A method to produce a wear resistant foil, including providing a first foil including a first thermoplastic material, applying wear resistant particles on the first foil, applying a second foil including a second thermoplastic material on the first foil, and adhering the first foil and the second foil to each other to form a wear resistant foil.

A method to produce a wear resistant foil, including providing a first foil including a first thermoplastic material, applying wear resistant particles on the first foil, applying a second foil including a second thermoplastic material on the first foil, and adhering the first foil and the second foil to each other to form a wear resistant foil.

Crumb rubber obtained from recycled tires is subjected to an interlinked substitution process. The process utilizes a reactive component that interferes with sulfur bonds. The resulting treated rubber exhibits properties similar to those of the virgin composite rubber structure prior to being granulated, and is suitable for use in fabricating new tires, engineered rubber articles, and asphalt rubber for use in waterproofing and paving applications.

In one general aspect, an armor panel includes a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The first layer having a first thickness (T1). The second layer is coupled to the first layer and has a second thickness (T2). The second layer includes one of the following materials steel, cermet, cemented carbide, a metal matrix composite, or a combination thereof. The third layer is coupled to the second layer and has a third thickness (T3). The third layer includes an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) composite or syntactic foam.

A method to produce a wear resistant foil, including providing a first foil including a first thermoplastic material, applying wear resistant particles on the first foil, applying a second foil including a second thermoplastic material on the first foil, and adhering the first foil and the second foil to each other to form a wear resistant foil.

Disclosed are layered composite articles comprising: a) a rigid backing portion comprising a rigid core having a first surface and an opposed second surface, wherein the rigid core comprises at least one densified fiber batt and wherein the at least one densified fiber batt is comprised of a first plurality of oriented fibers having a first melting point and a second plurality of oriented fibers having a second melting point different from the first melting point; and b) a decorative portion having a first surface and an opposed second surface, wherein the second surface of the decorative portion is affixed to the first surface of the rigid core. Also disclosed herein are methods of making the same.

A method of forming a hybrid metal composite structure including at least one metal ply. The method includes forming at least one metal ply, forming the at least one metal ply comprising forming at least one perforation in the at least one metal ply, abrasively blasting at least one surface of the at least one metal ply to coarsen the at least one surface of the metal ply, and exposing the at least one metal ply to at least one of an acid or a base. The method further includes disposing at least one fiber composite material structure adjacent the at least one metal ply. Related methods of forming a portion of a rocket case and related hybrid metal composite structures are also disclosed.

A deflection member that includes a reinforcing member and a plurality of tiles fastened to the reinforcing member.

An insulating tape including: a mica layer containing mica; a reinforcing layer that is laminated onto the mica layer and contains a filler and a fibrous reinforcing material; and a flat sheet layer that is laminated onto the reinforcing layer and contains flat sheet-shaped inorganic particles having an aspect ratio of at least 30. In this insulating tape, the filler is supported in advance, and does not therefore flow out during manufacture of a stator coil, for example during hot-pressing. As a result, an insulating coating exhibiting high thermal conductivity can be formed.

A composite material system having an aggregate bound by an elastomer encapsulant. The composite material (CM) is designed to defeat impinging projectiles by converting the kinetic energy (KE) in the projectile to damage in the aggregate and the elastomer and increasing the thermal energy in the CM and the projectile via frictional heating. In one embodiment, the CM comprises certain kinds of rocks encapsulated (or bound) in a hyper-elastic polymer, such as polyurethane (PU). The CM may be shaped into convenient shapes from modular assembly to create a ballistic resistant surface.