Rubber compounds with increased resistance to fire are disclosed. The rubber compounds are incorporated into fire seals and in particular into fire seals for aerospace applications. The advance rubber compounds are created by adding a powdered vitreous or glass material in combination with a fiber such as carbon fiber, with or without intumescent material to a base rubber compound and then curing.

An epoxy resin molding material for sealing includes (A) an epoxy resin, (B) a curing agent, (C) a curing accelerator, (D) an inorganic filler, (E1) an arylamino group-containing alkoxysilane compound, and (E2) an epoxy group-containing alkoxy silane compound.

A composition comprising a perfluoroelastomer, carbon black in an amount of 55 to 75 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the perfluoroelastomer, and a crosslinking agent represented by the following formula (1): wherein in the formula (1), A is a single bond, O, an alkylene group, or a fluoroalkylene group; R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 are independently a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, an alkyl group, or a fluoroalkyl group; and provided that at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 is a fluorine atom or a fluoroalkyl group. ##STR00001##

The present invention provides a curable composition that can smoothly follow dimensional changes in a sealing section, the dimensional change being caused by the heat during a fire, can reliably maintain a filling state of the sealing section, can prevent flames from penetrating through the sealing section, and can thus impart excellent fire resistance to a building structure. A curable composition for a sealing material according to the present invention is characterized by including 100 parts by mass of a curable resin and 10 to 150 parts by mass of a poorly water-soluble phosphorus-based compound. A cured product of the curable composition can stably maintain the closing state of the sealing section during a fire.

A composition includes a reaction product of a mixture of elemental sulfur and at least a first ethylenically unsaturated compound comprising a hydroxyl or carboxyl group.

The invention relates to a potting paste composition for honeycomb reinforcement having improved fire retardancy characteristics. The potting paste composition comprises (a) a curable polymer; (b) a curing agent for the curable polymer; (c) a fire retardant comprising an ammonium polyphosphate in combination with an ingredient selected from the group consisting of metal hydroxides, expandable graphites, liquid phosphate esters, phosphorous organic compounds or salts thereof, and zeolites; and (d) a filler selected from the group consisting of polymeric microspheres, hollow glass microspheres, and thixotropic fillers; wherein the potting paste has an uncured density determined by the method according to EN ISO 1183 of not more than 0.7100 g/cm.sup.3, preferably of at most 0.680 g/cm.sup.3, more preferably of at most 0.673 g/cm.sup.3, still more preferably of at most 0.660 g/cm.sup.3, even more preferably of at most 0.658 g/cm.sup.3, yet more preferably of at most 0.653 g/cm.sup.3 and in particular of at most 0.620 g/cm.sup.3; and wherein the total content of the fire retardant is at least 5.0 wt.-%, preferably at least 10 wt.-%, more preferably at least 15 wt.-%, relative to the total weight of the potting paste composition.