A halogen-free flame-retardant polyamide (PA) composite includes the following components in parts by weight: 20 to 50 parts of an aliphatic PA, 10 to 30 parts of an aromatic PA, 20 to 30 parts of a halogen-free flame retardant, 10 to 50 parts of a glass fiber, 1 to 5 parts of a char-forming agent, and 0 to 5 parts of an additive, where the aromatic PA is at least one selected from the group consisting of PA66/6T, PA MXD6, and PA6T/6I and the char-forming agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of dipentaerythritol (DPE) and tripentaerythritol (TPE). In the halogen-free flame-retardant PA composite, the aromatic PA itself has high-temperature resistance and aging resistance and exhibits a synergistic effect with a dense carbon layer formed by the char-forming agent during aging. The present disclosure discloses a preparation method of the halogen-free flame-retardant PA composite.

The invention provides a copolyetherester compositions that are resistant to burning and which show reduced smoke production when exposed to heat or flame.

The present invention relates to a thermally expandable fire resistant material comprising at least one matrix resin selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic resin and a rubber and a thermally expandable graphite, having an expansion pressure of 3.0 N/cm.sup.2 or more. According to the present invention, a fire resistant material capable of exhibiting excellent fire resistance can be provided.

Hypophosphorous acid metal salts powders are used as flame retardant agents in flame retarded compositions suitable for polymer materials.

A coating liquid includes aluminum phosphate, a nonionic surfactant, and water and/or water-soluble solvent that dissolves or disperses the aluminum phosphate and the nonionic surfactant. An amount of the nonionic surfactant is preferably 1 vol % or more and 10 vol % or less. The nonionic surfactant is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of ester, ether, alkylglycoside, octylphenol ethoxylate, pyrrolidone, and polyhydric alcohol. Applying such a coating liquid to a surface of a thermoelectric member, and drying and firing the coating liquid enables formation of a dense antioxidant film containing aluminum phosphate on the surface of the thermoelectric member.

A method of preserving a nuclear fuel includes exposing a surface of a fuel element comprising aluminum to a phosphorus-containing acid and reacting the phosphorus-containing acid with the aluminum to form aluminum phosphate (AlPO.sub.4). A nuclear fuel element includes a nuclear fuel and a shell surrounding the nuclear fuel. The shell comprises aluminum phosphate.

Provided herein are architectural coating compositions having sound-reducing properties. The coating compositions comprise a high-density pigment component. Preferably, the high-density pigment component has a density of at least about 3 grams/cm.sup.3. In one embodiment, the high-density pigment component comprises barium sulfate.

Provided are a surface-treated metal sheet excellent in the adhesiveness to a coating treatment film and weldability and a coated member. The surface-treated metal sheet includes a metal sheet and a coating film placed on at least one major surface of the metal sheet; the coating film contains oxide particles, a binder resin, and electrically conductive particles; the amount of electrically conductive particles contained is 5 to 30 mass % relative to the coating film; the oxide particles include non-doped oxide particles and/or doped oxide particles; the non-doped oxide particles include at least one kind selected from the group consisting of zinc oxide particles, tin oxide particles, magnesium oxide particles, calcium oxide particles, and strontium oxide particles; the doped oxide particles include at least one kind selected from the group consisting of doped zinc oxide particles and doped tin oxide particles; the amount of oxide particles contained is 1 to 30 mass %, but is 1 to 10 mass % relative to the coating film in the case of not including doped oxide particles; and the amount of the coating film attached to the major surface is 2 to 20 g/m.sup.2.

The invention relates to flame-retardant polyamide compositions comprising polyamide having a melting point of not more than 290° C. as component A, fillers and/or reinforcers as component B, phosphinic salt of the formula (I) as component C

##STR00001## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are ethyl, M is Al, Fe, TiO.sub.p or Zn, m is 2 to 3, and p=(4−m)/2 compound selected from the group of the Al, Fe, TiO.sub.p and Zn salts of ethylbutylphosphinic acid, of dibutylphosphinic acid, of ethylhexylphosphinic acid, of butylhexylphosphinic acid and/or of dihexylphosphinic acid as component D phosphonic salt of the formula (II) as component E

##STR00002## in which R.sub.3 is ethyl, Met is Al, Fe, TiO.sub.q or Zn, n is 2 to 3, and q=(4−n)/2 melamine polyphosphate having an average degree of condensation of 2 to 200 as component F, and wax selected from the group of the polyolefin waxes, amide waxes, natural waxes, long-chain aliphatic carboxylic acids and/or the esters or salts thereof as component G.

The polyamide compositions can be used for production of fibers, films and shaped bodies, especially for applications in the electricals and electronics sector.

Compositions of injection molded articles, multilayer extruded articles, and 3D printed articles with improved flame properties and with improved melt dripping properties are disclosed. Improved flame resistant articles may be beneficial for a large number of injection molded parts, 3D printed parts, and extruded parts. Reduced melt dripping also may be beneficial for such applications. Methods for using such compositions, printed parts, molded parts, and extruded parts are disclosed.