Thermoplastic compositions include: (a) from about 1 wt % to about 99 wt % of at least one crystalline polyester; (b) from about 1 wt % to about 99 wt % of a polycarbonate copolymer; (c) from about 10 wt % to about 50 wt % of a reinforcing filler; and (d) from about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of a laser direct structuring (LDS) additive. In particular aspects the at least one crystalline polyester includes polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and the polycarbonate copolymer includes a polycarbonate-siloxane (PC—Si) copolymer. In further aspects the at least one reinforcing filler includes glass fiber, and in specific aspects a flat glass fiber. The composition has improved adhesion, surface appearance and/or warpage properties as compared to a comparative composition that does not include the polycarbonate copolymer.

The present invention relates to a thermal emissivity coating composition comprising: a) an emissivity agent in an amount from 30 to 65% by weight with respect to the total weight of the thermal emissivity coating composition; b) a filler selected from the group consisting of oxides of aluminum, silicon, magnesium, calcium, boron and mixtures of two or more thereof, in an amount from 10 to 35 wt % with respect to the total weight of the thermal emissivity coating composition; and c) a binder in an amount from 12 to 52 wt % with respect to the total weight of the thermal emissivity coating composition; wherein the emissivity agent comprises cobalt oxide in an amount from 10 to 25 wt %, preferably 12 to 25 wt % with respect to the total weight of the thermal emissivity coating composition and further comprises chromium oxide and titanium oxide.

A composite insulator includes an insulating elongated core, a protective layer surrounding the elongated core, the protective layer including an outer surface with a shed profile and an adhesive primer layer disposed between the elongated core and the protective layer for adhering the protective layer to the elongated core, the adhesive primer layer including a coupling agent and particles of a low resistivity material. The method for producing a composite insulator includes preparing a first solution including a solvent, a coupling agent and particles of a low resistivity material, applying the first solution on at least a part of an envelope surface of an insulating elongated core and thus forming one or more first adhesive primer layers and applying a protective layer onto the first adhesive primer layer on the elongated core, wherein the protective layer includes an outer surface with a shed profile.

The present invention relates to specially formulated adhesives and methods for preparing such adhesives. The present invention also relates to composites and materials formed from such adhesives. More specifically, the present invention is concerned with specially formulated adhesives comprising phenolic resins.

The present invention provides for a composition comprising a pigment, wherein the composition is suitable for coating a surface that is, or is expected to be, exposed to the sun. The pigment comprises particles that fluoresce in sunlight, thereby remaining cooler in the sun than coatings pigmented with non-fluorescent particles. The particles comprise solids that fluoresce or glow in the visible or near infrared (NIR) spectra, or that fluoresce when doped. Suitable dopants include, but are not limited to, ions of rare earths and transition metals. A coating composition includes: (i) a film-forming resin; (ii) an infrared reflective pigment; and (iii) an infrared fluorescent pigment different from the infrared reflective pigment. When the coating composition is cured to form a coating and exposed to radiation comprising fluorescence-exciting radiation, the coating has a greater effective solar reflectance (ESR) compared to the same coating exposed to the radiation comprising fluorescence-exciting radiation except without the infrared fluorescent pigment. A multi-layer coating including the coating composition, and a substrate at least partially coated with the coating composition is also disclosed. A method of reducing temperature of an article includes applying the coating composition to at least a portion of the article.

Provided is a sealing material having abrasion resistance usable for even construction machinery operated under severe conditions while keeping mechanical strength thereof. The sealing material includes a fluorinated resin composition containing the following materials (1) and (2), and further containing the following material (3) or (4). The materials are: (1) fluorinated resin, (2) bronze, (3) tricobalt tetraoxide, (4) a composite metal oxide containing cobalt and aluminum, and further containing at least one of metals selected from the group of chromium, titanium, magnesium, calcium, and lithium. Preferably, the fluorinated resin is polytetrafluoroethylene. Further, the sealing material is usable for construction machinery.

A method for forming a multilayer coating film includes forming a base coating film, a photoluminescent coating film, and forming a clear coating in this order, wherein the photoluminescent coating film uses a photoluminescent pigment dispersion containing a scaly photoluminescent pigment having a thickness T of 1 to 65 nm, wherein when all photoluminescent pigment present in the multilayer coating film is projected onto the surface of the multilayer coating film, the area occupancy ratio R indicating how much of the surface of the multilayer coating film is occupied by the parts in which the photoluminescent pigment is projected, is 0.1 to 50 percent; and the T and R satisfy “T (nm)×R (%)≤2000”. The obtained multilayer coating film can manifest excellent photoluminescence.

The present application relates to compositions and methods of making flexible composite materials that are capable of moving, on a micro- or macro-scale, in response to an applied magnetic field and localized heat from a heat source. The present disclosure further provides systems and methods of using the flexible composite material as an actuator for performing a mode of actuation. In one embodiment, the flexible composite material forms a wireless actuator that, when irradiated with light, is capable of micro- and macro-scale motion acting through the interplay of optically absorptive elements and low-Curie temperature magnetic particles.

The present invention relates to a molded article with a metallic appearance and a process for making the same. Particularly, the present invention relates to a molded article having a part that comprises a layer with a sandwich structure.

The present invention provides for a composition comprising a pigment, wherein the composition is suitable for coating a surface that is, or is expected to be, exposed to the sun. The pigment comprises particles that fluoresce in sunlight, thereby remaining cooler in the sun than coatings pigmented with non-fluorescent particles. The particles comprise solids that fluoresce or glow in the visible or near infrared (NIR) spectra, or that fluoresce when doped. Suitable dopants include, but are not limited to, ions of rare earths and transition metals. A coating composition includes: (i) a film-forming resin; (ii) an infrared reflective pigment; and (iii) an infrared fluorescent pigment different from the infrared reflective pigment. When the coating composition is cured to form a coating and exposed to radiation comprising fluorescence-exciting radiation, the coating has a greater effective solar reflectance (ESR) compared to the same coating exposed to the radiation comprising fluorescence-exciting radiation except without the infrared fluorescent pigment. A multi-layer coating including the coating composition, and a substrate at least partially coated with the coating composition is also disclosed. A method of reducing temperature of an article includes applying the coating composition to at least a portion of the article.