Fire-retardant panels that include: a frame with multiple holes that reduce heat conduction through the panel; or a frame that includes two portions separated by a layer of fire-resistant material (e.g., gypsum, calcium silicate, or gypsum board). Some embodiments include skins (e.g., sheet metal) or insulation (e.g., between skin and fire-resistant material, for instance, within the frame). In particular embodiments, the fire-resistant material is (e.g., midway) between: two skins, two layers of insulation, two portions of the frame, or a combination thereof. The portions of the frame can be: sheet metal, attached (e.g., screwed) to the skin(s) or to each other, or extend around the perimeter. The frame can include: various elongated members, (e.g., parallel) bends, or holes that are: in at least one row, elongated, or slots (e.g., parallel to each other or to the skin).

A shingle coating asphalt composition is provided that is produced from a paving grade asphalt. The asphalt composition comprises a paving-grade asphalt that has been modified with one or more polymer additives; and a secondary additive comprising one or more of a viscosity reducing agent, a wax, a salt of a fatty acid ester, and an amide of a fatty acid. The shingle coating asphalt coating composition is used to make a shingle. The shingle includes a substrate, the asphalt, and roofing granules.

A gas barrier film includes: a substrate; and a gas barrier layer located on at least one surface of the substrate, the gas barrier layer containing an aqueous polyurethane resin that contains an acid group-containing polyurethane resin and a polyamine compound, a water soluble polymer, and an inorganic layered mineral, wherein, when a region from a top to a bottom of a cross-section of the gas barrier layer in a thickness direction, which is defined as a first region, is equally divided in the thickness direction into 11 strip regions, and a region different from the first region from a top to a bottom of a cross-section of the gas barrier layer in the thickness direction, which is defined as a second region.

Provided are a far infrared reflective film including a base material and a far infrared reflective layer including a binder and flat conductive particles, in which a value obtained by dividing an average particle diameter of the flat conductive particles by an average thickness of the flat conductive particles is 20 or more, a thickness y nm of the far infrared reflective layer is 3 times or more the average thickness of the flat conductive particles, a volume fraction x of the flat conductive particles in the far infrared reflective layer is 0.4 or more, and a product xy of the volume fraction x and the thickness y satisfies Expression A, a heat shield film including the far infrared reflective film, and a heat shield glass including the far infrared reflective film.

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A shingle coating asphalt composition is provided that is produced from a paving grade asphalt. The asphalt composition comprises a paving-grade asphalt that has been modified with one or more polymer additives; and a secondary additive comprising one or more of a viscosity reducing agent, a wax, a salt of a fatty acid ester, and an amide of a fatty acid. The shingle coating asphalt coating composition is used to make a shingle. The shingle includes a substrate, the asphalt, and roofing granules.

A shingle coating asphalt composition is provided that is produced from a paving grade asphalt. The asphalt composition comprises a paving-grade asphalt that has been modified with one or more polymer additives; and a secondary additive comprising one or more of a viscosity reducing agent, a wax, a salt of a fatty acid ester, and an amide of a fatty acid. The shingle coating asphalt coating composition is used to make a shingle. The shingle includes a substrate, the asphalt, and roofing granules.

A method for manufacturing a composite material is provided, including following steps of: (1) providing a thermoplastic prepreg which includes a first fibrous layer pre-impregnated with thermoplastic resin, wherein the first fibrous layer includes at least one layer which has a thickness smaller than or equal to 0.1 min, and at least a portion of the at least one layer includes fibers of parallel; (2) providing a thermosetting prepreg which includes a second fibrous layer pre-impregnated with unsolidified thermosetting resin; (3) combining the thermoplastic prepreg with the thermosetting prepreg by thermoforming to form a non-smooth bonding interface therebetween; (4) cooling the thermoplastic prepreg and the thermosetting prepreg which are combined in the step (3) to form the composite material.

A formaldehyde-free binder composition for mineral fibers which comprises at least one phenol containing compound and at least one protein.

A formaldehyde-free binder composition for mineral fibers which comprises at least one phenol containing compound and at least one protein.

An aqueous binder composition for mineral fibers which comprises at least one polyelectrolytic hydrocolloid.