composite metal foil, prepregs, laminates, metal foil-covered laminates, and printed wiring boards prepared using the same have higher boron nitride addition, high thermal conductivity, and high peel strength.

A method for forming an abrasive article via an additive manufacturing technique including forming a layer of powder material comprising a precursor bond material and abrasive particles, compacting at least a portion of the layer to form a compacted layer, binding at least a portion of the compacted layer and repeating the steps of forming, compacting and binding to form a green body abrasive article.

A method for forming an abrasive article via an additive manufacturing technique including forming a layer of powder material comprising a precursor bond material and abrasive particles, compacting at least a portion of the layer to form a compacted layer, binding at least a portion of the compacted layer and repeating the steps of forming, compacting and binding to form a green body abrasive article.