A structural component includes a composite laminate built up of a plurality of layers of carbon fibres, wherein the layers of carbon fibres are oriented in different directions, wherein the carbon fibres are surrounded by a conductive polymer resin, wherein the carbon fibres of at least one of the layers comprise an electrically insulating coating, and wherein at least one of the coated carbon fibres extend through its respective layer to form an electrical connection between ends of the layer spaced apart from one another.

To provide, for example, a novel LCP extruded film having high metal foil peel strength, and an insulating material for a circuit substrate and a metal foil-clad laminate each using the LCP extruded film, as well as a novel method for manufacturing an LCP extruded film having high metal foil peel strength. An LCP extruded film having a film surface S1 and comprising a thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer, wherein a contact angle .sub.1 of the film surface S1 of the LCP extruded film with water after one day from constant temperature and humidity treatment at 23 C. and 50% RH is 60 or more and 80 or less, a contact angle .sub.7 of the film surface S1 of the LCP extruded film with water after 7 days from constant temperature and humidity treatment at 23 C. and 50% RH is 60 or more and 80 or less, and a rate of decrease ((.sub.7.sub.1)/.sub.1) of the contact angle .sub.7 relative to the contact angle .sub.1 is 10.0% or less.

Provided are a film including a layer A, and a layer B provided on at least one surface of the layer A, in which an elastic modulus of the layer A at 160 C. is 100 MPa to 2,500 MPa, and a value of a difference L.sup.A-L.sup.B between a value L.sup.A obtained by subtracting a weight residual rate of the layer A at 900 C. from a weight residual rate of the layer A at 440 C. and a value L.sup.B obtained by subtracting a weight residual rate of the layer B at 900 C. from a weight residual rate of the layer B at 440 C. is 80% or less.

Provided is an article containing non-cellulosic nonwoven fabric layer between two non-cellulosic nonwoven paper layers wherein one or both of the nonwoven paper and nonwoven fabric are electrically insulating. At least some embodiments are flame retardant.

The invention provides an article comprising a first layer and a second layer, and wherein the first layer is formed from a first composition comprising an ethylene/-olefin/diene interpolymer, an isoprene rubber (synthetic), a natural rubber, a butadiene rubber, a styrene butadiene rubber, a chloroprene rubber, a nitrile rubber, a hydrogenated nitrile rubber, a chlorinated polyethylene, a chlorosulfonated polyethylene, an ethylene/propylene rubber, an ethylene/diene copolymer, a fluoro rubber, a polyurethane, a silicone rubber, or a combination thereof; and wherein the second layer is formed from a second composition comprising a butyl rubber, a halobutyl rubber, polyvinylidene chloride, a brominated polymer derived from a copolymer of isobutylene and p-methyl styrene, a nitrile rubber, a chloroprene rubber, a chlorosulfonated polyethylene, a chlorinated polyethylene, a polyurethane, a fluoro rubber, or a combination thereof.

In a wire harness (1) to be used in a place where a temperature of a use environment is 100 C. or higher, at least one electric wire of a plurality of electric wires (10) is an aluminum electric wire (11) including a conductor core wire formed from pure aluminum or an aluminum alloy. The aluminum electric wire (11) is covered with a foamed body (20).

Nanocomposite films comprising conductive nanofiller dispersed throughout a polymer matrix and further comprising at least two surfaces with differing amounts of filler and differing electrical resistivity values are provided. In particular, nanocomposites comprising polyvinyl alcohol as the polymer matrix and nanosheets and/or nanoplatelets of graphene as the conductive filler are provided. In addition, a process for forming the nanocomposites, methods for characterizing the nanocomposites as well as applications in or on electrical and/or electronic devices are provided.

Laminate structure suitable for use as electrical insulation comprising: a) a corona-resistant layer comprising 90 to 99 weight percent uniformly distributed calcined mica and 1 to 10 weight percent aramid material, the aramid material being in the form of floc, fibrid, or mixtures thereof; b) a support layer comprising unidirectional or woven filament yarns, the support layer having a first and second face; and c) a resin-compatible layer comprising 60 to 80 weight percent uniformly distributed uncalcined mica and 20 to 40 weight percent aramid material, the aramid material being in the form of floc, fibrid, or mixtures thereof;

wherein the first face of the support layer is directly bound to the corona-resistant layer and the second face of the support layer is directly bound to the resin-compatible layer; the laminate structure having a total mica content of 60 weight percent or greater.

Disclosed in the present application is a hollow insulating tube, comprising, an inner axial layer, circumferential layer, and an outer axial layer that are arranged sequentially from inside to outside. Each of the inner axial layer and the outer axial layer comprises a plurality of axial fiber yarns. The circumferential layer comprises a plurality of circumferential fiber yarns. The inner axial layer, the circumferential layer and the outer axial layer are wetted with resin liquid and then cured to form the hollow insulating tube.

Battery thermal management materials, compositions and systems are provided. Exemplary embodiments include a battery thermal management member. The battery thermal management member can include a heat protection layer and a resilient layer. Also provided are methods of preparing or manufacturing such battery thermal management members. In certain embodiments, the heat protection layer can include mica, microporous silica, ceramic fiber, mineral wool, aerogel or combinations thereof.