The present invention relates to a method for applying a weldable anti-scale coat to steel, comprising producing a thin silicatic layer free from metal pigments on the metallic steel surface, and subsequently applying and curing a wet film of a curable, pigment-containing paint; wherein said paint comprises, in solution in a liquid phase, a binder, comprising hydrolysates and/or condensates of at least one silane/siloxane and/or at least one silicone resin; at least one particulate metallic pigment of AI and at least one particulate metallic pigment of Bi. The present invention also relates to application of an organic paint film system obtainable in the method of the invention, a paint formula useful in the method of the invention, a hot forming operation on steel coated in the method of the invention; and a hot-formed steel component suitable for electrical spot welding processes.

Provided herein are polysiloxane-based composite materials comprising a high weight percentage of elemental components (e.g., elemental boron, elemental copper, elemental bismuth, elemental lead) and low levels of carbon nanofibers. The elemental components may be present in the composite materials at levels greater than 25% by weight. Also provided herein are methods of forming the composite materials that have desirable flexibility and shielding properties. The invention provides a versatile composite material that is compliant and moldable, while still comprising high levels of the elemental shielding components. The materials are particularly useful for applications in which radiation shielding or neutron capture are desired.

The present invention relates to a fluoropolymer-based coating of the surface of a household article comprising at least two decorations (a) and (b) arranged between or in its layers, wherein: (a) is a decoration comprising at least one thermochromic pigment composition in the form of particles consisting of a (Bi1-xAx) (V1-yMy)O4 type pigment, where: x is 0 or x is from 0.001 to 0.999; y is equal to 0 or y is from 0.001 to 0.999; A and M are selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, phosphorus, an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, a poor metal, a metalloid or a lanthanide; A and M are different from each other; and (b) is a decoration comprising a temperature reference pigment composition.

This invention relates to a curable adhesive composition. In particular, the present invention relates to a curable adhesive composition for die attach, which eliminates the void issue, minimizes the fillet, and has lower bond line thickness and tilt trend, when cured.

Use of a single-piece covering consisting of thermosetting polymer for protecting radiation protection elements which consist of at least one radiation protection material which is formed from at least one elastomer and at least one heavy chemical elementin ionic or elemental formwherein the chemical element is selected from lead (Pb), bismuth (Bi), tungsten (W), tin (Sn), antimony (Sb) and barium (Ba), wherein the Shore A hardness of the covering is in the range of 50 to 90, method for protecting such coverings and the enclosed radiation protection elements and fittings which are produced from radiation protection material.

A thermal conductive silicone composition includes (A) 100 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane having a kinematic viscosity at 25 C. of 10 to 500,000 mm.sup.2/s; (B) 10 to 2,000 parts by mass of a thermal conductive filler having an average particle size of 0.01 to 100 m; and (C) 1,000 to 10,000 parts by mass of gallium or a gallium alloy having a melting point of 20 to 100 C. The resulting thermal conductive silicone composition has excellent thermal conduction property.