A flux resin composition contains: 60-80% by weight of an epoxy resin; 0.01-2% by weight of an imidazole compound; 1-5% by weight of a thixo agent; 4-20% by weight of an activator; and 7-30% by weight of a phenolic compound. The epoxy resin contains at least one resin selected from the group consisting of naphthalene type epoxy resins, biphenyl aralkyl type epoxy resins, trisphenol methane type epoxy resins, biphenyl type epoxy resins, and dicyclopentadiene type epoxy resins. Content of the at least one resin falls within a range from 15% by weight to 40% by weight with respect to a total weight of the flux resin composition. The phenolic resin is liquid and contains a phenol novolac.

An ultra-high solids content primer coating composition comprising: (i) 5.0 to 50 wt % of at least one bisphenol F epoxy resin; (ii) 1.5 to 12 wt % of at least one silane; (iii) 0 to 20 wt % of at least one hydrocarbon resin; (iv) 0 to 15 wt % of at least one reactive diluent; (v) at least one curing agent; wherein said composition has a solids content of at least 90 wt % according to ASTM D5201-05; wherein said composition has a viscosity of 200 to 800 cps at 23° C. and 50% RH (ASTM D4287); and wherein the ratio between hydrogen equivalents in the curing agent and epoxy equivalents of the coating composition is in the range 50:100 to 120:100

The present specification relates to a method for manufacturing a polarizing plate, and an adhesive composition for a polarizing plate.

A composition including: —at least one silane group-containing polymer with a silicon content ranging from 0.6 to 2 wt. %, obtained by reacting at least one isocyanate group-containing polymer and at least one amino-, mercapto-, or hydroxysilane, —at least one liquid epoxy resin, and—at least one polyamine with at least three amine hydrogens which are reactive towards epoxy groups. The composition facilitates adhesives, coatings, or sealing compounds with a good storage stability, a fast curing time, even in the event of moisture or humidity, a surprisingly high degree of strength while having a high degree of elasticity, a high degree of resistance against further tearing, a high degree of resistance in particular against glycol/water mixtures, and a high degree of adhesion to many substrates. When used on metals such as steel or aluminum, the composition protects same against corrosion.

A resin composition for fiber-reinforced plastic having a good balance between stability and curability and capable of producing fiber-reinforced plastic with improved strength. The composition contains an epoxy resin, an acid anhydride, and a catalyst that is liquid at 25° C. The catalyst is at least one member selected from the group consisting of a compound composed of an acid and a base and a compound composed of a quaternary onium cation and an anion.

Disclosed herein is a composition comprising: an epoxy-containing component, elastomeric particles in an amount of greater than 11% by weight to 25% by weight based on total weight of the composition; and a curing component activatable by an external energy source, the curing component comprising at least one guanidine having a D90 particle size of 25 μm measured by dynamic light scattering. Also disclosed is the composition in an at least partially cured state. Also disclosed is a method for treating a substrate comprising applying the composition to a surface of a substrate; and applying an external energy source to cure the composition. Also disclosed are substrates comprising the composition. Also disclosed are substrates formed by the method of the present invention.

An optical-waveguide-clad composition includes a bisphenol type epoxy compound (A), and an epoxy compound (B) containing, in a molecule, at least one of a structure represented by the following formula (1) and a structure represented by the following formula (2), and having a molecular weight of 350 or higher.

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In the formula (1), R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and m represents 2 to 15.

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In the formula (2), R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, and n represents 2 to 15.

The disclosure relates to a curable mixture for use in impregnation of paper bushings comprising a resin mixture of a bisphenol-A-diglycidylether (BADGE) and a bisphenol-F-diglycidylether (BFDGE), methyltetrahydrophthalic anhydride (MTHPA) as hardener, and an accelerator selected from the group consisting of tertiary alkylamine aminoethylalcohols and corresponding ethers thereof as well as paper bushings impregnated with such mixture and uses of such mixture.

A curable composition is provided that includes an alkenyl phenol A, an epoxy-modified silicone B, an epoxy compound C other than the epoxy-modified silicone B, and a thermosetting resin E, in which the thermosetting resin E contains one or more selected from the group consisting of a maleimide compound, a cyanate ester compound, a phenolic compound, an alkenyl-substituted nadimide compound, and an epoxy compound.

The invention relates to a method for preparing an epoxy prepolymer composition comprising glycidyl ethers, said method comprising the following steps: a) placing a dianhydrohexitol into contact with another alcohol so as to obtain a composition of alcohols; b) reacting the composition of alcohols obtained in step a) with an epihalohydrin so as to obtain a reaction mixture comprising glycidyl ethers; c) recovering the epoxy prepolymer composition comprising glycidyl ethers from the reaction mixture obtained at the end of step b);
The invention also relates to an epoxy prepolymer composition that can be obtained by said method, a curable composition comprising said epoxy prepolymer composition, a polyepoxide obtained by curing said curable composition and a composite material, coating or adhesive comprising said polyepoxide.