Disclosed are: a polypropylene-based resin composition comprising 100 parts by mass of polypropylene-based resin (A) (provided that, when the polypropylene-based resin includes other resins and/or inorganic filler, the total amount of the polypropylene-based resin and other resins and/or inorganic filler is taken as 100 parts by mass), 0.80 to 5.0 parts by mass of on or more types of aluminum flakes (B) having an average particle size of 5 to 90 μm, and 0.005 to 0.06 parts by mass of carbon black (C); and a molded article obtained by injection-molding this polypropylene-based resin composition. The polypropylene-based resin composition and the molded article obtained from this are excellent in a flip-flop metallic feeling, a heavy luxury feeling, light resistance and a feeling of luminance.

A system for building a three dimensional green compact comprising a printing station configured to print a mask pattern on a building surface, wherein the mask pattern is formed of solidifiable material; a powder delivery station configured to apply a layer of powder material on the mask pattern; a die compaction station for compacting the layer formed by the powder material and the mask pattern; and a stage configured to repeatedly advance a building tray to each of the printing station, the powder delivery station and the die compaction station to build a plurality of layers that together form the three dimensional green compact.

A fiber-dispersed resin composite material, containing fiber dispersed in a resin, wherein the content of the fiber in the fiber-dispersed resin composite material is 1 mass % or more and less than 70 mass %, and wherein when a length-weighted average fiber length and a number-averaged fiber length of the fiber as determined under conditions below are set to LL and LN, respectively, LL and LN satisfy [Expression 1-1] below:

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LL and LN are determined for a dissolution residue obtained by immersing the fiber-dispersed resin composite material in a solvent miscible with the resin in the composite material, in accordance with Pulps-Determination of fiber length by automated optical analysis as specified by ISO 16065 2001, and

[00001]$\begin{array}{cc}1.01<\left(LL/LN\right)<1.30.& \left[\mathrm{Expression}1\text{-}1\right]\end{array}$

The present disclosure provides a curable casting resin precursor, comprising (a) a first part (A) comprising: (a1) at least one epoxy resin; (b) a second part (B) comprising: (b1) at least one first amine-based epoxy curing agent; (b2) optionally, at least one second amine-based epoxy curing agent; (b3) at least one mineral filler; (b4) at least one phenolic lipid; wherein part (A) and/or part (B) comprise at least one triphenylmethane dye. The curable casting resin precursor is suited for encapsulating metal parts such as cable joints and the like.

Methods for in-situ solution heat treating an additively manufactured metallic component in order to increase the mechanical properties thereof and systems to perform the same. The method can include depositing filler material on a substrate forming a deposition layer, measuring the temperature of a heat affected zone corresponding to the deposition layer, and solution heat treating the deposition layer subsequent to the depositing and proximate to the deposition head. The solution heat treating can include heating the deposition layer to a solution temperature so as to achieve solution heat treatment and controlling the cooling rate of the deposition layer to at or above the critical cooling rate of the filler material until a target temperature is reached. Optionally, the method can include inducing an electron flow in the deposition layer to electromagnetically stir molten filler material in the heat affected zone.

A liner for a crisp plate includes ceramic nanoparticles and a polymer material combined with the ceramic nanoparticles to provide a mixture. A network of carbon nanotubes is embedded within the mixture to form a composite matrix, wherein the carbon nanotubes are unidirectionally aligned within the composite matrix.

This disclosure describes three-dimensional printing kits, methods, and systems for three-dimensional printing with phosphorescent pigments. In one example, a three-dimensional printing kit can include a powder bed material and a low-tint fusing agent. The powder bed material can include polymer particles and phosphorescent pigment particles mixed with the polymer particles. The low-tint fusing agent can include water and an electromagnetic radiation absorber. The electromagnetic radiation absorber can absorb radiation energy and convert the absorbed radiation energy to heat.

A system and process for injection molding polymer articles is described. The system and process are designed to reduce gate blush. In one embodiment, an injection molding device injects a molten polymer composition into a mold cavity adjacent to an interior curved surface on the mold. The flow of the polymer material is parallel to a line that is tangent to the curved surface.

This disclosure describes three-dimensional printing kits, methods, and systems for three-dimensional printing with phosphorescent pigments. In one example, a three-dimensional printing kit can include a powder bed material and a low-tint fusing agent. The powder bed material can include polymer particles and phosphorescent pigment particles mixed with the polymer particles. The low-tint fusing agent can include water and an electromagnetic radiation absorber. The electromagnetic radiation absorber can absorb radiation energy and convert the absorbed radiation energy to heat.

A metallic unpainted injection molding for a vehicle is disclosed. The metallic unpainted injection molding for a vehicle is molded by injecting metallic resins into a molding part inside an injection mold through a plurality of gates to be molded, wherein at least a groove line is molded in a boundary section where metallic resins meet each other in the molding part.